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September 14, 1840 ~ Monday

Minutes of A Conference held Sept 14, 1840

The Bran Green & Gadfield Elm conference of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints held at
Gadfield Elm Chapel in Worcestershire on the
14^th day of Sept 1840.

Their being present one of the Travling high council,
one High Priest, 9 Elders, 19 Priest, & 4 Teachers.
The meeting was called to order by Elder Kington
when It was moved wy Elder Woodruff & second
by Elder Richardson that Elder Thomas Kington
be chosen President of the conference. Carried unanimously.
Elder H. Glover was chosen clerk

Meeting opened by Prayer by Elder Woodruff
after which Elder Woodruff gave an address to
the Saints present

It was then moved & carried that Thomas Hayes
Priest be ordained to the office of an Elder Allso that
John Burton, Robert Clift ^jr Thomas Browet,
Edward Jinkins, Francis Pullin, John Allard,
John Allen, & Joseph Hill be ordained Priest
Also William Matthews, James Hill, & James Pitt
be ordained Teachers, & Joseph Simmons be ordained
Deacon. The above named persons were
then ordained under the hands of Elders Woodruff
& Kington

Elders kington, Richardson, Kay, & Woodruff then
made some important remarks to the officers
concerning their teaching & dilligence in the vineyard
the meeting then adjourned to 2 oclock

Met at 2 oclock & opened by singing & prayer
when the President called upon the officers to represent
the different branches of the Church. Elder Kington
represented the church at Dymock, as follows
2 Expeled, 3 removed, & now numbering

		members	[Elders]	[Priests]	[Teachers]	[Deacons]
		44	2	2	3	0
[represented the church at] Kilcott	[Elder] James Palmer	12	0	2	1	0
[represented the church at] Twigworth	[Elder] John Hill	11	0	2	0	0
[represented the church at] Bran Green	Elder Wm Jinkeins	7	0	2	0	0
[represented the church at] Ryton	[Elder] Thomas Brooks	7	0	2	1	0
[represented the church at] Lime Street	[Elder] John Smith	17	0	2	0	0
[represented the church at] Deerhurst	Elder Charles Hays	30	1	1	0	0
[represented the church at] Apperly	[Elder] John Vernon	19	0	3	0	0
[represented the church at] Norton	Elder John Horlick	9	1	0	1	0
[represented the church at] Leigh	[Elder] John Spires	27	2	3	0	0
[represented the church at] Gadfield Elm	[Elder] Thomas Oaky	21	0	1	[blank]	[blank]
		204	6	21	6	0

M[embers] E[lders] P[riests] T[eachers] D[eacons] 204 6 21 6 0 [represented the church at] Elder 13 0 1 0 0 [represented the church at] [Elder] 3 0 1 0 0 [represented the church at] Elder 2 0 1 0 0 [represented the church at] C Elder 2 0 2 0 0 [represented the church at] Elder 3 0 0 0 0 [represented the church at] Elder 1 0 0 0 0 Total 228 6 26 6 0 Barrow & scactering 25 253

Moved & carried that Elder Kington represent this
conference to the general conference to be held in
Manchester on the 6^th Day of Oct 1840

The minutes were then read & accepted by the unan
imous vote of the conference

After several exhortations from the Elders accompanied
by much of the Spirit of God It was mooved & carried
that this meeting adjourn to the 14^th of Dec next
to be held at this place

The meeting was dismissed by blessing from Elder
Woodruff

Thomas Kington President
Henry Glover Clerk

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