Minutes of the Conference of the
Sept 28 1840
The conference met at Staffordshire
on the 28th Sept there being present one of the
travling council 4 Elders 11 Priest 5 Teachers
& 2 Deacons. The meeting was then called
to order by Elder when it was
moved & carried that Elder W. Woodruff be
chosen President of the conference & clerk. The meeting was then opened by
singing & Prayer by the President who addr
essed the meeting concerning the business of
the day. It was moved & seconded that
, & be ordained Elders
Also
John Rowley
& be ordaind Priest
Also
& be ordained Teachers
Also
&
Be ordained Deacons
carried unanimously
The above named persons were then ordained
under the hands of Elders W Woodruff &
George Simpson. The President then called upon
the official members to represent the various
Branches of the Church when
|
| members | [Elders] | [Priests] | [Teachers] | [Deacons] |
| P[riest] represented & Hanly Churches | 87 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| [Wm Bradbury P[riest] represented] [Churches] | 6 | 0 | 2 | | 1 |
|
[represented]
| 15 | | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Elder John Rowley [Churches] | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Amison P [represented]
| 39 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Er [represented]
| 45 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
|
P. [represented]
| 11 | | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 231 | 9 | 32 | 9 | 9 |
Moved & carried that be organized
a Branch
Moved & carried that Elder represent
this conference to the general conference to be
held at on the 6th of Oct 1840
Moved & carried that this conferenc adjourn
to the 28th Dec. The meeting then concluded
by singing & Prayer, & in the afternoon the
officers met when Elder Woodruff addressed
them at length & gave much council & advice
& the Blessing of God was with us through
the day
5 Baptized after
conference
Willford Woodruff President
Clerk
