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gdm Digest               Thursday, 16 January 1997     Volume 01 : Number 003

In this issue:

    ---> Lesson 3
    ---> Lesson 4
    ---> Some Reference material for the entire year.

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From: "Perry L. Porter" <[e-mail]>
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 22:34:24 -0700
Subject: ---> Lesson 3

Doctrine and Covenants 2;
Joseph Smith History 1 :27-54
Lesson 3
Scriptural Highlights

1. Moroni appears to Joseph Smith and prepares him for his ministry.

2. Moroni shows Joseph Smith the gold plates on which the Book of Mormon is
written.

Invite one or two class members to share insights or experiences they had
while studying Joseph Smith - History 1 :27-54.

Discussion and Application Questions

* The appearance of the Father and the Son to Joseph Smith was a great
blessing that involved many challenges. If the Lord appeared to you, how do
you think it would change you? In what ways would this appearance be a
blessing to you? What challenges do you think it would bring?

* After the First Vision, Joseph Smith recorded that he "fell into many
foolish errors, and displayed the weakness of youth" (JS - H 1 :28). How
did Joseph respond to these weaknesses? (JS - H 1 :29.) How would Satan
have wanted him to respond? What are some things you have done to overcome
weaknesses, shortcomings, and sins? How do you avoid becoming discouraged
by them? (2 Nephi 4:16-35.)

* What impresses you about Moroni's first few visits to Joseph Smith? (JS -
H 1 :30-49, 53-54.) What can we learn about teaching from Moroni's
instruction of Joseph Smith? How can we teach children from the scriptures
even though some scriptures may be hard for them to understand?

* What were the themes of the biblical prophecies that Moroni cited in his
visits to Joseph Smith? (The restoration and mission of the Church, the
Second Coming, and the Millennium.)

* What did Moroni emphasize when he rephrased Malachi's prophecy about
Elijah? (Compare (JS - H 1 :38-39 or D&C 2 with Malachi 4:5-6.) What
authority did Elijah restore? (See D&C 110:13-16 and the quotation from
Elder Smith.) How should the spirit of Elijah be manifest in our lives?
(See the quotations from the Prophet Joseph Smith and President Lee.)

* What did Malachi mean by saying that Elijah would "plant in the hearts of
the children the promises made to the fathers"? (JS - H 1 :39; D&C 2:2; see
also D&C 138:46-48). How do these promises apply to us today? (D&C 128:15.)

* How does the language and style of Joseph Smith's writing help you feel
the truthfulness of his experiences?

* What did Moroni tell Joseph Smith about motives for getting the gold
plates? (JS - H 1 :46.) How might this counsel apply to us today? What
lesser motives might tempt us as we do the Lord's work and use the
blessings he has given us? How can we more consistently seek to glorify God
rather than ourselves?

* How did Joseph Smith's father respond when Joseph told him of Moroni's
visits and message? (JS - H 1 :50.) What does this suggest about Joseph's
character? How can we develop this kind of trust in our families? How can
we rebuild trust after a family member has violated it?

Quotations

Elder Joseph Fielding Smith: "This sealing power bestowed upon Elijah, is
the power which binds husbands and wives, and children to parents for time
and eternity.... It is by this power that all the ordinances

pertaining to salvation are bound, or sealed" (Elijah the Prophet and His
Mission, and Salvation Universal, p. 5).

The Prophet Joseph Smith: "This is the spirit of Elijah, that we redeem our
dead, and connect ourselves with our fathers which are in heaven, and seal
up our dead to come forth in the first resurrection" (History of the
Church, 6:252).

President Harold B. Lee: "Elijah's mission . . . applies just as much on
this side of the veil as it does to the other side of the veil.... So, the
hearts of you fathers and mothers must be turned to your children right
now, if you have the true spirit of Elijah, and not think that it applies
merely to those who are beyond the veil.... If you are neglecting your
family home evening, you are neglecting the beginning of the mission of
Elijah just as certainly as if you were neglecting your research work of
genealogy" (address delivered at the eighth annual priesthood genealogy
seminar, 2 Aug. 1973).

Next Week's Reading Assignment

Doctrine and Covenants 3; 10; Joseph Smith - History 1 :55-65

Page 5  (of Lesson 3)

Class Member Study Guide

Lesson 3

Nearly 3 1/2 years after the First Vision, God sent the angel Moroni to
help tutor and prepare Joseph for his ministry. Joseph was not quite
eighteen years old at the time. Moroni had been a prophet in ancient
America and was the last writer in the Book of Mormon, a sacred history of
his people. In approximately A.D. 421, Moroni had buried this record,
written on gold plates, to protect it until it should come forth in the
latter days as another testament of Jesus Christ.

Read Moroni's instructions as recorded in Joseph Smith - History 1:30-54
and D&C 2. Moroni quoted several biblical prophecies and said they were
about to be fulfilled. These prophecies concerned the restoration and
mission of the Church, the Second Coming, and the Millennium.

* How did Joseph Smith respond to his weaknesses? (JS - H 1:28-29.) How
would Satan have wanted him to respond? How can we overcome discouragement
about our weaknesses? (2 Nephi 4:16-35.)

* What did Malachi mean by saying that Elijah would "plant in the hearts of
the children the promises made to the fathers"? (JS - H 1:39; D&C 2:2; see
also D&C 138:46-48). How do these promises apply to us today? (D&C 128:1 5.)

The Hill Cumorah, near Palmyra, New York. Here Moroni buried the gold
plates that contained a sacred record of his people. In 1827, Joseph Smith
came to the Hill Cumorah to receive the plates from Moroni. Photograph by
George E. Anderson, 1907.

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From: "Perry L. Porter" <[e-mail]>
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 22:46:23 -0700
Subject: ---> Lesson 4

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I am sending out lesson 3 and 4 so that list members can contribute any
references they may have.

Remember that you will get a bounced message when sending them to
[e-mail], but I will get a copy and if I remember I will confirm
that I got your message, and if informative, I will include it in the next
post.  Also if you have additional references I will update the old lessons
and possibly place them somewhere on my Web page.

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Doctrine and Covenants 3; 10;
Joseph Smith History 1 :55-65
Lesson 4
Scriptural Highlights

1. Joseph Smith receives the gold plates from the angel Moroni.

2. Martin Harris takes a copy of some Book of Mormon characters to
Professor Charles Anthon.

3. The 116 manuscript pages of the Book of Mormon are lost.

Ask a class member to review (1) Martin Harris's experience with Charles
Anthon and (2) the account of the 116 lost pages of the Book of Mormon
manuscript. (See the Class Member Study Guide for this lesson and the
headings to D&C 3 and 10.)

Discussion and Application Questions

* How did Professor Charles Anthon respond when Martin Harris showed him a
copy of some Book of Mormon inscriptions? (JS - H 1 :63-65.) How was this
response a fulfillment of prophecy? (Isaiah 29:11-12.) How did this
experience affect Martin Harris? What kind of evidence has been most
helpful in your gaining a testimony that the Book of Mormon is the word of
God? (Moron) 10:4-5.)

* The Lord has told us to "pray always" (D&C 19:38). What is the difference
between doing this and doing what Joseph and Martin did when they persisted
with their request to show the 116 manuscript pages to Martin's wife? (See
the Class Member Study Guide for this lesson and Jacob 4:10.) How can we
learn to ask for that "which is right" for us? (3 Nephi 18:20; see also 2
Nephi 4:35; Helaman 10:5; D&C 46:30).

* After the 116 pages of manuscript were lost, the Lord chastened Joseph
Smith, saying, "You should not have feared man more than God" (D&C 3:7).
How had Joseph feared man more than God? How might some of our actions show
that we fear or trust man more than God? How can we overcome our fear of
man? (Proverbs 3:5-6; D&C 38:30.)

* What experiences have shown you that God will be "with you in every time
of trouble"? (D&C 3:8). What experiences have shown you that "God is
merciful"? (D&C 3:10).

* When we have sinned and disappointed the Lord, how can we begin to find
our way back to him? (D&C 3:10.) If we are weak and discouraged, how can we
gain the courage and desire to repent? What can we learn from Joseph Smith
about how to do this?

* How was God's love evident as he chastened Joseph Smith in D&C 3:3-11?
How have you felt God's love even when he has been displeased with you?
What can we do to feel his love more fully?

* How did the Lord punish Joseph after the 116 pages of manuscript were
lost? (D&C 3:14.) How did Joseph respond to this punishment? (See the Class
Member Study Guide for this lesson.) How can we become humble and contrite
rather than bitter and rebellious when the Lord corrects us?

* After the manuscript pages were lost, what did the Lord reveal about the
purposes of the Book of Mormon? (D&C 3:16-20; 10:60-63.) How are these
purposes being fulfilled today?

* How do Joseph's experiences show that the Lord forgives us completely
when we repent sincerely? (D&C 10:1-3.) How have your own experiences shown
this?

* As Joseph faced the immense work of translating the Book of Mormon, what
did the Lord counsel him? (D&C 10:4-5.) How can this counsel help us as we
face difficult tasks or responsibilities? How have you implemented the
counsel that you "not run faster or labor more than you have strength"?
(D&C 10:4; see also Mosiah 4:27).

* What were Satan's purposes in having the Book of Mormon manuscript
stolen? (D&C 10:10-23.) How does Satan try to deceive us today? (D&C
10:24-27, 63; 2 Nephi 28:20-22.) How does he flatter people? Why do people
yield to his enticings? (D&C 10:19.) How can we resist his influence? (D&C
10:5; 88:63.)

* What was contained in the lost manuscript? (D&C 10:44.) What did the Lord
tell Joseph Smith to do to spoil the plan of those who had stolen the
manuscript? (D&C 10:29-32, 38-46.) How had the Lord prepared for the loss
of the manuscript? (See the heading to D&C 10; D&C 10:38-46; 1 Nephi 9;
Words of Mormon 1:3-7.)

* In D&C 3 and 10, the Lord emphasizes that his works and purposes cannot
be frustrated. (D&C 3:1-3; 10:14, 43.) How can this assurance help us bear
setbacks and disappointments?

* Why was it important that the Book of Mormon come forth as part of the
restoration of the gospel? (See the quotation from President Benson.) How
does Satan continue to battle against the Book of Mormon today?

Quotation

President Ezra Taft Benson: "There is a book we need to study daily, both
as individuals and as families, namely the Book of Mormon.... I bless you
with increased understanding of the Book of Mormon. l promise you that from
this moment forward, if we will daily sup from its pages and abide by its
precepts, God will pour out upon each child of Zion and the Church a
blessing hitherto unknown" (Ensign, May 1986, p. 78).

Next Week's Reading Assignment

Doctrine and Covenants 5-9; Joseph Smith - History 1 RR-67

Page 7 (of lesson 4)

Class Member Study Guide
Lesson 4
On 22 September 1827, four years after his first view of the gold plates,
Joseph Smith received the plates from the angel Moroni. Because of
persecution, Joseph and his wife, Emma Hale, whom he had married in January
of 1827, moved to Emma's father's farm in Harmony, Pennsylvania. In
Harmony, Joseph began translating the plates with the help of the Urim and
Thummim. (The New York-Ohio map in the Doctrine and Covenants shows the
location of Harmony.)

In February 1828, Martin Harris came to Harmony and obtained from Joseph a
copy of some of the inscriptions on the plates along with their
translation. He took these to Professor Charles Anthon in New York City.
Professor Anthon certified their correctness but, as prophesied in Isaiah
29:11-12, said he could not read a sealed book. (Compare Isaiah's prophecy
to JS - H 1 :63-65.) This experience strengthened Martin's testimony that
Joseph Smith's work was of God.

in April 1828, Martin Harris began serving as Joseph Smith's scribe in the
work of translation. Martin, however, was harassed by his wife, Lucy. She
wanted to see the work her husband was doing. Martin asked Joseph if he
could take the pages of translated material home to show to his wife and
other family members. Joseph asked the Lord for permission, but the Lord's
answer was no. Martin asked Joseph to try again, which Joseph did, but
again the answer was no. Martin pleaded a third time with Joseph to ask the
Lord. Joseph reluctantly did so and received permission to allow Martin to
take 116 pages of manuscript to Palmyra, New York, on condition that he
show them only to certain people.

Several days after Martin's departure, Emma gave birth to a baby boy who
died within a few hours. For several weeks following, Emma was in
precarious health, and Joseph's thoughts were occupied with her care and
his grief over the death of their son. When Emma became stronger, Joseph's
thoughts turned to Martin Harris, who had not returned with the pages of
manuscript as promised. Joseph traveled to Palmyra, where Martin, in great
anguish, confessed that the manuscript had been lost.

Joseph was beyond consolation. "All is lost! all is lost!" he cried. "What
shall I do? I have sinned - it is I who tempted the wrath of God. l should
have been satisfied with the first answer which I received from the Lord"
(Lucy Mack Smith, History of Joseph Smith, p. 128).

Joseph returned to Harmony, where he began praying to the Lord for
forgiveness. Moroni appeared to Joseph and took from him the Urim and
Thummim and the plates. Later, because of Joseph's sincere repentance,
Moroni returned these things. During this time, Joseph received D&C 3 and
10. (See History of the Church, 1 :20-28; Lucy Mack Smith, History of
Joseph Smith, pp. 124-37.)

As you study D&C 3 and 10, consider the following:

* What lessons was Joseph being taught by the Lord? How can these
revelations apply to your life?

* When we have sinned and disappointed the Lord, how can we begin to find
our way back to him? (D&C 3:10.) What can we learn from Joseph Smith about
how to do this?

In D&C 10 the Lord revealed Satan's plan to have the 116 pages of
manuscript altered in order to discredit the Prophet. The Lord instructed
Joseph not to retranslate the lost material, which contained a secular
history. Instead, Joseph was to translate a history prepared by Nephi that
covered the same period of time but dealt more particularly with the
spiritual life of the people. The Lord had foreseen the loss of the 116
pages and inspired Nephi to prepare this second history (see 1 Nephi 9; D&C
10:38-45).

* How can knowing that the Lord's works and purposes cannot be frustrated
help you endure personal setbacks and disappointments? (D&C 3:1-3; 10:14,
43.) How does knowing that God foresaw the loss of the manuscript
strengthen your faith in his ability to guide your life?

 A transcript of some of the characters on the Book of Mormon plates.
Moroni said these characters were written in "reformed Egyptian', (Mormon
9:32). This may be a copy of some of the characters that Martin Harris took
to Charles Anthon in 1828. Courtesy Library-Archives, Reorganized Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the Auditorium, Independence, Missouri.

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From: "Perry L. Porter" <[e-mail]>
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 20:18:37 -0700
Subject: ---> Some Reference material for the entire year.

Thumbnail sketches  of People of the Doctrine and Covenants

"Those who remained faithful made significant impact on Church"

References: Deseret News Church Almanac; Biographical Encyclopedia, Jensen;
History of the Church, Smith; Journal History; Pioneers and Prominent Men
of Utah, Esshom; The Revelations of the Prophet Joseph Smith, Cook

Compiled by J Malan Heslop (Church News, Dec. 9, 1984)

The first reference to each person in the Doctrine and Covenants is given.
Other references may also be given. Biblical names and special names are
not included.

Ashley, Major N. --- Missionary (D&C 75:17); High Priest; resided in
Jackson County; member of legislature in Missouri; left Church in 1838; was
in mob action against Church; lived in Tallmadge, Ohio.

Babbit, Almon W. --- Aspired to presidency (124:84); repented; president of
Kirtland Stake; attorney for redress before Pres. James K. Polk; arrived in
St. Louis in 1848; was a delegate to Congress. but was not seated;
secretary of Utah Territory, 1852; killed by Indians in Ash Hollow,
Nebraska on Sep. 7, 1856.

Baker, Jesse --- (124:137); in elders quorum presidency, Nauvoo.

Baldwin, Wheeler --- Missionary (52:31); named to obtain redress documents
to send to Washington, D.C.; joined with Cutlerites and RLDS in 1863; died
on May 11, 1887 at Stewartsville, Missouri.

Basset, Heman --- Released from responsibility (52:37); died in 1876 at
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Bennett, John C. --- Sent gospel message to kings (124:16); doctor; first
Nauvoo mayor; became apostate; excommunicated on May 25, 1842; died Aug. 5,
1867 at Polk City, Iowa.

Benson, Ezra T. --- In Stake Presidency, Quincy, Illinois, 1841; moved to
Nauvoo; ordained and apostle on July 16, 1846; caption of 2nd company of 10
on trek to Salt Lake (136:12); arrived in Salt Lake on July 24, 1847; early
government leader; lived in Logan, Utah; dided on Sept. 3, 1869 in Ogden,
Utah.

Bent, Samuel --- Whipped by mob in Liberty, Missouri, 1836; on High Council
in Nauvoo (124:132); presiding elder in Garden Grove, Iowa; died there on
Aug. 16, 1846.

Billings, Titus --- Second person baptized in Kirtland, in November 1830;
counselor to Bishop Edward Partridge; called to dispose of land and prepare
to go to Zion (63:39); involved in Crooked River battle; reach Salt Lake
valley in 1848; settled city of Manti, Utah; died on Feb. 6, 1866.

Boggs, Lilburn --- Governor of Missouri; issued extermination order on Oct.
27, 1838 (124: intro.); migrated to California; died on Mar. 4, 1860 in
Napa, California.

Booth, Ezra --- Missionary (52:23); apostatized; wrote anti-Mormon
literature (71:intro.); lived in Mantua, Ohio.

Brunson, Seymour --- Missionary (75:33); on High Council in Nauvoo, 1839.;
taken by the Lord unto himself; died on Aug. 10, 1840; Joseph Smith first
spoke of baptism for the dead at his funeral.

Burnett, Stephen --- Missionary (75:35); apostatized by 1838; lived in
Orange, Ohio.

Burroughs, Philip --- Non-member; John Whitmer called to labor with him
(30:10).

Butterfield, Josiah --- One of Seven Presidents of the Seventy, Nauvoo
(124:138); worked on Kirtland Temle; missionary to Maine, 1844; later
excommunicated; rebaptized; died, April 1871 in Monterey, California.

Cahoon, Reynolds --- Missionary with Samuel Smith (52:30); in Stake
Presidency, Adam-Ondi-Ahman; arrived in Salt Lake in 1848; settled Murray,
Utahl died Apr. 29, 1861.

Carter, Gideon H. --- Baptized on Oct. 25, 1831 by Joseph Smith; called to
ministry (75:34); killed in the battle of Crooked River, at Far West,
Missouri on Oct. 25, 1838.

Carter, Jared --- Ordained priest (52:38); missionary; on High Council in
Kirtland; defected in 1838; disfellowshipped in 1844; lived in Chicago,
Illinois; died by 1850.

Carter, John S. --- On High Council in Kirtland (102:3); missionary with
his brother Jared; died of cholera on June 26, 1834, in Clay County,
Missouri.

Carter, Simeon D. --- Mission call (52:37); collected funds for Bible
translation; on High Council at Far West; migrated to Salt Lake in 1850;
died on Feb. 3, 1869 in Brigham City, Utah.

Carter, William --- Called to Missouri (52:31); did not go; priesthood
taken away on Sep. 1, 1831.

Coe, Joseph --- Called to Missouri (55:6); on High Council in Kirtland;
laid foundation stone of Kirtland Temple; helped obtain Egyptian mummies;
left Church in 1837; lived in Kirtland.

Coltrin, Zebedee --- Called to Missouri (52:29); one of first Seven
Presidents of the Seventy; in Zion's Camp; in Kirtland Stake presidency;
arrived in Salt Lake in 1847; lived in Spanish Fork; patriarch; died July
21, 1887.

Copely, Leman --- Mission to Shakers (49:1); broke consecration covenant
(54:4); disfellowshipped in 1834; returned in 1836; did not move west;
lived in Ohio.

Corrill, John --- Called to labor (50:38); 2nd counselor in Presiding
Bishopric, 1831 to 1837; called to Missouri; keeper of Lord's storehouse;
Church historian with Elias Higbee, 1838; excommunicated in 1839; lived in
Quincy, Illinois.

Covill, James --- Baptist minister, received revelation (Section 39);
rejected baptism.

Cowdery, Oliver --- Told to stand by Joseph Smith (6:18); ordained to
Aaronic Priesthood (Section 13); one of the Three Witnesses (17:3); apostle
and Second Elder; member of first High Council; excommunicated in 1838;
rebaptized on Nov. 12, 1848; died on Mar. 3, 1850 in Richmond, Missouri.

Cowdery, Warren A. --- Older brother of Oliver; presiding High Priest in
Freedom, New York 106:1); moved to Kirtland in 1836; left the Church in
1838; died on Feb. 23, 1851.

Cutler, Alpheus --- Worked on Kirland, Far West, and Nauvoo Temples; member
of Nauvoo High Council (124:132); rejected Brigham Young as leader; moved
to Iowa where he organized a Church; died on Aug. 10, 1864 at Manti, Iowa.

Davies, (Davis) Amos --- Paid stock to Nauvoo House (124:111); did not go
west with Saints, but went later for California gold; returned to Illinois
in 1858; died on Mar. 22, 1872.

Dodds, Asa --- Proclaimed gospel in West (75:15); was a High Priest; last
known in Farmington, Ohio, 1850.

Dort, David --- Converted through Lucy Mack Smith; member of Kirtland High
Council (124:132); in Zion's Camp; died on Mar. 10, 1842 in Nauvoo.

Eames, Ruggles --- Missionary (75:35); last known to live in Van Buren
County, Iowa, 1840.

Foster, James --- One of the first Seven Presidents of the Seventy
(124:138); member of Krtland High Council; lived in Jacksonville, Illinois;
died on Dec. 21, 1841 at Nauvoo, Illinois.

Foster, Robert D. --- Held stock in Nauvoo House (124:115); chief surgeon
of the Nauvoo Legion; in politics, education; excommunicated on Apr. 18,
1844; joined William Law group; moved to New York, then Illinois.

Fuller, Edson --- Called to Missouri (52:38); troubled by evil spirits;
excommunicated in 1831; moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan by 1850.

Fullmer, David --- On Nauvoo High Council (124:132); leader in Garden
Grove, Iowa; arrived in Salt Lake on Oct. 13, 1850; president of Salt Lake
Stake; member of territorial legislature, delegate, territorial convention;
patriarch; died on Oct. 21, 1879 at Salt Lake City.

Galland, Isaac --- Paid stock in Nauvoo House (124:78); traveled with Hyrum
Smith to obtain funds; wrote in defense of Church; became inactive; died on
Sep. 22, 1858 at Fort Madison, Iowa.

Gause, Jesse --- Quaker preacher; joined Church; counselor to Joseph Smith
(81:intro.); excommunicated on Dec. 3, 1832.

Gilbert, A. Sidney --- Agent to the Church (Sect. 53); established store
with Newel K. Whitney; called to repentance in 1833; died of cholera in
Zion's Camp on June 29, 1834.

Gould, John --- Traveled with Orson Hyde to Missouri to seek redress; in
Zion's Camp; saved if obedient (100:14); one of Seven Presidents of the
Seventy, 1833; died on May 9, 1851 at Cooley's Mill, Iowa.

Granger, Oliver --- Revelation concerning duties (Sect. 117); missionary;
worked on Kirtland Temple; land agent in Nauvoo; died on Aug. 25, 1841 at
Kirtland,Ohio.

Griffin, Selah J. --- To travel to Missouri (52:32); missionary with Thomas
B. Marsh; blacksmith; expelled from Missouri; remained in Illinois.

Grover, Thomas --- On first High Council in Nauvoo (124:132); body guard
for Joseph Smith; member of Nauvoo Legion; missionary; operated ferry on
Platte River; arrived in Salt Lake valley on Oct. 3, 1847; member of Davis
Stake High Council; member of Utah Legislature; died on Feb. 20, 1886 at
Farmington, Utah.

Hancock, Levi W. --- Missionary to Missouri (52:27); member of Zion's Camp;
one of Seven Presidents of the Seventy; arrived in Salt Lake in 1847 with
Mormon Battalion; delegate in the first legislative assembly, 1851; lived
in Manti, Utah; died June 10, 1882 at Washington, Utah.

Hancock, Solomon --- Missionary to Missouri (52:27); attended Kirtland
Temple dedication in 1836; sung hymn at Far West temple site dedication;
member of High Council in Clay County; died Dec. 2, 1847 at Pottawattamie,
Iowa.

Harris, Emer --- Brother of Martin; missionary (75:30); carpenter, Kirtland
Temple; arrived in Salt Lake in 1850; lived in Provo, Utah; patriarch; died
Nov. 28, 1869 at Logan, Utah.

Harris, George W. --- On High Council at Far West and Nauvoo (124:132);
bishop and High Councilor, Council Bluffs, Iowa; remained in Iowa; died in
1857 at Council Bluffs.

Harris, Martin --- Scribe for Book of Mormon translation; lost 116 pages of
manuscript (Sect. 3); one of the Three Witnesses; member of first High
Council; assisted in choosing the Twelve; excommunicated in 1837; came to
Utah in 1870; rebaptized; died July 9, 1875 at Clarkston, Utah.

Haws, Peter --- Converted in Canada; helped build Nauvoo House and temple
(124:62,70); missionary; left Church in 1849; lived in Nevada, then
Californi, where he died in 1862.

Herriman, Henry --- One of the Seven Presidents of Seventies (124:138); in
Zion's Camp; expelled from Missouri; lieutenant colonel in Nauvoo Legion;
arrived in Salt Lake Valley in 1848; settled Herriman, Utah; mission to
England; lived in Huntington, Utah in 1887; died there, May 17, 1891.

Hicks, John A. --- In elders presidency (124:137); not sustained at
conference, 1841; excommunicated Oct. 5, 1841.

Higbee, Elias --- Asked questions concerning Isaiah (113:7); missionary;
high priest, 1834; worked on Kirtland Temple, 1835; member of Far West High
Council, 1837; elected Judge, Caldwell County, Missouri; expelled from
Missouri; on Nauvoo Temple Committee; accompanied Joseph Smith to see
President Martin Van Buren, 1839; died of cholera on June 8, 1843 in Nauvoo.

Humphrey, Solomon --- Missionary to east (52:35); assisted in laying
cornerstone of the Kirtland Temple; member of Zion's Camp; died Sep. 1834
in Clay County, Missouri.

Huntington, William --- Member of Nauvoo High Council (124:132) and Kirland
H.C.; protected Joseph Smith; hid Egyptian mummies in his home; stone
cutter on the Nauvoo Temple; pres., Mount Pisgah; died there Aug. 6, 1846.

Hyde, Orson --- Member of Kirtland High Concil (102:3); clerk to First
Presidency, 1833; member of Quorum of the Twelve, 1835 through 1878;
attended Kirtland Temple dedication in 1836; dedicated the Holy Land;
carried petition to Washington, D.C., 1844; remained at Winter Quarters
until 1850; lived in Sanpete County, Utah in 1852; died Nov. 28, 1878 at
Spring City, Utah.

James, George --- Ordained priest (52:38); ordained elder Nov. 18, 1831;
disfellowshipped; reinstated; remained in Ohio; died Nov. 1864 at
Brownhelm, Ohio.

Jacques, Vienna --- Baptized in Boston, 1832; requested expenses to Zion
(90:28); married Daniel Shearer, Jul. 25, 1845; migrated West; died Feb. 7,
1884 at Salt Lake City/

Johnson, Aaaron --- Ordained seventy in 1838 at Far West, Missouri; member
of Nauvoo High Council (124:132); bishop, Garden Grove, Iowa in 1846;
captain of a pioneer company, Sep. 18, 1850; founder and first bishop of
Springville Ward; chief justice of Utah County; speaker of first
Legislature; died May 10, 1877 at Springville.

Johnson, John --- Opened home to Joseph Smith, 1831-32; promised eternal
life (96:6); member of Kirtland High Council, 1834; worked on Kirtland
Temple, 1835; rejected from High Council in 1837; left the Church in 1838;
died July 30, 1843 at Kirtland.

Johnson, Luke S. --- Missionary (68:7); member of Kirtland High Council;
member of Zion's Camp, 1834; member of Quorum of Twelve, 1835-1838;
excommunicated in 1838 at Far West, Missouri; rebaptized in 1845 at Nauvoo;
arrived in Salt Lake in 1847; bishop of St. John's, Utah Ward; died Dec. 9,
1861 at Salt Lake City.

Johnson, Lyman E. --- Missionary (68:7); member of Zion's Camp; member of
Quorum of Twelve, 1835-1838; excommunicated in 1838; drowned in Mississippi
River on Dec. 20, 1856.

Kimball, Heber C. --- In Quorum of Twelve (124:129); missionary to England;
arrived in Salt Lake in 1847; counselor to Brigham Young, 1847-1868; first
chief justice, prov. govt. of Deseret; member of Utah Senate; introduced
Perpetual Emigration Fund; died June 22, 1868 at Salt Lake City after a
fall at Provo.

Kimball, Spencer W. --- Became 12th President of Church on Dec. 30, 1973;
grandson of Heber C. Kimball; born in Salt Lake City on Mar. 28, 1895;
lived in Arizona from youth until ordained apostle on Oct. 7, 1943;
announced revelation extending priesthood to all worthy male members
(Offical Declaration 2).

Knight, Joseph --- Recognized (Sect. 12) for faith in Book of Mormon
translation, was scribe; told to take up cross and pray (23:6); endowed in
Nauvoo Temple in 1845; died Feb. 3, 1847 at Mount Pisgah, Iowa.

Knight, Newel --- Missionary (52:32); service in Ohio (54:2, 56:6); member
of Far West and Nauvoo High Councils; died Jan. 11, 1847 at Ponca, Nebraska
while traveling westward.

Knight, Vinson --- Asked to support Nauvoo House (124:74); bishop in
Adam-Ondi-Ahman and Nauvoo; land purchasing agent; member of Nauvoo City
Council, 1841; died July 31, 1842 at Nauvoo.

Law, William --- Requested support of Nauvoo House (124:82); counselor to
Joseph Smith, 1841-44; captain in Nauvoo Legion; excommunicated Apr. 18,
1844; died Jan. 19, 1892 at Shullsburg, Wisconsin.

Lee, Ann --- Shakers believed Second Coming had occurred and Savior
appeared as a woman, Ann Lee (Sect. 49 introduction).

Lyman, Amasa M. --- In High Priest quorum presidency (124:136); missionary;
member of Zion's Camp; ordained apostle Aug. 20, 1842; served as a
counselor in First Presidency from February 1843 until Joseph Smith's
death; returned to Twelve Aug. 12, 1844; deprived of apostleship Oct. 6,
1867; excommunicated on May 12, 1870; died Feb. 4, 1877 at Fillmore, Utah.

Marks, William --- To preside at Far West (117:1-10); member of Kirtland
High Council, 1837; president of Nauvoo Stake, 1839-44; sided with Sidney
Rigdon; rejected as Stake President; followed RLDS; died May 22, 1872 at
Plano, Illinois.

Marsh, Thomas B. --- Subject of revelations (Sects. 31, 112); missionary;
physician to Church; to publish Lord's work (118:2); member of the Twelve,
1835-38; excommunicated Mar. 18, 1839; rebaptized, July 1857 at Florence,
Nebraska; arrived in Utah, 1857; died Jan. 1866 at Ogden, Utah.

McLellin, William E. --- Requested revelations (Sects. 66, 68); Lord not
pleased (90:35); member of High Council at Clay County; ordained apostle,
1835; attended Kirtland Temple dedication, 1836; excommunicated in 1838;
died Apr. 24, 1883 at Independence, Missouri.

Miles, Daniel S. --- Lived in Kirtland and Far West; one of Seven
Presidents of the Seventy (124:138); among first settlers of Nauvoo; died
in 1845 at Hancock County, Illinois.

Miller, George --- Ordained bishop; helped build Nauvoo Temple (124:20-23);
missionary; brigadeer general in Nauvoo Legion; carpenter on the Nauvoo
House; appointed trustee-in-trust for Church on Aug. 9, 1844; followed
James J. Strang; died in 1856 at Meringo, Illinois on way to California.

Morley, Isaac --- Missionary (52:15); 1st Counselor in Presiding Bishopric,
1831-40; persecuted in Ohio and Missouri; attended Kirtland Temple
dedication; patriarch; president of Lima, Illinois Stake, 1840; settled in
Manti, Utah in 1849; member of general assembly, prov. state of Deseret;
died June 24, 1865 at Fairview, Utah.

Murdock, John --- To go to Missouri (52:8); member of Clay County High
Council; missionary; bishop in Nauvoo, 1842; served on Mormon Batallion;
arrived in Salt Lake Valley on Oct. 12, 1847; five times the captain of a
wagon train to valley; first bishop of the 14th Ward of Salt Lake City;
member of first legislature, 1849; died Dec. 23, 1871 at Beaver, Utah.

Packard, Noah --- Member of Kirtland High Council; attended Kirtland Temple
dedication, 1836; worked on Nauvoo Temple; counselor to Don Carlos Smith in
High Priest presidency of Nauvoo (124:136); migrated to Salt Lake Valley,
1850; settled in Springville, Utah; died Feb. 17, 1860.

Page, Hiram --- Satan deceived him (28:11); one of the Eight Witnesses; a
founder of Far West, Missouri; left Church in 1838; died Aug. 12, 1882 near
Richmond, Missouri.

Page, John E. --- In Quorum of Twelve (118:6); missionary to Canada;
supported James J. Strang; excommunicated June 26, 1846; died in 1847 at De
Kalb, Illinois.

Partidge, Edward --- Sins forgiven; called to preach (36:1-8); ordained
presiding bishop in 1831 (41:9); persecuted, tarred and feathered, 1833;
attended Kirtland Temple dedication; journeyed to Missouri; died May 27,
1840 at Nauvoo; received unto Lord (124:19).

Patten, David W. --- high priest; worked on Kirtland Temple; member of
Zion's Camp; member of Quorum of Twelve, 1835-38; mission (114:1); killed
in battle of Crooked River on Oct. 25, 1838; taken unto Lord (124:19,130).

Peterson, Ziba --- Lamanite missionary (32:3); chastened for sins (58:60);
excommunicated in 1833; moved to Placerville, California, where he died in
1849.

Phelps, William W. --- Ordained to preach and write books for children
(55:1-4); editor and printer for Church; published Book of Commandments
(Sect. 67); assisted in publishing first hymn book; worked on Kirtland
Temple; excommunicated in 1838; returned in 1841; member of Nauvoo City
Council; scribe for Book of Abraham translation; arrived in Salt Lake,
1848; in state legislature; died Mar. 7, 1872 at Salt Lake City.

Pratt, Orson --- Subject of revelation (Sect. 34); missionary; worked on
Kirtland Temple; called to Quorum of Twelve, 1835; excommunicated in 1842;
rebaptized in 1843; missionary to Great Britain; came West in 1847;
established Great Salt Lake base and meridian; Church historian; speaker of
state Legislature; died Oct. 3, 1891 at Salt Lake City.

Pratt, Parley --- To preach to Lamanites (32:1); leader in Ohio and
Missouri; attended Kirtland Temple dedication in 1836; editor of the
Millenial Star in England; member of the Quorum of Twelve, 1835-1857;
arrived in Salt Lake in 1847; in constitutional convention of Deseret;
assassinated while on mission, in 1857 at Van Buren, Arkansas.

Pulsipher, Zera --- One of first Seven Presidents of Seventies, 1838-1862
(124:138); persecuted in Missouria and Illinois; arrived in Salt Lake on
Sep. 22, 1848; patriarch; died Jan. 1, 1872 at Hebron, Utah.

Rich, Charles C. --- Presidency of Nauvoo Stake (124:132); member of Zion's
Camp; brigadeer general in Nauvoo Legion; missionary; arrived in Salt Lake
on Oct. 3, 1847; in Salt Lake Stake Presidency; member of territorial
legislature; ordained to Quorum of Twelve on Feb. 12, 1849; colonized San
Bernadino, California; settled in Bear Lake area; died Nov. 17, 1883 at
Paris, Idaho.

Richards, Wlllard --- Doctor; missionary; called to Quorum of Twelve
(118:6); member of Nauvoo council; with Joseph and Hyrum Smith in Carthage
Jail; Church historian; counselor to Brigham Young, 1847-1854; died, Mar.
11, 1854, Salt Lake City.

Rigdon, Sidney --- Scribe to Joseph Smith for Bible translation (Sect. 35);
saw vision with Joseph Smith (76:1); counselor to Joseph Smith, 1833;
attended Kirtland Temple dedication, 1836; held in Liberty Jail, 1838;
member of Nauvoo city council; with Joseph Smith in Washington D.C.; vice
president candidate of USA; rejected in claim to lead Church; withdrew;
excommunicated on Sep. 8, 1844; died July 14, 1876 at Friendship, New York.

Riggs, Burr --- Missionary (75: 17); ordained high priest; excommunicated,
1833; rebaptized, 1834; member of Zion's Camp; resided in Far West,
Missouri; excommunicated, 1839; died, June 8, 1860 at Adams County, Illinois.

Rolfe, Samuel --- Artisan at Kirtland; leader in Missouri and Illinois;
bishop at Winter Quarters; reached Salt Lake, Sep. 24, 1847; joined Charles
C. Rich at San Bemardino, California; died 1864.

Roundy, Shadrack --- Seventy in Kirtland; expelled from Missouri; to
preside over bishopfic (124:141); arrived in Salt Lake Valley on July 24,
1847; bishop of 16th Ward, 1849-56; on first Salt Lake Stake High Council;
in territorial legislature; died, July 4, 1872, Salt Lake City.

Ryder, Simonds --- Received calling (52:37); offended because name was
misspelled in revelation; left Church; helped tar and feather Joseph Smith.

Scott, Jacob --- Called to Missouri (52:28).

Sherman, Lyman R. --- Requested revelation (108:1); one of First Seven
Presidents of Seventy, 1835-37; member of Kirtland and Far West High
Councils; Called to be apostle, but died Jan. 27, 1839, before ordained.

Sherwood, Henry G. --- Asked to put stock in Nauvoo House (124:81); on
Kirtland and Nauvoo High Councils; healed of malaria; city marshal of
Nauvoo; arrived in Salt Lake, 1848; member of Salt Lake Stake High Council;
died about 1862 at San Bernardino, California.

Smith, Alvin --- Brother of Joseph Smith seen in vision (137 :5); died,
Nov. 19, 1823 at Manchester, New York.

Smith, Don Carlos --- Brother of Joseph Smith; president of high priest
quorum (124:133); in charge of Elders Journal, edited Times and Seasons in
Nauvoo; member of Nauvoo city council; died Aug. 7, l841 at Nauvoo.

Smith, Eden --- Missionary (75:36); died Dec. 7, 1851 at Vermillion County,
Indiana.

Smith, Emma H. --- Married Joseph Smith on Jan. 18, 1827; served as scribe;
told will of Lord (Sect. 25); called to prepare hymn book, 1830; sustained
as first Relief Society president on Mar. 17, 1842; chose not to go West;
married Lewis C. Bidaman on Dec. 23, 1847; died Apr. 30, 1879.

Smith, George A. --- Joseph Smith's cousin; worked on Kirtland Temple;
ordained apostle on Apr. 26, 1839; 1st Counselor in First Presidency;
mentioned in revelation (124:129); member of Nauvoo city council; organized
westward company (136:14); settled in St. George (named for him); died Sep.
1, 1875.

Smith, Hyrum --- Joseph Smith's brother; subject ot revelation (Sect. 11);
patriarch (124:95); counselor to President 1837-41; one of Eight Witnesses;
on Kirtand Stake High Council; member of Zion's Camp; Church partriarch,
assistant president to Joseph Smith; martyred, Jun. 27, 1844 at Carthage
Jail in Illinois.

Smith, John --- Member of Kirtland high council (102:3); worked on Kirtland
Temple; missionary; president of Adam-Ondi-Ahman Stake, 1838; Iowa Stake,
1839; Nauvoo Stake, 1844; Salt Lake Stake, 1847; Church patriarch, l849;
died, May 23, 1854.

Smith, Joseph Jr. --- Received First Vision, 1820; given power to translate
Book of Mormon (1:29); received priesthood (13:1); ordained apostle;
organized and first president of Church; directed building Kirtland and
Nauvoo temples; martyred, Jun. 27, 1844, Carthage Jail.

Smith, Joseph Sr. --- Father of Joseph Smith; given revelation (Sect. 4);
one of Eight Witnesses; Church patriarch; member of Kirtland High Council,
1833; worked on Kirtland Temple; assistant counselor to First Presidency,
1837; died, Sep. 14, 1840 at Nauvoo, Illinois.

Smith, Joseph F. --- Son of Hyrum Smith; missionary; member of Salt Lake
Stake High Council; ordained apostle, 1866; counselor to John Taylor,
Wilford Woodruff, Lorenzo Snow; became sixth president of Church on Oct.
17, 1901; received vision of Savior's visit to the spirit dead (Sect. 138);
died, Nov. 19, 1918, Salt Lake City.

Smith, Samuel H. --- Brother of Joseph Smith; called to strengthen Church
(23:4); one of Eight Witnesses; first missionary for Church; member of
Kirtland High Council, 1834-38; worked on Kirtland Temple; member of Nauvoo
Legion; died, Jul. 30, 1844 at Nauvoo, Illinois.

Smith, Sylvester --- Missionary (75 34): member of Zion's Camp; member of
Kirtland High Council, 1835; attended Kirtland Temple dedication, 1836;
excommunicated in 1838.

Smith, William --- Brother of Joseph Smith; ordained apostle, 1835;
rebelled but repented, 1839; member of Twelve (124:129); in Zion's Camp;
member of Illinois House of Representatives; excommunicated on Oct. 12,
1845; died, Nov. 13, 1894 at Osterdock lowa.

Snow, Erastus --- Missionary; attended Kirtland Temple dedication; aided
Prophet in Liberty Jail; organized pioneer company (136:12); arrived in
Salt Lake Valley on Jul. 24, 1847; in territorial constitutional
convention; St. George city recorder; member of Quorum of Twelve, 1849-88;
died, May 27, 1888 at Salt Lake City.

Snider (Snyder), John --- Missionary in Canada and England; expelled from
Missouri; member of Nauvoo House committee (124:22); member of Nauvoo
Legion; arrived in Salt Lake, 1850; died, Dec. 19, 1875.

Stanton, Daniel --- Called to preach (75:33); high priest, 1831; branch
president in Jackson County; member of Adam- Ondi-Ahman Stake high council,
1838; president of Quincy, Illinois Stake, 1840; setlled in Springvillle,
Utah; died, Oct. 26, 1872 at Panaca, Nevada.

Sweet, Northrop --- Called to preach (33:1); left Church in 1831.

Taylor, John --- Member of the Twelve (118:6); missionary to England, and
France; editor of the Nauvoo Neighbor; member of committee to compile hymn
book; member of Nauvoo city council; wounded at martyrdom of Joseph Smith;
arrived in Salt Lake City on Oct. 5, 1847; member of Utah Legislature;
became third president of Church on Oct. 10, 1880; died on July 25, 1887 at
Kaysville, Utah.

Thompson, Robert B. --- Promised blessings (124:12); Church recorder,
1840-41; scribe to Joseph Smith; edited Times and Seasons; died Aug 27,
1841 at Nauvoo.

Wakefield, Joseph --- To strengthen Church (50:37): missionary; negative
spirit developed; excommunicated in 1834.

Welton, Micah B. --- Missionary (75:36); endowed in Nauvoo Temple, 1846.

Whitlock, Harvey --- Missionary call (52:25); lived in Missouri;
disfellowshipped in 1834, excommunicated in 1838: rebaptized in Salt Lake
City, 1858; moved to California where he joined RLDS.

Whitmer, David --- Subject of revelation (Sect. 16); one of Three
Witnesses; called to search out Twelve Apostles; excommunicated on Feb. 13,
1838; died, Jan. 25, 1888 at Richmond, Missouri.

Whitmer, John --- Revelations to (Sects. 15, 26); one of Eight Witnesses;
assisted with Book of Mormon translation; Church historian; assistant
president of Church; excommunicated Mar. 10, 1838; died, July 11, 1878 at
Far West, Missouri.

Whitmer, Peter, Jr. --- Revelation to (Sect. 16); one of Eight Witnesses;
missionary; suffered Missouri persecution; died, Sep. 22, 1836 at Liberty,
Missouri.

Whitmer, Peter, Sr --- Opened home to Joseph Smith (Sect. 14:
introduction); Church organized in home on Apr. 6, 1830, in Fayette, New
York; one of first members; died, Aug. 12, 1854 at Richmond, Missouri.

Whitney, Newel K. --- To retain store (63:42); bishop in KirtLand (72:8);
worked on Kirtland Temple; bishop in Adam Ondi-Ahmam and Salt Lake 18th
Ward; presiding bishop of Church, Apr. 6, 1847; died, Sep. 23, 1850 at Salt
Lake City.

Wight, Lyman --- Called to Missouri (52:7); in Zion's Camp, 1834; attended
Kirtland Temple dedication; counselor in Adam-Ondi-Ahman Stake; on Nauvoo
temple committee; member of Twelve, 1841; fell away, 1844; led group to
Texas, 1845; excommunicated, 1848; died, Mar. 31, 1858 at Mountain Valley,
Texas.

Williams, Frederick G. --- Not to sell farm (64:21); counselor to Joseph
Smith, 1832; member of Zion's Camp; attended School of Prophets; worked on
Kirtland Temple, 1834; fell from unity with Prophet; rejected from First
Presidency, 1837, excommunicated, Mar. 17, 1839; rebaptized, Apr. 1840;
died, Oct. 25, 1842 at Quincy, Illinois.

Williams, Samuel --- Member, elders quorum presidency (124:137); came to
Salt Lake Valley before 1850.

Wilson, Calves --- Called to preach in Cincinnati (75:15).

Wllson, Lewis Dunbar --- On Nauvoo high council (124:132); arrived in Salt
Lake, 1853; lived in Ogden where he died on Mar. 11, 1856.

Woodruff, Wilford --- Member of Zion's Camp, 1834; ordained elder, 1835,
seventy, 1836; missionary; called to Quorum of Twelve (118:6); presided
over European missiLon, 1844; arrived at Salt Lake on July 24, 1847;
mission to England, 1848; assistant Church historian, 1856; became fourth
president of Church on Apr. 7, 1890; issued "Manifesto," Sep. 24, 1890;
died Sep. 2, 1898 at San Francisco, California.

Young, Brigham --- Worked on Kirtland Temple; ordained apostle in 1835;
missionary; president of Twelve (124:127); led pioneers West, arrived in
Salt Lake on July 24, 1847; became second president of Church on Dec. 27,
1847; died on Aug. 29, 1877 at Salt Lake City.

Young, Joseph --- One of the Seven Presidents of Seventies (124:138);
missionary; at Haun's Mill massacre; arrived in Salt Lake in 1850; died on
July 16, 1881 at Salt Lake City.



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