Mormon History, 1830 September

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-- 1830 September
Joseph Smith Jr. reports a revelation concerning Hiram Page, who claims to have a stone that allowed him to receive revelation for the church. Joseph's revelation asserts that only he was allowed to receive revelation for the church, and that Hiram Page was deceived by the devil (D&C 28). (1)

[Joseph Smith] Joseph Jr. travels from Harmony to Fayette. [HARMONY,] (2)

[Joseph Smith] Revelations are given to the church at Fayette and others (BC 29-34; LDS D&C 28-31; RLDS D&C 27-30). [FAYETTE,] (2)

-- 1830, September
[Joseph Smith] Moves from Harmony, Pennsylvania, to Fayette, New York. Between December 1827 and this time, Joseph and Emma lived in Harmony, but Joseph traveled periodically to Manchester, Fayette, and Palmyra to work on matters pertaining to the Book of Mormon translation, arrange for the publication of the Book of Mormon, organize the Church, preside over the Churchs first conference, and attend to other Church duties. (3)

[Joseph Smith] Receives a revelation that missionaries are to go unto the Lamanites to preach the gospel (D&C 28:8; see also 30:5-6; 32:1-3). In October, four elders depart on a mission to teach in Indian territory west of the state of Missouri. (3)

-- 1830, September-October
First missionaries called to preach to the Lamanites (Native Americans). [See Lamanite Mission.] (4)

-- Early Sep 1830
Parley P. Pratt (a Campbellite) baptized. (5)

-- Sep 1830
Hirum Page renounces his seer stone [per Joseph Smith] at the Second Conference. (5)

-- Sept. 1830
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph and Emma move from Harmony to the Whitmer home at Fayette with Newel Knight's help. (6)

-- September 1830
[Marsh, Thomas Baldwin] Ordained elder September 1830. (7)

[Marsh, Thomas Baldwin] Revelation received for Marsh September 1830 names him "physician to the Church". (7)

[Pratt, Parley Parker] Baptized and ordained elder September 1830. Appointed to travel with Oliver Cowdery, Peter Whitmer, Jr. (7)

[Whitmer, Peter, Jr] Called by revelation with others September 1830 to preach gospel to Lamanites. (7)

-- September and October 1830
[Joseph Smith] Josephs family is persecuted. With direction from God, Joseph calls the first Mormon missionaries. (8)

Footnotes:
1 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
2 - Inventing Mormonism:Tradition and the Historical Record, H. Michael Marquardt Wesley P. Walters. A Chronology of Mormon Origins, p.xxvi
3 - Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah
4 - Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
5 - http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgv482t8_0d5hdn5cv
6 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
7 - Lyndon W. Cook, The Revelation of the Prophet Joseph Smith: A Historical and Biographical Commentary of the Doctrine and Covenants, Seventy's Mission Bookstore, Provo UT, 1985
8 - http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline

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