Elder J E Page Addressed the meeting. I
spent the night with Elder Kimball He read
me a letter from his wife which was interesting
may the Lord Bless Joseph give him a victory over
his enemies & support him in evry trial & prepare
the Saints for that which is to come I pray
~ Saturday
Conference
of
the quorum of the Twelve Apostles
met [in] the Boston church at Boylston Hall
on the 9th Day of Sept 1843
Conference opened by prayer By Elder G A Smith
President Young called for Business
Elder E P Magin represented the Boston
Branch containing members 182
[Elder E P Magin represented the] Peterboro [Branch containing members] 88
strong in faith of gathering
Elder B. F. Gruid represented the Lowel Branch consisting of members 48
Elder Snow represented the Salem Branch 75 or 80
12 or 15 to start west next Tuesday & another
company to start the 1st of October which
will take about half of the Church
Elder Lewis Represented the Church in New Bebford containing members 100
many of them not active not more than
one third of them come to meeting have
not had had a preacher lately if a good one
was to come good might be done
Elder J E Page addressed the meeting. I
spent the night with Elder Kimball. He read
me a letter from his wife which was interesting
may the Lord bless Joseph give him a victory over
his enemies & support him in evry trial & prepare
the saints for that which is to come I pray
Conference opened by prayer by Elder G A Smith
President Young called for Business
Elder E P Magin represented the Boston
Branch containing members 182
do Peterboro 88
strong in faith of gathering
Elder B. F. Gruid represented the
Lowel Branch consisting of members 48
Elder Snow represented the Salem Branch 75 or 80
12 or 15 to start west next Tuesday & another
company to start the 1st of October which
will take about half of the Church
Elder Lewis Represented the Church in
New Bebford containing members 100
many of them not active not more than
one third of them come to meeting have
not had a Preacher lately if a good one
was to come good might be done
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