[Brigham Young Sermon] conference (first address)
President Young then rose, and spoke upon the principles of the priesthood and its keys, and stated that the elders of Israel were in deep mystery pertaining to Godliness, and that the mystery among the people in the days of Paul, was, that Lord Jesus Christ could take a tabernacle of flesh. President Young then showed that it was no mystery at all when once understood, and that God Almighty had an eternity of qualifications beyond the comprehension of worldly man. After speaking with much power for about an hour and a half, he moved that we release Father John Smith from his former office as President of the stake. Salt Lake Valley Frontier Guardian 1:1:4; MFP 1:345 conference (second address)
He [Heber C. Kimball] then presented Lyman Wight; when President Young rose and stated that since Lyman Wight had left us, the Quorum had held on to him by faith, and he had not been cut off. He had heard of Lyman last winter being in Texas, building mills and doing very well among the Comanches, and he would soon come to us again, as he gave him his faith. [President Kimball then presented him to the people as one of the Twelve Apostles, and he was unanimously voted.] Salt Lake Valley Frontier Guardian 1:1:4; MFP 1:346 conference (third address)
President Young then spoke for sometime upon the subject of oppression, and on the necessity of doing away with it. He said he wanted to see a community who were without a sheriff, constable, officer, or any man to attend to any such small business, as commonly came before them; and to see a community where a High Council or Bishop's court do not need to sit more than once in six months, to settle that, which every man ought to know how to settle between man and man; and to see every man and woman do right. Salt Lake Valley Frontier Guardian 1:1:4; MFP 1:346 conference (fourth address)
After transacting some local business, and entering into arrangements for the building of a Council House by tithing, President Young motioned that the Conference adjourn until next Sabbath at 10 A. M., and continue every Sabbath, in order to give an opportunity for Elder Richards and Amasa Lyman to arrive with their companies, and be with us at the closing of the Conference. [Salt Lake Valley - Frontier Guardian 1:1:4; MFP 1:344-345]
[source: Elden J. Watson, ed. Brigham Young Addresses, 1801-1877: A Chronological Compilation of Known Addresses of the Prophet Brigham Young, 6 vols. (Salt Lake City: Privately published, 1971)]
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