| Conference of October 10, 1831 |
| Date | October 10, 1831 | Far West Record, 15–16. | |||||
| Location | Kirtland, Geauga county, Ohio | ||||||
| Officiating | Moderator not mentioned Clerk, Orson Hyde |
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| Present | Elders Present | ||||||
| Oliver Cowdery Samuel H. Smith Martin Harris Sidney Rigdon William W. Phelps |
Burr Riggs Orson Hyde Joseph Smith Jr. Frederick G. Williams |
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| Joseph Smith, Ezra Thayer, and Frederick are "implicated" in "a difficulty." Oliver is sent to bring Ezra. | Smith: Joseph Smith Sr. (see revelation) | ||||||
| Open | Sidney prays, addresses the Elders "in the name of the Lord." | ||||||
| Discussion | All parties present their cases, then withdraw while the conference considers the case. | ||||||
| Ezra to remain in house | Decision: Ezra Thayer's family to remain where they are until spring. | ||||||
| Church provide house for Frederick | The church is to provide "a comfortable dwelling" for the Frederick G. Williams family. | ||||||
| Joseph to manage | Joseph is to "see to the management of the farm & to the distribution of its productions as the Lord's agent according to the commandment of [16] the Lord." | Revelation of May 1831 | |||||
| W. W. Phelps to reprove Joseph Sr, Ezra Thayer | W. W. Phelps assigned to reprove "Brs Smith and Thayer" for their "unwise course" in front of the conference. Thayer to be "sharply rebuked for the disrespect with which he has treated this conference." | ||||||
| Newell K. Whitney to present Williams case | The "agent of the church" is to present the Williams family case to the church and see that they get a comfortable dwelling. | agent of the church: Newell K. Whitney | |||||
| Close | Prayer by William W. Phelps | ||||||