Autobiography Volume 2 circa 1865
Present: Wilford Woodruff of the Quorum of the Twelve 1 High Priest
1 Seventy 9 Elders 9 Priests 6 Teachers and 4 Deacons
Elijah F. Sheets the President of the Conference
was called to the chair and Priest Beecroft chosen clerk
The meeting being duly opened the Conference
was represented consisting of three Branches—Bradford Leeds
and Idle numbering in the whole 168 members
There was a good number of the Saints
gathered together and an excellent band of music in front of the
pulpit accompanied the singers. In the morning Elder Woodruff
addressed the meeting
The chapel in the afternoon was crowded
with the Saints and citizens. Sacrament was administered
and I again addressed the congregation but was somewhat interupted
by a man intoxicated who had been cut off the Church
In the evening we again had a crowded
house and the music and singing which commenced our service
was inspiring. It fell to my lot once more to address the
congregation during the evening and I took for my text the
XIV of Rev 6 7 & 8 verses. In my discourse I gave an account of
the rise and progress of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints the leading mind of Joseph Smith how he was called of God
by the administration of angels and traced the subject through to
the sealing of his testimony with his blood
I spoke for the space of one hour with
the power of God and the congregation was as still as death and
a most intense interest prevailed. During the Conference
