on Friday the 17th of the next July at half past seven o'clock p.m. with Elder Thomas Kington President and Elder John Benbow standing clerk (carried unanimously) The President, Willford Woodruff, then explained the nature of the Priesthood and the duties and privileges of the officers and gave such instruction as their situation required. He was followed by Elder Willard Richards who touched upon many important principles connected with the building up of the kingdom The minutes of the council was then read and accepted and having sung The ...

I met the Garway Conference at the ^Kitchen.^ Elder Levi Richards was chosen President and Elder James Morgan Clerk. There were present one of the quorum of the Twelve one High Priest seven Elders eleven Priests two Teachers and one Deacon The meeting opened by prayer by Elder Woodruff after which the churches were represented as follows: members Elders Prst: Teachs Deacs Garway 1304 3 1 2 1 ...

Book of Mormon. So he read the old Spalding story When he got through Elder Levi Richards arose and informed the people that instead of its being a new story it had been published for two ^seven^ years throughout the United States and also throughout ^in^ England. This caussed a great uproar for while some were for driving the man out of the place for lying others were crowding around Elder Richards and Kay to hear them preach The crowd however was so exited ...

The Sunday following in the evening we preached by the appointment of its minister in the Indipendant chapel to the largest congregation we had discoursed before, in London. There were present priests and people of many denominations. I addressed them for about the space of one hour. A Wesleyan Minister arose and opposed me which had a good effect for the congregation seeing the spirit he was of turned against him and the Committee refused him the permission to speak there any more. I was much bound by the opposing spirit still the ...

for the whole six hundred dollars. My Lot was No 4 Block 10 in Kimballs addition to Nauvoo Next day Joseph called upon me and others of the Twelve to attend meeting at his house in the evening. Many good principles were presented by Joseph and Hyrum such as "Speak not in tongues to your own nation but to those of another nation and then it would condem the unbeleiver; for the Lord does not work in vain. Joseph spoke much ...