The conference met at Hanly Staffordshire
on the 28th Sept there being present one of the
travling council 4 Elders 11 Priest 5 Teachers
& 2 Deacons. The meeting was then called
to order by Elder Simpson when it was
moved & carried that Elder W. Woodruff be
chosen President of the conference & Osmond
Shaw clerk. The meeting was then opened by
singing & Prayer by the President who addr
essed the meeting concerning the business of
the day. It was moved & seconded that John Rowley, & William Knight be ordained Elders
The above named persons were then ordained
under the hands of Elders W Woodruff &
George Simpson. The President then called upon
the official members to represent the various
Branches of the Church when
"Journal (January 1, 1840 – December 31, 1840)," September 28, 1840, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 25, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/DDn