| 521 and lumber mill; one mile below is a section already surveyed on which the city of Warren is to be built, and every facility is now offered to the brethren, for the immediate erection of houses, the location being very desirable at the lowest point of the Desmoine [Des Moine] Rapids.
As we have been called upon to act as agents for the church, it may be expected that some one or more of our Quorum may be found at Nauvoo, Zarahemla, and Warren, ready to render every assistance in our power towards the location of emegrants [emigrants] ; and that we shall occasionally visit the other places of gathering, as necessity requires.
We recommend to the brethren in England &c. to emegrate [emigrate] in the fall or winter; by so doing they will be likely to spare themselves much affliction in becoming accostumed [accustomed] to this climate.
Further communications may be expected from the Twelve in the next, and succeeding papers.
B. Young,
H. C. Kimball,
O. Pratt,
W. Richards,
John Taylor,
G. A. Smith.
Nauvoo Aug. 26th, 1841.
N. B.!!! The elders will please direct their letters to Mr. B. Young, Nauvoo Hancock co. Ill. and no one need expect letters to be taken from the office, which are not Post Paid.
Conference Minutes
At a special conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, held in the City of Nauvoo, August 16th, l841. Elder Brigham Young was unanimously appointed to preside over the conference, and Elias Smith, and Lorenzo Barnes were appointed Clerks.
After singing by the choir, conference opened by prayer by the President.
The object of the conference was then presented by the President, who stated that President Joseph Smith, (who was then absent on account of the death of his child,) had called a special conference to transact certain items of business necessary to be done previos [previous] to the October conference, such as to select men of experience to send forth into the vineyard, take measures to assist emigrants who may arrive at the places of gathering, and prevent impositions being practiced upon them by nnprincipled [unprincipled] speculators, &c, &c,; and he hoped that no one could view him and his brethren, as aspiring because they had come forward to take part in the proceedings before them; for he could assure the brethren that nothing could be father [farther] from his wishes and that of his Quorum, than to interpose with church affairs at Zion and her stakes, for he had been in the vineyard so long he had become attached to foreign missions, and nothing could induce him to retire therefrom, and attend the affairs of the church at home but a sense of duty, the requirements of heaven, or the revelations of God, to which he would always submit, be the consequence what it might; and the brethren of his Quorum responded Amen.
A list of names of the elders, and cities were read by the president, and a few were selected by nomination and designated as follow: voted that Elders
H. G. Sherwood go to N. Orleans, La.
A. O. Smoot " Charleston, S. C.
B. Winchester " Salem, Mass.
Erastus Snow " Salem, Mass.
John Murdock " Baltimore Md.
Samuel James " Washington D. C.
On motion of V. Knight, seconded by Samuel Bent:
Resolved, that the Quorum of the twelve select the indivduals [individuals] to go and preach in such places as they may judge expedient, and present the same to the conference; with a view of expediating [expediting] the business of the day.
The situation of the poor of Nauvoo City, was then presented to the conference by Bishops Knights and Miller, and a collection taken for their benefit.
After singing, conference adjourned until 2 o'clock P. M.
Conference assembled at 2 P. M. and was addressed by Elders L. Barnes and H. G. Sherwood, concerning the spread of the gospel and the building up of the kingdom of God in these last days.
President Joseph Smith now arriving proceeded to state to the conference at considerable length, the object of their present meeting, and in addition to what President Young had stated in the morning, said that the time had come when the twelve should be called upon to stand in their place next to the first presidency, and attend to the settling of emegrants [emigrants] and the business of the church at the
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