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Source: Church History Vol. 4 Chapter 1 Page: 6 (~1830)

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6 The President stated that the ordinations would now be attended to, preparatory to which hymn 601 was sung, and a fervent prayer was offered by the President, invoking the blessing of the Almighty upon his people, and the Spirit's power to attend the setting apart of those called to minister in word and doctrine. The Holy Ghost like a mantle rested upon the assembly, and every heart was moved with joy and gladness, in that the dayspring from on high had visited them, and the Lord had again manifested himself to his people. The hardest heart was melted to tenderness, and all were made to feel that this was indeed the house of God, the very gate of heaven.

Brn. W. W. Blair and D. H. Smith were then ordained under the hands of Elders J. W. Briggs, E. C. Briggs, Josiah Ells, Isaac Sheen, and I. L. Rogers.

Elder E. C. Briggs was spokesman in case of W. W. Blair, and J. W. Briggs in that of D. H. Smith.

Elders W. H. Kelley, T. W. Smith, J. H. Lake, A. H. Smith, and J. R. Lambert were ordained under the hands of Elders Joseph Smith, W. W. Blair, and J. W. Briggs.

Elder Joseph Smith was spokesman in case of W. H. Kelley and Joseph R. Lambert; J. W. Briggs in case of T. W. Smith and A. H. Smith; and W. W. Blair in case of John H. Lake.

Brn.. A. M. Wilsey and George Rarick were ordained under the hands of Josiah Ells and E. C. Briggs. Elder E. C. Briggs was spokesman in the ordination of Bro. Rarick, and Elder J. Ells in that of Bro. Wilsey.

Elder Duncan Campbell was ordained under the hands of Elders E. C. Briggs (spokesman) and Josiah Ells.-The Saints' Herald, vol. 20, p. 291.

Others mentioned in the revelation were not present, but were subsequently ordained. The 10th the organization of a quorum of elders in Europe was condemned by the adoption of the following resolution:

Resolved, That in the opinion of this conference, the organization of a quorum of elders in foreign lands is impracticable, impolitic, and unwarranted in the law of God.-The Saints' Herald, vol. 20, p. 293.

Elders Banta and Dancer were ordained counselors to the Bishop by Presidents Joseph Smith and W. W. Blair. The Seventy presented the following:

Resolved, That we recommend to the conference the name of Bro. George W. Brooks, who was a member in the Quorum of Seventy in old organization, to be received a member of the First Quorum of Seventy in the Reorganization. We recommend the name of Bro. Nicholas Stamm for ordination in the Quorum of Seventy. Also the names of Joseph S. Snively, of Canada; John Gilbert, of Massachusetts; L. P. West, of Florida; John H. Hansen, of Iowa; John C. Foss, of Maine; James McKiernen,

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