JS and Sidney Rigdon resigned as officers of Kirtland Safety Society; the society’s directors elected Warren Parrish and Frederick G. Williams to replace them, Kirtland, Ohio.

“Argument to Argument Where I Find It,” Elders’ Journal, Aug. 1838, 58; Warren Cowdery, Editorial, LDS Messenger and Advocate, July 1837, 3:537; Kirtland Safety Society Bank Stock Ledger Book, 1–2, 273, Chicago Historical Society; JS History, vol. B-1, 764.

Elders’ Journal of the Church of Latter Day Saints. Kirtland, OH, Oct.–Nov. 1837; Far West, MO, July–Aug. 1838.

Latter Day Saints’ Messenger and Advocate. Kirtland, OH. Oct. 1834–Sept. 1837.

Kirtland Safety Society. Stock Ledger, 1836–1837. Collection of Manuscripts about Mormons, 1832–1954, Chicago History Museum. Copy at CHL.

JS History / Smith, Joseph, et al. History, 1838–1856. Vols. A-1–F-1 (original), A-2–E-2 (fair copy). Historian’s Office, History of the Church, 1839–ca. 1882. CHL. CR 100 102, boxes 1–7. The history for the period after 5 Aug. 1838 was composed after the death of Joseph Smith.

JS’s Resignation as Kirtland Safety Society Officer

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