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Excerpt:9 Priests, 11 Teachers & 5 Deacons this with some other business composed the business of the day. meeting closed & we retired to our places of abode in peace I accompanied several of my brethren to Elder Stodards whare we spent the night distance of the day 8 miles June 11, 1837 ~ Sunday June 11th I was called upon to address the conference in the forepart of the Day it was with peculiar feelings that I arose to address a large congregation of saints raised up in another nation under ...Dates:June 11, 1837
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Excerpt:After visiting each appartment of the palace we all called upon one of the brethren & took Dinner, after which we visited other portions of the City. Sir Walter Scotts Monument is a splendid specimin of art we saw the Scotch Gientess as we passed along I spent the night with Br Henry McEwan No 2 High Rigs distance of the day 12 m March 23, 1845 ~ Sunday Edinborough Conference Met in Edinborough on Sunday 22 23rd March ...Dates:March 23, 1845 March 24, 1845
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Excerpt:133 others. Ordained 2. Patriarchs 3 High Priest 149 Elders 134, Priests 62 Teachers & 14 Deacons Esstablished 75 Preaching Places Planted 55 Churches Numbering 1565 members. 28 Blessed 171 Children there were 218 cases of healing under my hand I married 14 Couple, was baptized for 36 Dead friends. Baptized for 135 Dead. Reported & recorded in my Journals 30 of President Joseph Smith sermons, & 25 of the quorum of the Twelve I wrote 563 Letters recieved 257 Letters. Procured 205 subscribers for ...Dates:February 7, 1845 February 8, 1845
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Excerpt:Aug 8th 1844 [FIGURE] All the authorities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in and about Nauvoo met in a special conference in the grove in Nauvoo at 3 oclock. The quorum of the Twelve, Councillors S. Rigdon & A Lyman, the High Council, and others occupied the Stand, the High Priest, quorum, & quorum of the Seventies and Elders, Pishops Priests Teachers & deacons appeared in their several quorums and took their seats and also a ...
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Excerpt:July 6, 1840 ~ Monday MINUTES OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE A general conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was held in the Carpenters Hall Manchester on the 6th day of July 1840, it being the 1st day of the 4th month 11th year of the Church when the following officers of the travling high council were present viz. Elder B Young P P Pratt W[ilfor]d Woodruff J. TaylorDates:July 6, 1840
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Excerpt:March 26, 1845 ~ Wednesday 26th [FIGURE] I arived in Liverpool about 9 oclok this morning sick & weary spent a few moments in the office. I recieved several Times & Seasons & Neighbor & New York Prophet Also one letter from Elder G. A. Smith from Nauvoo. I spent the day looking them over & at night went to bed sick 2 m March 27, 1845 ~ Thursday 27 Arose in the morning sick was ...Dates:March 26, 1845 March 27, 1845 March 28, 1845 March 29, 1845 March 30, 1845
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Excerpt:April 4, 1845 ~ Friday 4th I took cars in the morning in company with Mrs Woodruff & rode to Manchester was met at the rail road by Elders Holmes Stratten & Ross I took up my abode with John Druce No 6 Sandford street Broughton road Salford I had an interview with a number of the Saints distance 30[m] April 5, 1845 ~ Saturday ...Dates:April 4, 1845 April 5, 1845 April 6, 1845
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Excerpt:The President called upon the delegates to represent the various conferences through- out the British dominions which occupied the forenoon & the following is the sum total represented of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints throughout England, Ireland Scotland & Wales viz [blank] Conferences embracing [blank] Branches containing [blank] Members including [blank] High Priest [blank] Elders [blank] Priest [blank] Teachers & [blank] Deacons There had been [blank] Baptized during the last year. This was the largest ...
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Excerpt:New Castle spent some little time at Father Rowleys who was vary feeble. There is many silk manufacterers in New Castle [FIGURE] I Purchased 15 yards of Black silk for a dress for Phebe at 2/2 per yard [FIGURE] £1 12 6 & 7 yards of lineing at /4 1/2 per yard £0 2 7 1/2 this was considerd as cheap £1 15 1 1/2 as any could be bought in England according to the quality I walked with several Brethren to
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Excerpt:October 5, 1840 ~ Monday 5th I took coach in company with Elder's Kimball & Br Kneadham for Bir Manchester I had a shake of the ague on the way & was quite sick, when I arived at Manchester I had an interview with Brs Young, Richards, & O Pratt & many other Brethren I [FIGURE] wrote a letter to Phebe & spent the night at Br Richards with Br ...Dates:October 5, 1840 October 6, 1840