A History of the Fourth Provo Ward 1775-1858 by J.E. Booth (copied by the Brigham Young University Library, 1941)

p. 52, 1856

        April 26-27. A Quarterly Conference was held in Provo, and the High Council reorganized. The following is a list of the names of the members: Aaron Johnson, John H. Carter, Joseph Clark, William Oscar Sperry, Simmons P. Curtis, John W. Berry, Elisha Jones, John Mercer, Stephen M. Farnsworth, B.K. Bullock, Amos W. Haws, ans John L. Ivie.