--- title: Times and Seasons description: Issues of 1840 to 1841. authors: - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints editors: - Ebenezer Robinson - Don Carlos Smith - Smith, Joseph, Jr. - Taylor, John collections: - periodicals tags: - newspaper - times-and-seasons - nauvoo - nineteenth-century periodical: Times and Seasons volume: 2 number: 13 published: 1841-05-01 publisher: E. Robinson and D. C. Smith; later John Taylor publisher_place: Commerce and Nauvoo, Illinois language: en type: article reference: "“Minutes of a Conference held in London,” *Times and Seasons* 2, no. 13 (May 1, 1841): 404–405." printed_title: Minutes of a Conference held in London. source: url: https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_times-and-seasons_1841-05-01_2_13 transcription: Text from the Centerplace.org transcription (https://www.centerplace.org/history/ts/v2n13.htm), with its page breaks; this Internet Archive scan is the reference copy (its OCR was used only as a witness for OCR repair) identifier: per_utah-and-the-mormons_times-and-seasons_1841-05-01_2_13 start_page: 404 end_page: 405 curator_note: A Mormon newspaper published by the church in Nauvoo; included for historical study. Inclusion does not imply endorsement. rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1841 (Nauvoo, Illinois); published before 1931, so public domain in the United States source: https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_times-and-seasons_1841-05-01_2_13 publication_year: 1841 --- # Minutes of a Conference held in London A Conference of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was hed [held] at J. Barrett's Academy, 55 King Square, Gosmel road, on Sunday the 14th of Feb. 1841, there being present elders H. C. Kimball, W. Woodruff, L. Snow, W. Pit, and 4 Priests. The meeting was then called to order by elder Kimball, at --o'clock P. M. It was then moved by Elder Kimball, second by Elder Pit, that Elder Woodruff be Pres't of this Conference, carried. Moved by Elder Kimball, seconded by Elder Woodruff that Dr. Wm. Copeland be Clerk of this Conference, carried. The meeting opened by Elder Kimball by singing and prayer. The Pres't then called upon the official members to represent their respective branches. The church at Bedford represented by Robert Williams, Priest, consisting of 42 members, one Priest, seven moved, two died. The church at Wolwich represented by John Griffith consisting of six members, one Priest. The church at London represented be [by] Elder Kimball consisting of 46 members, 1 elder 2 Priests, generally in good standing, excelent [excellent] prospect of a continued increase. Moved by Elder Kimball, seconded by Elder Woodruff that James Albon be ordained Elder in the church at London, carried. Moved by Elder Kimball, seconded by Elder Snow, that Thomas Barnes be ordained Teacher, carried. Moved by Elder Kimball seconded by Elder Pitt, that R. Williams be ordained Elder to oversee the church at Bedford, carried. Moved by R. Williams, seconded by Elder Pitt that Wm. Smith be ordained Priest in the church at Bedford, carried. Moved by Elder Kimball, seconded by Elder Pitt that Richard Bates be ordained Priest in the church at Wolwich, carried. Moved, by R. Williams, seconded by Elder Pitt that John Sheffield be ordained, Teacher at Bedford, carried. Moved by Elder Kimball, seconded by John Griffith that A. Painter be ordained Teacher at Wolwich, carried. The above named persons were then ordained under the hands of Elders Kimball, Woodruff, and Snow. It was then moved by Elder Kimball, seconded by Elder Woodruff that Elder Snow be appointed President of this Conference also to take the superintendency of the church in London, carried. Much valuable instruction was then given by Elder Kimball, and Woodruff, in relation to the duties of official members. It was then moved by Elder Kimball, seconded by Elder Snow, that this conference be adjourned to Sunday the 16th of May 1841; carried. The Conference was then closed by the President at half past five by singing, and prayer. W. Woodruff Prest. W. Copeland Clerk. We are now about leaving this city, having placed the churches of the London Conference under the care of El-Elder [Elder] Snow through whose instrumentality we have the highest confidence that the work of our Lord in these parts will prosper and still be onward in its progress. We shall visit the churches in different parts of the kingdom; after which we shall be on the 6th of April at the Conference of the Twelve held in Manchester. After this we intend to proceed home as soon as possible. As ever, we remain your bretheren [brethren] in the new and everlasting covenant. H. C. Kimball. W. Woodruff.