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Joseph's 1832 account |
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Visitations by an unnamed angel, obtaining the plates §.
Lord appears to Martin Harris §,
loss of 116 pages §. Lord appears to Oliver Cowdery,
vision of the plates, and visit
to Joseph. |
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Joseph's 1832 History |
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Oliver's 1835 account |
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In his seventeenth year (1823) angel visits Joseph. Sins are forgiven.
Lord intends to use him to accomplish his work. Sacred history of American
Indians in nearby hill, which Joseph sees in vision. Motives must be pure. |
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Oliver's History of the Church |
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Family being poor §, Joseph
begins to think of the record could deliver him and his family from want.
Description of Cumorah and ancient significance §. |
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Oliver's History of the Church |
| Joseph Smith History (1839) |
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The first part of the Manuscript History of the Church,
written in 1839, which became Joseph Smith—History in the Pearl of
Great Price. |
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| Sidney Rigdon:
1830 Church |
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| Church Organization and Conferences |
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Accounts of April 6, 1830 |
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1839 Draft History compared with subsequent Manuscript History. |
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Fayette or Manchester? |
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The traditional site of the organization
is Fayette, New York. But there is evidence that it occurred
in Manchester, New York. |
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First conference |
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Articles and Covenants adopted. Elders, priests,
and teachers ordained. |
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Minutes of June
9, 1830 |
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Second conference |
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Joseph to receive revelations for the church.
Church the Lord's ensign to the nations. |
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Minutes of Sept.
26, 1830 |
Ohio
Missouri
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