Brigham Young · 1860 October General Conference · 1860-10-08
Published in Journal of Discourses, Volume 8, pp. 201-205 (delivered October 8, 1860). Pitman shorthand report; the speaker did not review this text before publication. Text transcribed from the printed JD.
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Digital transcript referencing JD Vol. 8.
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Heavyweight pass: authoritative source is Journal of Discourses 8:201-205 (BYU ContentDM id/3327, IA page/n210, 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 8:201-205 (including the 'Funds of the Church [cont.]' continuation after the Missionary Fund report interruption) — verbatim match, no discrepancies. Confirmed talk boundary: opens at 'By the cash manifest just read by brother John T. Caine...' immediately after the sustaining of authorities and John T. Caine's cash-tithing report, correctly includes the bracketed '[Here Elder John T. Caine read a list of the subscriptions to the Missionary Fund.]' interruption as part of the discourse per the printed JD, closes at '...may we so live as to always enjoy the Spirit of Zion! Amen.' immediately before the motion to adjourn the conference — no bleed-in. Speaker, calling, session (Monday, October 8, 1860), and page-anchored IA/BYU witnesses confirmed accurate.
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