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Day in the Life

Jun 29, 1844

Journal Entry

June 29, 1844 ~ Saturday

29th Boston Conference


The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter DaSy Saints
met in conference at Franklin Hall on the
29th Day of June 1844

There being present a majority of the quorum
of the Twelve viz seven as follows B. Young
H. C. Kimball, O Hyde O. Pratt Wm Smith,
L. Wight & W. Woodruff. And a large number
of Elders. Elder B. Young took the chair
Conference opened by Prayer.

Conference was addressed in the fore part of
the day by Elder O. Hyde, in an interesting manner
In the afternoon Elder's Young & H. C. Kimball
adress the meeting and also Elder L. Wight

Resolved that James H. Glines & Wm Henderson
be ordained Elders. They were ordained
under the hands of H. C. kimball & B. Young
Conference adjourned till Sunday morning 10 oclok

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1402 mentions
Apostle
30 mentions
Wight, Lyman
9 May 1796 - 31 Mar 1858
190 mentions
Apostle
Hyde, Orson
8 Jan 1805 - 28 Nov 1878
670 mentions
Apostle
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1037 mentions
Apostle
1 mention
63 mentions
Missionary

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Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

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I found on my ariveal to Boston puite [quite] an excitemet through the country concerning affairs in Nauvoo & reagions round about saying that the whole country was rising in arms in mob to exterminate the saints most of the inflamatory speaches and excitement was got up by the warsaw message and St Louis papers they desire to exterminate the saints from of the earth, but the work is in the hands of God and he will direct all things aright
~ Wilford Woodruff
^[FIGURE] J S H S At 5 oclock [Insertion written on the side of the page, clarifying the time that Joseph and Hyrum were martyred] ^5 oclok 16 m. 23 sec 5 1/2 at Carthage 6 1/2 at [Rochester] in the evening^ At 5 oclock this day the Prophet Joseph & Patriarch Hiram Smith fell. sealed their testimony with their Blood [FIGURE] They were murdered to appeas the wrath of a gentile mob as Christ was by a Jewish mob. Peace be to thy ashes, the most glorious resurrection to thy bodies and the American gentile nation answer for thy blood before the bar of God, and the murderers pay the price of the Lords anointed^
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 2
There was present a majority of the quorum of the Twelve—namely, Brigham Young its President Heber C. Kimball Orson Hyde Orson Pratt William Smith Lyman Wight and Wilford Woodruff; and also a large number of Elders. Brigham Young presided. The Conference continued for two days and was addressed by Orson Hyde Brigham Young H. C. Kimball Lyman Wight Orson Pratt and Wilford Woodruff The Conference was well attended the meeting spirity and the discourses instructive and effectual.

Events

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May 4, 1844
Wilford completes brick home in Nauvoo; over the next 2 years he lives in it for less than 6 weeks.
August 8, 1844
Meeting where majority of Church members sustain the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as governing body of the Church.
August 12, 1844
Wilford accepts call to preside over the European Mission for one year.

Jun 29, 1844