Wilford Woodruff · 1862 April General Conference · 1862-04-08
Published in Journal of Discourses, Volume 9, pp. 324-326. Reported by J. V. Long in Pitman shorthand; the speaker did not review this text before publication. Text transcribed from the printed JD.
Pitman shorthand by J. V. Long; speaker did not review. Promoted to preferred/source_url on 2026-08-05 (jod-v09-p0308-p0376 final review); a fresh Wayback capture confirms this item page now archives correctly.
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