Page 20 of Autobiography Volume 3 circa 1865-1866

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1854

General Conference
Of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Held in the Tabernacle Great Salt Lake City
April 6th 1854

The Conference commenced at 10 A.M.

There were in the Stand Presidents Brigham Young
and Heber C. Kimball

Patriarch—Isaac Morley.
Of the Twelve Apostles—Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt
Wilford Woodruff John Taylor George A Smith E. T. Benson
Lorenzo Snow and Erastus Snow.

Presidents of Seventies Joseph Young H. Herriman
Zera Pulsipher A. P. Rockwood J. M. Grant Levi Hancock
and B. L. Clapp

Presiding Bishop—Edward Hunter.
Presidency of the Stake D. Fullmer Thomas Rhoads & P. H. Young
Clerk of the Conference—Thomas Bullock
Reporter—George D. Watt.

Conference was called to order by President Brigham Young
and after the singing President Kimball offered up a prayer

President Young then arose and spoke upon the
death of President Willard Richards and concerning filling his p[l]ace
in the Presidency. Upon this subject at the close of his discourse
the President said

"When the time comes to present before you the
quorums we shall probably supply the vacancy made by
the death of brother Willard Richards. Who will supply his

1854

General Conference Of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Held in the Tabernacle Great Salt Lake City April 6th 1854 The Conference commenced at 10 A.M.

There were in the Stand Presidents Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball

Patriarch—Isaac Morley. Of the Twelve Apostles—Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt Wilford Woodruff John Taylor George A Smith E. T. Benson Lorenzo Snow and Erastus Snow.

Presidents of Seventies Joseph Young H. Herriman Zera Pulsipher A. P. Rockwood J. M. Grant Levi Hancock and B. L. Clapp

Presiding Bishop—Edward Hunter. Presidency of the Stake D. Fullmer Thomas Rhoads & P. H. Young Clerk of the Conference—Thomas Bullock Reporter—George D. Watt.

Conference was called to order by President Brigham Young and after the singing President Kimball offered up a prayer

President Young then arose and spoke upon the death of President Willard Richards and concerning filling his place in the Presidency. Upon this subject at the close of his discourse the President said

"When the time comes to present before you the quorums we shall probably supply the vacancy made by the death of brother Willard Richards. Who will supply his