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Apr 6, 1857

Journal Entry

April 06, 1857 ~ Monday

April 6th 1857 The General Conference of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints met at the bowery at 10 oclok
conference opened by prayer by H. C. Kimball President Young made
some remarks concerning sending missionaries abroad would send
many to the states if He could get those of the right stripe there was
a Great difference in men in preaching spoke of Brother Clapp

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Clapp, Benjamin Lynn
19 Aug 1814 - 21 Oct 1865
135 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1403 mentions
Apostle

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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 3
Conference commenced at 10 o'clock. President Young made some remarks concerning sending missionaries abroad and said he would send many to the States if he could get those of the right stripe. He said there was a great difference in men preaching and spoke of brother Clapp in Texas and the Twelve in London. The statistical account at the financial affairs of the Church was read. In the afternoon D. H. Wells H. C Kimball followed by President Brigham ^Young^ who delivered an interesting discourse upon practical economy The ^conference^ continued through the next day and the evening in the Social Hall I addressed the missionaries and was followed by Orson Hyde Lorenzo Snow F. D. Richards and Joseph Young and others. The following ^day^ we had an immense congregation and a good time. The conference this day was addressed by Brigham Young Heber C Kimball Daniel H Wells Orson Hyde Wilford Woodruff Lorenzo Snow and F. D. Richards and others Among other things President Young said that babes and children gazed upon angels a great deal and they ^were^ innocent before God and when they were brought up properly they would always be holy men and women before the Lord. The President also exhorted the people to sentt out fruit trees and at the close of the meeting I let the brethren have about 300 peech trees

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Apr 6, 1857