-- Nov 24, 1831
Ezra Booth letter #7 published: Edward Partridge is an honest man, but he serves at Joseph's pleasure and cannot last long. Implores Edward to leave the church. Recounts their trip to Missouri-Joseph's false prophecy of a large church built up there by Oliver Cowdery, his hot temper, overbearance, use of revelations to silence critics, Sidney's exaggerations. Ezra Booth Letters (1)
-- During 1831 Nov.
[Joseph Smith] A revelation is received dealing with church finances: "He who is appointed to administer spiritual things, the same is worthy of his hire," which becomes the doctrinal basis for financial support to Joseph Smith and later authorities. (2)
-- During Nov 1831
Oliver Cowdery and John Whitmer sent to Independence, MO with the revelations, to be published by William W. Phelps (Book of Commandments). (3)
-- During November 1831
[Whitmer, John] Appointed to accompany Oliver Cowdery to Jackson County, Missouri, with revelations for printing November 1831. (4)
[Whitmer, Peter, Jr] Attended conferences in Hiram, Ohio, November 1831; there appointed to have inheritance in Zion for assisting Joseph Smith in bringing forth sacred writings, particularly revelations. (4)
-- Dec 1, 1831
D&C 71 (Hiram): time to [stop work on Bible revisions and] proclaim the gospel, expound the mysteries, "confound your enemies [Ezra Booth]." MS 14, no. 8 (Apr. 15, 1852): 114. (1)
[Joseph Smith] Hiram, Ohio. Joseph Smith received Doctrine & Covenants 71, a revelation in which the Lord promised to confound the enemies of Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon as they proclaimed the gospel. (5)
[Revelations] Hiram, Ohio. Doctrine and Covenants 71. Joseph and Sidney are to teach the mysteries from the scriptures. Shame adversaries in public and in private. Prepare for more revelations and commandments. (6)
-- Dec 3, 1831
Joseph and Sidney arrive in Kirtland. MS 14, no. 8 (Apr. 15, 1852): 114. (1)
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon traveled from Hiram, Ohio, to Kirtland in order to follow the instructions in Doctrine & Covenants 71, a revelation about their duty to proclaim the gospel. (5)
[Joseph Smith] Joseph receives a revelation calling him and Sidney Rigdon on missions. They leave Kirtland to start their mission in Southern Ohio. (7)
[Lucy Mack Smith] Sidney Rigdon and Joseph Jr. preach throughout Ohio until 10 January 1832 to counteract Ezra Booth's anti-Mormon articles. (8)
-- Dec 4, 1831
Kirtland. D&C 72 (Kirtland): Newel K. Whitney is called as Kirtland's bishop: keep the Lord's storehouse; record all transactions for bishop in Zion; provide for literary stewards. Those going to Zion must take certificate of worthiness. (1)
Footnotes:
1 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/dirs/d_c.phtml
2 - D. Michael Quinn, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Appendix 7: Selected Chronology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-47"
3 - http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgv482t8_0d5hdn5cv
4 - 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
5 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
6 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/s/_dc.phtml
7 - http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline
8 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
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