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Conference Minutes

Times and Seasons, vol. 5, pp. 646 to 647

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

From the N. Y. Prophet.

Minutes of a conference held in Eaton, Northampton county, Pa., August 6th, 1844.

Meeting being duly called and opened by prayer, Elder Albert Lutz was called to the chair, and elder William A. Moore, was chosen secretary. Brother Wm. A. Glover was called upon to represent the number of members and their standing, which were as follows:

Nineteen members, two elders, one priest and one teacher, all in good standing, two having removed; one an elder, gone to Scotland to preach the gospel.

Elder Lutz then arose and gave such instructions as was necessary, stating, that the branch having never been organized, then proceeded to organize the branch by appointing William Glover, presiding elder; Isaac Dorr, priest, and William Glover, Sen., teacher. Elder Robert Smith arose and said he would make every exertion to spread the gospel in the surrounding country. The following resolutions were offered and read by the secretary, and unanimously adopted.

Resolved, That this branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, uphold and sustain the heads and all the authorities of the church.

Resolved, That this branch of the church, by their own free will and consent, give the tenth day of their labor to be applied to the building of the Temple at Nauvoo

Resolved, In order to secure our salvation, and the permanency of this great work, that we hold ourselves in readiness, as much as possible, at all times, to obey the instructions of the Twelve.

Resolved, That we request the above proceedings and resolutions to be published in the Times and Seasons, and New York Prophet, after which a hymn was sung and the meeting dismissed, with a benediction by Elder Wm. A. Moore.

ALBERT LUTZ, Chairman.

Wm. A. Moore, Secretary.

TIMES AND SEASONS.

CITY OF NAUVOO.

SEPTEMBER 15, 1844.