Day in the Life

Oct 6, 1855

Journal Entry

October 06, 1855 ~ Saturday

^ A single key with teeth to the left^ Oct 6th 1855 Saturday A General Conference of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints met at
the bowery at 10 oclok this morning which Held three
days Ended monday night Oct 8th There were prese[n]t
during this conference all the First Presidency & P. P. Pratt
O. Pratt W. Woodruff G A. Smith E. T. Benson, L. Snow
& Erastus Snow of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
& the other Authorities of the Church & about ten
thousand of the Saints all the procedings of this confer[ence]
is published in the Deseret News of October 10th 1855
so I deem it unnecessary to publish it in this Journal

At hthis conference E. T. Benson & Erastus ^Lorenzo^ Snow were
appointed missions to England & P. P. Pratt O. Pratt
& W Woodruff of the Twelve were appointed Home missions
with many others in Utah Territory.

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Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
697 mentions
Apostle
Benson, Ezra Taft
22 Feb 1811 - 3 Sep 1869
378 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1433 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
699 mentions
Apostle, Family
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1082 mentions
Apostle
Pratt, Parley Parker
12 Apr 1807 - 13 May 1857
548 mentions
Apostle

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Autobiography Volume 3 circa 1865-1866
On the Stand Presidents Brigham Young Heber C Kimball and Jedediah M. Grant Of the Twelve Apostles: Parley P. Pratt Orson Pratt Wilford Woodruff George A Smith E. T. Benson Lorenzo Snow and Erastus Snow. Others of the authorities of the Church were also on the Stand. Thomas Bullock clerk of the Conference and George D Watt reporter. After the choir had sang "The Morning breaks, the

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Oct 6, 1855