Conference reports of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

96 GENERAL CONFERENCEWednesday, April 6 Third DayACTING PATRIARCH TO CHURCHGeorge F. RichardsThe Counselors in the First Presidency, the Twelve Apostles, andthe acting Patriarch to the Church as Prophets, Seers, and Revelators.TRUSTEE-IN-TRUSTHeber J. GrantAs Trustee-in-Trust for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daySaints.FIRST COUNCIL OF THE SEVENTYJonathan G. Kimball Antoine R. IvinsRulon S. WellsSamuel O. BennionLevi Edgar YoungJohn H. TaylorRuf us K. HardyIt isPRESIDING BISHOPRICLeGrand Richards, Presiding BishopMarvin O. Ashton, First CounselorJoseph L. Wirthlin, Second Counseloronly fair to say to the good people here that during the administrationof Bishop Sylvester Q. Cannon and his counselors the affairs ofthe Church have been managed in a most wonderful and splendid manner,that we have had more buildings erected than in any other similar periodsince the erection of these buildings has been placed under the directionof the Presiding Bishopric, that the work has been done much better andat much less expense in proportion to the kind of buildings than at anyprevious time.The Presidency have appreciated the great burden of work that waslifted from their shoulders and placed upon the shoulders of the PresidingBishopric a few years ago, and the Bishopric have done that work in asplendid manner. We appreciate it beyond our power to express it.GENERAL OFFICERS OF THE CHURCHCHURCH HISTORIAN AND RECORDERJoseph Fielding Smith, with the following assistants ; Andrew Jensonand A. William Lund.CHURCH BOARD OF EDUCATIONHeber J. Grant John A. WidtsoeReuben Clark, Jr. Adam S. BennionJ.David O. McKay Joseph F. MerrillRudger ClawsonFranklin S. HarrisJoseph Fielding SmithCharles A. CallisStephen L RichardsFranklin L. WestRichard R. LymanArthur Winter, Secretary and Treasurer