George Q. Cannon · 1869 October General Conference · 1869-10-09
Published in Journal of Discourses, Volume 13, pp. 197-209. Reported by David W. Evans in Pitman shorthand; the speaker did not review this text before publication. Text transcribed from the printed JD.
Pitman shorthand by David W. Evans; speaker did not review. Re-promoted to preferred/source_url during Final Review (2026-08) after the BYU page confirmed loading server-side.
Page-anchored scan witness for Journal of Discourses volume 13, page 197.
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