April 7^th House filled at an early hour to overflowing
conference opened at 10 ock. Singing & prayer By Elder Sherwood
President Young then said we shall take up the Authorietis
of the Church. The First Presidency Brigham Young H. C. Kimball
& Wilard Richards were then sustaned Also the Twelve Apostles
& Father John Smith as First Pratriarch. John Young & coun
as President of the High Priest Quorm the Presidents of the
Seventies. The Elders, Priests, Teachers & Deacons were all
sustained in their places Also the Bishop And all authorites
& committies. N. H. Felt John Banks, & A Cordon
were then ordained Travelling Bishops

Brothe Benjamin Clapp was rejected as one of the presidents of
the Seventies for not believeing in the Authorites of the Church
& not doing his duty And after a discussin upn the subjet
He was left without being recieved or rejected untill they could
Hear from him President B Young said I dont care
whether the people Believe me to be a prophet Seer or Revelatr
or not I have been vary profitable to this people & I have
seen a good many things & I have Revealed many things
He remarked that Brother Clapp was ruled by his wife
& children & they were ruled by the devil

E Hunter was sustained as the presiding Bishop. Brigham Young
was sustaned as the Trustee in Trust for the Church of L D S. &
E Hunter as assistant Trustee. Wilalard Richards was sustaned as
as the Historian of the Church & General Church Recorder
Brigham Young was sustained as the president of the perpe-
ual Emigrating Company to gather the poor Also Heber C
Kimball, Willard Richads Wilford Woodruff Orson Hyde
George A. Smith E. T. Benson J. M. Grant D. H. Wells
Willard Snow E Hunter D Spencer T. Bullock John Brown
W^m Crosby A Lyman C. C. Rich L. D. Young P P Pratt
Orson Pratt & F. D Richards were all sustained as presidents
assistance to the President

Daniel Spencer was sustaied as president of the Stake of Zion
H G Sherwood as president of the High Councel.

H C Kimball moved that Brigham Young Be the Govornor
of the State of Deserett carried unanimously & H C Kimball
Lieut Govornor, which was sustained with Applause. President
Young remarked that No doubt before you get home you will
hear we have committed treason.

with regard to the labour of this Tabernacle I will say the
cost will be read before the meeting And all the Tithing & outlay
But if you feel that if your expectations are realized you should
be satisfyed I will say I never saw No one room as conven[ien]t
as this it will seat 2200 persons & their was is 2500 persons prst [present]
today. I expect the Tabernacle which we expet to build on
this Block will seat Fifteen Thousand people we never did
build a House large enough to Hold the people if we were to encl[ose]
this whole 10 Acre Block so that it would Hold 200,000 people
By the time we got it done their would be enogh to fill it. The
Lord is controlling our affairs & does more for us than we can

do for ourselves or ask him to do for us the more we are
humble & labour & prepare for the gathering of Israel the faster
they will gather the esstablishment of this Tabernacle was
the result of my meditations while upon a sick bed

If their is any man that is full of the Holy Ghost & wishes to
speak let him rise up & speak & use his liberty I feel as
usual to praise the Lord with all my heart. The hand of
God has Been as visable in leading this people as it was in
leading Israel in the days of Moses some had not faith to come
on for fear of starveing to death. dont be in a Hurry to go
away but stay untill you have worshiped enough at this time

Brother Kempton spoke a few moments Believed this to be
the kingdom of God had No Doubt of it

Presidnt Young remarked that the Gentile would take excepton
to what is said Here I know as the Lord lives that the people
of the United States have departed from the spirit & letter
of their Constitution And this people will be the ownly
the people that will sustain ^it^

G A Smith arose & said we are a singular people if we
signify that we cannot worship as other sects do but want
to exercise our rights it is considered Treason But a
Senator from South Caralinia could rise up in the Halls
of Congress & declare that that the United States was more
tyranical than the Goverment of Austra & South Carolina
would resist the Goverment this would not be considered
treason But dont be alarmed God rules our destiny
& will rule the world & if we do our dooty their is no
power that can harm us for we will make God our ref
uge

Br Gifford spoke a few moments & bore testimony of the
work of God Had Been in the Church 21 years in June next

W^m W Phelps next followed said this was the third
time He had been to a Dedication of a House built to worship
God I was at kirtland while the Angel of the Lord came in
& sat there During service. A Hymn was sung & Adjned
till 2 ock

Met according to adjoument singing & Prayer. The President
then said we shall now lay before the conference the manifesto
of the Recepts & expenditures of the Tithing from Oct 1848
to March 27^th 1852

Expenditures

Many remarks was
made by the Recorder
which are not Here
incerted explaniton
of the same
Those figures with
No explanation opposit
was lost in Reporting or
not put down

President Young Remarked for my own satisfaction & great
consolation there has not one Dollar gone into the hands of
a Lawyier as in the days of Joseph at that time almst
evry dollar had to go into the hands of the Lawyeiers they
prosecuted him all the day long. But I said I would
kill any man that sought to take me many thought my
purse reached from Eternity to Eternity that there was
No End. we were called Bogus makers Brother Kimball
said we would go whare we could coin the pure gold $10
at a lick we have done so even $20 at a time Our Brethrn
went to Calafornia the Hand of God was in all this they opened
the gold mines and the Lord had a Design in it to see who
would be tryed by it. Never did nor never will any of the
saints go to dig gold ther without being sent without being damned
by it mark my words if we go onto the devils ground we shall
be left to smell Hell we shall feel the wrath of God if I was
sent there by the Lord I would go But the Lord has not called

me to go many Elders in Israel s[om]e [text faded] good men have tryed
it & smutted themselves up so that it is quite a question if
they will ever be washed clean I have said I did not think
their was $1 in $20 paid in Tithing that has Been spent
on the public works but it seems from the Book that
there has been about one fourth the other three fourths
I have had to borrow. If I have to Borrow all the
money that is used and none assist me to pay it it will
make my head ake I have trusted the Lord & served him
all the day long And when I undertake any thing I persevere
untill I accomplish it I see the difference betwen trusting
in God & doing business according to the order of the world
their is not one hair droped from my head unnoticed
& does God not know what I want. their never was a
miracle ownly to the dIgnorant. It is all to be accounted for
on Natural principles. The Lord will not turn stone & clay
into gold to suit me their is enough without it Jesus did not make
Bread out of stone but He had knowledge & power & did call togethe
the elements to make Bread & the elements into the water to make
wine & he can call the elements together to make gold as well
as bread & wine. But the Lord is not going to work a miracle to cloth
us raise your wool & flax & spin & weave it & make it up & not
have to pay cash for evry pound you use & what you by is Hardly
worth making up but what you make is strong & will wear

Brother Major spoke on Home Manufacture a few moments

Wednesday Evening

The Elders filled the House at an early Hour And was Addressed By
President B. Young who arose & said this is certainly a mixed
congregation of all the officers of the Church we are to be instruct
ed in all things. the knowledge that is now in the midst of this people is
more than in all the world besides. All sceience is in the midst of
this people even if they have not learned it as the world has. I have
my cogitations & views of the affairs of this kingdom But I have
learned that we must write work to the scribe if not we may
fail in it But if we work in faith & confidence the Lord is
apt to Help us. I asked a favor of the Bishops to divide the money
debts in each ward, that it might be paid. Let us contend with
ourselves & disipline ourselves untill evry thing that is within us
is brought in subjection to the Law of Christ you have been
taught the first principles of the gospel now teach yourselves &
the Church. Our school is the school of the prophets this is a school
to plain & polish ourselves and suppose under such privilege we
should endulge in evil & neglect our families & our duty to God
all our former sins would be upon our Heads it is for a man
to commit himself & all that He presides over unto gGod to do his will
& continue to do it untill you are sanctifyed. if your Neighbor
does you evil do not do evil to them bear with him & set him
right but dont quarrel with him but be careful that you
conduct yourself well untill you are prepared for the society of Holy
men this is as I said the school of the Prophets Our Baptism is
ownly the Begining of our work you must then go on to perfection
you must perform this work our children understand the gospel
but do they understand the way to govern their lives we will never
se a day but what we can learn we shall not inherit the glory of
God all at once or understand all knowlede but God teaches us small
principles to prepare us for greater ones Let us learn in this school

there is a great many Books of Education of the presient day the main
main Branch of our study is Theology I understand it Better than
any of the world. Adam, Enoch, Moses & Aaron, Jesus & the Apostle
Halve all been in the same school in their day & Have faithfuly lernd
that they might be perfected. They are my Brethren & will be my
company And I now tell you if you want me to have full fellowsip
with you scease speking evil of God & all good men whether in
Heaven or on Earth.

When a man is in the right tract He will come
& lay down any thing at the feet of a Brother to settle a difficulty
& rather wrong themselves than to have a difficulty do for the truth sake
& my sake take my councel. The people want Revelating this is
Revelation If you wanted Revelation written I could
write Revelation evry day about Building a Temple diging gold going
to England or any othe place I profess to be an Apostle Evry Apostle
will have to be a Revelator & have Revelations if their is thousands of
them if they do their duty & live up to thei calling if not they will
have to be removed But A man that is not an Appostle has
not power to stand at the Head of the Kingdom of God Hold the keys of
the priesthood & build up & lead the chuch of God the Highest Authory
on the Earth is an Apostle

Jesus Christ will have a set of men
Bg Young said with him that will follow him to the [end]
And to all that He requirs of them they will have the greater glory
but those that cannot endure these things will have a Lesser glory

G. A. Smith followed & said I want to bear my testimony
to the Saints Many want a mission But let me tell you that any
man who has been baptized into this kingdom that moment He
took a mission whill will contine untill death before it closes
if we do not work in all things agreeable to the council of the Church it
would not be right talk of paying one tenth & buying our way to Heaven
Brother Joseph wished the Seventies to subscribe as much as as a gimbl &
Handle to build up the Seventies Hall if Brothr Joseph Young Had the
right spirit He would not ask for such subscriptions if the Elders
was as ready to build that Hall as they would be to go on a missin
they would rise up & do it right off & the quicker you commence
to build the quicker it will be finished & such a Hall will be worth
5 times the amount of personal property make your large farms large
large Houses & Have spare Rooms & neglect public Building it would be
a loss you may work yourself almost to death And then be
called away at a momets warning I was called to go to Iron
County. Some Elders that was called to go on that Mission sent
gold diggers to go in their place & fill the missin for them I
never thought of leaveing a mission that was given me untill
that mission was closhed closed up many worked all winter
to build & put in grain then Left it in the spring & go home. Our
Mormon News is our paper we should sustain it. we are neglecting
the Education of our children knowledge is power the Lord will
Help those who help themselves the English by the knowledge they possessed
conqured 200,000000 of people & brought them in subjection to ther own
Laws what we learn we shall carry with him us the mobs
will burn our houses & destroyed our property but they cannot
burn or destroy the knowlede of our hearts. we should keep
the Sabbath it is not right to spend this day in Hunting cattle &
labouring but should spend the time in the worship of God & we should
improve each leasure momet in treasureing up knowledge if we

could lay up one [more] [text faded] Idea each day for a year we should have a
store of knowledge that no man could exhaust in a speech of thre
hours in length and the wicked could not stand before you. the
most learned man of the day is Burrett A Blacksmith He was a
self learned & made man pay attention to this Brethn & improve you
by it we now have the privilege of speaking in one of the Best Halls
in the world thank God Amen

Zera Pulsipher spoke & Bore testimy of the work