Day in the Life

Jul 6, 1840

Journal Entry

July 06, 1840 ~ Monday

MINUTES OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE

A general conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints was held in the Carpenters Hall on the 6th day
of July 1840 it being the 1st day of the 4th month 11th year of
the Church when the following officers of the travling high
council were present viz. Elder B Young P P Pratt Wd
Woodruff J. Taylor Wd Richards H. C. Kimball & G A. Smith
other officers, viz., high Priest, 5; elders 19; Priest 15, Teachers
11, & Deacons 3. The meeting being called to order a little after
10 oclock by Elder W Clayton, it was moved by Elder
Young seconded by Elder Woodruff that Elder Pratt be
chosen president of the conference which was carried unan-
imously. Elder W Clayton was chosen clerk
The meeting was opened by prayer by the President &c

After which there was 41 churches represented in
England & Scotland containing members & officers as follows
Officers are included in the first Number given
Churches 41
Saints 2513
Elders 56
Priest 126
Teachers 61
Dea[c]ons 13
Sum Total of official members 256.

Increase for the last three months is (see April 15th)
Saints 842
Elders 22
Priest 74
Teacher 23
Deacons 5
Total 124

Moved & carried that Elders Thomas Kington,
Alfred Cordon, & Thomas Smith be ordained High Priest
And John Albiston, be orda John Blezard, William
Berry, John Sanders, John Parkinson, James Worsley,
& John Allen be ordained Elders
& Joseph Slinger George Walker John Smith Robert
Williams, William Black John Melling &
John Swindlehurst be ordained Priest
The above named persons were ordained under
the hands of Elders Young & Richard's
much other business was transacted & the
meeting closed by Blessing by Elder Young

P P Pratt President
WmClayton Clerk

Elders B. Young & P. P. Pratt ordained a man to
the office of an Elder in the army of the English
about the last of June who is going direct to the
east Indies & will carry the gospel to that people
he sailed in good spirits & determined to preach
the gospel to the people of the East Indies he set sail
about the [blank] of July May the Lord bless him & make
him an Instrument of doing much good. July 18th

Elders G. A. Smith & A. Cordon ordained
William J. Barret of Burslem England 17th years of
age to the office of an Elder on the 11 day of July
& he set sail at London for South Australia
a voyage of 16000 miles on the 17th of July 1840
to preach the gospel to that far distant people
South Australia is a new colony setttled by the
English now about 10000 souls & rapidly increasing
thus doors are opening in all parts of the world for
the rapid spread of the fulness of the gospel

we received a letter yesterday from Elder Barret
which he wrote Just before he sailed. he exhorted us to
be faithful & pray for him he was clothed with the
power of the Priesthood & the Holy Ghost the spirit of
prophecy & Revelation & the Importance of his mission
he testifyed in the name of God that he should return
to Zion bringing his sheaves with him. He took our add
ress & J. Smith Jr in the U. S. & says he will write. O Lord bless him

People

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Cordon, Alfred
28 Feb 1817 - 13 Mar 1871
108 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1433 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Walker, George
1806-aft. 1870
7 mentions
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1456 mentions
Apostle
Worsley, James
abt. 1801 - unk.
3 mentions
Albiston, John, b. 1782
9 Jun 1782 - 2 Jun 1849
8 mentions
4 mentions
7 mentions
Melling, John
abt. 1818 - 1859
4 mentions
Parkinson, John
1818–1856
4 mentions
Sanders, John, b. 1801
1801–1844
6 mentions
Smith, John Sivel
10 Mar 1809 - 12 Feb 1905
16 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren
Swindlehurst, John
1812–1889
2 mentions
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1954 mentions
Apostle
2 mentions
Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
2369 mentions
Pratt, Parley Parker
12 Apr 1807 - 13 May 1857
548 mentions
Apostle
26 mentions
Kington, Thomas
18 May 1794 - 1 Jul 1874
182 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren
20 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren
Richards, Willard
24 Jun 1804 - 11 Mar 1854
541 mentions
Apostle
Berry, William
1796- 1860
2 mentions
Clayton, William
17 Jul 1814 - 4 Dec 1879
116 mentions
4 mentions
Black, William Young
20 Aug 1784 - 28 Jan 1873
9 mentions

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Burslem, Staffordshire, England
Carpenter's Hall, Manchester, Lancashire, England
East Indies
England
London, Middlesex, England
Scotland
South Australia, Australia

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Jul 6, 1840