57. And let my servant Sidney Rigdon consecrate and dedicate this land, and the spot for the temple unto the Lord. 58. And let a conference meeting be called, and after that let my servants Sidney Rigdon and Joseph Smith, Jun., return, and also Oliver Cowdery with them, to accomplish the residue of the work which I have appointed unto them in their own land, and the residue as shall be ruled by the conferences. 59. And let no man return from this land, except he bear record by the way of that which he knows and most assuredly believes. {195} 60. Let that which has been bestowed upon Ziba Peterson be taken from him; and let him stand as a member in this Church, and labor his own hands, with the brethren until he is sufficiently chastened for all his sins, for he confesseth them not, and he thinketh to hide them. 61. Let the residue of the Elders of this Church, who are coming to this land, some of whom are exceedingly blessed even above measure, also hold a conference upon this land. 62. And let my servant Edward Partridge direct the conference which shall be held by them. 63. And let them also return, preaching the Gospel by the way, bearing record of the things which are revealed unto them; 64. For, verily, the sound must go forth from this place into all the world, and unto the utmost parts of the earth--the Gospel must be preached unto every creature, with signs following them that believe. 65. And behold the Son of man cometh. Amen. Footnotes 1. This date in the Prophet's narrative is given the 6th of June, but the minutes of the conference in the _Far West Record_ are dated "June 3rd." In John Whitmer's _History of the Church_ it is written: "June 3rd 1831, a general conference was called, and a blessing promised if the Elders were faithful and humble before Him [i. e. the Lord]. Therefore the Elders assembled from the east and from the west, from the north and the south, and also many members." (p. 21.) Whitmer, however, speaks of the conference as continuing several days (p. 22); and then under date of "the 6th of June" states that the revelation was given which Joseph, the Prophet, in the text of his _History_ above, speaks of as having been given the day following the close of the conference. The 3rd of June, 1831, fell upon Friday, so that the great probability is that this important conference commenced on Friday and continued through Saturday and Sunday; and then before the Elders dispersed on Monday, the 6th, the revelation alluded to by the Prophet, was given. Previous conferences of a general character usually occupied three days, See p. 118, and hence it is likely that this one did.