6th Oct Conference met at the this morning at 10 oclock
there were present Presidents &
& W Woodruff & of the Twelve & the
Missionaries who had just returned home & a vast congregation
of people. The full quorums of most of the presidencies were full
After singing & prayer President Young said our conference
is now open & the first business is to gather together the clothing shoes
flour & Teams & men & start them into the mountains after
the & other companies who are back on the plains they
there were below some of them there were the following
Articles brought in to send back to clothe the poor who
wrere back on the plains. The Following is a list of some of the Articles donated
26688 lbs flour
31 Bushels onions
12 lbs meat
5 bushels oats
cash $8
106 Blankets
53 coats
50 vests
29 shalls
72 shirts
174 prs stocking
9 pair Mits
1 Buffalo robe
2 overshirts
3 Boys suits
15 Jackets
7 shirts
1 Rug
5 yards Linsy
1 pair gloves
34 Teams
6 Horses
4 waggons
51 Teamsters
8 cloacks
51 pair pants
134 pair Boots & shoes
51 dresses
67 Hoods
72 pair socks
14 sacks
40 Bundles clothing
2 chemises
13 Hats & caps
8 pair drawers
12 Bonnetts
4 Handkerchiefs
1
[victorane]
2 Aprons
This offering
was made By
request of President
Brigham Young
for the poor
President YKimball moved that President Young & Himself
& J. M. Grant should go into the mountains to Meet the companies
& bring them in the vote was put to the people but few voted for
but the great Majority against it
President B Young spoke upon the necessity of a
among the people
President Kimball called upon the blacksmiths in the congregation
to return home to mend their waggons & shoe the Horses of the people so
they might start back upon their Journey
President kimball then presented the Authorities of the Church to
the people all of which were voted for & sustained
J. M. Grant spoke upon the propriety & importance of evry mans having
the Holy Ghost upon him in all places & times
The 18 ward was then Divided & was appointed as
Bishop to preside over the 20th ward
President Kimball addressed the people & closed up by moving that
be droped from his office as Bishop carried unanimously
President Young then said I wish to Fullfill the promise which I made
2 weeks ago then told the people or the females that I would release
them at conference I will do so on certain conditions & that is that you
will appear forthwith at my & give good & sufficient reasons
& then marry men that will not have but one wife
In the Afternoon the following Elders addressed the Assembly
Elder , , Elder &
all spoke in the & power of God & there words were
sharp & pierceing like the vived lightnings of heaven President
said that he had never herd any missionaries speak on returning from
Missions that He was more satisfyed with than than with those who
have Just returned home though He was as well satisfied with the Twelve
on their mission to in 1840. Adjourned till to morrow 9 oclok *
A Large number of assembled in the for a meeting
Elder opened by prayer
I spoke to the people upon the subject of the & the fulfill-
ment of prophesy & the necessity of repentance & reported. See report *
Elder John Banks followed related his experience in travelling
in the East his address was musing & interesting
President then Delivered a Brief but powerful address on
Refermation. Benediction by Elder
* At the close of the meeting I went to the & the
to assist in baptism & confirmation. Elder
went into the Font & baptized his brethren the missionaries who had
been with him & their families & Elder & myself
myself confirmed them about 65 in number the
spirit of God rested upon us while administering to the people we went
direct to the evening meeting as named above
