Conference of June 9, 1830 |
Date | June 9, 1830 | Far West Record, 12. | |||
Location | Fayette, Seneca county, New York | ||||
Conference held "acording to the Church Articles and Covenants." | |||||
Elders Present: | |||||
Joseph Smith Jr. Olivery Cowdery Peter Whitmer |
David
Whitmer John Whitmer Ziba Peterson |
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Open | Joseph reads Ezekiel 14 and offers prayer. | Idols of Israel; the four judgments; remnant of Jerusalem to join Israel. | |||
Articles and Covenants presented | Joseph reads the Articles and Covenants, which are "received by unanimous voice of the whole congregation, which consisted of most of the male members of the Church." | ||||
Ordinations | "The following persons were then seated repectively & received their licenses, Viz:" | ||||
Elders | Priests | ||||
David Whitmer John Whitmer Peter Whitmer Ziba Peterson Samuel H. Smith [by Olivery Cowdery] |
Martin Harris Hyrum Smith Joseph Smith Sr. |
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Teachers | |||||
Hiram
Page Christian Whitmer |
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