Day in the Life

Oct 6, 1869

Journal Entry

October 06, 1869 ~ Wednesday

Oct 6, 1869 The General Conference of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints Assembled in the New
Tabernacled
at 10 oclok A large Assembly of Saints
President B Young Presiding all of the Twelve & Presid[enc]y
are present Except John Taylor. He had gone East on
Business. Orson Hyde Prayed President D. H. Wells
spoke 45 Minutes, G. A. Smith spoke 41. At the close
of the fore noon Meeting The Presidency & Twelve met
at the Historians Office to agree upon a Man to make
the Quorum of the Twelve full as Ezra T Benson
had died since last conference And they decided
upon Albert Carrington to fill that place. The fair
was Kept opened today. Afternoon H S Eldridge [R]
O Pratt spoke 52 M[inutes], President Y[ou]ng 8 M[inutes]

O. Hyde spoke 32 Minutes the fair closed to night

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Carrington, Albert
8 Jan 1813 - 19 Sep 1889
232 mentions
Apostle
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3472 mentions
Apostle, Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
803 mentions
Apostle
Benson, Ezra Taft
22 Feb 1811 - 3 Sep 1869
379 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1448 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Eldredge, Horace Sunderlin
6 Feb 1816 - 6 Sep 1888
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1968 mentions
Apostle
Hyde, Orson
8 Jan 1805 - 28 Nov 1878
698 mentions
Apostle
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1088 mentions
Apostle

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President Young preached one Hour & 8 Minutes President Yog said it is the duty of all Bishops Elders, & Fathers, to have Enough of the spirit of God to Judge Righteous Judgment & reprove the wards and Families in the spirit of God And in rendering Judgment let it be a righteous Judgment & according to the spirit mind & will of God & If I Ever live to See the People whare they should be I will ownly have to say what I want done & it is done
~ Brigham Young

Oct 6, 1869