| Early convert, missionary, Kirtland
high council, original Quorum of the Twelve, disillusioned by failure of
the Kirtland Safety Society, excommunicated with his apostle-brother, Lyman,
and fellow apostle John F. Boynton, rejoined the church in 1847, bishop
in Tooele county. |
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Luke Samuel Johnson, November 3,
1807 in Pomfret, Windsor County, Vermont |
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| Died |
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December 9, 1861, in Salt Lake City
at the home of his brother-in-law, Orson Hyde. |
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| Father |
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John Johnson |
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| Mother |
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Elsa Jacobs |
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| Hiram |
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Family moves to Hiram, Ohio. |
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Luke Johnson (h) |
| Baptized |
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May 10, 1831 by Joseph Smith. |
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Luke Johnson (h) |
| Priest |
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Ordained soon after baptism by Christian
Whitmer. |
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Luke Johnson (h) |
| High Priesthood |
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October 25, 1831 ordained to the
High Priesthood by Oliver Cowdery. Date of ordination as elder unknown,
but listed as an elder at this conference. |
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¶ Minutes
of October 25–26, 1831 |
| Southern Ohio and
Pittsburgh |
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Southern Ohio with Robert Rathburn;
New Portage, Ohio, area with Sidney
Rigdon; Pittsburgh area in 1831. |
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Luke Johnson (h) |
Mission with William
E. McLellin
McLellin drops out
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January 25, 1832 called on a
mission to the southern part of Ohio with William
E. McLellin.
Preach several times, but at Middlebury,
Portage County, William takes a job working in a store. |
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D&C
75:6–9 |
| Virginia, Kentucky |
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[February] 1832–1833 mission
to Virginia and Kentucky with Seymour Brunson and Hazen
Aldrich. |
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¶ Luke
Johnson (h) |
| High council |
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February 17, 1834 member, first
high council of the Church of Christ. |
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Minutes
of February 17, 1834 |
| Zion's Camp |
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May–June 1834 Zion's Camp. |
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| Cholera epidemic |
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June 25, 1834 cares for those struck by cholera
with Heber C. Kimball, Joseph B. Nobles,
John D. Parker, and Warren Ingalls |
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¶ Heber's
Accounts of Zion's March (2) |
| Attacked by cholera |
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June 26, 1834 attacked by cholera while burying
Eber Wicox. Brigham Young saves him. |
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¶ Heber's
Accounts of Zion's March (2) |
| Starts for home |
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June 30, 1834 starts for home with Heber
C. Kimball, Lyman
Sherman, Sylvester
Smith, Alexander Badlam, Harrison Burgess, and Zera Cole |
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¶ Heber's
Accounts of Zion's March (2) |
| Apostle |
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February 15, 1835 Oliver
Cowdery,
David Whitmer, Martin Harris ordain Luke an apostle. |
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Minutes
of February 15, 1835 |
| Eastern states mission |
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May 4, 1835 departs on a mission
to eastern states with the rest of the Twelve. |
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| Fredonia |
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May 5, 1835 travels from Dunkirk, New York to
Fredonia, with William E. McLellin. |
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| Hebrew class |
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Winter 1835–1836 attends Hebrew
classes in Kirtland. |
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| Temple dedication |
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March 1836 Kirtland Temple dedication. |
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| New York and Canada |
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1836 mission to New York and Upper Canada. |
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¶ Missionaries |
| Kirtland Safety Society |
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[January] 1837 charter member, Kirtland Safety
Society. |
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| Accuses Joseph |
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May 1837 charges Joseph with speaking
reproachfully against the brethren. |
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| Kirtland Safety Society |
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Invests
$46.66 in Kirtland Safety Society. |
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Kirtland economy, 78 |
| Cut off |
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September 3, 1837 "Cut off though
privileged with conffesing and making satisfaction." |
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Minutes of September 3, 1837 |
| Retained in Quorum of the Twelve |
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November 7, 1837 elected to the Quorum
of Twelve at the General Assembly in Far West. |
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Minutes of November 7, 1837 |
| Excommunicated |
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April 13, 1838 excommunicated in
Far West, Missouri. |
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| Blames Mormons for Missouri conflict |
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… Luke became one of the first Mormon
Twelve Apostles. He left them and said it was the fault of the Mormons
that they were driven from Missouri. |
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Deming comments, 3–4. |
| Helps Joseph Sr. escape |
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1838 helps the prophet's father escape
from jail. |
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| To Virginia |
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1838 moves to Cabell County, Virginia, where
he taught school and studied medicine. |
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| Kirtland |
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Returns to Kirtland to practice medicine. |
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| Rebaptized |
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March 8, 1846 rebaptized in Nauvoo
by Orson Hyde. |
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| Salt Lake |
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July 1847 arrives in Salt Lake Valley. |
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| Endowed |
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April 1, 1854 endowed. |
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| St. John, Utah |
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1858 moves to St. John, Tooele
county, Utah and serves as bishop. |
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| Families |
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Susan Poteet md.
Nov. 1, 1833 |
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Journals of William
E. McMcellin has Susan Armelda Poteet; Cook has Susan H. Poteet. |
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Elisa Mary
Fanny
Eliza
Vashata
James
Solomon |
| Kirtland temple |
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America Morgan Clark |
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Susan Marinda
Orson Albert
Mark Anthony
Charlotte Elizabeth
Lovinia Ann
Phebe W.
Luke |
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Luke S. Johnson (h)
Lyman E. Johnson
Lyman E. Johnson (h)
John Johnson
Biographies
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