Henry P. Richards Smith Thurston Edward Patridge and Ward Pack

To British North America George P. Waugh.

To the United States George W Hickerson & William W. Rust were appointed in the
afternoon.

To Canada—James C. Sly Amos Gustin

To England—Samuel Powell Richard E Waddington Wm Benjamin
Hodgetts.

James Ferguson to Ireland

On the second day of the Conference the authorities were also presented and
sustained.

In place of Willard Richards deceased President Young nominated
George A Smith to be the Church Historian and General Church Recorder
which was unanimously sustained

President Young nominated Heber C. Kimball to continue
as his First Counsellor and Jedediah M. Grant as his Second Counsellor
to fill the place of Willard Richards

On the 9th of April the Conference was brought to
a close by President Young and adjourned until the 27 of the next June

The Seventies Apostles

After the close of the Conference I attended prayer meeting with the Presidency
and Twelve while remarking upon the offices of the Priesthood President Young
said that the Seventies held all the keys in the Church and Kingdom of
God on earth and if the Twelve were dead they would have to ordain all the
officers of the Church for they are all High Priests and Apostles. I told
Joseph Young to have the Seventies all ordained Apostles

On the evening of the 23rd I met with the Missionaries
in company with Orson Hyde Parley P. Pratt J. Taylor George A. Smith
and Erastus Snow of the Twleve and we blessed about forty Elders
who were set apart to go to the various nations of the earth. At
the close of the blessings they were addressed by Parley Pratt upon
their outfit &c and journey across the Plain: George A Smith

Henry P. Richards Smith Thurston Edward Patridge and Ward Pack

To British North America George P. Waugh.

To the United States George W Hickerson & William W. Rust were appointed in the afternoon.

To Canada—James C. Sly Amos Gustin

To England—Samuel Powell Richard E Waddington Wm Benjamin Hodgetts.

James Ferguson to Ireland

On the second day of the Conference the authorities were also presented and sustained.

In place of Willard Richards deceased President Young nominated George A Smith to be the Church Historian and General Church Recorder which was unanimously sustained

President Young nominated Heber C. Kimball to continue as his First Counsellor and Jedediah M. Grant as his Second Counsellor to fill the place of Willard Richards

On the 9th of April the Conference was brought to a close by President Young and adjourned until the 27 of the next June

The Seventies Apostles

After the close of the Conference I attended prayer meeting with the Presidency and Twelve while remarking upon the offices of the Priesthood President Young said that the Seventies held all the keys in the Church and Kingdom of God on earth and if the Twelve were dead they would have to ordain all the officers of the Church for they are all High Priests and Apostles. I told Joseph Young to have the Seventies all ordained Apostles

On the evening of the 23rd I met with the Missionaries in company with Orson Hyde Parley P. Pratt J. Taylor George A. Smith and Erastus Snow of the Twleve and we blessed about forty Elders who were set apart to go to the various nations of the earth. At the close of the blessings they were addressed by Parley Pratt upon their outfit &c and journey across the Plain: George A Smith