Minutes of September 1, 1831

Newel K. Whitney is ordained church agent. Two elders are silenced and one priest returns his license. All three had attended the June 3 conference when the the "man of sin" revealed. Ezra Booth reports that no one left the church as a because of the conference (¶ Ezra Booth Letters (2), but I wonder about these three—this is the first Kirtland conference since June, and so far as I can tell none of the three are mentioned again in church records. Coincidentally, Ezra Booth arrived on the day of this conference (¶ Ezra Booth Letters (7), but is not named as present.
Date		September 1, 1831		FWR, 11.
Location		Kirtland
Clerk		Oliver Cowdery
Elders present		Joseph Smith jr. Oliver Cowdery Sidney Gilbert Ezra Thayer Joseph Smith [Sr.] Joseph Coe Emer Harris W. W. Phelps Frederick G. Williams
Newel K. Whitney agent		Oliver ordains Newel K. Whitney "an agent unto the Disciples in this land."		Agents ran the church store, but it was an ecclesiastical position. D&C 63:42–45 (August 30 or 31, 1831).
Ttwo elders silenced		After hearing testimony (not detailed), the conference votes "that our brethren Edison Fuller & William Carter be silenced from holding the office of Elders in this Church."		On June 7, 1831, William was called on a mission with Wheeler Baldwin (D&C 52:31). Jacob Scott, Edson Fuller, and William Carter, refused to go to Jackson,
Priest returns license		By request of br. Lorin Page the Conference received his license as a Priest.		Lorin Page (1813–?), of Waterville, New York. was listed among the priests at the Minutes of June 3, 1831. He was the brother of John E. Page.
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