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Jun 17, 1839

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June 17, 1839 ~ Monday

17^th [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Elder M. Holmes. I am spending these days at home with my family
& preparing to go on my mission to England.

i ON the first of June there was a conference held
in Quincy principly for the benefit of the Seventies Joseph was president of the meeting, & the
Seventies learned that it was not the will of God that they should appoint or have a committy
or committies to take care of their poor &c. but that Bishops were the authorities that God had
appointed for that purpose & that they should procede according to that order & they did so
& gave up the committy which they had appointed