Day in the Life

Apr 6, 1841

Journal Entry

April 06, 1841 ~ Tuesday

CONFERENCE MINUTES

The council of the Twelve assembled at Manchester
in the Carpenters Hall, on the 6th day of April 1841 for
the first time to transact business as a quorum in a
foreign land; being the first day of the 12th year of the
rise of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints.

Nine of the quorum were
present viz B. Young H. C. Kimball O. Hyde, P. P. Pratt
O Pratt W. Richards, W. Woodruff J. Taylor &
Geo. A. Smith.

President Young having
called the house to order & organized the conference
then opened by Prayer

Elder Thomas Ward was then chosen clerk

The President then made some introductory rema
rks relative to the organization of the Church in the
house of the Lord in America in refference
to the different quorums in their respective orders and
Authorities in the Church

The representations of the Churches & conferences
throughout the Kingdom were then called for
(which were represented as follows) [FIGURE]

Locations By whom Represented Members Elders Priest Teachers Deacons Manchester P. P. Pratt 443 7 15 9 0 Clitheroe conference H. C. Kimball 318 6 12 13 3 Preston [conference] P. Melling 675 11 15 13 3 Liverpool [conference] J. Taylor 190 9 8 4 3 Isle of Man [J. Taylor] 90 2 4 2 0 London conference L. Snow 137 3 8 4 2 Birmingham [conference] A. Cordon 110 4 13 4 1 Stafford^shire^ conference [A. Cordon] 574 19 49 28 16 Garway conference W. Woodruff 134 5 6 4 1 Gadfield Elm [conference] [W. Woodruff] 408 8 33 11 1 Frooms Hill [conference] [W. Woodruff] 1,008 27 67 27 8 Edinburgh (Scotland) O. Pratt 203 6 9 6 2 Glasgow, Paisley, Johnstone Bridge of Weir and Thorney Bank R Hedlock 368 12 15 13 11 Ireland T. Curtis 35 2 0 1 0 Wales J Burnham 170 2 5 3 3 New Castle upon Tyne A Fielding 23 1 3 1 0 Alston J Sanders 26 1 0 1 0 Brampton [J Sanders] 46 0 1 0 0 Carlisle [J Sanders] 43 1 0 0 0 Bolton Elder Crooks 189 1 11 8 1 Duckinfield J Albertson 120 2 4 3 2 Stockport Elder Magan 161 1 5 2 2 Northwich, Middlewich &c S. Heath 112 2 6 6 6 Oldham Wm Black 86 1 4 1 2 Eccles [Wm Black] 24 1 3 1 0 Pendlebury [Wm Black] 62 0 2 1 1 Whitefield [Wm Black] 41 1 2 3 0 Radcliffe Bridge [Wm Black] 18 1 3 0 0 Total 5814* 136 303 169 68

*Near eight hundred Saints have emigrated to America during
the past season who are not included in this representation

After these representations the conference adjourned
at 12 o'clock till 2 P.M.

The conference met pursuant to ajdjournment. Opened
by Prayer

Scattering members were then represented consisting
of near 50 not included in any of the Above branches

The President then proceded to make some remarks
on the office of Patriarch and concluded by moving
that Elder Albertson be ordained to that office.
This was seconded by Elder Kimball and carried unanimou-
sly.

Resolved that
D. Watt Thomas Richardson
G. J. Adams James Whitehead
Amos Fielding Thomas Dunville
Wm. Kay James Galley
John Sanders & George Simpson
J. Riley Be ordained High Priest

Resolved that the following persons be ordained Elders
viz Wm. Miller, Joseph Brotherton
Wm Leach Richard Benson
John Sands, Theophilus Brotherton
Wm Moon John McIlwrick
Wm. Hardman & Wm Green
Wm. Black
John Goodfellow ***

The council then proceded to organize all the
churches into conferences throughout the Kingdom
& appoint presiding Elders over them

The conference then adjourned till 7 o-clock

Met pursuant to ajdjournment open by prayer & singing
The Patriarch P. Mellen was then called upon to pronou
nce a patriarchal blessing upon the head of John Albertson
Previous to his being ordained to the office of Patriarch
He then laid his hands upon him & Blessed him ** See
Millennial Star 303 page

The Twelve then lade hands on J. Albertson & ordained him
to the office of Patriarch

The High Priest & Elders were then ordained, & much
council was given from the President & others of the Twelve
A vary richly ornamented cake a present from New York
from Elder Adams wife to the Twelve was then exhibited to
the meeting. This was blessed by them & distributed to all

the officers & members & to the whole congregation
consisting of about seven hundred people. A large fragmen[t]
was left for some who were not present, while the cake
was passing P. P. Pratt composed the following lines

When in far Distant regions
As strangers we roam
Far away from our country
Our friends and our home
When sinking in sorrow
Fresh courage we'll take
As we think on our friends
And remember the CAKE

Elder O. Hide appealed powerfully
to the meeting & covenanted
with the Saints present in a
bond of mutual prayer During
his mission to Jerrusalem and the
east which willas sustained on
the part of the hearers with
a harty Amen

Elder Joseph Fielding made
some remarks, & spoke of
the rich cake, considered it
a type of the good things of
that land from whence it
came & from whence they
had received the fulness of the
gospel
** After a hymn was
sung, Elder Young blessed the
congregation and dismissed them
Brigham Young Chairman
Thomas Ward Clerk

The number of official members
present at this conference was then
taken viz

People

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Cordon, Alfred
28 Feb 1817 - 13 Mar 1871
Fielding, Amos
16 Jul 1792 - 5 Aug 1875
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3425 mentions
Apostle, Family
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1431 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Simpson, George
abt. 1814-1855
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1455 mentions
Apostle
Whitehead, James
12 Apr 1813 - 27 Jul 1898
Albiston, John, b. 1782
9 Jun 1782 - 2 Jun 1849
9 mentions
United Brethren
2 mentions
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1945 mentions
Apostle
Fielding, Joseph
26 Mar 1797 - 19 Dec 1863
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
692 mentions
Apostle, Family
Hyde, Orson
8 Jan 1805 - 28 Nov 1878
693 mentions
Apostle
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1083 mentions
Apostle
Pratt, Parley Parker
12 Apr 1807 - 13 May 1857
548 mentions
Apostle
Curtis, Theadore
1815–1903
Richards, Willard
24 Jun 1804 - 11 Mar 1854
540 mentions
Apostle
Green, William
abt. 1755-1843
7 mentions
1840 British Convert
Kay, William
11 Apr 1810 - 25 Mar 1875
2 mentions
2 mentions
Black, William Young
20 Aug 1784 - 28 Jan 1873

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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine
On the , the general conference of the British mission was held in Carpenter's Hall, Manchester, at which there were present nine of the quorum of the Twelve, namely: Presi- dent Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, Orson Pratt, Willard Richards, Wilford Wood- ruff, John Taylor, and George A. Smith. The total members of the British mission at that time was represented as 5,814, and 800 besides had emigrated to America under the shipping arrangements of the Church. At this conference the Twelve blessed and set apart Orson Hyde for his mission to Jerusalem to which he had been called by the Prophet Joseph. This was the first and only time in this dispensation that the Twelve Apostles sat in conference as a quorum in a foreign land. Immediately after the general confer- ence, those of the Twelve who were about to return home hastened to Liver- pool and embarked for America on the
Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865
Manchester on the and in the 12th year of the rise of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at which there was Present Nine of the Quorum of the Twelve namely President Brigham Young Heber C Kimball Orson Hyde Parley P. Pratt Orson Pratt Willard Richards Willford Woodruff John Taylor and George A. Smith. President Young having called the house to order and organized the Conference then opened by prayer. Elder Thomas Ward was chosen clerk. The President then made some introductory remarks relative to the organization of the Church in the House of the Lord in America concerning the different Quorums in the^ir^ orders. The representation of the Churches and Conferences in the United Kingdom of Great Britain was next called for and represented as follows in the accompaning statistics, after which the meeting adjourned at 12 o'clock till 2 o'clock p.m.

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Apr 6, 1841

Quorum of the Travelling High Council 9
Patriarchs 2
High Priest 16
Quorum of the Seventies 2
Elders 31
Priest 28
Teachers 17