then many received their Appointments to go on mission
to differant parts all of which are published in the Deserett
News of April 13
~ Sunday
April 9th Congregation met in the open air north side of
the Tabernacle. Prayer by Elder Hyde. Lorenzo Snow
spoke upon the subject of Life & salvation
Other names were presented for a mission
2 PM Prayer by W Woodruff. Other men were
called to go on missions. Counsellor J M Grant Appointed
all the Bishops Elders Priests & all the male members of the
Church policemen to preserve the inhabitants in peace
safety & virtue
President Young brought the conference to a close &
Adjourned this conference to the 27 June next at 10 AM
to meet at this place I have not written the procedings
of this conference in this Journal as they are all reported
by G. D Watt & published in the News
I Attended the prayer meeting with the Presidency & Twelve
And President Young said while remarking upon the
offices of the Priesthood that the seventies hold all the
Keys in the Church & Kingdom of God on earth & if the 12
were dead they would have to ordain all the offices of
the Church for they are all High Priests & Apostles I told
Joseph Young to have the 70 All ordained Apostles
It is perfectly right to take High Priests & make Teachers of them
~ Monday to ~ Wednesday
April 10 11 & 12 I spent the time ploughing my Gardens &
preparing it for planting. the mail came in & I got
3 letters from J. H. Jones J. M. Bernhisel & Thompson
Woodruff we learned by mail that their was a fair
prospect of a General European war
~ Thursday to ~ Saturday
13 14 & 15 I spent this time in planting potatoes corn,
peace [peas] & flowers I met with the brethren & Attended to the
blessing of 145 missionaries
~ Sunday
16 Sunday John Taylor spoke in the forenoon
In the afternoon B Claap O Hyde, & E Snow spoke
I met the 12 at 7 ock to Bless the missionaries who are
going out on missions we blessed 35, & returned to our homes
~ Monday to ~ Tuesday
17 & 18 I Rode to Gardners Mill to white fort & [illegible]
fort & back again to Salt Lake City distnce 70 mils
~ Wednesday
19th We had a shower of rain I spent the time at home
writing
~ Thursday
20th I spent most of the day with G. A. Smith in the
Historians office I feft [left] with him 4 volums of my Journal
including 1840 to [18]46 inclusive
then many received their Appointments to go on missions to differant parts all of which are published in the Deserett News of April 13
~ Sunday
April 9th Congregation met in the open air north side of the Tabernacle. Prayer by Elder Hyde. Lorenzo Snow spoke upon the subject of Life & Salvation
Other names were presented for a mission
2 PM Prayer by W Woodruff. Other men were called to go on missions. Counsellor J M Grant Appointed all the Bishops Elders Priests & all the male members of the church policemen to preserve the inhabitants in peace safety & virtue
President Young brought the conference to a close & Adjourned this conference to the 27 June next at 10 AM to meet at this place I have not written the procedings of this conference in this Journal as they are all reported by G. D Watt & published in the News
I Attended the prayer meeting with the Presidency & Twelve And President Young said while remarking upon the offices of the Priesthood that the seventies hold all the Keys in the church & Kingdom of God on earth & if the 12 were dead they would have to ordain all the offices of the Church for they are all High Priests & Apostles I told Joseph Young to have the 70 All ordained Apostles
It is perfectly right to take High Priests & make Teachers of them
~ Monday to ~ Wednesday
April 10 11 & 12 I spent the time ploughing my garden & preparing it for planting. the mail came in & I got [FIGURE] 3 letters from J. H Jones J. M. Bernhisel & Thompson Woodruff we learned by mail that their was a fair prospect of a General European war
~ Thursday to ~ Saturday
13 14 & 15 I spent this time in planting potatoes corn, peace & flowers I met with the brethren & Attended to the blessing of 18 missionaries
~ Sunday
16 Sunday John Taylor spoke in the forenoon In the afternoon B Clapp O Hyde, & E Snow spoke I met the 12 at 7 oclock to Bless the missionaries who are going out on missions we blessed 35, & returned to our homes
~ Monday to ~ Tuesday
17 & 18 I Rode to Gardners Mill to white fort & H◊◊alen fort & back again to Salt Lake City distance 70 mils
~ Wednesday
19th We had a shower of rain I spent the time at home writing
~ Thursday
20th I spent most of the day with G. A. Smith in the Historians office I left with him 4 volums of my Journal including 1840 to 46 inclusive
