| Counsel from the presidents
of the high council, missionaries paired up, license taken from one "not
capable," High Priesthood ordinations, license for the presidents to
present to the council in Kirtland. |
| As far as is known,
this is the last meeting David Whitmer, "president of the Zion,"
attends in Missouri until April 7, 1837 in Far West. |
| Date |
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August 7, 1834 |
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FWR
Far West Record: Minutes of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1844, edited by Donald Q. Cannon and Lyndon W. Cook (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1983).
, 93–95. |
| Location |
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[Clay county, Missouri] |
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| Description |
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Convened according to
adjournment. |
|
Minutes
of August 6, 1834 |
| [Presiding] |
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[David
Whitmer] |
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| Clerk |
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Orson
Pratt |
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| Open |
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Opened, prayer as usual. |
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| W.
W. Phelps |
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W.
W. Phelps: ordained members should walk uprightly. |
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| David
Whitmer |
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[94] David Whitmer:
missionaries should "walk before the world in wisdom and in righteousness
in all things &c." |
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| John
Whitmer |
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John
Whitmer: those who go to preach must be diligent and faithful: |
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| Moderators
license preachers |
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so that those who are
set as Moderators can license them without scrupulous conciences to be
worthy and capable to fill their trust &c, that when they returned
their Journals may recommend them to the Bishop, &c. |
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| Missionaries |
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Those who are "united
in the ministry as coupled by this Council:" |
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Daniel Stanton and Elias
Eams
Hazen Aldrich and Willard Snow
Amasa Lyman (h) and Horace Cowan
Solomon Humphrey and Solomon Wixon
Zebedee Coltrin and Nathan West
Jesse Hitchcock and John Killian |
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David W. Patten (h),
George M. Hinkle, Elisha H. Groves, Charles Patten to choose partners for
themselves. |
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| License
taken for incapacity |
|
David Whitmer: William
Botson "is not capable to fill his office of Eldership in this Church
because he has not understanding adiscretion sufficient to act wisely in
that capacity." Botson consents and council takes his license. |
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| Second
session |
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Convene, then prayer. |
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| W.
W. Phelps |
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W. W. Phelps: those
going forth [95] must "use all wisdom and observe manners among the
people,"
etc. |
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| Ordinations |
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Orson Pratt ordains
Elias Higbee, Isaac Higbee, Jesse Hitchcock "to the Highpriestood according
to the voice of a council held in Jackson County, or Zion Sept. 26, 1833."
Also William Legg as a priest. |
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| Recommend
for three presidents |
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Council votes to give
"the three presidents … a recommend to the council in Kirtland." |
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| Adjourn |
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Adjourn to August 21,
1834. |
|
Minutes
of August 21, 1834 |
| Closing |
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Prayer by "David
Whitmer President, or as usual." |
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Minutes of August 11, 1834
Minutes of August 6, 1834
Clay County Minutes
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