Autobiography Volume 2 circa 1865
On the the conference was called to order by
President Young who presented to us a text—a set of fire irons made by the
brethren from the native iron in Iron County.
Benjamin Clapp arose and made confession that
he had been in darkness and had done wrong in many things. He
desired to be forgiven and retained in the Church. He was forgiven
The authorities of the Church were presented and
sustained.
George A Smith was called upon to preach an iron sermon
He took one of the fire irons made from native iron and sw^ung^
it round his head and cried out stereotyped edition and then
descended amidst the cheers of the congregation.
In the afternoon Parley P. Pratt read his oration
delivered on the corner stone of the Temple and also preached his sermon
of that day published in the Deseret News.
After dismissing the meeting the Presidency and
others met in the vestry and James Alread Aschel Perry and
Charles Walker Hyde were ordained Patriarchs under the hands
of Presidents Young Kimball and Richards
The meeting being opened on the following
day President Kimball arose and said we have a number chosen to
go on missions and then 23 names were given and set apart
to their different stations in Europe and five to other parts of the
world. Their names are published in the "News".
President Young afterwards arose and gave a
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