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gdm Digest                Sunday, 2 February 1997      Volume 01 : Number 004

In this issue:

    ---> Additional information for lesson 3
    ---> Lesson 5
    ---> Lesson 6

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From: "Perry L. Porter" <[e-mail]>
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1997 14:28:47 -0700
Subject: ---> Additional information for lesson 3

I remember some unusual stories about the visit of Moroni, but I don't have
the references, anyone that has some please forward them to the list, don't
worry that it will bounce to all but me.

Also any info you have for lesson 4.

As a small child I wondered how Joseph Smith "displayed the weakness of
youth", and if I had also done such.
I include a little information as to what this may refer to.


Joseph Smith arrested for "money digging" and convicted of being a
disorderly person? He admitted to being a money digger, though he said it
was never very profitable for him (History of the Church, V. 3, p. 29). He
and his father's money digging continued until at least 1826. On March
20th, 1826, Joseph was arrested, brought before a judge, and charged with
being a "glass-looker" and a disorderly person. The laws at that time had
what was known as the "Vagrant Act." It defined a disorderly person as one
who pretended to have skill in the areas of palmistry, telling fortunes or
discovering where lost goods might be found. According to court records
Justice Neely determined that Joseph was guilty, though no penalty was
administered, quite possibly because this was a first offense (Inventing
Mormonism, Marquardt and Walters, SLC: Signature Books, 1994, pp.74-75).

How did Joseph Smith's use of a seer stone before after being called as a
prophet or having no priesthood or Godly powers bestowed on him yet, help
us be more in tune with the proper way to communicate with God. Could this
be one activity that falls into the category where Joseph admits that he
"fell into may foolish errors, and displayed the weakness of youth"? What
exactly continues the proper and improper use of the a seer stone? Are then
times in our church history when the proper use of a seer stone could have
been used for good.

D. Michael Quinn writes: "During this period from 1827 to 1830, Joseph
Smith abandoned the company of his former money-digging associates, but
continued to use for religious purposes the brown seer stone he had
previously employed in the treasure quest. His most intensive and
productive use of the seer stone was in the translation of the Book of
Mormon. But he also dictated several revelations to his associates through
the stone" (Early Mormonism and the Magic World View, D. Michael Quinn,
Signature Books, SLC, 1987, p. 143). Richard S. Van Wagoner writes: "This
stone, still retained by the First Presidency of the LDS Church, was the
vehicle through which the golden plates were discovered and the medium
through which their interpretation came" (Sidney Rigdon: A Portrait of
Religious Excess, Signature Books, SLC, 1994, p.57).

There seems to be a little parallel between Joseph's experience with the
search of treasure and the some experiences of Book of Mormon Characters.

Helaman 13:31  And behold, the time cometh that he curseth your riches,
that they become slippery, that ye cannot hold them; and in the days of
your poverty ye cannot retain them.

Helaman 13:33  O that I had repented, and had not killed the prophets, and
stoned them, and cast them out. Yea, in that day ye shall say: O that we
had remembered the Lord our God in the day that he gave us our riches, and
then they would not have become slippery that we should lose them; for
behold, our riches are gone from us.

Helaman 13:36  O that we had repented in the day that the word of the Lord
came unto us; for behold the land is cursed, and all things are become
slippery, and we cannot hold them.

Mormon 1:18 And these Gadianton robbers, who were among the Lamanites, did
infest the land, insomuch that the inhabitants thereof began to hide up
their treasures in the earth; and they became slippery, because the Lord
had cursed the land, that they could not hold them, nor retain them again.

Helaman 12:18 And behold, if a man hide up a treasure in the earth, and the
Lord shall say--Let it be accursed, because of the iniquity of him who hath
hid it up--behold, it shall be accursed.

Helaman 13:19  For I will, saith the Lord, that they shall hide up their
treasures unto me; and cursed be they who hide not up their treasures unto
me; for none hideth up their treasures unto me save it be the righteous;
and he that hideth not up his treasures unto me, cursed is he, and also the
treasure, and none shall redeem it because of the curse of the land.










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From: "Perry L. Porter" <[e-mail]>
Date: Sun, 02 Feb 1997 21:15:10 -0700
Subject: ---> Lesson 5

Doctrine and Covenants 5-9; Joseph Smith History 1 :66-67

Scriptural Highlights

1. Martin Harris is to be one of the witnesses of the Book of Mormon plates
if he repents.

2. Oliver Cowdery comes to serve as Joseph Smith's scribe.

3. Joseph and Oliver receive revelations during the time of translation.

Invite one or two class members to share their experiences of gaining a
testimony or receiving revelation from the Lord.

Discussion and Application Questions

* What did Martin Harris have to do so he could see the gold plates? (D&C
5:24-28.) What are some challenges to our becoming more humble? How can we
overcome these challenges and become more humble?

* What responsibility did the Lord say Martin Harris would have after
seeing the Book of Mormon plates? (D&C 5:25.) Why is it important that we
bear testimony of gospel truths? How have you been blessed by other people
bearing their testimonies?

* According to the Lord's instructions in D&C 6:6-7, what should be our
purpose in serving the Lord? Why is it important that we focus on this
purpose? How can we improve our commitment to establish the cause of Zion
in our everyday living?

* In D&C 5, 6, and 8, the Lord spoke of gifts he had given Joseph Smith and
Oliver Cowdery and promised even greater gifts if they were obedient. (D&C
5:4; 6:10-13; 8:3-8.) How can we know when we have received a gift from the
Lord? What gifts does the Lord bestow on people today? Why does he bestow
these gifts? (D&C 46:8-12, 26.)

* Why do you think Oliver wanted to obtain the gift of translation? (D&C
6:25-28; 8:11; 9:1.) What did the Lord tell him about this desire? (D&C
9:2-4, 10, 12.) What can we learn from this about seeking gifts or
blessings from the Lord? (See also D&C 11:10; 46:8.)
(end of page 9)

Lesson 5

* The Lord cautioned Oliver, "Trifle not with sacred things" (D&C 6:12; see
also D&C 8:10). What does this mean? How might some of us trifle with
sacred things?

* How did Oliver Cowdery gain a testimony that Joseph Smith was a prophet
of God? (See D&C 6:14-15, 22-23, and the quotation from the Prophet Joseph
Smith.) How have you gained your testimony that Joseph Smith is a prophet?

* What did the Lord tell Oliver to do if he wanted a
"further witness" of Joseph's divine calling? (D&C 6:22-23). Why do you
think Oliver desired a further witness even after the Lord had spoken peace
to his mind? Why do we sometimes seek further witnesses? How can we become
more trusting of the peace that God speaks to our minds?

* How can following the Lord's counsel in D&C 6:33-36 help us?

* What can Oliver Cowdery's attempt to translate teach us about receiving
revelation from God? (D&C 8:2-3; 9:7-9.) What have you learned from your
own experiences about receiving divine revelation? As part of the process
of receiving revelation, why might the Lord expect us to study matters out
in our own minds? (Ether 2:22-23; 3:1-9.)

Quotation
The Prophet Joseph Smith: "Oliver Cowdery stated to me that after he had
gone to my father's to board, and after the family had communicated to him
concerning my having obtained the plates, that one night after he had
retired to bed he called upon the Lord to know if these things were so, and
the Lord manifested to him that they were true" (History of the Church, 1
:35).

Additional Idea
Suggested topic for family home evening: "Learning to Recognize the
Spirit," lesson 15 in the Family Home Evening Resource Book.
Next Week's Reading Assignment
Doctrine and Covenants 4; 11-16; Joseph Smith - History 1 :68-75

Class member study Guide.

After the loss of the 116 pages of manuscript, Martin Harris was not
permitted to act as scribe for the Prophet Joseph Smith. Later, however,
Martin asked the Prophet if he could be one of the three witnesses of the
gold plates. Joseph inquired of the Lord and received D&C 5 (see also D&C 17).

For a brief time in Harmony, Pennsylvania, Joseph translated some of the
plates with Emma as his scribe. But earning a living left little time for
the work. The Lord promised to provide help so that Joseph could complete
the translation (see D&C 5:34). On 5 April 1829 a young man named Oliver
Cowdery came to Joseph's door. He soon began serving as Joseph's scribe
(see JS -H 1 :66-67).

Doctrine and Covenants 6-9 were given to Joseph and Oliver during the early
months of 1829 as they translated the Book of Mormon.

As you study D&C 5-9, consider the following:

* What did Martin Harris have to do so he could see the gold plates? (D&C
5:24-28.) What can we do to become more humble?

* What did the Lord tell Oliver to do if he wanted a "further witness" of
Joseph's divine calling? (D&C 6:22-23). How can we become more trusting of
the peace that God speaks to our minds?

* What can Oliver Cowdery's attempt to translate teach us about receiving
revelation from God? (D&C 8:2-3; 9:7-9.) What have you learned from your
own experiences about receiving divine revelation?

Harmony, Pennsylvania, where Joseph and Emma lived for a time. Here Joseph
translated much of the Book of Mormon in early 1829 and received at least
fifteen revelations (D&C 3-13, 24-27). Photograph by George E. Anderson, 1907.
(Bottom of page 10)

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"Now the first that my husband translated, was translated by use of  the
Urim and Thummim, and that was the part that martin Harris lost, after that
[my husband] used a small stone, not exactly black, but was rather a dark
color"

Emma Smith Bidamon, Letter to Emma S. Pilgrim, 27 March 1876. Research
Library ad Archives, RLDS, Independence, Missouri.

"By fervent prayer and by otherwise humbling himself, the prophet however,
again found favor, and was presented with a strange, oval-shaped,
chocolate-colored stone, about the size of an egg, only more flat, which,
it was promised would serve the same purpose as the missing Urim and
Thummim. . . . With this stone all of the present Book of Mormon was
translated"

David Whitmer, Interview, 14 Jan. 1885, by Zenos H. Gurley. Archives,
Historical Department, LDS church, Salt Lake, Ut.

"One of Joseph's aids in searching out the truths of the [Book of Mormon]
was a peculiar pebble of rock which he called a seer stone, and which was
sometimes used by him in lieu of the Urim and Thummim"
George Q. Cannon, "Life of Joseph Smith", 1888, p. 56.

"The seer stone referred to here was a chocolate-colored, somewhat
egg-shaped stone which the Prophet found while digging a well in company
with his brother Hyrum, for a Mr. Clark Chase, near Palmyra, N.Y. It
possessed the qualities of Urim and Thummim, since by means of it - as
described above, - as well as by means of the Interpreters found with the
Nephite record, Joseph was able to translate the characters engraven on the
plates".
B. H. Roberts, "Defense of the Faith and the Saints," 2 vols, Salt Lake
City: Deseret News, 1907-12 1:257; "New Witness for God," 3 vols, Salt Lake
City: DeseretNews, 1909, 2:108; "A Comprehensive History of The Church ...
6 vols, 1930, 1:129.

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Development of the Doctrine and Covenants


1833 The Book of Commandments
Independence, Missouri
65 sections
Never completed because of the destruction of the press Twenty copies known
to have survived Never republished by the Church


1835
Doctrine and Covenants of the Church of the Latter Day Saints
Kirtland, Ohio
102 sections
Generally considered as the first standard edition Officially accepted by
the Church as scripture


1844 The Doctrine and Covenants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints
111 sections Published in Nauvoo after the Martyrdom Official full title
first used


1876 The Doctrine and Covenants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints
Salt Lake City, Utah
Article on marriage deleted Section 132 and others added, totaling 136
sections First time divided into verses as they exist today


1908 The Doctrine and Covenants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints
Addition of the "Official Declaration" Also had footnotes which had been
added in the 1879 edition


1921 The Doctrine and Covenants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints
Lectures on Faith deleted Double-column pages, index, present chapter
headings, and
revised footnote references added


1981 The Doctrine and Covenants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints
Joseph Smith -- Vision of the Celestial Kingdom became section 137 Joseph
F. Smith -- Vision of the Redemption of the Dead became section 138
Official Declaration 2, extending the priesthood to all worthy males, was
added


(Source: Seminary Handout 1)


Document prepared for HTML by Andrew F. Hobbs, August 1996.

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Some quotes related more to earlier lessons;

For your consideration:  I used this quote from Wilford Woodruff in my
Gospel Doctrine class to help  set the religious climate in America just
before the First Vision.  It seemed to go over pretty well.

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    He [Wilford Woodruff]says:  "At an early age my mind began to be
exercised upon religious subjects, but I never made a profession of
religion until 1830 when I was twenty-three years of age.  I did not
then join any church for the reason that I could not find a body of
people, denomination, or church that had for its doctrine, faith, and
practices those principles, ordinances, and gifts which constituted the
gospel of Jesus Christ as taught by Him and His apostles.  Neither did I
find anywhere the manifestations of the Holy Ghost with its attendant
gifts and graces. When I conversed with the ministers of the various
denominations or sects, they would always tell me that prophets,
apostles, revelations, healing ,etc., were given to establish Jesus
Christ and His doctrine, but that they have ever since been done away
with because no longer needed in the Church and Kingdom of God. Such a
declaration I never could and never would believe. I did believe,
however, that revelation, the gifts and graces, and the faith once
delivered to the Saints a faith which they have enjoyed in all ages when
God has had an acknowledged people on the earth could be clone away with
only through the disobedience and unbelief of the children of men I
believed every gift, office, and blessing to be just as necessary now to
constitute the true Church of Christ and Kingdom of God as in any age of
the world.

     "This belief was firmly fixed upon my mind for two reasons: first,
from the study of the Bible I found that the principle of cause and
effect was the same in all ages, and that the divine promises made were
to all generations. At the same time, I found no changes in the gospel in
the days of Christ and the apostles, or that there would be any change in
the plan of salvation in the last days. I
learned also from the Scriptures that many of the ancient prophets, that
Christ and His apostles foresaw by inspiration and revelation that the
Gentile nations would apostatize and turn away from the true faith and
from the Church and Kingdom of God as the Jews had anciently done; that
there would be a falling away from the apostolic faith, from its
doctrines and ordinances; that other systems would arise; that when
these false systems should reach their fullness, the God of heaven would
set up His Kingdom; that an angel would restore the gospel; and that it
should be preached in all the world for a witness before the Savior
should come to reign. I further believed that the gospel had been taken
from the Jews and given to the Gentiles; that the Gentiles had, as
foretold by the prophets, fallen into apostasy; and that in the last
clays Israel should be restored and the promises concerning that people
should be fulfilled. All these things I learned from the Scriptures and
they made a lasting impression upon my mind.

    "The second reason for my peculiar belief in such principles,
teachings, and doctrines was that in the days of my youth I was taught
by an aged man named Robert Mason, who lived in Sainsbury, Connecticut.
By many he was called a prophet; to my knowledge, many of his prophecies
have been fulfilled. The sick were healed by him through the laying on
of hands in the name of Jesus Christ, and devils were cast out. His son
was a raving maniac. After praying and fasting for him nine days, he
arose on the ninth day and commanded in the name of Jesus Christ the
devil to come out of him. The devil obeyed and the boy was made whole
from that very hour. This man instilled these principles into my mind as
well as into the mind of my oldest brother Azmon.

    "Father Mason did not claim that he had any authority to officiate in
the ordinances of the gospel, nor did he believe that such authority
existed on the earth. He did believe, however, that it was the privilege
of any man who had faith in God to fast and pray for the healing of the
sick by the laying on of hands. He believed it his right and the right
of every honest-hearted man or woman to receive light and knowledge,
visions, and revelations by the prayer of faith. He told me that the day
was near when the Lord would establish His Church and Kingdom upon the
earth with all its ancient gifts and blessings. He said that such a work
would commence upon the earth before he died, but that he would not live
to partake of its blessings. He said that I should live to do so, and
that I should become a conspicuous actor in that kingdom.

    "The last time I ever saw him he related to me the following vision
which he had in his field in open day: 'I was carried away in a vision
and found myself in the midst of a vast orchard of fruit trees. I became
hungry and wandered through this vast orchard searching for fruit to
eat, but I found none. While I stood in amazement finding no fruit in
the midst of so many trees, they began to fall to the ground as if torn
up by a whirlwind. They continued to fall until there was not a tree
standing in the whole orchard. I immediately saw thereafter shoots
springing up from the roots and forming themselves into young and
beautiful trees. These budded, blossomed, and brought forth fruit which
ripened and was the most beautiful to look upon of anything my eyes had
ever beheld. I stretched forth my hand and plucked some of the fruit. I
gazed upon it with delight; but when I was about to eat of it, the
vision closed and I did not taste the fruit.'

    " 'At the close of the vision I bowed down in humble prayer and asked
the Lord to show me the meaning of the vision. Then the voice of the
Lord came to me saying: "Son of man, thou hast sought me diligently to
know the truth concerning my Church and Kingdom among men. This is to
show you that my Church is not organized among men in the generation to
which you belong; but in the days of your children the Church and
Kingdom of God shall be made manifest with all the gifts and the
blessings enjoyed by the Saints in past ages. You shall live to be made
acquainted with it, but shall not partake of its blessings before you
depart this life. You will be blest of the Lord after death because you
have followed the dictation of my Spirit in this life." '

    "When Father Mason had finished relating the vision and its
interpretation, he said, calling me by my Christian name: 'Wilford, I
shall never partake of this fruit in the flesh, but you will and you
will become a conspicuous actor in the new kingdom.' He then turned and
left me. These were the last words he ever spoke to me unon the earth.
To me this was a very striking circumstance. I had passed many days
during a period of twenty years with this old Father Mason. He had never
mentioned this vision to me before. On this occasion he said he felt
impelled by the Spirit of the Lord to relate it to me.

    "The vision was given to him about the year 1800. He related it to me
in 1830, the spring in which the Church was organized. Three years later
when I was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, almost the first person I thought of was this prophet, Robert
Mason. Upon my arrival in Missouri with Zion's Camp, I wrote him a long
letter in which I informed him that I had found the true gospel with all
its blessings; that the authority of the Church of Christ had been
restored to the earth as he had told me it would be; that I had received
the ordinances of baptism and the laying on of hands; that I knew for
myself that God had established through Joseph Smith, the Prophet, the
Church of Christ upon the earth.

    "He received my letter with great joy and had it read over to him many
times. He handled it as he had handled the fruit in the vision. He was
very aged and soon died without having the privilege of receiving the
ordinances of the gospel at the hands of an elder of the Church.
"The first opportunity I had after the truth of baptism for the dead was
revealed, I went forth and was baptized for him in the temple font at
Nauvoo. He was a good man, a true prophet; for his prophecies have been
fulfilled. There was so much reason in the teachings of this man, and
such harmony between them and the prophecies and teachings of Christ and
of the apostles and prophets of old, that I believed in them with all my
heart.

    " I had given myself up to the reading of the Scriptures and to earnest
prayer before God day and night as far as I could years before I heard
the fullness of the gospel preached by a Latter-day Saint. I had pleaded
with the Lord many hours in the forest, among the rocks, and in the
fields, and in the mill often at midnight for light and truth and for
His Spirit to guide me in the way of salvation. My prayers were answered
and many things were revealed to me. My mind was open to the truth so
much so that I was fully satisfied that I should live to see the true
Church of Christ established upon the earth and to see a people raised
up who would keep the commandments of the Lord."
This beautiful and inspiring story of Robert Mason reads very much like
that of Simeon of old, who, having received a divine response to his
steadfast supplications, exclaimed: "Lord, now lettest thy servant
depart in peace, according to thy word; for mine eyes have seen thy
salvation."

    In reading the history of the Church, one is constantly impressed by
the striking comparisons between the events recorded in Holy Writ and
those which have been forerunners as well as accompaniments of the
Church of Christ in this dispensation. The Spirit of God makes these
analogies impressive, and they in turn confirm the faith of those who
have received a testimony of the divine mission of Joseph Smith and of
the purposes of God to be fulfilled by the Church in these last days. No
wonder Wilford Woodruff's mind was open to the truth. No wonder that
doubt or misgiving never beclouded his mind from the day that the new
light broke in upon his understanding to the day of his death. His life
is one of the most beautiful examples of a childlike faith that has ever
been given to the world. The story of it is both faith-promoting and
instructive. It reads like the stories of Holy Writ.


Wilford Woodruff,  Cowley, Chapter 3 A Remarkable Preparation, pp 14-19.






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From: "Perry L. Porter" <[e-mail]>
Date: Sun, 02 Feb 1997 22:08:07 -0700
Subject: ---> Lesson 6

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Doctrine and Covenants 4; 1 1 -16; Joseph Smith History 1 :68-75

Lesson6

Scriptural Highlights

1. Serving the Lord
2. Blessings promised to those who serve faithfully
3. Priesthood keys and power restored

Consider asking one or two class members to share their feelings about
missionary work or to relate an experience of a friend or family member who
has served a mission.
Discussion and Application Questions

* One way the Church helps bring people to Christ is through missionary
work. What did you learn from D&C 4 and 11 -16 that can help you share the
gospel more effectively?

* In the scriptures the Lord repeats many ideas, often word for word. (D&C
4; 6:1-9; 11 :1-9; 12:1-8; 14:1-6; 15:6; 16:6.) Why do you think the Lord's
instructions on teaching the gospel were repeated so many times? (See the
quotation from President Kimball.) Why is an understanding of these
instructions important to us today?

* In D&C 4:2 the Lord emphasizes the need for his servants to have total
commitment. What challenges did early Church members face that required
their commitment to God? What challenges do we face that require our
commitment to him? How can we strengthen our commitment to God?

* The Lord promises everlasting salvation to those who serve him
faithfully. (D&C 4:4; 6:3.) How does faithful service help us obtain
salvation? How can we increase our desire to serve?

* What attributes does the Lord desire in those who enter his service? (D&C
4.) How have you found one or more of these attributes to be important as
you have served the Lord? How can we develop these attributes?

* How can we know when the Spirit of God is directing
us? (See D&C 11 :12-14; Moroni 7:11-19; and the quotation from the First
Presidency.)

* How can the Lord's counsel to Hyrum Smith in D&C 11 :20-22 help us as we
prepare to teach the gospel? How have your experiences shown this counsel
to be true?

* What keys and powers did Joseph and Oliver receive when John the Baptist
conferred the Aaronic Priesthood on them? (D&C 13; JS- H 1 :68-72.)

Why is proper authority necessary to organize the Church and perform gospel
ordinances? (John 15:16; D&C 42:11; 132:7-8; Articles of Faith 1 :5.)

* The Lord revealed to John and Peter Whitmer the importance of bringing
souls unto him. (D&C 15:6; 16:6.) What can we do to help in this effort?

* What can you do now to prepare yourself to serve a mission? (See the
quotation from Elder Haight.)

Quotations
President Spencer W. Kimball: "Some may wonder why General Authorities
speak of the same things from conference to conference. As I study the
utterances of the prophets through the centuries, their pattern is very
clear. We seek, in the words of Alma, to teach people 'an everlasting
hatred against sin and iniquity.' We preach 'repentance, and faith on the
Lord Jesus Christ.' (Al. 37:32, 33.)" (Ensign, May 1976, p. 6).

The First Presidency (Joseph F. Smith, Anthon H. Lund, Charles W. Penrose):
"When visions, dreams, tongues, prophecy, impressions or any extraordinary
gift or inspiration conveys something out of harmony with the accepted
revelations of the Church or contrary to the decisions of its constituted
authorities, Latter-day Saints may know that it is not of God, no matter
how plausible it may appear" (Messages of the First Presidency, 4:285).

Elder David B. Haight: "The goal of every physically able couple in the
Church, just as it is for every 19-year-old young man in the Church, should
be to serve a mission. No finer example can be given, no finer testimony
can be borne by parents to children or grandchildren, than through
missionary service in their mature years" (Ensign, May 1987, p. 61).

Additional Ideas

1. Assign different class members to study one of the attributes listed in
D&C 4. Have them search the scriptures for insights into the meaning of
each attribute.

2. Suggested topic for family home evening: "Sharing Our Blessings," lesson
26 in the Family Home Evening Resource Book.

3. Show "The Joy of Missionary Work," segment 13 of the Family Home Evening
Video Supplement (53276 or VNW2764).

Next Week's Reading Assignment Doctrine and Covenants 17-19

Class Member Study Guide

In February 1829, Joseph Smith, Sr., traveled to Harmony, Pennsylvania, to
visit his son Joseph. He desired to know the Lord's will for him. The
Prophet inquired of the Lord and received D&C 4. A few months later, Joseph
received D&C 11 and 12 in response to requests by Hyrum Smith and Joseph
Knight, Sr., to know the Lord's will.

Because of increasing persecution in Harmony, in June 1829 Joseph and Emma
moved to the home of Peter Whitmer, Sr., in Fayette, New York. Members of
the Whitmer family provided assistance in the work of translation. At the
Whitmer home, Joseph received revelations in behalf of David Whitmer, John
Whitmer, and Peter Whitmer, Jr. These revelations became D&C 14,15, and 16.
(The New York-Ohio map in the Doctrine and Covenants shows the locations of
Harmony and Fayette.)

* Review D&C 4:1; 11: 1; 12:1; and 14:1. Note that as the gospel was being
restored in its fulness, the prophecy of Isaiah that the Lord would do "a
marvelous work and a wonder" was being fulfilled (Isaiah 29:14). Also
review D&C 4:4; 11 :3; 12:3; 14:3; 15:6; and 16:6. Note that the Lord
emphasized the importance of missionary work in the building of his kingdom.

* As you read these revelations, note the attributes that the Lord says
missionaries should possess. These same attributes are needed by all those
who serve the Lord. How can you more fully develop one or more of these
attributes? How can you help in the effort to bring souls unto Christ?
In the spring of 1829, Joseph and Oliver continued the translation of the
plates. While translating 3 Nephi, they found mention of baptism for the
remission of sins. On 15 May they went into the woods to pray about the
subject. John the Baptist appeared to them and conferred the Aaronic
Priesthood upon them. He instructed them to baptize one another and ordain
each other to the Aaronic Priesthood.

* Read the account of this experience in D&C 13 and Joseph Smith - History
1:68-75 (see also Oliver's description that is a footnote to verse 71).
What keys and powers did Joseph and Oliver receive?
Some weeks later, Peter, James, and John appeared to Joseph and Oliver and
conferred upon them the Melchizedek Priesthood. An account of this
experience is not included in the Doctrine and Covenants, but references to
it can be found in the heading to D&C 13 and D&C 27:12-13; 128:20.

* Why is proper authority necessary to organize the Church and perform
gospel ordinances? (D&C 42:11; Articles of Faith 1 :5.)

The Susquehanna River near Harmony, Pennsylvania. Along the banks of this
river, John the Baptist appeared and bestowed the Aaronic Priesthood on
Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery. Photograph by George E. Anderson, 1907.
(bottom of page 12)
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I am sorry if the following section is not totally clear, the message
passed to me had converted certain characters to "?" which in some places
were obviously (") but not always:

"The former heading 'REVELATION given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, at
Harmony, Pennsylvania, July, 1828, relating to the loss of certain
manuscripts of the first part of the Book of Mormon ..' is enlarged to
read: '... relating to the loss of 116 pages f manuscript translated from
the first part of the Book of Mormon, which was call the Book of Lehi.' "A
similar clarification occurs in the heading to section 10." Robert J.
Matthews, "The New Publications of the Standard Works"1979,1981," "BYU
Studies", vol. 22, no. 4, p. 403. (Fall 1982)

A description of these is in 1 Nephi 8 and Words of Mormon.

1:"God's works not frustrated
2:"God's path straight
3"4:"Man's work frustrated
5"15:"Personal reprimand to Joseph
16"20: God's work will go forward

"Martin Harris ... served as Joseph Smith's scribe in the translation of
the Book of Mormon from 12 April to 14 Jun 1828.  ... "After Martin
Harris's departure, Emma Smith gave birth to a son, on 15 Jun3 1828.  The
infant died the same day.  When Emma had recovered sufficiently, the
Prophet left for Manchester to visit his family and check on Martin
Harris." "Martin Harris was excommunicated December 1837.  Rebaptized 6
November 1842.  Joined the Strangites and then a couple of other
restoration churches.  Rebaptized  in Salt Lake city 1870.
Lyndon W. Cook, "The Revelations of the Prophet Joseph Smith: A Historical
and Biographical Commentary of the doctrine and Covenants", (Deseret Book,
1985) p. 8


On Jan 14, 12:27am, Robert J. Woolley wrote on Scripture"L: Interestingly,
this is not how this passage read originally. In the 1833 BOC, it explains
that its purpose was so that "the knowledge of my people the Nephites, and
the Jacobites, and the Josephites, and the Zoramites, come to the knowledge
of the Lamanites, and the Lemuelites and the Ishmaelites." Nothing about
knowledge of the Savior coming to anybody via the BOM.

Section 10
A change is made in the heading of the New Edition, Robert J. Matthews,
"The New Publications of the Standard Works, "BYU Studies", vol. 22, no. 4,
p. 403.

4:"don't go to fast
10"19: the words changed
6"19:"The translation will be changed by wicked men.
20"23: Satan has deceived those who took the writing
38"42: Mormon had prepared two accounts

1 Nephi 8 and Words of Mormon


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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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