Day in the Life

Apr 9, 1854

Journal Entry

April 09, 1854 ~ Sunday

April 9th Congregation met in the open air north side of
the Tabernacle. Prayer by Elder Hyde. Lorenzo Snow
spoke upon the subject of Life & salvation

Other names were presented for a mission

2 PM Prayer by W Woodruff. Other men were
called to go on missions. Counsellor J M Grant Appointed
all the Bishops Elders Priests & all the male members of the
Church policemen to preserve the inhabitants in peace
safety & virtue

President Young brought the conference to a close &
Adjourned this conference to the 27 June next at 10 AM
to meet at this place I have not written the procedings
of this conference in this Journal as they are all reported
by G. D Watt & published in the News

I Attended the prayer meeting with the Presidency & Twelve
And President Young said while remarking upon the
offices of the Priesthood that the seventies hold all the
Keys in the Church & Kingdom of God on earth & if the 12
were dead they would have to ordain all the offices of
the Church for they are all High Priests & Apostles I told
Joseph Young to have the 70 All ordained Apostles

It is perfectly right to take High Priests & make Teachers of them

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3432 mentions
Apostle, Family
Grant, Jedediah Morgan
25 Feb 1816 - 1 Dec 1856
280 mentions
Apostle, Zion's Camp
Young, Joseph
7 Apr 1797 - 16 Jul 1881
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
696 mentions
Apostle, Family
Hyde, Orson
8 Jan 1805 - 28 Nov 1878
693 mentions
Apostle

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I Attended the prayer meeting with the Presidency & Twelve And President Young said while remarking upon the offices of the Priesthood that the seventies hold all the Keys in the church & Kingdom of God on earth & if the 12 were dead they would have to ordain all the offices of the Church for they are all High Priests & Apostles
~ Brigham Young

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Autobiography Volume 3 circa 1865-1866
On the the Conference was brought to a close by President Young and adjourned until the 27 of the next June The Seventies Apostles After the close of the Conference I attended prayer meeting with the Presidency and Twelve while remarking upon the offices of the Priesthood President Young said that the Seventies held all the keys in the Church and Kingdom of God on earth and if the Twelve were dead they would have to ordain all the officers of the Church for they are all High Priests and Apostles. I told Joseph Young to have the Seventies all ordained Apostles

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Apr 9, 1854