The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-04-29
|. D. S. CONFERENCE.
Held at Lamont Adjourned last Week.
President Smith has a Revela-
ton of Importance.

The annual conference of the L. D. S.
church held at Lamont closed last We'd
nesday after being in session for two
weeks. The attendance was very large
from all parts of the country. The con-
ference next year will be held at Inde-
pendence, Mo. One of the features of
the conference was revelation re-
ceived by President Joseph Smith which
was accepted by the conference releas-
ing from the Office of presidency r. G..
Evans, of Canada, and confirming in his
place Albert A. Smith, of Lamont, a
son of David Smith, brother to Presi-
dent Joseph Smith. The presidency Of
the church is now composed of Joseph
Smith, his son, Fred M. Smith, and his
nephew, Albert A. Smith.
The revelation received by President
Smith is as follows:
To the Church,: After constant medi-
tation and prayer, both before and after
coming to conference and during the
tions obtaining in our sittings had per-
nights of the 10Th and 10th of the month
and the day passing between at such
times during the calm that occasionally
the burden of my care forbade sleep.
My dreams have been enlightening and
encouraging.
1. The voice of the spirit to me is:
Under conditions which have occurred
it is no longer wise that my servant, r.
G. Evans, be continued as counselor in
the presidency; therefore it is exped-
lent that he be released from this re-
sponsibility and another be chosen to
the office. He has been earnest and
faithful in service and his reward is
sure.
2. My servant Joseph Luff can not
fulfill the duties of a member of the
Quorum of Twelve in actively looking
after and caring for the missionary
work in the field and discharge the
duties of his calling as a physician
minstering to the many seeking his
advice and aid with safety to himself
and others. 1t is wise therefore that
the church release him from the re-
sponsibilities of the active apostleship
as member of the quorum, that he
may act unreservedly in his calling.
Another may be chosen to the Office
in the quorum. He has been faithful,
and his record and reward are in my
hands.
3. That the historian of the church,
my servant Heman G. Smith, may more
freely and efficiently pursue his duties
and privileges as historian, the church
may release him from the burden at
tendant upon him as an apostle in the
quorum and choose another to occupy
therein. He has been long in the SER
vice, has done his duties we'll in the
spirit of self-sacrifice, and his reward
is with me. He will be blessed in dill
gent service in his calling as historian
when relieved of the double RESPONSE
bility.
4. These my servants who are re-
lieved from their responsibilities of the
quorum work have wrought we'll in
their service with their fellow servants,
and must retain their right to labor
in the ministry, holding the high
priesthood and entitled TO all that APP
pertains to that calling when need re-
quires or wisdom directs.
5. The Spirit saith further to me:
To fill the vacancy caused by the re-
leasing of Counselor r.. c. Evans,
present the name of my servant Ebert
A. Smith, the son of my servant
David A. Smith, who was taken and who
awaits his reward, to be chosen, APP
pointed, and ordained as counselor to
my servant Joseph Smith and to be one
of the presidency.
6. The Spirit saith further: In order
that the places of those taken from the
twelve may be supplied and the quorum
filed that it may act as whole, my
servants j. F. Curtis and Robert G.
Russell may be chosen and set apart
to the Office of apostles and be enrolled
and sustained in the quorum. Other
servants there are who will be called
and appointed ere long, but not now.
Z. Those who are holding the Office
of patriarchs are to be enrolled with the
high priests, the same as bishops, who
are acting in their Office by virtue oil
their being high priests, the same as
the high councils of the church and the
stakes and as the bishop who hold as
high priests, as the quorum of the
twelve, and as the presidency are but
two priesthood, there being but two
priesthoods; and these are orders in the
Melchisedec priesthood. There is n,
difference in the priesthood, though
there may be and is in the office il
which the several orders may occup,
and act.
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regard to temporal things. The wore
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revelations long since delivered to tn,
church, that the temperatures of thu
church were to be under the charg,
and care of the bishopric, men holding
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head acting for the church in the gath
ering, caring for, and disbursing tn,
contributions gathered from the saint
of moneys and properties under TIN
terms of tithing, surplus, free-will offer
ings, and CONSIDERATIONS. The wor,
which has been given at late periot
should not have been so soon forgotten
and disregarded by the church or an,
of it's members. 81 am God; chang
not;" has been known to the church an,
the eldership since the coming of tn
angel with the message of restoration
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that, which was deemed sufficient TO