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Source: Church History Vol. 4 Chapter 25 Page: 446 (~1884)

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446 Mission be left with the First Presidency, Bishop, President of Twelve, and the missionary in charge and that a like order obtain in regard to the Rocky Mountain Mission."

The following resolution regarding Sunday-schools was adopted:

That the Board of Publication be requested to take such measures as they shall deem proper to furnish for Sabbath-schools suitable lesson papers, and if practicable, reduce the size of the Hope, make it a weekly and publish through it the lessons, and that W. C. Cadwell, Sr. Alice Cobb, and D. P. Lambert, be a committee to prepare and furnish said lessons for publication.

The following regarding a Danish periodical was adopted:

Resolved, That Brn. James Caffall, Peter Anderson, and Hans N. Hansen, be a committee to look after the interests of publishing a Danish periodical, as contemplated in a resolution adopted by the semiannual conference held at Lamoni, Iowa, in the fall of 1882, whose duty it shall be to receive names and moneys of those to become subscribers to said periodical when published, with all free-will offerings given in the interests of said publication, reporting their action at the soonest practical opportunity to the Board of Publication.

Resolved, That the Board of Publication shall proceed to publish said periodical as soon as the prospect shall justify them in so doing.

Resolved, That Bro. Peter Anderson, in connection with the editor of the Herald, take charge of the editorial department of said publication.

The attitude of the witnesses to the Book of Mormon was largely discussed, and David Whitmer being the only survivor was interviewed by many both in the church and out. To all he maintained the truth of his former testimony. On April 25 Elder Whitmer was visited by Elders E. C. Briggs and Rudolph Etzenhouser. The following account from the pen of Elder Briggs is interesting both for testimony and historic incidents:

The following are some of the facts as stated to us:

Oliver Cowdery's name being mentioned we asked as to his last statement. In response we were told, that it was reaffirmed, accompanied with a solemn charge to keep the manuscript as he had.

"Would you like to see them?"

I replied that we would. He stepped into an adjoining room and in a few moments brought them to us. They were large sheets of foolscap paper, were rather brown, or yellow colored, not so clear and white as the paper of nowadays; written closely in a fine hand, with capital letters in all proper places, and well preserved. He then remarked:

"I was present when Joseph gave these manuscripts to Oliver, O, it was

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