Day in the Life

Apr 13, 1838

Journal Entry

April 13, 1838 ~ Friday

CONFERENCE

Minutes of a conference of Elders met agreeable to appointment at the house of Brother Justus Ames on
North Fox Island Vinalhaven Maine on the 13th of April 1838. Elders present Willford Woodruff, Milton
Holmes, & James Townsend also Priest Abner Rogers. Elder Willford Woodruff was called to the chair

and Brother Stephen Luce was chosen secretary. The chairman opened meeting by prayer & represented
the North fox Island branch containing 25 members in good standing also 3 members in Camden. Elder M Holmes
represented the New Rowley Branch containing 11 members in good standing. The chairman made some remarks
concerning the order of the call to the ministry after which Brother's Nathaniel Thomas & Stephen Luce was reccom-
mend to be ordained to such offices as the spirit should direct and after receiving the full vote of the Church
they were ordained under the hands of Elder's W Woodruff & M Holmes. Nathaniel Thomas was ordained
to the office of a Priest and Brother Stephen Luce to the office of a Teacher. We then recieved several interes-
ting exertations from the Brethren in the ministry which was followed by the testimony of a goodly number of brethren &
sisters & after adjurning untill the next day at 1 oclock PM Elder M Holmes closed by prayer

People

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Rogers, Abner
1780-1861
6 mentions
Townsend, James Foss
20 Feb 1808 - 2 Apr 1886
91 mentions
Ames, Justus
14 Oct 1789 - 5 Jun 1861
61 mentions
Maine Mission
Holmes, Milton
16 Jan 1811 - 30 Apr 1881
218 mentions
Maine Mission
Thomas, Nathaniel
abt. 1803-1844
73 mentions
Maine Mission
Luce, Stephen
10 Jul 1801 - 28 Apr 1872
25 mentions
Maine Mission

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Camden, Lincoln County, Maine
New Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts
North Fox Island, Waldo County, Maine
Vinalhaven, Waldo County, Maine
Vinalhaven, Waldo County, Maine

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How sweet it is for Brethren in tribulation to meet together & bear each others burthens
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865
Island]] Vinal Haven on the . Elders Milton Holmes and James Townsend and Priest Abner Rogers had come to attend it. North Fox Island was represented by myself as containing 25 members in good standing and also 3 members in Camden. Elder Holmes represented the New Rowley Branch containing 11 members in good standing. During this Conference there were several ordained and one baptized. Several days after my wife started from the Island to return to her father's house and I soon after also left the Islands of the sea for it was manifested unto us by revelation that it was our duty to take a western
Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal
We held our conference on the , on North Fox Island, and had a representation of the different branches on the islands. We also preached and bore our testimony, ordained several and baptized one person at the close of the meeting.
Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine
We held our conference on the 13th of April, on North Fox Island, and had a representation of the different branches on the islands. We also preached and bore our testimony, ordained several and baptized one person at the close of the meeting.

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Apr 13, 1838