Revelation, 19 January 1841, Extract, as Recorded in Woodruff, Book of Revelations [D&C 124:1–126]

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Revelation, 19 January 1841, Extract, as Recorded in Woodruff, Book of Revelations [D&C 124:1–126]
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Revelation,
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, 19 Jan. 1841. Extract copied [ca. 1841] in Woodruff, Book of Revelations, [61]–[100]; 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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See Historical Introduction to Revelation, 19 Jan. 1841 [D&C 124].
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Revelation, 19 January 1841 [D&C 124] *The Book of the Law of the Lord
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inhabitants of
Warsaw
Located at foot of Des Moines rapids of Mississippi River at site of three military forts: Fort Johnson (1814), Cantonment Davis (1815–1818), and Fort Edwards (1816–1824). First settlers participated in fur trade. Important trade and shipping center. Post...
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& also unto the inhabitants of
Carthage
Located eighteen miles southeast of Nauvoo. Settled 1831. Designated Hancock Co. seat, Mar. 1833. Incorporated as town, 27 Feb. 1837. Population in 1839 about 300. Population in 1844 about 400. Site of acute opposition to Latter-day Saints, early 1840s. Site...
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Madison [Fort Madison, Iowa Territory]
Fort established in area, fall 1808. Fort evacuated and torched, 3 Sept. 1813, to prevent capture by Indians. Area settled, 1832, and surveyed, June 1835. Significant center of trade, manufacturing, and shipping on Mississippi River. Established as Lee Co...
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Burlington
Located in southeastern Iowa on west bank of Mississippi River. Site selected for construction of fort, 1805. Area settled, ca. 1833, by Europeans. Laid out, 1834. Incorporated 1837. Designated capital of Wisconsin Territory, 1837; capital of Iowa Territory...
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and await patiently & dilligently for further instructions at my general
Conference
A meeting where ecclesiastical officers and other church members could conduct church business. The “Articles and Covenants” of the church directed the elders to hold conferences to perform “Church business.” The first of these conferences was held on 9 June...
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Saith the Lord If he will do my will let him from henceforth harken to the council of my Servant Joseph & with his interest Support the cause of the poor & publish the New Translation of my Holy word unto the inhabitants of the Earth & if he will do this I will Bless him with a multiplicity of Blessings that he shall not [p. [91]]
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Revelation, 19 January 1841, Extract, as Recorded in Woodruff, Book of Revelations [D&C 124:1–126]
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