| Minutes of July
26, 1838 |
| First Presidency prerogatives:
right to sell property, travel reimbursement, direct bishop which orders
to pay. Bishop to receive consecrations of members not in another stake.
Stop sale of liquor, petition to move county seat to Far West. |
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| Date |
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July 26, 1838 |
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Scriptory
in Papers 2:261–262. |
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Far West |
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| Description |
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… the first presidency, High Council, & Bishops Court,
to met to take into concideration, the disposing of the publick properties
in the hands of the Bishop, in Zion … |
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| Presiding |
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Not named |
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| Clerk |
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Not named, but George W. Robinson is Joseph's scribe. |
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| Saints
consecrating |
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… for the people of Zion have commenced
liberally to consecrate …
of their surpluss properties &c." |
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Presidency can sell property |
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It was agreed
that the first presidency keep all their properties, that they can dispose
of to their advantage and support, and the remainder be put into the hands
of the Bishop or Bishops, agreeably to the commandments, and revelations |
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¶
Joseph's Finances: 1838 |
| Bishops
reimburse travel expenses |
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The bishops of Zion and Adam-ondi-Ahman are to
split the First Presidency's recent travel expenses to "Adam Ondi Awman." |
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Always pay travel |
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First Presidency's travel expenses are always
to reimbursed. |
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| First
Presidency approves payments to Kirtland |
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The bishop is authorized to "pay orders"
from the east "inasmuch as they will consecrate liberally," as
directed by the First Presidency. |
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| Controls
purse strings |
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First Presidency has prerogative to tell the
bishop whose orders to pay "in this place or in his Jurisdiction." |
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| Bishop's
jurisdiction |
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The bishop of Zion to receive all consecrations,
except from the north, who are not in another bishop's jurisdiction. |
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| Prohibition,
devaluation |
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[Council decides:] that we use our influence
to put a stop to the selling of Liquior in the City of Far West or in our
midst, That our streets may not be filled with drunkeness and that we use
our influence to bring down the price of provisions. |
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| Petition
for Far West county seat |
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W. W. Phelps is
to prepare a petition to move the county seat to Far West. |
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Minutes of October 6, 1838
Minutes of July 9, 1838
Far West Minutes
Missouri 1838
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