Oct 7, 1882
We met at 10 oclok Prayer By A. M. CannonJohn Henry Smith
spoke 30 M[inutes], Erastus Snow one hour & 10 M. Afternoon H S Eldridg
Prayed Statisctical reports of the various stakes of Zion were read
In Cache Stake there was 5050 children under 8
Total in Cache Stake 16029. Total in Sanpete 11249
Total in Salt Lake Stake 22015. Children 5756
Utah Stake children 4835 Total souls 15916. England total 5116, Scandianavian 5511, Holland 175, Colorado 419. Total in Utah [blank]
Relief society report read wheat laid up 21976 bushels Joseph F Smith spoke 40 M
~ Sunday
Oct 8. Sunday Met at 10 oclok Prayer By F M Lyman
Missionary List was then read and sustained by the
conference G Q Cannon then spoke one Hour & 10 M
W Woodruff spoke 5 M, and Exhorted the Saints to present
all their wants before the Lord in their prayer circles
W Woodruff said the sixts Angel who would Blow
the sixts Trumped [Revelation 9:13] would be some Man who held the
keys of the Kingdom of God in the Last Dispensation Erastus
Snow said that while they were receiving he[t]heir Endowments
in the Temple in kirtland that A young Man clothed
with the power of God prophesied that the sixts Angel
would be Joseph Smith and there was a testimony
to all that it was true Afternoon Prayer By E Snow
Authorities were then Presented and sustained The
Names of Abram H Cannon & Theadore B Lewis Had been
chosen by the Presidents of the Seventies the Twelve Apostles
and the Presidency of the Church when they come to
~ Saturday
Oct 7, 1882
We met at 10 oclok Prayer By A. M. CannonJohn Henry Smith
spoke 30 Minutes, Erastus Snow one hour & 10 Minutes. Afternoon H S Eldridg
Prayed. Statistical Reports of the various stakes of Zion were read
In Cache Stake there was 5050 children under 8
Total in Cache Stake 16029. Total in sanpete 11249
Total in Salt Lake Stake 22015. Children 5756
Utah Stake children 4835 Total souls 15916.
England total, 5116. Scandianavian 5511, Holland 175,
Colorado 419. Total in Utah [blank]
Relief society report read wheat laid up 21976 bushels
Joseph F Smith spoke 40 Minutes
~ Sunday
Oct 8. Sunday Met at 10 oclok Prayer By F M Lyman
Missionary List was then read and sustained by the
Conference G Q Cannon then spoke one Hour & 10 Minutes
W Woodruff spoke 5 Minutes, and Exhorted the saints to present
all their wants before the Lord in their Prayer Circles
W Woodruff said the sixts Angel who would Blow
the sixts Trumped would be some Man who held the
keys of the Kingdom of God in the Last Dispensation Erastus
Snow said that while they were receivingtheir Endowments
in the Temple in kirtland that A young Man clothed
with the power of God prophesied that the sixts Angel
would be Joseph Smith and there was a testimony
to all that it was true. Afternoon Prayer By E Snow
Authorities were then Presented and sustained The
Names of Abram H Cannon & Theadore B Lewis Had been
chosen by the Presidents of the seventies the Twelve Apostles
and the Presidency of the Church when they come to
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