Moved by Elder Kimble & seconded by Elder Richards
that 20 of the Seventies be sent for & that
it be left discretionary with the president of
the Twelve to send for more if he think proper
Meeting closed by prayer by Elder Kimble
At a general conference of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints held in
the Temperance Hall Preston, Lancashire,
England; on the . Elder Kimble was called
to preside & Elder William Clayton chosen
as clerk. It being the tenth day of the first
month of the Eleventh year of the Church
the meeting was opened by singing & prayer by
Elder Kimble. Elder Kimble then called
upon the Elders to represent the different branches
of the Church When—
E[lde]rJoseph Fielding represented the church in Preston
consisting of about 300 members 7 Elders
8 Priest 6 Teachers & 2 Deacons
ErPeter Welling ^melling^ represented the Church in Penwortham
consisting of 73 Members 3 E. 1 P. 2 T. & 1 D.
Moved by Elder Kimble & seconded by Elder Richards
that 20 of the Seventies be sent for & that
it be left discretionary with the president of
the Twelve to send for more if he think proper
Meeting closed by prayer by Elder Kimble
At a general conference of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints held in
the Temperance Hall Preston, Lancashire,
England; on the fifteenth Day of April Eighteen
hundred & forty. Elder Kimble was called
to preside & Elder William Clayton Chosen
as Clerk. It being the tenth day of the first
month of the Eleventh year of the Church
the meeting was opened by Singing & prayer by
Elder Kimble. Elder Kimble then called
upon the Elders to represent the different branches
of the Church When—
ErJoseph Fielding represented the church in Preston
consisting of about 300 members 7 Elders
8 Priest 6 Teachers & 2 Deacons
ErPeter Melling represented the Church in Penwortham
consisting of 73 Members 3 E. 1 P. 2 T. & 1 D.
"Journal (January 1, 1840 – December 31, 1840)," April 13, 1840 - April 15, 1840, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 23, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Op