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& if such was the true Order of things it would stand, but Daniels
vision tells the Story. Nations of the Earth are cunning, lay their
plans, but it is Gods ^{plan by} permission. Spirits are sent to be in the
Tabernacles of Kings & rulers, as also in others as he pleases. The
World will  be destroyed by Kingdom against Kingdom &^c, for the
unrighteousness of the people, & it will come to pass, & the Order will
come to pass as at the beginning. As to  our Organization, I don't wish
to exclude any, don't care much about it, for I intend to live by the
law, & also righteously, get good proper men to manage all civil
matters, & let me be a single individual, but in spiritual matters
I want my voice to be heard. The Lord has nit made these civil matters
no particular duty to attend to. The Lord gave the world power to act
of themselves in what he gave them, as the Father done to the prodical
Son in giving him his share, & they must return & confess their wrongs.
It is not proper, but dangerous, for us to confess our Brethrens Sins,
but let that alone, & confess our own Sins. Geo A. Smith set forth
the order he wished to be attended to for the approacing conference,
& the place where it is to be held. about 20 persons have been nomi=
=nated at a caucus, as proper person, for Justices of the Peace to be

selected from, but they all appear to be inclined to go for the Valley.
As to the Emigrants, there will be 300 here very soon, they are foreigners,
& strangers are naturally, backward, take them by the hand, deal
honestly by them, take them in, encourage them, assist them in

getting houses & places, in putting in crops, in getting labour &^c  &^c.
Elder Clonke said that a meeting of the Elders quorum would be
postponed until next conference/ Bro Braley confessed his sins,
''for striking a man getting in a passion, & using unrighteous
language.'' The former vote to cut them both off from the Church,

was rescinded, & the parties are to go before Bishop Clarke & have it
adjusted. he spoke on the subject of some annoyance having been
given to bro Any's House,& that no person  who refuses to give an
account of himself should be entertained by any one. It was then
carried by vote that a committee of 3 be appointed to have the
place of holding conference prepared & seated, & Elders Clawson,
Lamb, & W. D. Huntington were selected, also, that the Brethren
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