| High council in Far
West votes to ordain John E. Page and John Taylor apostles. Brigham and
Heber ordain them. Edward Partridge, John Taylor, and a third member they
choose are to draft a petition to the federal government. |
| Date |
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December 19, 1838 |
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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).
,
223–224. |
| Location |
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Far West, Missouri. |
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| Description |
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The High Council of Zion
met … |
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| Presiding |
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President Brigham Young |
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| Clerk |
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Ebenezer Robinson |
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| Present |
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Ebenezer Robinson
Thomas Grover
Theodore Turley
John Badger
Harlow Redfield
David Dort |
No 1
No 3
No 5
No 7
No 9
No 11 |
Jared Carter
Reynolds Cahoon
Solomon Hancock
John Murdock
George W. Harris
Samuel Bent |
No 2
No 4
No 6
No 8
No 10
No 12
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| Open |
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Prayer by Brigham Young |
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| Harlow
Redfield |
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Harlow Redfield: faith
as good as ever, but disagrees with actions of the brethren in Daviess county.
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| Apostles |
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Council votes to ordain
John E. Page (h)
and John Taylor apostles to fill vacancies in the quorum. Both are ordained
by Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball (h). |
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| Petition |
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Council votes to petition
federal government [for redress]. Edward
Partridge and John Taylor to chose a third person and draft the petition
as a committee. |
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| Adjourn |
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Adjourns to next Wednesday
at 1:00 p.m. |
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March 17, 1839
October 6, 1838
Far West Minutes
Missouri 1838
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