George A. Smith · 1860 October General Conference · 1860-10-06
Published in Journal of Discourses, Volume 8, pp. 253-255 (delivered October 6, 1860). Pitman shorthand report; the speaker did not review this text before publication. Text transcribed from the printed JD.
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Heavyweight pass: authoritative source is Journal of Discourses 8:253-255 (BYU ContentDM id/3275, IA page/n262, confirmed against indexes/jod-page-index.json). Fetched historicalgeneralconferences.weebly.com/1860-october.html raw HTML and collated the full body word-for-word against its transcript of JD 8:253-255 — verbatim match, no discrepancies. Confirmed talk boundary: opens at 'It is about thirteen months since...' immediately after Heber C. Kimball's synopsis and the 'Testimony, &c' header, closes at 'This is my testimony...in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.' immediately before Brigham Young's synopsis and 'Testimony of the Spirit—Counsel to the Bishops' — no bleed-in. Speaker, calling, session (Saturday Morning, October 6, 1860), and page-anchored IA/BYU witnesses confirmed accurate.
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