| Show MINUTES OF THE THIRTY HIR hib FIFTH 1 I FT H ANNUAL cone CONF conference RE oz OF 01 THE CHURCH OF JESUS su CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS the conference convened in the tabernacle cr er G S L city en thursday april 6 y 1865 1805 at 10 a m president ent brigham young presiding on tim the stand of the first P cy presidents brigham Brig harn hain young and heber C kimball kiln Kiin ball bail of the twelve apostles Orson Hyde john taylor wilford wood woodruff ruff george A smith amasa M K lyman alman ezra T benson charles C rich I 1 lorenzo snow franklin D richards and george Q cannon patriarch john smith of the first presidency of seventies levi W hancock albert P rockwood horace S eldredge eldredge and nd john van gott antt of the presidency of the high priests quorum edwin D woolley and and samuel VV richards of the presidency of this stal stai stake e of al zion daniel spencer davad Ful yul fullmer liner and george B wallace of the presidency of the bishoprick edward hunter leonard W hardy and jesse 0 little reporters george D watt and john V long rong loii and also a large number of bishops ai and i d elders the conference was called to orderly order by president brigham young the choir sung ail ali all bail ball the glorious day elder george A smith offered the tile opening craper the moir choir sung let sinners take their course president heber C kimball stated that lie he rejoiced to meet with the saints in conference lie he had not boen been to the meetings in the tabernacle during the winter in consequence of his feeble state of health and liability to take cold coid he had been instructed to take care of himself that lie he might live to go back to jackson county and he intended to do it he wished the people to understand that they were vere not all saints that were called saints and except the latter day saints live the lives of saints they cannot enjoy the spirit of the gospel the only pride the tile saints should have and delight in is that which leads them to be good and to do the will of god they should be firm as a rock and united as a it vine with nith many branche branches 8 R referred e to the revelation in regard to church government showing how the disobedient should be dealt with those who obey the gospel are expected to labor for their own salvation and not depend upon others to work it out for them for the lord holds each one responsible pon sible for his own acts and no man can hinder another from living his religion any more than the babylonians could prevent daniel from worshipping shipping wor aping god in his day spoke of the weakness and frailty of mortals how peter when he thought he was strong and even boasted of his ills strength was overcome and denied his master advocated kindness to the brute creation made remarks upon the healing power that is in this church and how signally it was made manifest through the faith and prayers of the servants of god elder george A smith followed with some excellent remarks on the lack of foresight and wisdom in men who have flocks and herds and do not provide for a severe severed and trying winter this was partially attributable to the fact that we had been blessed with a number of mild winters but in our settlements we must provide forage for wintering our animals if we intended to save them reasoned upon mercantile affairs the danger of riches to the saints until they have learned how to use them for building up the kingdom of god it is the design of the almighty to make all the faithful saints rich in the things of earth as well as in the things of eternity as soon as they are properly schooled the choir sung the hymn on the page and elder john taylor dismissed the meeting afternoon the choir sung the glorious plan which god has given prayer by elder orson hyde the choir sung see the mighty angel flying elder ezra T benson felt it a privilege to meet with the brethren and sisters in general conference and proceeded to reason upon the blessings extended to the latter day saints stated that he wanted to see every man at ills his post and ready to do as he was told by the se servants rants of god every member of orthis this church ilas lias the privilege of enjoying that spirit which will wil luide mide them in the way of truth it is our duty to so live that we will become like unto christ christay I 1 by walking in his footsteps by resisting temptation tation and striving to do right continually ti the true saints evince ii their countenances that joy and p pe which call can alone be imparted bs bj 1 holy ghost Admonis admonished lied to pray 3 humility and faithfulness president orson hyde addressed the conference upon tipon the subject of continual elevation when joseph was vas called it was a day of spiritual and moral darkness and the light which godman infested through jugh him had to be gradually developed because the people could not fiot at once bear that flood of light necessary to establish the kingdom of god permanently upon the earth alluded to the continuous constantly flowing from the livin living 9 priesthood 1 pointing out the te great advantage to th the saints of having the living oracles always with them made observations on the order of the priesthood in its various ramifications elder charles C rich gave a brief and interesting account of tife th e condition of affairs in bear lake valley the winter had been severe but the brethren had been fortunate in taking I 1 care of their stock snow had been three feet deep in the valley and could be found from that to fo any depth desired in the adjacent mountains the people enjoyed good health only three deaths had occurred during the winter in the county choir sung we thank thee 0 god for a prophet benediction by elder wilford woodruff evening A priesthood meeting was held in the evening at which addresses were delav i ered by bishop hunter IV hancock john taylor and george A smith dwelling upon the duties and responsibilities of those holding the priesthood elder george A smith announced the adjourned meeting of the convention to meet on monday next at 10 a m and invited the delegates from the country to be present L alle alie friday 7 10 a m mt n ehe the meeting was opened by singing elder ezra T benson offered prayer the choir sung all you that love Im manuels immanuela name elder win wm W phelps made a few remarks touching his experience and early association with the prophet joseph joseppi Jos epli epil and bore testimony to the truth elder lorenzo snow made some encouraging cou raging remarks upon the greatest 1 gift ift of god eternal life in speaking of the temporal blessings bestowed upon the latter day saints he observed that t the he plan of salvation revealed to us was calculated to bring the thousands of poor saints that are now scattered among the nations to places where they can make themselves comfortable and happy in the things of this life and increase in the knowledge and blessings of eternal life reasoned upon the opposition and temptations the saints have to encounter all ail which lie showed was for a wise purpose to prepare the tiie chosen of the lord for the positions of honor influence and power which they are destined to occupy when the kingdom of god shall extend from the rivers to the ends of the earth president brigham young delivered a short and instructive address on speculators and merchants and pointed out the gross impositions that are being constantly practiced upon this community especially by those who profess to be the friends of the people the capitalists will not bring into the territory any of the machinery that is wanted wante for the benefit of the people they want to make a fortune in a year and care nothing for anybody but themselves he had brought nearly all the maehl machi machinery 1 n into thi the territory that had been brought in and he could not persuade the speculators to take any part in bringing in what the people really need lhoir choir sung 0 lord responsive to thy call benediction by elder franklin D richards afternoon i choir sung ha hark rk 1 the song of anbi lee prayer by elder edward L sloan choir sung happy the man that finds the grace elder george A smith gave an historical review of the introduction of the gospel by joseph smith describing in a vivid manner the opposition of wicked men and devils that was brought to bear upon the prophet and his followers he also spoke of the present warlike condition of and the extensive pre t 7 pa rations for war in the c civili ivil izea zeft nations alluding to their scriv striving ing to excel acel each other in bringing to light new engines gin gln es of destruction and while all nations tio ns are thus preparing for war the saints under the instructions of the almighty are preparing for peace and a lappy happy reign of righteousness reason keason d 4 U upon the advantages to be derived yom m the introduction of machinery in ils his territory argued the lecessi arof of 0 our making iron all kinds of woolen ien fen 1 e I 1 i and cotton ra fabrics bries uries etc that zion may be independent and prepared to go back to jackson county to lay the foundation of the most magnificent 0 eilt elit city the world ever saw elder john taylor spoke of the goodly land that we icher inherit tin in these peaceful ful fui valleys and of the te advantages we possess in having as good mechanics as there are in the world which give us facilities that new countries seldom enjoy for the manufacture of almost every thing we need within ourselves this self sustaining policy and extensive manufacturing were the great secret of the wealth of england and france traced the history of the development of the mechanical arts in the united states and pointed out the great difficulties the people labored under lander in the introduction of mechanics from england to the states it being the policy of british capitalists to prevent the 0 emigration mi of skillful workmen desiring to keep the business in their own hands as much as possible choir sung arise 0 glorious zion elder george Q cannon dismissed the tiie conference till saturday morning at 10 17 4 J saturday 10 a in m the nie choir hymn prayer was onte ofte offered redby by elder orson hyde choir sung come all ye saints who dwell on earth carth 77 president brigham young told the brethren not to be alarmed on account of the lateness of the spring for the present year would be as fruitful as any that we had been blessed with in these valleys advised the families who live on the low lands to prepare to move to the mountains or to some secure place as he was apprehensive of a flood the coming summer spoke of the necessity of teaching the people how to produce the necessaries ot of life to plant orchards and vineyards in order that they map mar may become self sell sustaining he had bad a revelation to give concerning the lawyers that counsel for lucre and for gain and that lead men into litigation for the purpose of aggrandizing themselves which was til that t they would lose the s breir spirit irit of the gospel and go to hell bell for their conduct in the midst of latter day saints in stirring up trouble and striving to clear the guilty for the sake of reward president heber C kimball said that all the saints would be brought to give e an account of their treatment to the prophets and apostles in speaking of the merchants who profess to be members of the church he stated that they thy had become hardened and careless in in their feelings towards the in interests terestA of this community lookin gafter thel the irown rown gain instead of oi the general welfare of israel every man will have to pay the penalty consequent upon their crimes committed in the flesh counseled the saints to be humble and obedient in every position they may be called to occupy president kimball also aiso gave some excellent instruction on the principle of individual sanctification and the promised inheritances of the saints the choir sung sons of michael he approach eth 1 1 elder wiy wit W W phelps dismissed the meeting 0 afternoon singing prayer by elder george Q cannon choir sun sung 0 my father thou that dwell est 11 elder george Q cannon presented the tile authorities of the church each quorum of whom was unanimously sustained by the vote of the conference in the following order I 1 brigham youn young president of the church of jesus 81 christ of latter day saints heber C kimball his first and daniel llin ILIN H wells relis his second counselor orson hyde president of the quorum of the twelve apostles and orson pratt sen sell john taylor wilford woodruff george georee A smith amasa amasay M lyman ezra T r benson charles C rich lorenzo snow erastus snow frank franl franklin lin D richards and george Q cannon members of said quorum john kinith smith patriarch of the church daniel spencer president of this stake of zion and david fullmer and george hwallace BW B wallace wailace allace ailace his ills counselors william eddington john V 7 long john L blythe john T caine joseph vv 1 oung howard 0 spencer claudius V john squires william H folso ih i emanuel M murphy thomas thomasf E jeremy georgew george thatch er men members ibers of the lil yli high council joh john young pr president of the high themi alfh priest quorum edwin ii IV woolley ey anda andr uel W richards his counselors J aph h young president of the first se residents presidents of the seventies and L Lev ley leniw e iW W hancock henry Harri harrl harriman harringt nic nit p A P rockwood horace S el dr r ge jacob gates and john van cott ners bers of or the me first edven seven presidents 0 othe he seventies il villiam illiam squire president of the elders de r rs quorum james smith and peter latter his counselors edward hunter presiding bishop leonard W hardy and jesse C little his counselors adam spiers president of the teachers quorum henry I 1 doremus and martin fartin iN lenzi lenz his counselors john S carpenter president of the deacons quorum samuel G warren hardie his counselors brigham young trustee in trust for the thep churell church of jesus christ of latter day saints daniel H wells superintendent of public works john sharp his assistant william H folsom architect for the church I 1 brigham young president of the perpetual emigrating fund to gather the poor heber C kimball daniel H wells and edward hunter his assistants and agents for said funa fund geor george ge A smith historian and general church recorder and wilford woodruff his assistant elder charles 0 rich spoke upon the benefits to be derived from being obedient to the counsel of the living priesthood dwelt chiefly upon the practical duties of the saints and the way to prepare are for the triumph of the kingdom of M god d over all its earthly enemies it is the duty of every saint to think of and act upon the requirements made by the I 1 holy priesthood if the saints would remove evil out of their way and adopt good principles there would be no danger of a falling away from grace president brigham young said he would give the mind and will of the lord concerning the latter day saints in their temporal life which was that they should manufacture their own clothing just as fast as they possibly can if the saints must trade and speculate why not those who do it gather enough together to keep the trade under our own control referred to the history and practices of the jews as traders in jewelery jewe iery tery and clothing in reference to their conversion he said they never will believe until jesus comes again and preaching will have no more effect upon them than it will upon the color of of the descendent cain when all the rest of adams posterity shall be redeemed then and not till then will the children of cain receive the promised blessing of restoration in speaking of the degeneracy of mankind and their departure from the truth in various ages of the world he said the world had never been without the spirit of the lord but the human |
