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Apr 6, 1847

Journal Entry

April 06, 1847 ~ Tuesday

6th April 1847 we met in Public Conference this morning
in winter quarters not much business was done the sun
shone bright, the Heavens smiled upon us our hearts were
made glad President Young spoke to the peo[p]le good doctr
-in, the conference voted to sustain the quorum of the
Twelve in their place, the Presidents of the Seventies of, the
Seventies Bishops &c. I spent the afternoon in preparing to
start as I expect it will be the last day I shall spend at home
for the presient

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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 2
As usual the Church held its annual conference on the aniversary of the organization of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on the 6th of April 1830. This year it was held at Winter Quarters where the body of the Church had located for the season on its way to the Rocky Mountains to find at new home. It was a fine morning; the sun shone brightly the Heavens smiled upon us and our hearts were made glad. There was not much business done. President Young addressed the Assembly with good sound doctrine and the conference voted to sustain the quorum of the Twelve and the rest of the quorums and authorities of the Church I spent the afternoon in preparing to start for the Rocky Mountains on the morrow

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Apr 6, 1847