be published under the Superintendance
& direction of the Twelve for caried the benefit
and information of the church as soon
as a sufficient number of subscribers
shall be obtained. Carried
Mooved & Second. that Brother John Bleagard
of Lambsbury be Ordained to the Office
of a priest. Carried
Mooved & Secd that bro James Corbridge
of Thornly be Ordained to the Office of a
priest. Carried
Elder Kimble then lade before the Conference
the importance & propriety of ordaining a Patriarck
to bestow patriarchal Blessings on the fatherless
Refered to the Twelve whose Business it was
to select & ordain him according to the direction
of the spirit of the Spirit. After various rem-
arks being given by the Ers Pres[ident] Fielding
& his councillors proceded to Ordain bro's
Bleagard [and] Corbridge to the office as Stated above
Elder Kimble then called upon the clerk to
read over the minutes which being done
they were receieved by the Unanimous voice
of the Conference
"Journal (January 1, 1840 – December 31, 1840)," March 3, 1840, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed June 9, 2023, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/VM
