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At
the opening of the first business session of the Amboy Centennial
Conference of 1960, President W. Wallace Smith presented a revelation
received by him, introducing it as follows:
“Having
made the needs of the church a matter of almost constant thought
every waking hour for many months I engaged in prayer, as is my
custom before retiring. On the night of March 27 the burden of my
prayer had to do with the filling of the vacancies in the Council of
the Twelve Apostles, and other matters which had claimed my
attention.
“As
a result of this concern, and in answer to my prayers, I am prompted
by the Spirit of Almighty God to bring his word to the church.”
To
the Elders of the Church and the General Conference:
1a. My
servants Cecil R. Ettinger and Duane E. Couey have discharged their
duties and responsibilities in humility and faithfulness before me,
and are now called to serve as apostles in my church.
1b.
Accordingly they should be set apart and take their places with their
brethren in the labors of the apostolic office as members of the
Council of Twelve.
2a. My
servants of the leading councils and quorums of my church are
commended for the unity of purpose which they have demonstrated.
2b.
They are now counseled to take full advantage of the willingness of
my people to follow the leadership which I have provided and to which
my people have given their consent.
2c.
This principle is at the heart of the gospel which I restored through
my servant Joseph and which is preserved in the reorganization of my
people.
3. Let
any remaining contention over minutiae cease in order that my
purpose, already revealed in my word to the church, may be fulfilled
and my work continue to prosper in love. Amen.
Your
humble servant in Christ,
W.
Wallace Smith
President
of the Church
Independence,
Missouri
April
2, 1960
