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Minutes, 24 August 1835

Source Note

Minutes, , Geauga Co., OH, 24 Aug. 1835. Featured version copied [not before 25 Feb. 1836] in Minute Book 1, p. 107; handwriting of ; CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note for Minute Book 1.

Historical Introduction

On 24 August 1835, the presidency of the , Ohio, presided over a meeting that JS likely attended, though he is not mentioned in the minutes. At this meeting, the Kirtland high council decided that ; his two sons, and Lyman; and his son-in-law should go on proselytizing missions. The men were not assigned locations for their missions, perhaps because they were directed to first settle their families in Kirtland. Uzziel, Lyman, and Page had all previously been , but Jonathan had not; ordained Jonathan an elder during the meeting. At least two of the men also had previous proselytizing experience. Lyman had preached in 1832 and 1833 in Lake and Erie counties, Ohio, and Uzziel had returned from a mission in June 1835. It is unknown whether Jonathan or Page preached prior to this call.
In response to this August 1835 appointment, Lyman served a mission sometime later that year in southern before returning to and marrying in January 1836. All four men received elders’ in April and May 1836. Thereafter, served a mission to from May to September 1836, and served a series of missions to from 31 May 1836 to May 1838, after which he was called to the . No records indicate whether Jonathan ever served a mission.
During this August meeting, the high council also decided that and should travel to to purchase land for the , New York, branch of the church. In fall 1834, members of the Tippets family were entrusted with funds from this branch and sent to Missouri to buy land. After they stopped in for further direction, the Kirtland high council directed them to loan part of the money to JS and other church leaders and remain in Kirtland for a time. They originally planned to end the sojourn in April 1835, but they remained in Kirtland through the summer, obtaining “a great deal of good instruction” during their stay. After receiving direction in this meeting, John and Joseph Tippets, accompanied by John’s brother, , departed Kirtland for Missouri on 23 September 1835. They entered Missouri on 1 December, wintered in Brunswick, Chariton County, and later rented and purchased land in .
As clerk of the high council, recorded these minutes. Sometime probably in 1836, copied the minutes into Minute Book 1.

Footnotes

  1. [1]

    In his history, Lyman Stevens wrote, “I was called & Sent on a Mission by the Prophet Joseph,” implying that JS was present at this meeting. JS was in Kirtland at the time, having just returned the previous day from a mission to Michigan Territory. (Lyman Stevens, “History of Lyman Stevens,” [1], Obituary Notices and Biographies, CHL; JS History, vol. B-1, 606.)

    Obituary Notices and Biographies, 1854–1877. CHL. MS 4760.

    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.

  2. [2]

    Alternately spelled Lymon.

  3. [3]

    Lyman Stevens was ordained an elder in August 1833, Page was ordained on 12 September 1833, and Uzziel was ordained by 21 August 1834. (Lyman Stevens, “History of Lyman Stevens,” [1], Obituary Notices and Biographies, CHL; Page, Journal Synopsis, [1]; Minute Book 2, 21 Aug. 1834.)

    Obituary Notices and Biographies, 1854–1877. CHL. MS 4760.

    Page, John E. Journal Synopsis, ca. 1845. CHL. MS 641.

  4. [4]

    Lyman Stevens, “History of Lyman Stevens,” [1], Obituary Notices and Biographies, CHL; Letters to John Burk, Sally Waterman Phelps, and Almira Mack Scobey, 1–2 June 1835; see also Minute Book 2, 21 Aug. 1834.

    Obituary Notices and Biographies, 1854–1877. CHL. MS 4760.

  5. [5]

    Lyman Stevens, “History of Lyman Stevens,” [1], Obituary Notices and Biographies, CHL; Geauga Co., OH, Probate Court, Marriage Records, vol. C, p. 139, microfilm 873,461, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL.

    Obituary Notices and Biographies, 1854–1877. CHL. MS 4760.

    U.S. and Canada Record Collection. FHL.

  6. [6]

    Kirtland Elders’ Certificates, 45, 57, 59, 102. Public notice of these elders’ licenses later appeared in the Latter Day Saints’ Messenger and Advocate. (List of Priesthood Licenses, LDS Messenger and Advocate, June 1836, 2:336.)

    Kirtland Elders’ Certificates / Kirtland Elders Quorum. “Record of Certificates of Membership and Ordinations of the First Members and Elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Dating from March 21st 1836 to June 18th 1838 Kirtland Geauga Co. Ohio,” 1836–1838. CHL. CR 100 401.

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

  7. [7]

    Mission Report, LDS Messenger and Advocate, Oct. 1836, 3:400; Wilford Woodruff and Jonathan H. Hale, Vinalhaven, ME, to JS et al., Kirtland, OH, 18 Sept. 1837, in Elders’ Journal, Oct. 1837, 1; Page, Journal Synopsis, [1]; Revelation, 8 July 1838–A, in JS, Journal, 8 July 1838 [D&C 118:6].

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

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

    Page, John E. Journal Synopsis, ca. 1845. CHL. MS 641.

  8. [8]

    Minutes, 28 Nov. 1834.

  9. [9]

    Tippets, Autobiography, 20. The School of the Elders (a successor to the School of the Prophets) was not in session during these months, but it is possible that some of the Tippets family enrolled in the spring term of the Kirtland grammar school, which began on 20 April 1835. (“The Elders Abroad,” LDS Messenger and Advocate, Sept. 1835, 2:191; “Notice,” LDS Messenger and Advocate, Feb. 1835, 1:80.)

    Tippets, John Harvey. Autobiography, ca. 1882. Photocopy. CHL. MS 5668.

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

  10. [10]

    JS, Journal, 23 Sept. 1835.

  11. [11]

    Tippets, Autobiography, 26–28.

    Tippets, John Harvey. Autobiography, ca. 1882. Photocopy. CHL. MS 5668.

Page 107

August 24th 1835
Minutes of the of the held by the Presidency of the same.
It was decided after due deliberation that be ordained an and go forth to preach the gospel: and that he situate his family in if his circumstances permit, and that his sons and Lyman and his son in law , Elders, also situate their families here or else where and go forth also and preach the gospel. It was voted that President ordain brother an Elder which after prayer he accordingly did.
It was also further decided that brethren & go to this fall to purchase land for the church in Essex N. Y. according to previous appointment by the voice of said church.
Closed by prayer of the
Clerk. [p. 107]
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Minutes, 24 August 1835
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Footnotes

  1. [1]

    At the time of the Stevens family’s conversion in March 1831, they had moved from New York to Huron County, Ohio. It is unclear if Jonathan’s family was still residing in Huron County in 1835. (Lyman Stevens, “History of Lyman Stevens,” [1], Obituary Notices and Biographies, CHL.)

    Obituary Notices and Biographies, 1854–1877. CHL. MS 4760.

  2. [2]

    Page married Lavona Stevens on 26 December 1833. (Huron Co., OH, Probate Court, Marriage Records, 1818–1934, vol. 1, p. 202, microfilm 410,258, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL.)

    U.S. and Canada Record Collection. FHL.

  3. [3]

    Lyman did not marry until the following January, so he apparently did not have a family to relocate. The location of Uzziel Stevens’s wife, Sophia Coleman Stevens, is unknown. (Lyman Stevens, “History of Lyman Stevens,” [1], Obituary Notices and Biographies, CHL.)

    Obituary Notices and Biographies, 1854–1877. CHL. MS 4760.

  4. [4]

    See Revelation, 16–17 Dec. 1833 [D&C 101:69–75]; and Revelation, 24 Feb. 1834 [D&C 103:22–24].

  5. [5]

    Elsewhere this is referred to as the Lewis, New York, branch. Lewis Township is located in Essex County.