President Young said he had never heard any
missionaries speak on returning from missions that he was more
satisfied with than with those who had just returned home; though
he was as well satisfied with the Twelve on their mission to England in 1840
Next day I spoke to the people upon the Handcart
companies; John Banks followed upon his mission East and President Grant delivered a brief but powerful address on reformation
At the close of the meeting I went to the Font and the House
of the Lord to assist in baptism and confirmation.
Elder Franklin D Richards went into the
Font and baptized his brethren the missionaries who had been
with him and their families and Elder Lorenzo Snow and
myself confirmed them. ^About 65.^
On the Conference was called to order by
President Kimball who rebuked those who were in the habit
of leaving during service or talking at meeting and he said
"You may say I am severe. I am not
half as severe as the Lord wants me to be. I have seen Joseph when men were in Council meetings with him and
rose to leave cut them off from the Church before they got
out of the door. You tramel the Spirit and it is grieved
with the confusion and interuption. If you do not believe
this get the Spirit of God and come on this stand and
attempt to talk to the people
During the day a number of the
Returned Missionaries spoke and it was resolved that
the Returned Missionaries should stay with their families
President Young said he had never heard any
missionaries speak on returning from missions that he was more
satisfied with than with those who had just returned home; though
he was as well satisfied with the Twelve on their mission to
England in 1840.
I spoke to the people upon the Handcart
Companies; John Banks followed upon his mission East and President
Grant delivered a brief but powerful address on reformation
At the close of the meeting I went to the Font and the House
of the Lord to assist in baptism and confirmation.
Elder Franklin D Richards went into the
Font and baptized his brethren the missionaries who had been
with him and their families and Elder Lorenzo Snow and
myself confirmed them. About 65.
On the 7th Conference was called to order by
President Kimball who rebuked those who were in the habit
of leaving during service or talking at meeting and he said
"You may say I am severe. I am not
half as severe as the Lord wants me to be. I have seen
Joseph when men were in Council meetings with him and
rose to leave cut them off from the Church before they got
out of the door. You tramel the Spirit and it is grieved
with the confusion and interuption. If you do not believe
this yet the Spirit of God and come on this stand and
attempt to talk to the people
During the day a number of the
Returned Missionaries spoke and it was resolved that
the Returned Missionaries should stay with their families.