--- title: Times and Seasons description: Issues of 1842 to 1843. 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: 4 number: 14 published: 1843-06-01 publisher: E. Robinson and D. C. Smith; later John Taylor publisher_place: Commerce and Nauvoo, Illinois language: en type: article reference: "“Minutes of the Geneseee conference of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,” *Times and Seasons* 4, no. 14 (June 1, 1843): 223–224." printed_title: Minutes of the Geneseee conference of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. source: url: https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_times-and-seasons_1843-06-01_4_14 transcription: Text from the Centerplace.org transcription (https://www.centerplace.org/history/ts/v4n14.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_1843-06-01_4_14 start_page: 223 end_page: 224 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 1843 (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_1843-06-01_4_14 publication_year: 1843 --- # Minutes of the Geneseee conference of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Concluded from our last.) On motion, Resolved, That the different branches be represented. Attica branch represented by Charles Thompson, consists of 12 members; 3 elders. Akron branch represented by C. Thompson, consists of 11 members; 8 elders. Alabama branch, represented by C. Thompson, consists of 7 members; 1 teacher. Alexander branch, represented by Samuel Mott, 21 members, (six added since the last conference,) 13 elders; 1 teacher. Batavia branch, represented by elder J. L. Burtrolf, consists of 12 members; nine elders. Bennington branch, represented by Charles Thompson, consists of twenty five members, (two added since last conference) including two elders and one high priest. Johnson Creek branch, represented by Elder John Bell, consists of sixteen members, including four elders, one priest. Salem branch, represented by letter, from Brother E. Williams, consists of nineteen members, including three elders, one priest and one teacher. Weight Settlement branch, represented by Elder George Thompson, consists of five members, including one elder. Elder Charles Thompson represented five members, in Weathersfield, not organized. Elders S. Mulliner, James Houston and Henry Jacob, travelling [traveling] elders, reported twenty one scattering members in Niagara county, not attached to any branch. They also stated that the prospects in that vicinity were good, many were earnestly inquiring after the truth. Buffalo branch, represented by Elder J. P. Green, consists of twenty three members, including five elders. Ten scattering members in Victor, Bloomfield and vicinity, represented by Elder Thompson. On motion, adjourned for one hour. Thursday, conference assembled and was opened by prayer, by Elder J. P. Green.-Elder Green then made some general remarks to the conference. Resolved, That Elder Green write a letter to the branch east of the Genessee River, that were formerly within the bounds of this conference. On motion adjourned till 1 o'clock P.M. At 1 o'clock conference assembled, and was opened by prayer, by Elder R. J. Coats, Elder Henry Jacob said he considered himself under this conference and was willing to labor where the conference saw fit. Resolved, That Elder Green give him advice where to labor. Resolved, That Brothers Austin Cravat, Wm. E. Murray, Orson Beach, Sanford Cooper, Norman Fillmore, David H. Crocker and Luther Crocker be ordained elders. Resolved, That Elder Green occupy the rest of the afternoon addressing the young elders. On motion, adjourned till to-morrow, 9 o'clock, A.M. Conference assembled and was opened by payer, by Elder Youngs. Elder Greene [Green ?], then addressed the conference on the subject of signs and miracles; for what they were given, &c. Resolved, That Brother William Carey, go and labor in Mumphreysville and vicinity. Resolved, That this conference adjourn to meet in Buffalo on the first day of September, 1843, at 10 o'clock A.M., where the brethren moving west, are requested to meet and make preparations for their journey. JOHN P. GREEN, Prest. RALPH J. COATS, Secr'y.