Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845

  • Source Note
  • Historical Introduction
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19 March 1844 • Tuesday

Editorial Note
The council met on 19 March 1844 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and reconvened at 2:00 p.m. wrote in his journal that he attended the Nauvoo Masonic Lodge in the evening, suggesting that the afternoon meeting of the council did not last into the evening. JS’s journal notes that the council met in the assembly room—the main room in the second story of JS’s .
Beginning with this entry in the record, the accounts of the meetings are more detailed. ’s record of the previous meeting notes that a decision was made to burn the minutes. From this 19 March entry forward, it appears that Clayton used his rough minutes to create these record book entries, rather than reconstructing the meetings from journal notes and memory at some point later in 1844.
After eight new members were admitted to the council, JS gave “instructions on the order of the kingdom of God,” which were not recorded. proposed a measure that would receive careful attention in future meetings—that the council petition the federal government to authorize JS to raise volunteers to protect and from foreign invasion. and others contrasted the nations of the earth with the kingdom that God would establish. Council members drew upon Daniel and other books of the Bible to discuss the expected triumph of the kingdom of God and principles of truth.

Tuesday March 19th. 1844 Council met at 9 A.M and organized according to order after which the chairman presented , , , , , , , and for admission to membership.
The object of the council and its order was made known to these candidates by the chairman, who also gave many instructions on the privileges & blessings pertaining to the kingdom of God. On being called upon the candidates severally expressed their willingness and determination to abide by the regulation of the council, whereupon they were [p. [32]]
19 March 1844 • Tuesday

Editorial Note
The council met on 19 March 1844 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and reconvened at 2:00 p.m. wrote in his journal that he attended the Nauvoo Masonic Lodge in the evening, suggesting that the afternoon meeting of the council did not last into the evening. JS’s journal notes that the council met in the assembly room—the main room in the second story of JS’s .
Beginning with this entry in the record, the accounts of the meetings are more detailed. ’s record of the previous meeting notes that a decision was made to burn the minutes. From this 19 March entry forward, it appears that Clayton used his rough minutes to create these record book entries, rather than reconstructing the meetings from journal notes and memory at some point later in 1844.
After eight new members were admitted to the council, JS gave “instructions on the order of the kingdom of God,” which were not recorded. proposed a measure that would receive careful attention in future meetings—that the council petition the federal government to authorize JS to raise volunteers to protect and from foreign invasion. and others contrasted the nations of the earth with the kingdom that God would establish. Council members drew upon Daniel and other books of the Bible to discuss the expected triumph of the kingdom of God and principles of truth.

Tuesday March 19th. 1844 Council met at 9 A.M and organized according to order after which the chairman presented , , , , , , , and for admission to membership.
The object of the council and its order was made known to these candidates by the chairman, who also gave many instructions on the privileges & blessings pertaining to the kingdom of God. On being called upon the candidates severally expressed their willingness and determination to abide by the regulation of the council, whereupon they were [p. [32]]
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