Conference of November 29–30, 1831

Two elders believed passsages in Acts and the Book of Mormon suggest common stock. Decide it was all a misunderstanding. One of the brethren to apologize to the branch.

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Date		November 29, 1831			Far West Record, 33–35.
Location		Winchester, Randolph county, Indiana			About 225 miles southwest of Kirtland.
Officiating		Moderator not mentioned John Whitmer, clerk
Open		Prayer by Oliver Cowdery
Present		Oliver Cowdery John Whitmer Thomas B. Marsh	Seymour Brunson Oliver Walker (license taken) George Burkett (license taken 1832 & 1833.)		Oliver and John were en route to Zion with the revelations for the Book of Commandments.
Disagreement among elders		Seymour Brunson explains the purpose of the conference is to resolve a difficulty among the elders in the Winchester branch.
Issue of common stock		Henry Jackson: He and Isaac Follis interpreted certain passages in Acts and in the Book of Mormon differently than the church. They believe the disciples lived in common stock.
Adourn		Adjourn to tomorrow.
Close		Prayer by Thomas B. Marsh
Date		November 30, 1831
Open		Prayer by Thomas B. Marsh
Misrepresented letter		Elders agree unanimously that the problem was due to "misrepresentations of a writing which was represented to have been written by br. Henry Jackson" and a reply by Levi Hancock and Zebedee Coltrin to Henry Jackson.
Henry Jackson to make public apology		Oliver proproses to restore Henry Jackson to his former standing if he admits his error to the branch "for which he was sorry in all humility."			When c onference reconvenes December 1, Jackson is forgiven and ordained to the high priesthood, and ordained an Elder by Oliver Cowdery.
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