Blessing to Benjamin Winchester, 1 March 1835

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Blessing to Benjamin Winchester, 1 March 1835
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JS and others, Blessing, to
Benjamin Winchester
6 Aug. 1817–25 Jan. 1901. Farmer, author, merchant, brick maker. Born near Elk Creek, Erie Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Stephen Winchester and Mary Case. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, early 1833, in Elk Creek. Moved to Kirtland, ...
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Kirtland Township
Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...
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, Geauga Co., OH, 1 Mar. 1835. Featured version copied [not before 25 Feb. 1836] in Minute Book 1, p. 183; handwriting of
Warren Cowdery
17 Oct. 1788–23 Feb. 1851. Physician, druggist, farmer, editor. Born at Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of William Cowdery and Rebecca Fuller. Married Patience Simonds, 22 Sept. 1814, in Pawlet, Rutland Co. Moved to Freedom, Cattaraugus Co., New York, 1816...
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Historical Introduction
See Historical Introduction to Minutes, Discourse, and Blessings, 1 March 1835.
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Benjamin Winchester
6 Aug. 1817–25 Jan. 1901. Farmer, author, merchant, brick maker. Born near Elk Creek, Erie Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Stephen Winchester and Mary Case. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, early 1833, in Elk Creek. Moved to Kirtland, ...
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You are a child.
1
Benjamin Winchester was the son of Stephen Winchester. He and his father both went on the Camp of Israel expedition. Benjamin was born on 6 August 1817, making him seventeen at this time. (Whittaker, “East of Nauvoo,” 32–35.)
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Whittaker, David J. “East of Nauvoo: Benjamin Winchester and the Early Mormon Church.” Journal of Mormon History 21 (Fall 1995): 30–83.
Your mind is yet tender, therefore, you are not of mature age to go forth, but we secure unto you the holy ministry. You shall yet, if faithful be
ordained
The conferral of power and authority; to appoint, decree, or set apart. Church members, primarily adults, were ordained to ecclesiastical offices and other responsibilities by the laying on of hands by those with the proper authority. Ordinations to priesthood...
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. You will live in a day of great howling and mourning among the nations.
2
See Book of Mormon, 1830 ed., 433, 472, 572 [Helaman 9:22; 3 Nephi 8:23; Ether 15:17].
You shall [have?] power to be a comforter of many, and teach them the way of life, and tell them of a land of safety,
3
See Revelation, ca. 7 Mar. 1831 [D&C 45:66].
and will hear you and you shall push many people to
Zion
A specific location in Missouri; also a literal or figurative gathering of believers in Jesus Christ, characterized by adherence to ideals of harmony, equality, and purity. In JS’s earliest revelations “the cause of Zion” was used to broadly describe the ...
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4
See Revelation, 29 Oct. 1831 [D&C 66:11].
And if you desire it with all your heart you shall stand upon the earth when the Saviour comes and reign with him in glory after he comes. but if you desire it you shall be taken as Enoch Elijah,
5
See Genesis 5:24; Old Testament Revision 1, p. 19 [Moses 7:69]; and 2 Kings 2:11.
Even so, Amen. [p. 183]
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[1]
Benjamin Winchester was the son of Stephen Winchester. He and his father both went on the Camp of Israel expedition. Benjamin was born on 6 August 1817, making him seventeen at this time. (Whittaker, “East of Nauvoo,” 32–35.)
Whittaker, David J. “East of Nauvoo: Benjamin Winchester and the Early Mormon Church.” Journal of Mormon History 21 (Fall 1995): 30–83.
[2]
See Book of Mormon, 1830 ed., 433, 472, 572 [Helaman 9:22; 3 Nephi 8:23; Ether 15:17].
[3]
See Revelation, ca. 7 Mar. 1831 [D&C 45:66].
[4]
See Revelation, 29 Oct. 1831 [D&C 66:11].
[5]
See Genesis 5:24; Old Testament Revision 1, p. 19 [Moses 7:69]; and 2 Kings 2:11.