5th I took coach in company with Elder's Kimball
& Br Kneadham for BirManchester I had a shake
of the ague on the way & was quite sick, when
I arived at Manchester I had an interview with Brs Young, Richards, & O Pratt & many other Brethren
I [FIGURE] wrote a letter to Phebe & spent the night at Br
Richards with Br Young & Kimball. Distance 36 m
~ Tuesday
MINUTES OF THE GENERAL CONEFERENC
A general conference of the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints was held in the Carpenters Hall
in Manchester on the 6th Day of Oct 1840 it being
the 1 day of the 7th month of the 11 year of the Church
when the following officers of the Travelling High
council were Present viz ^Elders^ B YoungOrson Pratt
W Woodruff W.Wodruff.Willard
RichardsH. C. Kimball & G A Smith, other officers
High Priest 5, Elders 19, Priests 28, Teacher 14
& Deacons 2.
The meeting being called to order at 10 oclock by
Elder Brigham Young it was moved by Elder
Young seconded by Elder Woodruff that Elder
Orson Pratt be President of the conference which was
carried unanimously. Elder George Walker was chosen clerk
After Singing & Prayer by the President their was
27 conferences & churches represented viz
~ Monday
5th I took coach in company with Elder's Kimball
& Br Kneadham for Manchester I had a shake
of the ague on the way & was quite sick, when
I arived at Manchester I had an interview with Brs
Young, Richards, & O Pratt & many other Brethren
I [FIGURE] wrote a letter to Phebe & spent the night at Br
Richards with Br Young & Kimball. Distance 36 m.
~ Tuesday
MINUTES OF THE GENERAL CONFERENC
A general Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints was held in the Carpenters Hall
in Manchester on the 6th Day of Oct 1840 it being
the 1 day of the 7th month of the 11 year of the Church
when the following officers of the Travelling High
Council were Present viz Elders B YoungOrson Pratt
W Woodruff Willard
RichardsH. C. Kimball & G A Smith, other officers
High Priest 5. Elders 19. Priests 28. Teacher 14
& Deacons 2.
The meeting being called to order at 10 oclock by
Elder Brigham Young it was moved by Elder
Young seconded by Elder Woodruff that Elder
Orson Pratt be President of the Conference which was
carried unanimously. Elder George Walker was chosen Clerk
After Singing & Prayer by the President their was
27 conferences & churches represented viz
"Journal (January 1, 1840 – December 31, 1840)," October 5, 1840 - October 6, 1840, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 20, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/JMo