6th Oct Conference met at the Bowery this morning at 10 oclock
there were present Presidents B. Young H C. Kimball & J M Grant
& W Woodruff L. Snow & F. D. Richards of the Twelve & the
Missionaries who had just returned home & a vast congregation
of people. The full quorums of most of the presidencies were full
After singing & prayer President Young said our conference
is now open & the first business is to gather together the clothing shoes
flour & Teams & men & start them into the mountains after
the Hand Cart & other Companies who are back on the plains they
there were below Laramie some of them there were the following
Articles brought in to send back to clothe the poor saints who
wrere back on the plains. The Following is a list of some of the Articles donated
This offering was made By Request of President Brigham Young for the poor
President YKimball moved that President Young & Himself
& J. M. Grant should go into the mountains to meet the companis
& bring them in the vote was put to the people but few voted for
but the great majority against it
President B Young spoke upon the necessity of a refermation
among the people
President Kimball called upon the blacksmiths in the congregation
to return home to mend their waggons & shoe the Horses of the people so
they might start back upon their Journey
President kimball then presented the Authorities of the Church to
the people all of which were voted for & sustained
J. M. Grant spoke upon the propriety & importance of evry mans having
the Holy Ghost upon him in all places & times
The 18 ward was then Divided & John Sharp was appointed as
Bishop to preside over the 20th ward
President Kimball addressed the people & closed up by moving that
Seth Taft be droped from his office as Bishop carried unanimously
President Young then said I wish to Fullfill the promise which I made
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