states with all the money of the perpetual fund to continue to gather
the poor so that when A nation is born in a day they can be removed
the next of necessary.

Therey are also resolved to send the gospel
to all the world as soon as possible. All of the Twelve Apostles who
are in the valley with many others have their mission assigned them to
the Nations. Elder John Taylor accompanied by Curtis E Bolton and
John Pack goes to France: Elder Lorenzo Snow to Italy, & Joseph Toronto
with him. Erastus Snow to Denmark & Peter Hanson, Franklin D.
Richards goes to England accomapanied by John S. Higdy George B
Wallace, Job Smith H. W. Church, Joseph W Johnson, Joseph W Young
& Jacob Gates will all go on a mission to cooperate with President
Orson Pratt. Elder John Forsgreen will go on a mission to Sweeden
Elder P. P. Pratt will go on a western Mission to the Islands in the
spring. The abobve named Elders except P P Pratt have Just arived
in the States. The Epistle also makes the following remarks Elder Orson
Pratt is Doing a great work in England & the cause of truth is ad-
vanceing rapidly in all her home dominions & the rejoiceing of the Saints
causes satan to howl for he is compelled to be subject to the power of
the highest. "Elder Woodruff is located at Cambridgeport Mass
and has been comforting and instructing the Saints in Caniala
and the Eastern States the Past year If Elder Woodruff will gather
up all the Saints in his vicinity and come with them to this place He
will be doing a great work and will be opening a way for a visit to those
Nations who have both eyes and ears and are crying to the Elders of Israel
come tell ofus of the things of God for we have heard that God is with
you." [Zechariah 8:23] They call loudly upon me to gather up all the Saints in the eastern
country & bring them to Zion to esstablish woollen & cotton factories
& Iron founderies they say there is Iron & coal in good locations not
far distant.

The following is an item of the minutes of the conference
"On motion ^Prest^ Brigham Young was sustained as the first President of the Church
of J. C. of L. D. S. by unanimous vote of conference and also Heber C. Kimball
as first and Willard Richards as second councellors to Prest Young

Motioned that John Smith be sustained as the Patriarch of the whole Church carried
[Motioned that] Willard Richards [be sustained] Historian to this Church carried
[Motioned that] Orson Hyde [be sustained] President of the quorum of the Twelve carried
Also Parley P Pratt, Orson Pratt, Willford Woodruff, John Taylor
George A. Smith Amasa Lyman Ezra T. Benson Charles C Rich
Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, And Franklin D Richards.
And all the other Quorums were recieved in the same way. And many
other good things were communicated to me all of which filled
my soul with Joy.

Sister Huldah Frost called upon us & spent the night
I also recieved the 23rd Number of the Guardian [FIGURE] 30 m[iles]

January 8, 1850 ~ Tuesday

8^th I spent the day writing perusing the Epistle & letters

January 9, 1850 ~ Wednesday

9 [FIGURE] I wrote 4 letters to O Hyde J. G. Hardy George Russel
and Joseph Russel. In Brother Russel^s letter I copied
much of the letter And Epistle And some of Ezra Carters letter

January 10, 1850 ~ Thursday

10^th I wrote 9 letters to M. C. Pevey J. W. Crapo, T F Eldridge J. G. Hardy
W^m W. Swett J Druce, Dr Bernhisel J Gibson A H Scott I also recieved
two letters from A. H. Scott & Ezra Carter

January 11, 1850 ~ Friday

11^th I wrote 6 letters to J C Little J. W. Grierson W^m Page, N H Felt
C. C. Brown & W^m Low

states with all the money of the perpetual fund to continue to gather the poor so that when A nation is born in a day they can be removed the next of necessary. They are also resolved to send the gospel to all the world as soon as Possible. All of the Twelve Apostles who are in the valley with many others have their mission assigned them to the Nations. Elder John Taylor accompanied by Curtis E Bolton and John Pack goes to France: Elder Lorenzo Snow to Italy, & Joseph Toronto with him. Erastus Snow to Denmark & Peter Hanson, Franklin D. Richards goes to England accompanied by John S. Higdy George B Wallace, Job Smith H. W. Church, Joseph W Johnson, Joseph W Young & Jacob Gates will all go on a mission to cooperate with President Orson Pratt. Elder John Forsgreen will go on a mission to Sweeden Elder P. P. Pratt will go on a western Mission to the Islands in the spring. The above named Elders except P P Pratt have Just arived in the States. The Epistle also makes the following remarks Elder Orson Pratt is Doing a great work in England & the cause of truth is advanceing rapidly in all her home dominions & the rejoiceing of the Saints causes satan to howl for he is compelled to be subject to the power of the highest. "Elder Woodruff is located at Cambridgeport Mass and has been comforting and instructing the saints in Caniala and the Eastern States the Past year. If Elder Woodruff will gather up all the saints in his vicinity and come with them to this place He will be doing a great work and will be opening a way for a visit to those Nations who have both eyes and ears and are crying to the Elders of Israel come tellus of the things of God for we have heard that God is with you." They call loudly upon me to gather up all the saints in the Eastern Country & bring them to Zion to Esstablish Woollen & Cotton factories & Iron founderies they say there is Iron & coal in good locations not far distant.

The following is an item of the minutes of the conference "On motion Prest Brigham Young was sustained as the first President of the Church of J. C. of L.D.S. by unanimous vote of conference and also Heber C. Kimball as first and Willard Richards as second councellors to Prest Young

Motioned that John Smith be sustained as the Patriarch of the whole Church carried ditto do Willard Richards do do Historian to this Church carried do do Orson Hyde do, do, President of the quorum of the Twelve carried Also Parley P Pratt, Orson Pratt, Willford Woodruff, John Taylor George A. Smith Amasa Lyman Ezra T. Benson Charles C Rich Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, And Franklin D Richards. And all the other Quorums were recieved in the same way. And many other good things were communicated to me all of which filled my soul with Joy.

Sister Huldah Frost called upon us & spent the night I also recieved the 23rd Number of the Guardian 30 m

January 8, 1850 ~ Tuesday

8th I spent the day writing perusing the Epistle & letters

January 9, 1850 ~ Wednesday

9 FIGURES I wrote 4 letters to O Hyde J. G. Hardy George Russel and Joseph Russel. In Brother Russels letter I copied much of the letter And Epistle And some of Ezra Carters letter

January 10, 1850 ~ Thursday

10th [FIGURE] I wrote 9 letters to M. C. Pevey J. W. Crapo, T F Eldridge J. G. Hardy Wm W. Swett J Druce, Dr. Bernhisel J Gibson A H Scott. I also recieved [FIGURE] two letters from A. H. Scott & Ezra Carter

January 11, 1850 ~ Friday

11th [FIGURE] I wrote 6 letters to J C Little J. W. Grierson Wm Page, N H Felt C. C. Brown & Wm Low