| David Whitmer, Reynolds
Cahoon, and four others to be named, are appointed to visit the branches
and raise funds so that Joseph and Sidney can complete the revision of the
Bible. |
| Date |
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October 11, 1831 |
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FWR,
16–17. |
| Location |
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Hiram,
Portage Co., Ohio |
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| Description |
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Minutes of a conference
… |
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| [Moderator] |
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[Joseph Smith]
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| Clerk |
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John Whitmer |
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| Elders present |
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Joseph Smith Jr.
Oliver Cowdery
David Whitmer
John Whitmer |
Peter Whitmer Jr.
Reynolds Cahoon
W.
W. Phelps
Luke Johnson (h)
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| Joseph:
tomorrow, how to conduct meetings |
|
Joseph says the Elders
are to wait until tomorrow and attend another meeting so they "might
understand the ancient manner of conducting meetings as they were led by
the Holy Ghost Also said that this was not perfectly known by many of the
Elders of this Church." |
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| W. W.
Phelps |
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W. W. Phelps delivers
an exhortation. |
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| Fund-raising
elders for Joseph and Sidney |
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Oliver moves that the
conference consider appointing six elders to visit the branches of the church,
set them in order, and inform them of "the situation of brs Joseph
Smith Jr and Sidney Rigdon And accordingly brs David Whitmer and Reynolds
Cahoon were chosen appointed, the other four remain to be chosen hereafter." |
|
term: branches
four: Simeon Carter, Orson Hyde, Hyrum Smith, Emer Harris |
| General
conference set |
|
Conference votes that
the general conference be held on October 25 at Sirenes Burnett's house
in Orange, Cuyahoga county, Ohio. |
|
Minutes
of Oct.25–26, 1831 |
| David
Whitmer and Reynolds Cahoon ordained |
|
David and Reynolds are
"ordained to their office or appointment and br Stephen
Burnett an
Elder under the hands of John Whitmer." |
|
term:
ordain |
| Close |
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Prayer by Joseph Smith
Jr.
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Minutes of October 10, 1831
Minutes of October 21, 1831
Ohio Minutes
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