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A large representative audience was in attendance from

Heber J. Grant, General Authority

1927 October General Conference·First Day Morning Session·1927-10-07

A large representative audience was in attendance from all parts of the Church.

GENERAL AUTHORITIES OF THE CHURCH PRESENT

Of the First Presidency : Heber J. Grant, Anthony W. Ivins, and Charles ,W. Nibley.

Of the Council of the Twelve: Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, Orson F. Whitney, David O. McKay, Joseph Fielding Smith,* Stephen L. Richards, Richard R. Lyman, Melvin J. Ballard, John A. Widtsoe.

Presiding Patriarch : Hyrum G. Smith.

Of the First Council of Seventy : B. H. Roberts, J. Golden Kimball' Rulon S. Wells, Joseph W. McMurrin, Charles H. Hart, Levi Edgar Young, Rey L. Pratt.

Of the Presiding Bishopric: Sylvester Q. Cannon, David A. Smith, John Wells.

OFFICERS AND OTHER AUTHORITIES PRESENT

Church Historian and Recorder: Joseph Fielding Smith and the following assistants: Andrew Jenson, Brigham H. Roberts, A. William Lund.**

Presidents of stakes with their counselors were well represented from the ninety-nine stakes of Zion, three new stakes having been organized in the past six months.

The Priesthood Quorums, including high priests, seventies and elders, and bishops and their counselors, from all parts of the Church were in attendance. There were officers also, men and women, of the

*James E. Talmage absent, presiding over the European Mission. **Junius F. Wells absent in the East.

auxiliary organizations present, and members of the Church Board of Education.

Mission Presidents were present as follows: , Henry H. Rolapp, Eastern States ; John H. Taylor, Northern States ; Samuel O. Bennion, Central States ; John M. Knight, Western States ; Wm. R. Sloan, Northwestern States; Chas. H. Hart, Canada; John G. Allred, Northcentral States; Charles A. Callis, Southern States; Rey L. Pratt, Mexico; Benjamin Goddard, Bureau of Information, Temple Block, Salt Lake City, Utah.

The choir and congregation sang the hymn, "O say, what is truth."

Elder John M. Holt, president of the West Jordan stake, offered the opening prayer. ,

The choir and congregation sang the hymn, "High on the mountain top."

Cite this talkHeber J. Grant, "A large representative audience was in attendance from," 1927 October General Conference, First Day Morning Session (1927-10-07). Pulpit Vault, 1927-10-01-heber-j-grant-presided-remarks-1. Authoritative print text from archive.org.Pulpit Vault, edition of 23 September 2026 (commit 4bdc6ac627).
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  1. 1927Opening Business, First Day Morning MeetingConference record¶ 4
  2. 1929Presented the General Authorties and Officers of theHeber J. Grant¶ 6
  3. 1920General Authorities SustainedHeber J. Grant¶ 4
  4. 1920General Authorities Sustained and Closing RemarksHeber J. Grant¶ 4
  5. 1917Opening authorities and session notesConference record¶ 14

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