| |
|
|
| January |
|
George W. Robinson begins service as clerk and recorder of High Council
meetings in Kirtland (to November 27, 1837). |
|
Writing JS, 449. |
| January 1 |
|
Joseph Smith meets with his father, brothers Hyrum and William,
Uncle John Smith, and Martin Harris to resolve
dispute between Joseph and William. Father Smith prays, William makes humble
confession, Joseph asks his forgiveness, tearful reconciliation. |
|
JS diary 1835–1836, 95–96 in Selected collections
1:20.
Debating School Incident, 1835–1836 |
| January 2 |
|
William Smith acknowledges Orson Johnson's charges are and
promises to make public confession. He is forgiven. Almon Babbit also
confesses and is restored to fellowship. |
|
Minutes of Jan.
2, 1836 |
| January 3 |
|
Sidney Rigdon delivers Sunday morning sermon on revelation.
Afternoon, Joseph confirms ten or twelve and William Smith confesses to
the church and is "cordially received
into fellowship again" William preaches at early candle-light. "The
cloud that has been hanging over us has burst with blessings on our heads,"
Joseph declares, "and Satan has been foiled in his attempts to destroy
me and the Church," |
|
JS diary 1835–1836 in Papers 2:126.
¶ Debating School Incident, 1835–1836 |
| January 4 |
|
Hebrew school organized (without Dr. Peixotto). " the
translating room (west room in the upper part of the temple), "which
was consecrated this morning by prayer, offered up by Father Smith. "Altercation" in
the temple over singing school arrangements resolved by choosing committee
of six. |
|
Original: Piexotto
History JS, MS 15, no. 35 (Aug. 27, 1853): 564. |
| January 5 |
|
Hebrew class is divided into classes. Joseph Smith and Orson
Pratt (h2) argue over the pronunciation
of a Hebrew letter. "He manifested
a stubborn spirit, in which I was much grieved." |
|
History JS, MS 15,
no. 35 (Aug. 27, 1853): 565. |
| January 6 |
|
Joseph, Orson, and school members
settle Orson's "unpleasant fleeings." "And after much controversy, he
confessed his fault for entering into any controversy concerning so small
a matter as the sound of a Hebrew letter, and asked the forgiveness of
the whole school, and was cheerfully forgiven by all." |
|
History JS, MS 15, no. 35 (Aug.
27, 1853): 565.
Minutes of Jan. 6, 1836 |
| |
|
William E. McLellin (h)
returns from Hudson and reports that he has arranged for a Hebrew scholar
(Joshua Seixas) to teach forty students for seven weeks for $320, beginning
in two weeks. |
|
Hudson: Western Reserve College at
Hudson, Summit Co., Ohio, 28 miles south of Kirtland, founded 1826.
History JS, MS 15, no. 35 (Aug. 27, 1853): 565. |
| |
|
In Kirtland the stake presidency of Zion ordains
5 members of the high council in Zion to replace four who had been called
to be apostles, and one who had passed away. |
|
|
| January 7 |
|
Feast at Bishop N. K. Whitney's "after the order of the Son
of God—the lame, the halt, and blind were invited, according to the
instruction of the Saviour." Joseph Smith Sr. prays, gives N. K.'s parents
patriarchal blessings. |
|
History JS, MS 15, no. 35 (Aug. 27, 1853): 567. |
| January 8 |
|
Rapid progress in Hebrew school. Plastering and hard-finishing
of the exterior of the Lord's House is completed (Artemas Millet and Lorenzo
Young subcontractors, $1000). Jacob Bump continues plastering the inside
($1,500). |
|
History JS, MS 15, no. 35 (Aug. 27, 1853): 567. |
| January 9 |
|
Attends feast at N. K. Whitney's with his parents and Emma.
Large assembly. Joseph Sr. blesses several. Could this feast and that of
the 7th be the same? |
|
History JS, MS 15,
no. 35 (Aug. 27, 1853): 568. |
| January 10 |
|
Wilber Denton and Jenkins
Salisbury in the morning, Samuel
Smith and Don Carlos Smith in the afternoon. "They all did well considering
their youth." Martin Harris baptizes three. |
|
History JS, MS 15,
no. 35 (Aug. 27, 1853): 568. |
| January 13 |
|
The church leadership of Kirtland and Far West
meet, including both presidencies, high councils, bishops, and many
elders. Fill vacancies on high council due to organization of the Twelve. |
|
Minutes
of Jan. 13, 1836 |
| January 15 |
|
Rules for the house of the Lord
are approved by the presidency, high council of Kirtland, high
council of Zion, Twelve, Bishop and counselors of
Zion, Bishop and counselors of Kirtland, and Seventy. Kirtland quorum
presidents. John
Corrill
to "take charge of the house of the Lord in Kirtland." |
|
Minutes of Jan.
15, 1836 |
| January 16 |
|
Twelve air their grievances with the First Presidency, the
presidency apologizes, covenant with each other. |
|
Minutes of Jan.
16, 1836 |
| January 17 |
|
First Presidency and Twelve confess their faults to one
another, tears, gift of tongues "like the rushing of a mighty wind." |
|
Minutes of Jan.
17, 1836 |
| January 21 |
|
At about 3. oclock P.M I dismissed the School and the presidency;
retired to the loft of the printing office, where we attended to the ordinance
of washing our bodies in pure water, we also perfumed our bodies and our
heads, in the name of the Lord |
|
Diary-2, 135. |
| |
|
In the House of the Lord, Joseph has a vision of the Father
and the Son, Adam, Abraham, his parents and his brother Alvin, in the celestial
kingdom. Children who die before 8 years, and all others who would have
received the gospel had they heard it before they died, inherit the celestial
kingdom. |
|
D&C 137 |
| |
|
Joseph tells visitor membership "in this branch"
(Kirtland) is 1,500–2,000. |
|
|
| |
|
First ordinances in the House of the Lord. |
|
Oliver's 1836 diary, 418. |
| |
|
Warren Parrish succeeds Orson
Hyde (h) as scribe for the First
Presidency. |
|
Writing JS, 448. |
| January 22 |
|
Joseph and his counselors anoint and bless Thomas B. Marsh to bless the Twelve. The Twelve anoint and bless the presidency of the Seventy. Sylvester Smith leaps up and exclaims, 'The horseman [horsemen] of Israel and the chariots thereof.'" After the anointings and blessings, "the gift of tongues fell upon us in mighty power. Angels mingled their voices with ours, while their presence was in our midst, and unceasing praises swelled our bosoms for the space of half an hour." |
|
MH-B, 620.
¶ Member Visions |
| |
|
Alvah Beman had been tempted to doubt the things
which we received on saturday evening and he made an humble
confession, and asked forgiveness of the school, which was joyfully given;
and he said he would try to resist satan in future |
|
MH-B, 620.
|
| January 25 |
|
Joseph receives Warren's letter that he is ill
and cannot come, so he appoints Sylvester Smith acting scribe
until Warren returns (February 8). |
|
MH-B, 621. |
| |
|
First Presidency organizes the quorum of Seventies. Sylvester sees "a pillar of fire rest down and abide upon the heads of the quorum, as we stood in the midst of the twelve." |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| January 26 |
|
Mr. Seixas arrives from Hudson to teach the
Hebrew to the brethren in the House of the Lord. |
|
|
| January 28 |
|
Following the organization of the
Seventy preparatory to their anointing in the House of the Lord, many
spiritual manifestations are reported, including Zebedee
Coltrin's vision of "the Savior extended before him, as upon
the cross, and a little after, crowned with glory upon his head above
the brightness of the sun." |
|
¶ Other
Visions
HC 2:386–387. |
| January 30 |
|
Presidents resolve ordinations to require quorum approvals. Harvey
Whitlock to be rebaptized. |
|
Minutes of Jan. 30, 1836 |
| February |
|
First hymnal, prepare by Emma Smith, is printed and bound. |
|
|
| February 3 |
|
Elders quorum president Alvah Beman submits
the names of seventy elders to be considered for ordination as seventies. |
|
HC 2:391. |
| February 6 |
|
The "anointed" meet by
quorum in the House of the Lord. Many visions are reported. Zebedee
Coltrin sees "the Lord's host." |
|
HC 2:392. |
| February 8 |
|
Joseph's journal is returned to Warren Parrish, whose health
has improved. |
|
MS history, 624–624. |
| February 28 |
|
Two Irvingites from Scotland call on Joseph,
"to make inquiry about the work of the Lord in these last days."
They treat Joseph respectfully and express satisfaction with what they
hear at Mormon services. (One is J. Hewitt.) |
|
JS personal, 164. |
| March 7 |
|
In Professor Seixas' class, Joseph
translates Genesis 17. Seixas agrees to teach three more weeks after a
vacation of two weeks. |
|
MS 15, no. 41 (Oct. 8, 1853): 661. |
| March 8 |
|
In Professor Seixas' class, Joseph
translates Genesis 22, then translates ten verses of Exodus 3 (homework).
Attends daily classes. |
|
MS 15, no. 41 (Oct. 8, 1853): 662. |
| March 11 |
|
School committee reaches agreement
for Mr. Seixas to continue and bring his family to Kirtland. |
|
MS 15, no. 41 (Oct. 8, 1853): 662. |
| March 11 |
|
Joseph appoints Edward Partridge,
Isaac Morley, John
Corrill, and W. W. Phelps "wise
men" to purchase land in Missouri for the Saints to occupy, and gives
them funds for that purpose. |
|
FWR, 105n3. |
| March 13 |
|
Met with the Presidency, and some
of the Twelve, and counselled with them upon the subject of removing to
Zion this spring. We conversed freely upon the importance of her redemption,
and the necessity of her redemption, and the necessity of the Presidency
removing to that place, that their influence might be more effectually
used in gathering the saints to that country; and we finally came to the
resolution to emigrate on or before the 15th of May next, if kind providence
smiles upon us, and opens the way before us. |
|
MS 15, no. 41 (Oct. 8, 1853): 662. |
| March 27 |
|
First day of the Kirtland temple dedication. Angels are seen
in the solemn assembly. |
|
HC 2:410–428; ¶
Other Visions |
| |
|
After dedication of the House of
the Lord in Kirtland, Lyman Wight (h) (swh)
leaves for Missouri, arriving in early May. |
|
J. Whitmer, 72n4. |
| Spring |
|
Eliza R. Snow boards with the Smith family and teaches a school
for young ladies. |
|
Eliza's writings, 10. |
| April 1 |
|
Leman Copley calls on Joseph and "confessed that he bore a fals[e] testimony
against me in a suit I brought against Doctor P. Hurlbut for threatening my life, he confessed that he bore a fals testimony against me, in that suit but verily thought
at the time that he was right but on calling to mind all all the circumstances
connected the with the things that transpired at the time he was convinced
that he was wrong, and humbly confessed it and asked my forgivness, which
was readily granted, he also wished to be received into the church again by baptism, and was received according to his desire, he gave me his confession in writing" |
|
Diary-2, 191–192. Warren Parrish scribe. (See PWJS, 217n236.) |
| April 2 |
|
Warren A. Cowdery begins keeping Joseph's journal—writing in third
person. |
|
Diary-2, 119. (See PWJS, 217n237–348.) |
| |
|
Joseph, Sidney, Oliver Cowdery, Frederick G. Williams, John
Whitmer and W. W. Phelps (all six church
presidents) confer on the redemption of Zion: |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
The positive manner in which he [Joseph Smith] expressed himself on this,
<his> favorite theme, was directly calculated to produce conviction
in the minds of those who heard him, that his whole soul was engaged in
it, nothwithstanding on a superficial view of the same subject they might
differ from him in judgment. It was determined in council, after mature
deliberation that he and O. Cowdery should act in concert in raising funds
for the accomplishment of the aforesaid object. As soon as the above plan
was settled, he and O. Cowdery set out together, and their
success was such in one half day, as to give them pleasing anticipations, and assure them that they were doing the will of God and that his work
prospered in their hands |
|
Diary-2, 119. // PWJS, 217. Written in third person, converted to first person when incorporated
in the Manuscript History of the Church (below).
Intial opposition to buying more land in Missouri? |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
After mature deliberation the council decided that Oliver
Cowdery and
myself should act as a board or committee to raise all the money we could
in righteousness for a season, to send by, or to, certain wise men appointed
to purchase land in Zion, in obedience to a revelation or commandment of
the [727] Lord, for the mutual benefit of the council. |
|
MH-B, 726–727.
council: changed to company or Firm below.
|
| |
|
"Also it was agreed by the council, that Sidney Rigdon and F.
G. Williams exert themselves in divising ways and means with the setock [sic]
on hand, the available outstanding claims, of the council <company>,
and such other means as they may deem most proper, to discharge the company's
debts. |
|
Not in Diary-2. From minutes now unknown? |
| |
|
It was also agreed that, W. W. Phelps, John
Whitmer and David Whitmer have 500 Books of Doctrine and Covenants, when bound and 500 hymn books,
together with the subscription list for the "Messenger and Advocate," and "Northern
Times" now due in Clay County, Mo. And that Messrs Phelps and J. Whitmer
be released from the responsibility of all claims on them or either of
them, as joint partners in the council <Firm>." W. A. Cowdery,
clerk. |
|
Not in Diary-2. From minutes now unknown? |
| |
|
As soon as the above plans were settled, I started with Prest. Cowdery
on our mission, and our success was such in one half day as to give us
pleasing anticipations. that we were doing the will of God, and assured
that his work prospered in our hands. |
|
|
| April 3 |
|
The Lord appears to Joseph and Oliver and accepts the House
of the Lord; then Moses, Elijah, and Elias commit the keys of gathering,
gospel of Abraham, turning the hearts of fathers/children. |
|
Last entry of Diary-2.
D&C 110 |
| June |
|
Frederick G. Williams defeats
incumbant Justice of the Peace for Kirtland, anti-Mormon Josiah Jones.
Frederick resigns September 25, 1837. |
|
|
| June 16 |
|
Member disfellowshipped for "a want of benevolence
to the poor, and charity to the Church." |
|
Minutes
of June 16, 1836 |
| June 29 |
|
Clay county citizens formally request the Mormons to leave
the area. |
|
Origins, 90. |
| July 1 |
|
Clay county citizens meet with Mormon representatives |
|
|
| July 19 |
|
A warrant for the arrest David W. Patten (h),
Warren Parrish, and Wilford Woodruff is issued
in Tennessee on the grounds that they have been "prophesying falsely,
by saying that four persons who were baptized should receive the Holy
Ghost in twenty-four hours, and that Christ should come the second time
before this generation passed away." Charges dropped against Wilford
since he wasn't present at the time. The other two are acquitted the
next day. |
|
WWJ 1:83; ¶ Wilford
Woodruff (h1) |
| July 25 |
|
General assembly in Zion discusses work and emergency
aid for 200 destitute families entering the state. |
|
Minutes
of July 25, 1836 |
| |
|
Joseph, Hyrum, Sidney, and Oliver leave Kirtland and the next evening
arrive at Buffalo on their way east. |
|
HC 2:463. |
| Early August |
|
Joseph, Hyrum, Sidney, and Oliver arrive in Salem, Massachusetts
in search of treasure. |
|
HC 2:464; No man knows, 192. |
| August 6 |
|
D&C 111 (Salem, Massachusetts):
Notwithstanding his "follies," the Lord is "not displeased"
with Joseph's journey, for there are many people in the city they can reach
whom the Lord will "gather out in due time for the benefit of Zion."
In time, Joseph will have their wealth. The Lord will give Joseph power
to pay his debts. |
|
|
| August 8 |
|
John Whitmer and W.
W. Phelps purchase land that will become
Far West. |
|
FWR, 105–106; CHC,
1:423. |
| August 11 |
|
Date "appointed" in 1834 "for the redemption
of Zion." |
|
Joseph to Lyman Wight and others, Aug.
16, 1834 in JS personal, 2nd ed., 347–350; HC
2:144–146. |
| October 21 |
|
Heber C. Kimball arrives
in Kirtland after 5-month mission to New York, Vermont, and Maine, having
baptized 30. |
|
¶ Heber
C. Kimball (h3) |
| November 2 |
|
Constitution of the Kirtland Safety Society bank is adopted
with Sidney as president and Joseph as cashier. |
|
Kirtland economy, 42. |
| November 7 |
|
Petition signed by seventy Mormons, including the First Presidency
and 9 other general authorities, warn the non-Mormon justice of the peace
out of Kirtland. |
|
Origins, 91, 331n43, 625. |
| November 15 |
|
Presidents John Whitmer and
W. W. Phelps appoint a construction committee
for the house of the Lord in Far West, later contested by the high council. |
|
Minutes of Nov.r
15, 1836 |
| November 16 |
|
Fanny Alger (Smith) marries Solomon Custer in Wayne county,
Indiana. |
|
Mormon polygamy, 10; Sacred loneliness, 25. |
| December |
|
Ebenezer Robonsin sets type for 1837 edition of the Book of Mormon |
|
|
| December 31 |
|
Brigham Young baptizes Willard Richards. |
|
¶ Willard
Richards (h); HC 2:469. |
| |
|
|
|
1837
1835
Chronologies
|