| One of the first seven presidents of the Seventy,
Zion's Camp, advance notice of plural marriage, Zion's Camp, sings in
tongues, would-have-been apostle. |
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| Born |
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Lyman Royal Sherman, May 22, 1804 in Monkton, Addison County,
Vermont |
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¶ Ancestry.com (subscription) //
Papers 2:590. |
| Died |
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January or February, 1839 in Far West, Caldwell County,
Missouri. |
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Ancestry.com and
Origins, 580 give Jan. 27, 1839.
Revelations, 294
gives Feb. [15]. |
| Father |
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Elkanah Sherman (1780–1817) |
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| Mother |
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Asenath Hulbert (1780–1854) |
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| Pomfret,
New York |
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[1829] moves to Pomfret, Chateau County, New York |
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Would-be, 121. |
| Conversion |
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January 1832 converted by Joseph
Brackenberry and Edmund Durfee. |
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Would-be, 121. |
| Baptized |
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1829 baptized with sister Julia Hills Johnson Babbitt and
her children Seth and Nancy, and others. |
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| Speaks
in tongues |
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[1829] The spirit came upon Brother sherman in mighty power,
and he opened his mouth in an unknown tongue, to the great surprise and
joy of all, … being the first known to have spoken in the gift of
tongues by the power of God in this dispensation. |
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Would-be, 121. |
| Parents
baptized |
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May 1832 parents and others baptized by Sylvester
Smith and
Gideon Carter. |
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Would-be, 121n3. |
| Kirtland |
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[June] 1833 moves to Kirtland with the family of his sister, Julia. |
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Would-be, 121. |
| House of the Lord cornerstone |
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July 23, 1833 assists laying the cornerstone of the House
of the Lord in Kirtland. |
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B. F. Johnson life, 9; not included in Journal history list, however. |
| Zion's Camp |
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May–June 1834 Zion's Camp with
brothers Joel and Seth and brother-in-law Almon Babbit. |
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Sacred loneliness, 293. |
| Kirtland |
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June 30, 1834 leaves Missouri for Kirtland with Heber
C. Kimball,
Sylvester Smith, Alexander Badlam, Harrison Burgess, Luke
Johnson, and Zera Cole, arriving about July 26. |
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¶ Heber
C. Kimball (h2) |
| Plural marriage intended |
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[1835] Sherman, who was close to the Prophet, [learned in 1835] that
the ancient order of Plural Marriage was again to be practiced by the Church. |
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Benjamin F. Johnson (Lyman's brother-in-law)
to George S. Gibbs, "An
Interesting letter," 1911, qtd. in Would-be, 122. |
| Seventy |
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[February 28, 1835 ordination blessing
as a seventy] Your ministry shall be great and you shall proclaim to various
nations, Your faith shall be unshaken and you shall be delivered from great
afflictions. You shall travel much and have power over evil and evil powers.
You are a chosen vessel of the Lord, You shall be called a son of thunder,
You shall receive many scourgings from the wicked but they shall not kill
you, but They chase and you shall hide from them and be delivered. Your
eyes are doomed to see desolations great & wonderful. You shall lead
a flock to Zion from the abodes of poverty. You shall return to the society
of your family and that shall be a scene of rejoicing. You shall teach
in ten different tongues. The wicked shall yet stone you and leave you
for dead, but you shall be restored & do great good. |
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Kirtland council
First Quorum of Seventy |
| Ready to go at call of the Twelve |
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May 2, 1835 to be ready with others of the seven presidents of the Seventy
to go on a mission when called by the Twelve. |
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Minutes of May 2, 1835 |
| Requests revelation |
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[December 26, 1835 Joseph:] "Lyman Sherman called and requested the word of the Lord through his servant Joseph, our author; he (Sherman) said he had been wrought upon for a long time to make [165] known to him (Joseph) with an assurance from the Lord that he would give him a revelation which should make known his duty." |
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Diary-2, 163–164; // MH B-1, 672–673.
Sins are forgiven; stop worrying; wait for mission call. ¶ D&C 108 |
| Warning-out petition |
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November 7, 1836 signs petition warning Kirtland's
justice of the peace to leave the county immediately. Seventy-two signers
include Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, Sidney
Rigdon, Frederick
G. Williams, Brigham Young, and Parley P. Pratt (h). |
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Mormon Related Archives // Origins, 91, 331n43 (numbers seventy-one, a few discrepancies). |
| Defends Almon Babbit |
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December 28, 1835 speaks in defense of his brother-in-law, Almon Babbitt,
whom Joseph Smith accuses of "traducing my character." |
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¶ Minutes
of December 28, 1835 |
| Dedication of the House of the
Lord |
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March 27, 1836 presumably attends the dedication of the House
of the Lord. |
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| High council substitute |
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June 16, 1836 substitutes on Kirtland high council. |
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Minutes of June
16, 1836 |
| Sings in tongues |
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January 8, 1837 sings in tongues at the meeting where Willard
Richards is confirmed "& proclaimed
great & marvelous
things while clothed upon by the power & spirit of God." |
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¶ Speaking
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¶ Willard Richards |
| Kirtland Safety Society |
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March 1837 listed among charter subscribers to the Kirtland Safety Society
(but not listed among those who purchased stock). |
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MA 3, no.
6 (Mar. 1837): 476; Kirtland economy, 79. |
| Released as president of Seventy |
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April 6, 1837 released as a president of the
Seventy with others who
had been ordained high priests. |
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¶ Minutes
of April 6, 1837 |
| High council substitute |
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October 1, 1837 substitutes for Jared
Carter on the Kirtland
high council. |
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Minutes of October 1, 1837 |
| Burns Kirtland printing press |
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[January 15, 1838] The printing office and material
which our enemies thought to use to bolster up a church organization opposed
to the Prophet was set on fire by Bro. Lyman R. Sherman and destroyed. |
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B. F. Johnson life, 22. |
| Joseph assumes Parrish party did it |
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March 29, 1838 Joseph writes the presidency of the church in Kirtland,
"We have heard of the destruction of the printing office, which we presume
to believe must have been occasioned by the Parrish party, or more properly
the aristocrats or anarchists." |
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HC 3:11. |
| Far West |
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[By October 1838] moves to Far West. |
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See birth of daughter below. |
| High council substitute |
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December 13, 1838 substitues for Jared Carter on the Kirtland
high council "untill he returns." |
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FWR, 223. |
| Called to the Council of the Twelve |
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January 16, 1839 from Liberty Jail, Joseph Smith, Sidney
Rigdon, and
Hyrum Smith write Brigham Young and Heber
C. Kimball to call George A.
Smith and Lyman Sherman to replace Orson Hyde in the Council of the Twelve. |
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Would-be, 124. |
| Not informed |
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[At a meeting of the Twelve, February 23, 1859:] Brother Kimball said
{we appointed} /Joseph nominated/ G. A Smith to take the place of Thomas
B. Marsh (h)
and Lyman Sherman was appointed to take the place of Orson Hyde But Brother
Sherman /was vary/ was {taken} sick & died {in 3 days} /shortly after/.
Brother G. A. Smith said when he heard of Brother Shermons death He thought
his time would soon Come. Brother Kimball said it was not the will of God
for a man to take Brother Hydes place. |
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WWJ 5:298.
Original: Shermon |
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Family |
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| Wife |
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Delcena Didamia Johnson, b. Nov. 19,
1806 in Westford,
Chittenden, VT to Ezekiel and Julia Hills Johnson
md. Jan. 16, 1829
md. Joseph Smith by July 1842
md. Almon Babbit
d. Oct. 21, 1854 |
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I knew the prophets, 45; Sacred loneliness,
295. |
| Children |
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Alvira, b. 1830 in Pomfret, Chautauque, NY
Mary Ellen, b. 1831 in Pomfret, Chautauque, NY
Alba (Albey) Lyman Sherman, b. Oct. 30, 1832, either in Jamestown or Pomfret,
Chautauque, NY
Seth, b. June 30, 1836 in Kirtland
Daniel, b. 1837
Susan Julia, b. Oct. 31, 1838 in Far West |
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Sacred loneliness, 291.
¶ Ancestry.com does
not have Mary Ellen, has Seth born in Feb. 1835, Kirtland. |
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