Minutes of A Conference held Sept 14, 1840
The & conference of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints held at
in on the
14th day of Sept 1840.
Their being present one of the Travling high council,
one High Priest, 9 Elders, 19 Priest, & 4 Teachers.
The meeting was called to order by Elder
when It was moved wy Elder Woodruff & second
by Elder that Elder Thomas Kington
be chosen President of the conference. Carried unanimously.
Elder was chosen clerk
Meeting opened by Prayer by Elder Woodruff
after which Elder Woodruff gave an address to
the Saints present
It was then moved & carried that
Priest be ordained to the office of an Elder Allso that
, ,
, , ,
, & be ordained Priest
Also , , &
be ordained Teachers, & be ordained
Deacon. The above named persons were
then ordained under the hands of Elders Woodruff
& Kington
Elders kington, Richardson, , & Woodruff then
made some important remarks to the officers
concerning their teaching & dilligence in the vineyard
the meeting then adjourned to 2 oclock
Met at 2 oclock & opened by singing & prayer
when the President called upon the officers to represent
the different branches of the Church. Elder Kington
represented the church at , as follows
2 Expeled, 3 removed, & now numbering
| | members | [Elders] | [Priests] | [Teachers] | [Deacons] |
| | 44 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| [represented the church at]
| [Elder]
| 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| [represented the church at]
| [Elder]
| 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| [represented the church at] Bran Green | Elder
| 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| [represented the church at]
| [Elder]
| 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| [represented the church at]
| [Elder]
| 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| [represented the church at]
| Elder
| 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [represented the church at]
| [Elder]
| 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| [represented the church at]
| Elder
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| [represented the church at]
| [Elder]
| 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| [represented the church at] Gadfield Elm | [Elder]
| 21 | 0 | 1 | [blank] | [blank] |
| | 204 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| | M[embers] | E[lders] | P[riests] | T[eachers] | D[eacons] |
| | 204 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| [represented the church at]
| Elder
| 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [represented the church at]
| [Elder]
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [represented the church at]
| Elder
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [represented the church at] C
| Elder
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| [represented the church at]
| Elder
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [represented the church at]
| Elder
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 228 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 0 |
| Barrow & scactering | 25 | | | | |
| | 253 | | | | |
Moved & carried that Elder represent this
conference to the general conference to be held in
on the 6th Day of Oct 1840
The minutes were then read & accepted by the unan
imous vote of the conference
After several exhortations from the Elders accompanied
by much of the Spirit of God It was mooved & carried
that this meeting adjourn to the 14th of Dec next
to be held at this
The meeting was dismissed by blessing from Elder
Woodruff
Thomas Kington President
Henry Glover Clerk
