Oct 6, 1867

meeting to order & offered up the first Prayer in
a public capacity that was Ever offered up in that
Tabernacle & he returned to all the workmen who
had labored upon that Tabernacle thanks in Behalf of
the Presidency & Twelve. The New organ was ownly
Partly finished it had ownly 750 Pipes while it was
designed for 2000. H. C. Kimball spoke 50 Minutes
& D. H. Wells 32 Minutes The Presidency & Twelve held
a council at Noon & cut off Amasa Lyman from
the CQuorum of the Twelve & set apart Joseph Fielding
Smith as one of the Twelve Appostles He had been ord[ai]ned
an Apostle Before President Young said He did not wish to
ordain Joseph F Smith to take Amasas place or to take his
crown But He ordain him an Apostle to take his own
crown & his own place He viewed all the Apostles in the
same light President Young was mouth in setting Joseph
F Smith Apart as one of the Twelve & as a special
witness to all Nations.

Afternoon Prayer By B. Young Jr O Hyde spoke 43 m[inutes]
& President Young 42 Minutes

October 7, 1867 ~ Monday

7^th A rainy day the conference opened at 10 oclok as
yesterday in the Great Tabernacle Prayer By J. Taylor
O. Pratt spoke upon the Godhead one hour & 27 Minutes
President Young spoke 10 Minutes He said he was satisfied
with O Pratts views upon the God head in the Main but when
He or any man published or preached his views not to
say they are the views of the Church But his own At the
close of the Church President Young talked vary plain to O
Pratt about his saying that such & such were the doctrins of
the Church & abot his telling what would have Been if Christ
had not died & if Adam had not have fallen. if there had not
been a savior prepared the world would not have been
created. In the Afternoon Prayer By E T Benson
President Young spoke 22 Minutes & gave a Number of
texts for the Elders to speak From 1^st To raise a subscription
for the Emigration Fund. 2nd The Education of our children

Oct 6, 1867

meeting to order & offered up the first Prayer in a public capacity that was Ever offered up in that Tabernacle & he returned to all the workmen who had labored upon that Tabernacle thanks in Behalf of the Presidency & Twelve. The New Organ was ownly Partly finished it had ownly 750 Pipes while it was designed for 2000. H. C. Kimball spoke 50 Minutes & D. H. Wells 32 Minutes The Presidency & Twelve held a council at Noon & cut off Amasa Lyman from the Quorum of the Twelve & set apart Joseph Fielding Smith as one of the Twelve Apostles He had been ordained an Apostle Before [FIGURE] President Young said He did not wish to ordain Joseph F Smith to take Amasas Place or to take his crown But He ordain him an Apostle to take his own crown & his own place He viewed all the Apostles in the same light. President Young was mouth in setting Joseph F Smith Apart as one of the Twelve & as a special witness to all Nations.

Afternoon Prayer By B. Young Jr O Hyde spoke 43 minutes & President Young 42 Minutes

October 7, 1867 ~ Monday

7th A rainy day the conference opened at 10 oclok as yesterday in the Great Tabernacle Prayer By J. Taylor O. Pratt spoke upon the Godhead one hour & 27 Minutes President Young spoke 10 Minutes. He said he was satisfied with O Pratts views upon the God head in the Main but when He or any man published or preached his views not to say they are the views of the Church But his own. At the close of the Church President Young talked vary Plain to O Pratt about his saying that such & such were the doctrins of the Church & about his telling what would have Been if Christ had not died & if Adam had not have fallen, if there had not been a savior prepared the world would not have been created. In the Afternoon Prayer By E T Benson [FIGURE] President Young spoke 22 Minutes & gave a Number of texts for the Elders to speak from 1st To raise a subscription for the Emigration Fund. 2nd The Education of our children