| Minutes of July 13, 1832 |
| The church in Missouri is divided into four branches. | ||||
| Date | July 13, 1832 | FWR, 52. | ||
| Location | Joseph Knight's house in Kaw township, Missouri (Zion) | |||
| Description | … a special Conference … | |||
| Purpose | … for the purpose of dividing the Church on the land of Zion, into branches for the better convenience of holding meetings & organizing the Church &c. | This appears to be the first use of branches instead of churches. | ||
| Presiding | Not named | |||
| Clerk | John Corrill | |||
| Presidents present | In the original, these four are listed as "Present." It is curious that Harvey Whitlock is grouped among them, regardless of title. | |||
| Elders | Stephen Chase Selah J. Griffin Thomas Wiles Christian Whitmer Sanford Porter Jonathan Sumner |
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| Priests | Hezekiah Peck | |||
| Teacher | Isaac Bebee | |||
| Open | Prayer by Stephen Chase. John Corrill appointed clerk. | |||
| Vote on branches | After "considerable consultation," conference votes to number branches in each township "as they are set off." | |||
| "For the time being" the "Disciples" in Kaw township and those who settle on sections 25, 26, 27, 28, 33, 34, 35, and 36 will be branch "No. first." | ||||
| Those on sections 29, 30, 31, 32 will be the second branch. | ||||
| Those in the second township (sections 1–24) will be "branch no. 3." | ||||
| Those in the Blue township will also be a branch. | Whitmer settlement. | |||
| Close | Prayer by Jonathan Sumner. | |||
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