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Session notes: Third Day afternoon announcements and Overflow Meeting opening

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1912 April General Conference·Third Day Overflow Meeting·1912-04-07

Benediction was pronounced by Elder William T. Jack. Conference adjourned until 2 p.m.

President Joseph F. Smith announced that, in order to extend greater privileges to young men called to go on missions, a correspondence school for the study of the first principles of the gospel had been established, with Bishop Edwin S. Sheets appointed as principal, at the Bishop's Building, 40 North Main Street. Presidents of stakes and bishops of wards were encouraged to have their young men and young women who may be called to missions open a correspondence with Brother Sheets to prepare for missionary labor abroad.

The choir sang the anthem "The Lord Now Victorious."

An overflow session of the Conference was held in the Assembly Hall, adjoining the Tabernacle, at 10 a.m., Sunday, April 7, 1912, presided over by Elder Hyrum M. Smith. The Twentieth Ward choir, under the direction of David J. Watts, rendered the musical exercises, including the hymns "My God, the Spring of All My Joys" and "He Died! The Great Redeemer Died."

Prayer was offered by Elder Joseph A. Buttle.

Cite this talkConference record, "Session notes: Third Day afternoon announcements and Overflow Meeting opening," 1912 April General Conference, Third Day Overflow Meeting (1912-04-07). Pulpit Vault, 1912-04-20-conference-record-third-day-overflow-opening. Authoritative print text from archive.org.Pulpit Vault, edition of 23 September 2026 (commit 4bdc6ac627).