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Minutes, 27 May 1843, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff

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Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Members of a governing body in the church, with special administrative and proselytizing responsibilities. A June 1829 revelation commanded Oliver Cowdery and David Whitmer to call twelve disciples, similar to the twelve apostles in the New Testament and ...

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Nauvoo

Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....

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, Hancock Co., IL], 27 May 1843. Version copied [ca. 27 May 1843] in Wilford Woodruff, Journal, vol. 5, 1 Jan. 1843–31 Dec. 1844, pp. [36]–[39]; handwriting of
Wilford Woodruff

1 Mar. 1807–2 Sept. 1898. Farmer, miller. Born at Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of Aphek Woodruff and Beulah Thompson. Moved to Richland, Oswego Co., New York, 1832. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Zera Pulsipher,...

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; Wilford Woodruff Journals and Papers, CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note for Discourse, 17 Jan. 1843, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff.

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See Historical Introduction to Minutes, 27 May 1843.
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Minutes, 27 May 1843

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observe all things appertaining to the subject & disern the spirit by which either party was governed we should be in a situation to understand evry spirit & Judge wrighteous judgment & not be asleep we shhould keep order & not let the council be imposed upon by unruly Conduct, The Saints need not think because I am familiar with them & am playful & cheerful that I am ignorant of what is going on iniquity cannot be retained in the
Church

The Book of Mormon related that when Christ set up his church in the Americas, “they which were baptized in the name of Jesus, were called the church of Christ.” The first name used to denote the church JS organized on 6 April 1830 was “the Church of Christ...

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of any kind & it will not fare well whare I am for I am determined while I do lead the Church to lead them right
Br Joseph further remarked as concerning
Elder Adams

7 Nov. 1810–11 May 1880. Tailor, actor, clergyman. Born in Oxford, Sussex Co., New Jersey. Lived in Boston during 1820s and 1830s. Became Methodist lay preacher. Married Caroline. Moved to New York City, before 1840. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of...

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that he had given satisfactions to him concerning the things whareof he was accused he had confessed all wharein he had done wrong & had asked for mercy & he had taken the right course to save himself that he would now begin new, in the church After much instruction was given from Joseph the Council adjourned. [p. [39]]
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