Brigham Young · 1857 April General Conference · 1857-04-06
Published in Journal of Discourses, Volume 4, pp. 302-308 (delivered April 6, 1857). Conference held as tensions with the U.S. government escalated ahead of the Utah War. Young discussed the newly-formed Brigham Young Express and Carrying Company, explained why some elders' preaching is more effective than others, and counseled Saints to store seven years' worth of grain. Pitman shorthand report; the speaker did not review this text before publication. Text transcribed from the printed JD.
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