| November
1: Resolve to publish 10,000 copies of the Book of Commandments. D&C
1 received between sessions. |
| November
2: Brethren bear witness to the truth of the Book of Commandments. |
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| Date |
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November 1, 1831 (Tuesday) |
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FWR
Far West Record: Minutes of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1844, edited by Donald Q. Cannon and Lyndon W. Cook (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1983).
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26–28. |
| Location |
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Hiram, Portage County,
Ohio |
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| Description |
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…a conference … |
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| Moderator
(appointed) |
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Sidney Rigdon |
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| Clerk |
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Oliver
Cowdery, clerk (though minutes are signed by John Whitmer) |
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| Elders
present |
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Joseph Smith Jr.
Oliver Cowdery |
Sidney
Rigdon
William E. McLellin |
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[27] David
Whitmer
John Whitmer
Peter Whitmer Jr. |
Orson
Hyde
Luke S. Johnson
Lyman E. Johnson |
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| 10,000
copies |
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Br
Oliver Cowdery made a request desiring the mind of the Lord through this
conference of Elders to know how many copies of the Book of commandments
it was the will of the Lord should be published in the first edition of
that work. Voted that there be ten thousand copies struck. |
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Quantity later changed to 3,000.
¶ Minutes
of April 29, 1832 |
| Adjourn |
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Adjourn to afternoon. |
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| Preface
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Preface
received by inspiration. |
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Preface: D&C
1 |
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| Second session |
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Conference commenced
according to adjournment … |
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| Moderator
(appointed) |
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Sidney
Rigdon |
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| Clerk |
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Oliver Cowdery |
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| Joseph
asks for witnesses |
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Br
Joseph Smith jr. said that inasmuch as the Lord has bestowed a great blessing
upon us in giving commandments and revelations, asked the Conference what
testimony they were willing to attach to those commandments which should
shortly be sent to the world. |
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| Some
willing |
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A
number of the brethren arose and said that they were willing to testify
to the world that they knew that they were of the Lord. |
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| Revelation |
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Revelation
received relative to the same. |
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D&C
67 |
| Adjourn |
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Conference adjourned
until morning. |
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| November
2, 1831 |
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[28] Conference convenes. |
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| Moderator
(appointed) |
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Oliver Cowdery |
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| Clerk |
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John Whitmer |
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| Open |
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Prayer by Oliver Cowdery. |
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| Lyman
Johnson ordained |
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Sidney
Rigdon ordains
Lyman E. Johnson to the High Priesthood. |
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| Revelation
read |
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Oliver reads "the
Revelation of last evening." |
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Brethren
bear witness
Joseph grateful for revelations |
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The
brethren then arose in turn and bore witness to the truth of the Book
of Commandments, after which br Joseph Smith Jr. arose and expressed his
feelings and gratitude concerning the Commandment and Preface received
yesterday. |
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| Close |
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Prayer by Oliver
Cowdery. |
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D&C 1
Witnessing the Book of Commandments
Minutes of November 8, 1831
Minutes of October 25–26, 1831
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