General Church Officers, February 1838–August 1839

3 September 1837 | 7 November 1837 | 6 April 1838 | 12 April 1838 | 28 June 1838 |
President | President | President | President | President |
Joseph Smith Jr. | Joseph Smith Jr. | Joseph Smith Jr. | Joseph Smith Jr. | Joseph Smith Jr. |
First Counselor | First Counselor | First Counselor | First Counselor | First Counselor |
Second Counselor | Second Counselor | Second Counselor | Second Counselor | Second Counselor |
Assistant Counselors | Assistant Counselors | Assistant Counselors | Assistant Counselors | Assistant Counselor |
Scribe | Scribe | Scribe | ||
Patriarch | Clerk and Recorder | Historians |
(appointed 6 December 1834) | (appointed recorder 17 September 1837; appointed clerk and recorder 6 April 1838) | (appointed 9 April 1831; excommunicated 10 March 1838) |
(appointed 6 April 1838; disaffected November 1838; excommunicated 17 March 1839) | ||
(appointed 6 April 1838) |
By February 1838 | Circa April 1839 | Circa June 1839 |
Scribe |
(circa 4 September–circa 5 October 1838; 22 April–3 November 1839) |
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JS, Journal, 5 Dec. 1834; Account of Meetings, Revelation, and Blessing, 5–6 Dec. 1834.
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Hyrum Smith replaced Frederick G. Williams after Williams was rejected. (Minutes, 7 Nov. 1837.)
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Oliver Cowdery was excommunicated. (Minutes, 12 Apr. 1838.)
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John Smith was appointed president of the Adam-ondi-Ahman stake. (Minutes, 28 June 1838.)
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Minutes, 6 Apr. 1838, in JS, Journal, Mar.–Sept. 1838, 29; see also Minutes, 6 Apr. 1838.
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Account of Meetings, Revelation, and Blessing, 5–6 Dec. 1834; Patriarchal Blessings, 1:9; see also JS, Journal, 18 Dec. 1833 and 21 Jan. 1836; and Patriarchal Blessings, vol. 1.
Patriarchal Blessings, 1833–. CHL. CR 500 2.
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Patriarchal Blessings, 1:8–9; Account of Meetings, Revelation, and Blessing, 5–6 Dec. 1834.
Patriarchal Blessings, 1833–. CHL. CR 500 2.
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Minutes, 6 Apr. 1838, in JS, Journal, Mar.–Sept. 1838, 29; see also Minutes, 6 Apr. 1838.
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Letter to Emma Smith, 4 Nov. 1838; Historical Introduction to John Corrill, A Brief History of the Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1839.
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“Extracts of the Minutes of Conferences,” Times and Seasons, Nov. 1839, 1:15.
Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.
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See Pay Order to Edward Partridge for William Smith, 21 Feb. 1838; Letter to William Marks and Newel K. Whitney, 8 July 1838; and Letter of Introduction from John Howden, 27 Oct. 1838.
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See Pay Order to Edward Partridge for William Smith, 21 Feb. 1838; and Historical Introduction to Mortgage to Mead, Stafford & Co., 11 July 1837.
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See Letter to William Marks and Newel K. Whitney, 8 July 1838; Letter of Introduction from John Howden, 27 Oct. 1838; Letter from William Perkins, 29 Oct. 1838; and Authorization for Oliver Granger, 13 May 1839.
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See Hancock Co., IL, Deed Record, 1817–1917, vol. 12 G, pp. 247–248, 30 Apr. 1839, microfilm 954,195, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL.
U.S. and Canada Record Collection. FHL.
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See Hancock Co., IL, Bonds and Mortgages, 1840–1904, vol. 1, pp. 31–32, 30 Apr. 1839, microfilm, 954,776, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL; and Agreement with George W. Robinson, 30 Apr. 1839.
U.S. and Canada Record Collection. FHL.
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See Lee Co., IA, Land Records, 1836–1961, vol. 2, pp. 3–6, 13–16, 26 June 1839, microfilm 959,239, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL.
U.S. and Canada Record Collection. FHL.
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JS, Journal, Mar.–Sept. 1838, 72–74; Mulholland, Journal, 22 Apr. 1839.
Mulholland, James. Journal, Apr.–Oct. 1839. In Joseph Smith, Journal, Sept.–Oct. 1838. Joseph Smith Collection. CHL. MS 155, box 1, fd. 4.
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Historical Introduction to JS, Journal, Sept.–Oct. 1838; Obituary for James Mulholland, Times and Seasons, Dec. 1839, 1:32; Letter from Emma Smith, 6 Dec. 1839.
Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.