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| January |
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Quorum of the Twelve forms a committee to move the Saints
from Missouri |
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Frederick G. Williams is excommunicated |
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John Corrill is excommunicated. |
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| February
14 |
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Brigham Young moves his family from Missouri to Atlas, Pike
county, Illinois. A few weeks later they move to Quincy. |
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"History of Brigham Young," 567. |
| March 17 |
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Conference in Quincy. Teams and $50
are raised to move families from Far West to Quincy. Thomas B. Marsh (h),
Sampson Avard, John Corrill, W.
W. Phelps, Burr Riggs, and others are
excommunicated. |
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Minutes of March 17, 1839 |
| March 18 |
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Brigham meets with several of the Twelve. Dr. Isaac Galland's
letter is read concerning a "half breed tract of land in Lee county,
Iowa." Brigham advises them to purchase land there, "as we probably
would move northward."
Wilford Woodruff, called to the Twelve by a revelation of July 8, 1838 (D&C
118), is "sustained to be one of the Twelve;" also George A. Smith,
who had been appointed by the Prophet to replace Thomas B. Marsh.
Twelve discuss fulfilling the requirement of a July 8, 1838 revelation (D&C
118) that they leave on a mission to Europe from Far West on April 26, 1839.
"Many of the Authorities considered, in our present persecuted and
scattered condition, the Lord would not require the Twelve to fulfill his
words to the letter, and … he would take the will for the deed; but
I felt differently and so did those of the Quorum who were with me. …
I told them the Lord God had spoken, and it was our duty to obey and leave
the event in his hands and he would protect us. |
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"History
of Brigham Young," 567. |
| March 20–25 |
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D&C 121–123: Prayer and prophecies |
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| April 9 |
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Orson Hyde letter of introduction for mission to Palestine. |
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| April 16 |
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Wilford Woodruff arrives in Quincy, Illinois. |
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WWJ
1:324. |
| April 18 |
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Brigham Young, Orson Pratt, Wilford
Woodruff, John Taylor,
George A. Smith, and Alpheus Cutler leave Quincy for Far West. |
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WWJ
1:325. |
| April 21 |
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On a nine-mile prairie past Huntsville, Missouri, "the
rods were full of the Saints that were fleeing from Missouri to Illinois." |
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WWJ
1:325. |
| April 26 |
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Wilford Woodruff ordained an apostle. |
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Minutes
of April 26, 1839 |
| May 4 |
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Church conference in Quincy votes to suspended Orson
Hyde (h) and William
Smith from exercising
the functions of their office and invites them to give an accounting of
their conduct. |
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¶
History of Orson Hyde
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Orson Hyde's 1835 Complaint |
| May 9 |
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Joseph moves from Quincy to Commerce |
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| May 25 |
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William Smith is dropped from the Quorum of the Twelve |
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| June 11 |
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Joseph begins work on what becomes the Manuscript History
of the Church. |
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| June
27 |
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Orson Hyde acknowledges his faults and is "restored
to the Priesthood again." |
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HC 3:379. |
| July
5 |
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I was dictating history, I say dictating, for
I seldom use the pen myself. I always dictate all my communications, but
employ a scribe to write them. |
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| July
6 |
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Home reviewing the Church records. |
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| July
8–10, 1839 |
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with the Twelve selecting hymns; much sickness
began to manifest itself; this week and the following generally spent visiting
the sick; some had faith enough and were healed; others had not.
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| July
25 |
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Trial of Thomas B. Marsh's wife for withholding
cream strippings from her partner. |
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Orson
Hyde, 98. |
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July 28 |
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Sunday speakers. Parley P. Pratt: gathering of
Israel. Orson Pratt: keeping the commandments. "I admonished the members
to set their houses in order, meet on the next Sabbath to partake of the
Sacrament, in order that by our obedience to the ordinances, we might
be enabled to prevail with God against the destroyer, and that the sick
might be healed." |
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| August
5 |
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Dear Sir:—I have been requested to write
you on behalf of the Twelve, who are just on the eve of their departure
for England, and inform you, that "this thing" which you have
thought proper to write as a revelation "to the Church in Alston
and the branches round about," to which you yourself administered,
has "already come to the knowledge of the Churches" both here
and elsewhere, and lest you should have any doubt concerning the fact,
we send you a copy of your revelation to that Church. |
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James Mulholland to Isaac Russell, HC
4:6. |
| September
16 |
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President Brigham Young started from his home at Montrose,
for England. His health was very poor; he was unable to go thirty rods to
the river without assistance. After he had crossed the ferry he got Brother
Israel Barlow to carry him on his horse behind him to Heber C. Kimball's
where he remained sick until the 18th. He left his wife sick with a babe
only ten days old, and all his children sick, unable to wait upon each other.
I returned home this evening. |
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| September
17 |
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Visits sick. |
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| September
18 |
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Went to Burlington, Iowa Territory. Elders Young
and Kimball left Sister Kimball and all her children sick, except little
Heber; fn went thirteen miles on their journey towards England, and were
left at Brother Osmon M. Duel's, who lived in a small cabin near the railway
between Commerce and Warsaw. They were so feeble as to be unable to carry
their trunks into the house without the assistance of Sister Duel, who
received them kindly, prepared a bed for them to lie on, and made them
a cup of tea. |
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HC 4:9-10. |
| September
19 |
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[Returns from Burlington.]
Brother Duel carried Elders Young and Kimball in his wagon to Lima, sixteen
miles, where another brother received them and carried them to Father Mikesell's
near Quincy, about twenty miles; the fatigue of this day was too much for
their feeble health; they were prostrated, and obliged to tarry a few days
to recruit. |
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| September
20 |
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George A. Smith, Reuben Hedlock, and Theodore
Turley start for England, and upset their wagon on the bank of the river,
before they got out of sight of Commerce. Elders Smith and Turley were so
weak they could not get up, and Brother Hedlock had to lift them in again.
Soon after, some gentlemen met them and asked who had been robbing the burying
ground—so miserable was their appearance through sickness. |
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September 22 |
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Joseph speaks on the "other Comforter." |
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| October
15 |
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Joseph heads a hundred men from Far West to defend Saints
at Di-Ahman |
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| October
18 |
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Thomas B. Marsh returns in snowstorm; tells Orson Hyde that
Joseph had ordered retaliatory strikes, which had been carried out.Thomas
and Orson move their families to Richmond. |
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Orson Hyde biography, 98–99. |
| October
19 |
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The Iowa high council for meets for the first time, in Nashville,
Iowa. Reynolds Cahoon and Lyman Wight are appointed counselors to John Smith. |
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| October
26 |
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Acting on reports that the Mormons had burned Gallatin and
Millport, Governor Boggs orders 5 divisions of state militia (1200 men)
to rendezvous at Fayette on November 3. |
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| October
27 |
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Funeral of David W. Patten |
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| October
29 |
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Joseph and Sidney leave Nauvoo with Elias Higbee and Orrin
P. Rockwell to present the grievances of the Saints to Congress. Passed
through Carthage and stayed at Judge Higbee's over night. |
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| October
30 |
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Joseph, et. al., arrive at Quincy. |
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| October
31 |
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Work on documents for presentation. Rigdon sick. |
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| November
1 |
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Travel, staid with a friend over night. Dr. Foster
continued to accompany us. |
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| November
3 |
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Elders Young and Kimball arrive Cleveland, Ohio,
about 1 a.m. While waiting for the noon, Elders Smith, Turley, and Hedlock,
who left them at Terre Haute, drove up, having picked up Elder Taylor by
the way, he having been left sick by his company in the east part of Indiana.
They were in good health, compared with what they had been, and in fine
spirits. George A. Smith tarried in Cleveland till the next day, to visit
his relatives. Brothers Young, Kimball, Taylor, and Turley rode in the stage,
and Brother Hedlock and Mr. Murray in their wagon to Willoughby, and from
thence they all rode into Kirtland together. |
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| November
4 |
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We arrived at Springfield, and put up with Brother John Snider.
When within one mile of the city, we met William Law and company with seven
wagons from Canada, who returned with us to Springfield, and tarried while
we did, until the 8th. I preached several times while here. General James
Adams, judge of probate, heard of me, sought me out, and took me home with
him, and treated me like a father. |
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| November
14 |
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After four months of fever and ague, Orson
Hyde leaves Commerce
for Philadelphia on his mission. |
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| October
6 |
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At a conference held in Commerce (Nauvoo), the Church
votes to begin temple construction and appoints Alpheus
Cutler, Elias Higbee
and Reynolds Cahoon, the committee to oversee the work. |
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| December
3 |
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At a meeting of the Anointed Quorum's Sunday prayer meeting,
the Prophet presented his Appeal to the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont.
(Of the thirty-eight members, only Hyrum and Mary were absent.) The appeal
asked Vermonters to "rise in the majesty of virtuous freemen, and by
all honorable means help to bring Missouri to the bar of justice."
After discussion by both men and women, the Appeal was dedicated by prayer. |
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Origins, 116. |
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1838 Chronology
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