| Representatives of
a branch in northeast New York arrive with
funds to buy land in Missouri and are advised to remain in Kirtland for
the winter and turn assets over to Joseph. |
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November 28, 1834 |
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Kirtland council, 77– 80. |
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Kirtland, Ohio |
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| Description |
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A council convened this evening
to transact business according to the regulations of the church |
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| Presiding |
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Sidney Rigdon, Joseph Smith, Frederick
G. Williams |
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| Clerk |
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Oliver Cowdery |
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| Counselors present |
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John Johnson
Jared Carter
Oliver Cowdery
Orson Johnson |
Hyrum Smith
Joseph Smith Sr.
Orson Hyde
Luke Johnson |
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8 counselors + 3 presidency = 11 |
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John Johnson and Hyrum Smith are appointed to speak. |
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| Cash and property |
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John H. and Joseph H. Tippets present a letter from the
church in Lewis, Essex County, New York. They have $473.29 in
cash, and "other property" valued at $375.11 to be used to purchase
land in Missouri, and want to know "whether they had better pursue
their journey or not." |
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John Johnson and Hyrum Smith speak, followed by Frederick
G. Williams, Orson Hyde, and Oliver Cowdery. |
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| Sidney decides they should stay |
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Sidney decides, "after looking at all parts of the question,"
that they should remain "here" for the winter. |
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[78] Council decides that Joseph should: |
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| Assets to Joseph |
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take such amount of said money as those brethren can part
with for the present by giving sufficient security, to be paid, with interest,
by the 15th of April 1835. |
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It was ascertained by the council [that] sister
Caroline Tippets held $149.75 of the money mentioned in said letter, She
was accordingly called into the council and expressed a willingness to
loan the same, A note of $280. was drawn in favor of John H. Tippets, due
April 15th 1835 and signed by Joseph Smith Junr. Oliver Cowdery & F.
G. Williams and another in favor of Caroline Tippets of $150. due April
15th 1835 signed by Joseph Smith Jr. Oliver Cowdery & F. G. Williams. |
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Joseph closes the council meeting with prayer. |
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The next Counsellors will be arranged as follows. |
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Jared Carter
Oliver Cowdery
Orson Johnson
Samuel H. Smith
John Johnson
John Smith |
Joseph Smith Sr.
Orson Hyde
Luke Johnson
Martin Harris
Joseph Coe
Hyrum Smith | |
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The letter carried by the Tippets brothers to Joseph and
the Kirtland high council is as follows: |
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| Letter from Alvah Tippits |
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Brother Joseph will recollect the time I left Kirtland last
winter in order to come for to dispose of the property I had in possession,
which I have been striving to do, from that time till about the first of
Sept. last. |
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[79] But I have felt very uneasy, while the commandment has gone
forth for the Eastern churches to flee unto the West. The first, or about
the first of Sept I with 2 of my brethren, took the revelation concerning
the redemption of Zion, and read it and then we agreed to ask God to enable
us to obey the same. as we live in the Eastern States our minds lit over
these important lines, |
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Therefore a commandment I give unto all the churches,
that they shall continue to gather together unto the places which I have
appointed, nevertheless, as I have said unto you in a former commandment,
let not your gathering be in haste nor by flight, but let all things be
prepared before you, & in order that all things be prepared before you,
observe the commandments which I have given concerning these things which
saith or teacheth to purchase all the lands by money, which can be purchased
for money in the region round about the land which I have appointed to
be the land of Zion. for the beginning of the gathering of my saints; all
the land which can be purchased in Jackson County, and the counties round
about and leave the residue in mine hand. Now verily I say unto you, let
all the churches gather together all their monies, let these things be done
in their time be not in haste, and observe to have all things prepared
before you, and let honorable men be appointed even wise men and send them
to purchase these lands and every church in the Eastern countries, when
they are built up, if they will hearken unto this council, they may buy
lands and gather together upon them, and in this way they may establish
Zion, |
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¶ D&C 101:67–74 |
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And after further consideration and much prayer, we carried
the case before the church in this place. which met the approbation of
the same. Accordingly we strove to become of one heart and one mind, appointed
a day for fasting & prayer, and asked the Lord to enable [80] us to collect
all our monies, and appointed a day for the church to come together for
council. |
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Accordingly we came together and after consecration chose
a moderator & clerk to keep the record of the church, counselled together
concerning property owned by the church, and commenced to make sale, and
collect pay according to the voice of the church in order to collect all
the monies owned by the church & send by the hands of wise men, which were
appointed by the voice of the church: one Elder and the other a Priest
according to the will of God. |
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Alvah L. Tippits |
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Lewis, County of Essex N. Y.
Oct. 20 1834. |
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A branch of the church of the Latter Day Saints, agreeable
to the requirements of heaven, have strove to unite their hearts and views
in order to be found spotless before the blazing throne of the great Jehovah,
when he comes to make up his jewels, and for this end do send property
by the hands of wise men appointed by the voice of the church, (agreeable
to the revelation concerning the redemption of Zion) for the purpose of
purchasing land in Jackson County or counties, round about, for the inheritance
of the church. Agreeable to this we give out names with the affix[ed] sums
annexed. |
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Alvah H. Tippits |
(Cash |
Property |
One hundred dollars to be left in Kirtland in
boots & shoes. |
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Joseph H. Tippits |
$98.67 |
120.37 |
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Alvah Tippits |
34.63 |
80.00 |
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John H. Tippits |
171.05 |
51.93 |
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Henry Adams |
11.13 |
8.75 |
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David Bragg |
5.00 |
1.06 |
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Zebulon Adams
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1.75 |
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[Sideways, in the margin:]
The wise men are
John H. Tippits
Joseph H. Tippits |
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Caroline Tippits |
151.06 |
107.00 |
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Gustavus A. Perry |
00.00 |
6.00 |
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aggregate $848.40 |
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Minutes of December 5, 1834
Minutes of November 5,
1834
Ohio Minutes
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