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Revised Minutes and Discourses, 23 April-circa 8 May 1843, Willard Richards Draft
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Revised Minutes, and JS, Discourses, , Hancock Co., IL, [23 Apr.–ca. 8 May 1843]. Version drafted [3–ca. 8 May 1843]; handwriting of with printed passages from previous drafts pasted in; ten pages with one inserted slip; Historian’s Office, General Church Minutes, CHL. Includes dockets.
Historical Introduction
Historical Introduction
See Historical Introduction to Revised Minutes and Discourses, 23 Apr.–ca. 8 May 1843.
<Special> .<—>
Thursday Morning April 6th, 1843.
11 o’clock, A. M.
A special Conference of the was convened on the platform of the . <There were presents. present. , ; , , , , & of the .— & a very large assembly of the & Saints.> Elder announced that Pres’t Joseph Smith was detained on business, but would be present soon. He called upon the choir to sing an Hymn. Elder opened by prayer and another Hymn was then sung, and Elder read the 3d Chap. of the 2d epistle of Peter, and spoke for somc time upon the subject of the resurrection. At half past elen <10 minutes before 12> o’clock President Joseph Smith, Elder and Elder arrived.
At 12 o clock gave way, for President Joseph Smith, who arose and stated that the object of the conference, was
1st, to ascertain the standing of the
At 12 oclock gave way for the business of the Confince [conference].
President Joseph Smith commenced, by saying. We all ought to be thankful for the privilege of <we> enjoy this meeting <day> of meeting so many of the saints.— & for the warmth and brightness of the heavens over our heads,— which <& it> truly makes our <the> countenances look of this great multitude to look cheerely, & gladdens the hearts of all p[r]esent.
The president next presentd the <a synopsis of the> business of the meeting which was first
First the trial
He next stated the object of the meeting, which <was> <[illegible]> first, to ascertain the standing of the first presidency, which he should <would> do. by persenting himself before the conference for trial.
Second; to take into consideration. the expediency of <the> sending out of the twelve, or some portion of them, or somebody else <amongst the of the church> to get means <obtain Stock> to build the , for the time has come to build it. & The church must build it or abide the consequence result of not fulfilling the commandment.
third. the Elders will have the privilege of appeals from the different conferences, to this, if any such cases exist. These, said the, p[r]esident are the principle items of business which I have at p[r]esent to lay before you, This is not a General Conference but an annual confernce. [p. 1]
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Insertion in handwriting of Willard Richards. Triple underlined.
Printed text begins. This text block was cut from the first fragment of the first printed draft and pasted here.
John Taylor struck through the second “F” of “CONFFRENCE”, marking the typographic mistake.
Insertion in handwriting of Willard Richards.
Insertion in handwriting of Willard Richards written to to the right side of the pasted-in printed text.
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TEXT: “ng”—from “Brigham Young”—was written over the printed text when John Taylor revised the first printed draft.
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TEXT: John Taylor struck through the upside-down “e” of “business”, marking the typographic mistake.
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TEXT: “l”—from “H. C Kimball”—was written over the printed text when John Taylor revised the first printed draft.
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TEXT: John Taylor struck through the “c” of “somc”, marking the typographic mistake. The whole phrase “for somc time” was then stricken by either Taylor or Willard Richards.
Cancellation and insertion written to the left side of the pasted-in printed text in the handwriting of Willard Richards.
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TEXT: “ruf”—from “Wilford Woodruf”—was written over the printed text when John Taylor revised the first printed draft.
Printed text ends; Willard Richards handwriting begins.
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TEXT: Wafer residue indicates Richards pasted another clipping of printed text here to replace the canceled text. There is text cut from the first fragment of the first printed draft that is likely what was pasted here.
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TEXT: Possibly “<t>he”.