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November 9, 1855 ~ Friday
9th In company with & I rode to & spent the night at at Brother
Moss. Brother stoped with me distance 25 mls
November 10, 1855 ~ Saturday
10th Saturday we rode to to attend the Quarte-
rly conference the people Assembled at 11 oclok meeting opened
by singing & Prayer By Brother . then W Woodruff
said I am glad to meet you in the capacity of a quarterly
conference & I am glad to have the privileg of meeting
with you as a missionary in connextion with so many
other missionaries we know it is necessary for you to have
the spirit of God in order to be benefited by our teaching & it
is necessary for us to have the spirit of God as missionaries [in]
order to teach to your edifycation. the Lord has a great
deal to communicate to this people for we have much to learn
before we are prepared to dwell in the presence of God so
I wish you all to get the spirit of God that you may all be edify
& that you may by faith draw forth those things from
the Lord which it is his will you should obtain through his ser-
vants who shall address you. I leave thes remarks with you
& give way for Brother Lyon to address you.
Brother John Lyon addressed the people for about one
hour I reported his sermon as I did all others who spok
during the conference. The conference was held in the
tabernacle or large school hous.
The people again assembled at 2 oclock & were addrrsed By
by offered up Prayer
Brother Joseph spoke quite lengthy & we were Edifyed by his
teaching he was blessed by the spirit of God
The people again assembled at 6 oclok. Prayer by Brother
Zerah Pulsipher addressed the people & we were
all interested in his teachings
Henry Harriman followed & the two occupied the evening
till 9 oclok then an appealed case of trial of a sister came
up before Bishop which lasted till midnight much
Instruction was given by W. Woodruff & upon
principle I spent the night at Brother
November 11, 1855 ~ Sunday
11th Sunday the missionaries met at 8 oclok & passed res-
olutions concerning other Quarterly conferences in the
District which are published in the Deseret News
at 10 oclok the conference again opened prayer & singing
the people were addressed By & followed by
who spoke at length to the Edification of the people
the People again assembled at 2 oclok & were addressed by
W. Woodruff who took for a text the fore part of the Lords
prayer "May thy kingdom come & thy will be done on Earth as
it is done in heaven["] was followed by Brother Pack who bore
testimony to the truth
the people met again at 6 oclok & were addressed by Elders
& W Woodruff
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"Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)," November 9, 1855 - November 11, 1855, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed June 9, 2023, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/qzD