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Home >> Conference Reports >> CR June 1919 >> First Day-Morning Session >> President Heber J. Grant.
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President Heber J. Grant.

We will now present to the congregation the General Authorities of the Church, those holding the Priesthood only. Inasmuch as there will be ten votes called, comprising the different orders of the Priesthood, and the assembly as a whole, and it will take so much time, only the General Authorities will be presented at this conference.

General Authorities.

It was proposed that we sustain: Heber J. Grant, as Prophet, Seer and Revelator and President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Anthon H. Lund, as First Counselor in the First Presidency.

Charles W. Penrose, as Second Counselor in the First Presidency.

Rudger Clawson, as acting President of the Twelve Apostles.

As members of the Council of Twelve Apostles: Rudger Clawson Reed Smoot George Albert Smith George F. Richards Orson F. Whitney David O. McKay Anthony W. Ivins Joseph Fielding Smith James E. Talmage Stephen L. Richards Richard R. Lyman Melvin J. Ballard

Hyrum G. Smith, as Presiding Patriarch of the Church.

The Counselors in the First Presidency, the Twelve Apostles and Patriarch, as Prophets, Seers and Revelators.

First Seven Presidents of Seventy: Seymour B. Young, Brigham H. Roberts, Jonathan G. Kimball, Rulon S. Wells, Joseph W. McMurrin, Charles H. Hart and Levi Edgar Young.

Charles W. Nibley, as Presiding Bishop, with David A. Smith and John Wells as his First and Second Counselors.

Heber J. Grant, as Trustee-in-Trust for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

In each instance President Grant announced the motion to sustain the authority voted upon and called for the affirmative vote. Following the response, the negative of the question was presented, and should there be any who favored it, they were requested to make known their will.

The voting throughout, which was completed at 10:37 o'clock, was unanimous without exception in favor of the affirmative.

A soprano solo, "A Voice in the Wilderness," was sting by Mrs. Brewerton.

President Grant gave notice that an overflow meeting would now be opened in the Assembly Hall, and he appointed the First Council of Seventy to take charge, and devote the time and their remarks to the memory of President Joseph F. Smith.

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