PM. Elder O Hyde Addressed the meeting in the afternoon
was followed By G. A. Smith & President Young
concerning the indian war Waker &c much good
instruction was given. Conference adjourned till
to morrow 10 oclock
I met In counsel with President Young & co[u]nsel
& the 12. And P P Pratt was Appointed to go to Hornors Ranch in Calafornia to esstablish a stake Erastus Snow was appointed to go to St Louis to
take charge of the Saints in that Land & O Pratt
to take charge of the stake in Cincinnati
~ Friday
April 87th Conference opened at 10 oclock prayer
by Lorenzo SnowH. C. Kimball made some remarks
He said that what President Young had presented
to the people to carry out was ownly what we had
in our Houses for years all have to be perchased
even George Watt I want all I have to be secure in
the kingdom of God. If the Presidency & Twelve
enter into this order they will swollow up the whole
Church in a little time & also the whole world as Joseph
did in Egypt. The Plurality of wives was esstablished
& many of you have fought it & you may fight it untill
you go into your graves & it will still be the work
of God & will continue to be to all Eternity
President Young followed upon the subject of consecr-
ation & tithing & his remarks will be published hereafter
2 oclok P.M. Singing Prayer by W. Woodruff All took
seats on the outside the Tabernacle their was about 7000
people present they were addressed by P. P. Pratt
The following persons were called to go on Missions
P P Pratt to San Jose, O Pratt & O Spencer to Cincinnati Erastus Snow to St Louis the Above brethren were to
esstablish stakes to gather the saints to them 7 to the pacific
Island & 9 to the United States
6 oclok in the evening the seventies met in the Tabernacle
& were Addressed by the Presidency of the seventies
~ Saturday
April 78th Conference was called to order by President Kimball Prayer by Elder Benson then the business of the
conference was presented before the people. All the Authorities
of the Church were sustained
PM. Elder O Hyde Addressed the meeting in the afternoon
was followed by G A Smith & President Young
concerning the indian war Waker &c much good
instruction was given. Conference adjourned till
to morrow 10 oclock
Their was preaching during the evening at the Tabernacle
By the High Priests quorum the meeting was Addressed
by Bishop PetegrewPhineas Young, Gifford HaywoodJohn Neff, & several in the congregation that I did not
know & the meeting closed by an address from
W Woodruff & J M Grant upon the Law of consecration
I met In counsel with President Young & counsel
& the 12. And P P Pratt was Appointed to go to
Hornors Ranch in Calafornia to esstablish a stake
Erastus Snow was appointed to go to St Louis to
take charge of the Saints in that Land & O Pratt
to take charge of the stake in Cincinnati
~ Friday
April7th Conference opened at 10 oclock prayer
by Lorenzo SnowH. C Kimball made some remarks
He said that what President Young had presented
to the people to carry out was ownly what we had
in our Houses for years all have to be perchased
even George Watt I want all I have to be secure in
the kingdom of God. If the Presidency & Twelve
enter into this order they will swollow up the whole
Church in a little time & also the whole world as Joseph
did in Egypt. The Plurality of wives was esstablished
& many of you have fought it & you may fight it untill
you go into your graves & it will still be the work
of God & will continue to be to all Eternity
President Young followed upon the subject of consecration & tithing & his remarks will be published hereafter
2 oclok P.M. Singing Prayer by W. Woodruff All took
seats on the outside the Tabernacle their was about 7000
people present they were addressed by P. P. Pratt
The following persons were called to go on Missions
P P Pratt to San Jose, O Pratt & O Spencer to CincinnatiErastus Snow to St Louis the Above brethren were to
Esstablish stakes to gather the saints to them 7 to the pacific
Island & 9 to the United States
6 oclok in the evening the seventies met in the Tabernacle
& were Addressed by the Presidency of the seventies
~ Saturday
April 8th conference was called to order by President
Kimball Prayer by Elder Benson then the business of the
conference was presented before the people. All the Authorities
of the Church were sustained
"Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)," April 6, 1854 - April 8, 1854, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 9, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/owk