Day in the Life

Jun 15, 1844

Journal Entry

June 15, 1844 ~ Saturday

June 15th Conference Minutes


Conference opened in Franklin, Oakland, Co
Michigan on the 15th Day of June 1844

There were present two of the Twelve, W. Woodruff
& G. A. Smith 5 High Priest, C. C. Rich, H. Green,
Z. Colton, G. Coltrin, D. Fulmer, 2 Seventies
Wm Burton & G. Savage, 9 Elders, 3 Priest
2 Teachers

President C C Rich called the house to order
Elder G. A. Smith called to the chair
Elder C. Dunn Appointed clerk
Conference opened by singing, & prayer by
the President


Instructions were given from the chair
concerning the object of the conference, when
the following branches were represented

Franklin branch Oaklin Co Members 35 1 E[lder] 1 P[riest] 31 T[eacher]
Waterford [branch Oaklin Co] [Members] 12 1 1 T
Livonia [branch] Wayne Co [Members] 12 1 E 1 P 1 T
Redford [branch Wayne Co] [Members] 13 1 1 1 D[eacon]
Brownstown [branch Wayne Co] [Members] 23 1 E 1 P. 1 D.
Van Buren [branch] Wayne Co [Members] 10 1
Auburn [branch] Oaklin Co [Members] 13 2 E 1 T
Superior br [Members] 18 1
Riga br to Richfield [Members] 18 1 P. 1 D.
Royal Oak Oaklin Co [Members] 3
Lapier Co [Members] 4
Confidence Essex Co West Canida [Members] 9
Total 170 8 E. 5 P. 5 T. 3 D.

After some instructions was given by the chair
It was resolved that Elder M. Sarine be ordained
to the office of High Priest

Resolved, that B. B. Searsls, M. Wait, H Sprague
C. Lumis S. Goodnell, C McBride, And Jonathan
Collins
in the 80th year of his age be ordained Elders


Resolved, That P. Van Avery ^Jr^, C. Hodge & S. Hopkins
Be ordained Priest


Resolved that J. Taylor be ordained Deacon


The above named persons were then ordained
under the hands of Elders G. A. Smith W. Woodruff
and C. C. Rich


Resolved that we sustain Elders C. C. Rich & H Green
in their mission assigned them by the Twelve


A spirited & edifying address^es^ was deliverd both
by Elders Woodruff & Smith, directed & C C Rich
directed mostly to the Elders. After which
conference adjourned till tomorrow 10 oclok

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Rich, Charles Coulson
21 Aug 1809 - 17 Nov 1883
352 mentions
Apostle
Fullmer, David
7 Jul 1803 - 22 Oct 1879
41 mentions
Missionary
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1431 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
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Sirrine, Mephibosheth
10 Oct 2024 - 10 Oct 2024
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Coltrin, Zebedee
7 Sep 1804 - 21 Jul 1887
43 mentions
Missionary

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Letter from Phebe Whittemore Carter Woodruff, 15 June 1844
Dear Wifford I have come down to sister Smith before I milk my cow lest her letter should be gone to the office to tell you that we are all comfortably well at present the we have all had very bad colds Susan & Phebe have been quite sick Sister Eunice health is a little better. I received 5 doll[ar]s. from you from Newark, bought about 4 doll[ar]s. worth of lumber paid Balis one & now brother Webster is at work on the house the other front room and will go to keeping house by themselves when it is done, we have not yet got the flooring. O you do not know how much you are wanted to see about things here, Sister Smith says tell him to come home when Mr. Smith comes, I sup- pose she has written all the news there is much talk of a mob here but I have not had the first anxious though about it yet the authorities here demolished the press precisely according to law so they have left us (the Law party) they tried to land in Madison when the[y] left here but the inhabitants would ^not^ have them there so they went father on up rthe river they tried to get some printing done but the editors there told them that they would not do it for their press was in good repute now. Joseph has hasd a dream about the the Laws he thought they bound him and cast him and into a pit (or well like Joseph of old but he made a struggle and got to the top of the well so to look out and he saw a little distance from him one of them in the grasp of a tiger the other a smake [snake] and they were calling to him to help them he told them they had tied him and he could not help them a brother soon [written in upside-down text] came along and took brother Joseph out. Our garden does very well brother A Alexander is not going out this season brother Taylor is waiting for Joseph to say go to him, but there is much excitement here at present and he thinks he had better wait. (A messenger has beent sent to the governor has gone now) I want to see you much but had quite as lives you would be away now untill this fuss is over. I received 2 letters from home by Arthur Milliken saying that Luther would not come untill Sept. and I think sister Foss not at all I cannot say much to her on mothers account as she tells me she thinks smother would die almost or quite if she should leave. If you go to Maine I want you to buy 2 yds dark brown ribbon 1 inch 1/4 wide and give to mother for me with a kiss and tell her she has not got a child in the world that loves her better or will do more for her than her wandering Phebe, give my love to them all and ecept much love yourself P. W. W. [end of upside-down text] You had beter talk with sister Foss about [sideways text] 25 Mr George. A. Smith Boston. Ms. M [end of sideways text] [stamp in red ink] NAUVOO Ills. JUN 19 [sideways text] Nauvoo Ill June 15 th 1844 B W Smith to G A Smith [end of sideways text]
Autobiography Volume 2 circa 1865
Conferance and on the another Conference was held by us in Franklin Oaklin Co

Events

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Wilford completes brick home in Nauvoo; over the next 2 years he lives in it for less than 6 weeks.
Meeting where majority of Church members sustain the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as governing body of the Church.
Wilford accepts call to preside over the European Mission for one year.

Jun 15, 1844