This was truly an interesting time more
Elders were ordain on this occasion than were
ever ordained in the Church of Latter Day Saints
in one day before while this was going on
Elder Taylor was delivering a discourse from
tohe stand to the multitude, & also their was
baptizing and confirming (from or) at the font
in the afternoon Elders Amiza Lyman & W^m
Smith, occupied the stand in the afternoon &
was followed by Joseph with few remarks & the
conference closed

April 9, 1842 ~ Saturday

9^th T[h]e Saints in Nauvoo assembled inat the house
of president Marks at an early hour in the mor-
ning to pay their last respeck to the Body of
Ephraim Marks son of President Marks who died
on the evening of the 7^th A large poroscession
formed two by two & walked to the grove a large
concorse assembled President Joseph Smith
spoke upon the occasion with much feelings & inter
est among his remarks he said it is a vary solumn
& awful time I never felt more solumn it calles
to mind the death of my oldest Brother who died in
New York & my Youngest Brother Carloss Smith who
died in Nauvoo It has been hard for me to live on
earth & see those young men upon whome we have lean-
ed upon as a support & comfort taken from us in
the midst of their youth. yes it has been hard to
be reconciled to these things I have sometimes felt
that I should have felt more reconciled to have been
called myself if it could have been the will
of God, yet I know we ought to be still & know
it is of God & be reconciled all is right it
will be but a short time before we shall all in
like manner be called. It may be the case
with me as well as you. Some has supposed
that Br Joseph could not die but this is a
mistake it is true their has been times when
I have had the promise of my life to accomplish
such & such things, but having accomplish those
things I have not at present any lease of my
life & am as liable to die as other men

This was truly an interesting time more Elders were ordain on this occasion than were ever ordained in the Church of Latter Day Saints in one day before while this was going on Elder Taylor was delivering a discourse from the stand to the multitude, & also their was baptizing and confirming (from or) at the font in the afternoon Elders Amiza Lyman & Wm Smith, occupied the stand in the afternoon & was followed by Joseph with few remarks & the Conference closed

April 9, 1842 ~ Saturday

9th The Saints in Nauvoo assembled at the house of president Marks at an early hour in the morning to pay their last respeck to the body of Ephraim Marks son of President Marks who died on the evening of the 7th A large procession formed two by two & walked to the grove a large concorse assembled President Joseph Smith spoke upon the occasion with much feelings & inter est among his remarks he said it is a vary solumn & awful time I never felt more solumn it calles to mind the death of my oldest brother who died in New York & my Youngest brother Carloss Smith who died in Nauvoo. It has been hard for me to live on earth & see those young men upon whome we have leaned upon as a support & comfort taken from us in the midst of their youth, yes it has been hard to be reconciled to these things I have sometimes felt that I should have felt more reconciled to have been called myself if it could have been the will of God, yet I know we ought to be still & know it is of God & be reconciled all is right it will be but a short time before we shall all in like manner be called. It may be the case with me as well as you. Some has supposed that Br Joseph could not die but this is a mistake it is true their has been times when I have had the promise of my life to accomplish such & such things, but having accomplish those things I have not at present any lease of my life & am as liable to die as other men