Alfred Cordon · 1853 April General Conference · 1853-04-06
Published in Journal of Discourses, Volume 2, pp. 39-40, delivered on the South-west Corner Stone of the Salt Lake Temple, April 6, 1853, immediately following Edward Hunter's oration. BYU ContentDM precise page link recorded; text below is taken from the Historical General Conferences transcript of JD 2:39-40. Pitman shorthand report by George D. Watt; the speaker did not review this text before publication. Full text reproduced; not abridged.
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