Elder Adams took a text in Obadiah 17 vers
upon Mount Zion shall be deliverance &c He spoke
lengthy concerning Zion that was to be built up
in the last days & pointed out Joseph from the
scriptures and brought much testimony to
prove the subject. At the close of the discourse
President Joseph Smith turned over the confer-
ence into the hands of the Twelve And Adjourned
untill 2 oclok

Met at 2 oclok & president
Hiram Smith arose & spent most of the Afternoon
in scoreing the elders to try to teach them
wisdom, that they might act in wisdom when
they go out to preach. Conference Adjour[n]ed
untill to morrow morning at 108 oclk

April 9, 1844 ~ Tuesday

April 9^th Conference persuant to adjournment
at 8 oclok President B Young in the chair

Elder Amasa Lyman made some appropriat remarks
had followed men that done more hurt than
good flung more obstructions in the way than they
took out had taken half of his time to remove
prejudice caused by unwise Elders. for God sake
dont preach a thing you dont know. dont appear
before the public in a capacity you cannot maintain
A man in Iowa called a congregation the first
thing he did was to read a Patriarchal blessing
which had some strong meat in it. he would
have done better to have preached the gospel

I had rather hear brethren appear small th[an]
large I had rather see a man hold his brother
up than pull him down. Preach what will
save men the same that converted you will
convert them.

Elder B Young arose
and the above doctrin was true and I will add
a remark to it if a man tries to rise by pulling

Elder Adams took a text in Obadiah 17 vers upon Mount Zion shall be deliverance &c He spoke lengthy concerning Zion that was to be built up in the last days & pointed out Joseph from the scriptures and brought much testimony to prove the subject. At the close of the discourse President Joseph Smith turned over the conference into the hands of the Twelve And Adjourned untill 2 oclok. Met at 2 oclok & President Hiram Smith arose & spent most of the Afternoon in scoreing the elders to try to teach them wisdom, that they might act in wisdom when they go out to preach conference Adjourned untill to morrow morning at 8 oclk

April 9, 1844 ~ Tuesday

April 9th Conference persuant to adjournment at 8 oclok President B Young in the Chair Elder Amasa Lyman made some appropriat remarks had followed men that done more hurt than good flung more obstructions in the way than they took out had taken half of his time to remove prejudice caused by unwise Elders, for God sake dont preach a thing you dont know, dont appear before the public in a capacity you cannot maintain A man in Iowa called a congregation the first thing he did was to read a Patriarchal blessing which had some strong meat in it, he would have done better to have preached the gospel

I had rather hear brethren appear small than large I had rather see a man hold his brother up than pull him down. Preach what will save men the same that converted you will convert them.

Elder B Young arose and the above doctrin was true and I will add a remark to it if a man tries to rise by pulling