The Joseph Smith Papers, Documents, Volume 5

by Ronald K. Esplin (Editor), Matthew J. Grow (Editor), Brent M. Rogers (Editor), Matthew C. Godfrey (Editor), Danny Burns' Defectors (Editor), The Farangs (Editor), Patrick Hammett (Editor), Alexander L. Baugh (Editor), Steven C. Harper (Editor)

Overview

Documents, Volume 5: October 1835-January 1838 covers nearly two and a half years of Latter-day Saint History as it documents some of the highest and lowest points of Joseph Smith's life. The fall and winter of 1835-1836 saw a flurry of activity to finish the House of the Lord in Kirtland as well as Joseph Smith's work to unify the priesthood quorums. In March 1836, the Saints dedicated the new temple to God and experiences tremendous outpourings of His Spirit, many of which are documented here. The story of the next twenty-two months is one of financial hardship and challenges to the Prophet's leadership. The establishment and failure of the Kirtland Safety Society Bank loom large. The volume ends with Joseph Smith, fearful for his life, departing Kirtland to move his family to Missouri.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781629723129
Publisher:	Church Historian's Press, The
Publication date:	05/15/2017
Pages:	800
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 10.10(h) x 2.50(d)

About the Author

Brent M. Rogers, Elizabeth A. Kuehn, Christian K. Heimburger, and Steven C. Harper are historians for the Church History Department, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Max H. Parking is a retired instructor for the Latter-day saint Institute of Religion. Alexander L. bughn is a professor of Church history and doctrine at Brigham Young University.

Table of Contents

Part 1 2 October-1 December 1835

Introduction to Part 1 3

Letter to the Elders of the Church, 2 October 1835 6

Charges against John Gould and Dean Gould Preferred to Joseph Smith, 2 October 1835 15

Minutes, 3 October 1835 15

Blessing to Newel K. Whitney, 7 October 1835 18

Revelation, 18 October 1835 21

Prayer, 23 October 1835 23

Revelation, 27 October 1835 25

Minutes, 29 October 1835 26

Revelation, 1 November 1835 29

Revelation, 2 November 1835 30

Revelation, 3 November 1835 32

Revelation, 7 November 1835 36

Revelation, 8 November 1835 38

Conversations with Robert Matthews, 9-11 November 1835 39

Discourse, 12 November 1835 47

Revelation, 14 November 1835 51

Letter to the Elders of the Church, 16 November 1835 53

Letter and Revelation to Harvey Whitlock, 16 November 1835 60

Revelation, 16 November 1835 63

Marriage License for John F. Boynton and Susan Lowell, 17 November 1835 64

Minutes, 22 November 1835 67

Book of Abraham Manuscript, circa Early July-circa November 1835-A [Abraham 1:4-2:6] 69

Egyptian Alphabet, circa Early July-circa November 1835-A 80

Letter to the Elders of the Church, 30 November-1 December 1835 89

Part 2 5 December 1835-7 February 1836

Introduction to Part 2 101

Letter to Editor, 5 December 1835 103

Letter from Orson Hyde, 15 December 1835 104

Letter from William Smith, 18 December 1835 109

Letter to William Smith, circa 18 December 1835 115

Revelation, 26 December 1835 [D&C 108] 122

Charges against Almon Babbitt Preferred to Presidents of the High Council, circa 27-28 December 1835 123

Minutes, 28 December 1835 124

Charges against William Smith Preferred to the Church Presidency, 29 December 1835 127

Minutes, 2 January 1836 128

Blessing to Lorenzo Barnes, 3 January 1836 131

Note from Newel K. Whitney, 9 January 1836 135

Minutes, 13 January 1836 138

Rules and Regulations, 14 January 1836 143

Minutes, 15 January 1836 146

Minutes, 16 January 1836 148

Marriage Certificate for William Cahoon and Nancy Gibbs, 18 January 1836 154

Visions, 21 January 1836 [D&C 137] 157

Letter from Warren Parrish, 25 January 1836 160

Letter from the Presidency of Elders, 29 January 1836 162

Minutes, 30 January 1836 163

Blessing to Alvin Winegar, 7 February 1836 165

Part 3 12 February-28 March 1836

Introduction to Part 3 169

Minutes, 12 February 1836 170

Letter to Henrietta Raphael Seixas, between 6 and 13 February 1836 173

Minutes, 22 February 1836 179

Minutes, 3 March 1836 180

Minutes, 19 March 1836 185

License, 21 March 1836 186

Minutes and Prayer of Dedication, 27 March 1836 [D&C 109] 188

Letter from the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, 28 March 1836 210

Part 4 30 March-19 August 1836

Introduction to Part 4 213

Certificate from Joshua Seixas, 30 March 1836 214

Minutes, 30 March 1836 216

Minutes, 2 April 1836 222

Visions, 3 April 1836 [D&C 110] 224

Recommendation for Lyman Wight, 4 April 1836 229

Letter to Oliver Cowdery, circa 9 April 1836 231

Charges against Wilkins Jenkins Salisbury and Charles Kelly Preferred to the Presidency of the High Council, 14 May 1836 243

Charges against Hannah Brown and Lucena Elliott Preferred to the Church Presidency, 16 May 1836 243

Minutes, 16 May 1836 243

Minutes, 16 June 1836 247

Application for Land Patent, 22 June 1836 253

Letter to John Thornton and Others, 25 July 1836 258

Letter to William W.Phelps and Others, 25 July 1836 268

Revelation, 6 August 1836 [D&C 111] 271

Promissory Note to Jonathan Burgess, 17 August 1836 278

Letter to Emma Smith, 19 August 1836 280

Part 5 5 October 1836-10 April 1837

Introduction to Part 5 285

Mortgage to Peter French, 5 October 1836 293

Constitution of the Kirtland Safety Society Bank, 2 November 1836 299

Petition to Arial Hanson, 7 November 1836 306

Indenture from Warren A. Cowdery, 23 November 1836 312

Deed to Caroline Grant Smith, 11 December 1836 317

Minutes, 22 December 1836 321

Articles of Agreement for the Kirtland Safety Society Anti-Banking Company, 2 January 1837 324

Kirtland Safety Society Notes, 4 January-9 March 1837 331

Agreement with David Cartter, 14 January 1837 341

Notice, 24 January 1837 344

Agreement with Ovid Pinney and Stephen Phillips, 14 March 1837 344

Letter from A. Miles, 21 March 1837 348

Discourse, 6 April 1837 352

Deed to William Marks, 10 April 1837 357

Part 6 20 April-14 September 1837

Introduction to Part 6 363

Letter from Newel K. Whitney, 20 April 1837 366

Letter from Emma Smith, 25 April 1837 370

Letter from Emma Smith, 3 May 1837 372

Map of Kirtland City, between circa 6 April and 18 May 1837 377

Notes Receivable from Chester Store, 22 May 1837 382

Letter from Parley P. Pratt, 23 May 1837 386

Letter from Abel Lamb and Others, circa 28 May 1837 391

Charges against Joseph Smith Preferred to Bishop's Council, 29 May 1837 393

Recommendation for Heber C. Kimball, between 1 and 13 June 1837 397

Letter from William W. Phelps, 7 July 1837 401

Mortgage to Mead, Stafford & Co., 11 July 1837 404

Revelation, 23 July 1837 [D&C 112] 410

Notice, circa Late August 1837 418

Minutes, 3 September 1837 420

Letter to John Corrill and the Church in Missouri, 4 September 1837 426

Revelation, 4 September 1837 431

Power of Attorney to Hyrum Smith, 5 September 1837 433

Promissory Note to Jason Brunell, 14 September 1837 437

Part 7 17 September 1837-21 January 1838

Introduction to Part 7 441

Minutes, 17 September 1837-A 442

Minutes, 17 September 1837-B 444

Letter from Wilford Woodruff and Jonathan H. Hale, 18 September 1837 446

Power of Attorney to Oliver Granger, 27 September 1837 457

Selections from Elders' Journal, October 1837 460

Minutes, 6 November 1837 464

Minutes, 7 November 1837 468

Minutes, 10 November 1837 472

Letter from Benjamin Benson, 12 November 1837 476

Travel Account and Questions, November 1837 478

Selections from Elders' Journal, November 1837 484

Agreement, 4 January 1838 489

Letter and Revelation to Edward Partridge, 7 January 1838 492

Revelation, 12 January 1838-A 494

Revelation, 12 January 1838-B 498

Revelation, 12 January 1838-C 500

Letter from Oliver Cowdery, 21 January 1838 502

Appendix

Appendix: Blessings to Don Carlos Smith, Oliver Cowdery, Frederick G. Williams, and Sidney Rigdon, 1-2 October 1835 507