April 6, 1848 ~ Thursday

CONFERENCE
Of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints held at
the Log Tabernacle Potawatame County Ioway April 6^th 1848
Conference organized at 11 ^oclok O Hyde appointed President
After the organization there was an intermission of one hour
conference then opened by singing and prayer by O Hyde who
also addressed the meeting & remarked that a first Presidency
had been appointed but wished it sustained by the Conference
O Hyde moved that Brigham Young be the President of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints it was carried unani-
mously. It was then moved and carried unanimously that Heber
C Kimball be his first councellor. It was moved and carried
unanimously that Willard Richards be his second councellor
It was moved and carried unanimously that the Church
sustain and uphold Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, Orson Pratt,
Wilford Woodruff, John Taylor George A Smith, Amasa Lyman
Lyman Wight Ezra T. Benson, in there office as members of
the quorum of the Twelve. Moved and carried unanimously
that we sustain Joseph Young, Levi Hancock, Henry Herriman
Zerah Pulsipher, A. P. Rockwood Benjamin Clapp, Jedadiah M. Grant
as Presidents of the Seventies. Resolved that we sustain Father
John Smith as the Partriarch over the whole Church. President Young
made some remarks concerning appointing the first Presidency. the
spirit of the Lord has been with us & we know what is right it
would have been our right to have appointed the Presidency, the
first conference we held after Joseph death but it was not wisdom
to do it we have now whiped all of our enemies with one hand
tied behind us & now it is time to organize the Church In speaking
upon principle said that an honest man would not be dishonest
neither would they follow such men as Rigdon & Strang, the
sheep would follow such as God sent even the Shepherds while
dishonest men would follow the wolves. The Lord will
rule in his Kingdom. I know how things have been & are and
will be. Some suppose that by appointing a presidency it is
robing some of the rising generation or taking away someones
rights but it is not so. Concerning persecution I will say
that the Lord will cause the wrath of man ^to^ praise him the rema-
inder will the Lord restrain. Resolved that we sustain Br
W^m Snow as President of the High Priest quorum and
Moses Clawson and Aaron Johnson as Councellors. Joseph S Clark
appointed as President of the Elders quorum Charles Hopkins and
Lewis Neley as councellors. Resolved that James Alread
be appointed & sustained as President of the High Council in
Potowatamee County and that Ira Overt, Aaaron Johnson
W^m Draper, W^m Snow, Even M Green, Lyman Stodard, Silas Richards
Henry W Miller, Noah S Bindley, Heman Hyde, composed the
High Council in Potawatame ^Co

G A Smith spoke
in favor of the Hcause of Br Yoakham. Elder Hyde made
some remarks concerning the subject of raising teams and
waggons for the Presidency. The Names of such were
taken as had teams to spare. Adjurned untill evening
Meeting was addressed by Brs Groves and Major & followed
by the President, who spoke much upon principle, the spirit
would guide into all truth then harken to council and all would
be right