Minutes of July 7, 1838 | ||||
Ordinations (mostly seventies), a confession, and a talk by Sidney. Interesting that Joseph, though present, does not speak during the entire conference. On July 8, however, he receives, D&C 117120 and Revelation of July 8, 1838. | ||||
Date | July 7, 1838 | FWR, 201. | ||
Location | Far West | |||
Description | The Conference convened agreeable to adjournment | |||
Open | Prayer by Sidney Rigdon | |||
Ordinations | Members of "the Camp" receive their blessings and are ordained seventies: | Zion's Camp, 1834 | ||
Seventies | Horace Evans Chandler Holbrook Jackson Smith Joseph Holbrook James R. Ivie James Dunn Justus Morse Thomas Turner Lewis Sabriskie John C. Annis Alanson Ripley John Fawsett Ebenezer Miller Horace Cowan |
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Other ordinations | Conference votes on other ordination recommends: | |||
William Martin, rejected Johnathan T. Packer, teacher, approved Pleasant Ewell and Uziel Corey, deacon, approved |
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Confession fails | George Walters gives a confession, "but did not give satisfaction." | ¶ Minutes of July 6, 1838a | ||
Sidney's remarks | Remarks by Sidney Rigdon, | |||
Adjourn | Conference adjourns until first Friday of October. | |||
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