| January 22, speaking
and praying in tongues. January 23 §, traditionally
designated as the founding date of the School of the Prophets, manifestations
of the gift of tongues continues. Washings instituted.
Joseph Smith Sr. blesses the prophet that he will continue in office until
the Savior returns. Willful sinners to be delivered over to the buffetings
of Satan. Meal of the Lord's supper. |
| Date |
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January 22, 1833 |
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Kirtland council,
6–8. |
| Location |
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Kirtland, council room |
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| Description |
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… conference of
high priests
… |
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| President |
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Joseph Smith Jr. |
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| Clerk |
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Frederick G. Williams
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| Present |
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Joseph Smith Jr.
Sidney Rigdon, "cheif scribe and high counceler"
Frederick G. Williams, "assistant
scribe and counceler"
Newel K. Whitney, "Bishop"
Hyrum Smith, "Bishops councler"
[7] Zebedee
Coltrin
Joseph Smith Sr.
Samuel H. Smith
John Murdock
Lyman Johnson (h)
Orson Hyde (h)
Ezra Thayer
Elders
Levi Hancock
William Smith |
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Original: Hiram, Thair, Levy |
| Open |
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Prayer by "the President." |
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| Speak
in tongues |
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after prayer the President spake in an unknown Tongue he was followed
by Br. Zebede [Zebedee] Coltrin and he by Bro William Smith |
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Speaking in Tongues |
| All
elders experience the gift |
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after this the gift was poured out in a miraculous manner until all
the Elders obtained the gift together with several of the members of
the Church both male & female |
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| Divine
manifestations |
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Great and glorious were the divine manifestation[s] of the Holy Spirit, |
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| Sing,
pray in tongues |
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Praises were sang to God & the Lamb besides much speaking & praying
all in tongues. |
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| Adjourn |
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The conference adjourned at a late hour in the night to meet next morning
at 9 oclock closed with prayer—by the President. |
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| January
23, 1833 |
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Prayer by "the President." |
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| Speak,
pray, sing in tongues |
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and after much speaking praying and singing, all done in Tongues |
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| Wash
hands, face, feet |
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proceded to washing hands faces & feet in the name
of the Lord as commanded of God each one washing his own |
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¶ D&C 88:139–141
¶ Minutes
of November 12, 1835 |
| Joseph
washes elders' feet |
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after which the president girded himself with a towel and again washed
the feet of all the Elders wiping them with the towel, |
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| Joseph
Sr. blesses Joseph |
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his father presenting himself the President asked of him a blessing
before he would wash his feet which he obtained by the laying on of
his fathers hands, |
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| Joseph
to continue in priest's office to second coming |
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pronouncing upon his head that he Should continue in his Priests office
untill Christ come— |
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| Meaning
of feet washing |
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at the close of which scene Br F G Williams being moved upon by the
Holy Ghost washed the feet of the President as a token of his— [8] fixed
determination to be with him in suffering or in rejoicing, in life or
in death and to be continually on his right hand in which thing he was
accepted, |
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Joseph: wash each
other's feet.
Elders clean now
Willful sinners get buffetings of Satan |
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The President said after he had washed the feet of the Elders, as I
have done so do ye wash ye therefore one anothers feet pronouncing at
the same time through the power of the Holy Ghost that the Elders were
all clean from the blood of this generation but that those who among
them who should sin wilfully after they were thus cleansed and sealed
up unto eternal life should be given over unto the buffettings of Satan
until the day of redemption |
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| Day
of fasting and prayer, Lord's supper—meal |
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Having continued all day in fasting & prayer before the Lord at the
close they partook of the Lords supper which was blessed by the president
in the name of the Lord all eat and drank and were filled |
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| Sing |
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then sang an hymn and went out |
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Minutes of January 29, 1833
Minutes of January 13–14, 1833
Ohio Minutes
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