Autobiography Volume 3 circa 1865-1866
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
