-- Mar 8, 1832
[Lucy Mack Smith] Jesse Gause and Sidney Rigdon are ordained counselors in the presidency of the high priesthood. (1)
[Revelations] Hiram, Ohio. Revelation of March 8, 1832. Bishops judge, administer surplus property. All to be equal, accountable. The presidency of the High Priesthood presides over entire church, has keys of the kingdom. (2)
-- Mar 8, 1832 - 3 December 1832
[1st Presidency Changes] Joseph Smith, Jr. Jesse Gause (never ordained an apostle) Sidney Rigdon (never ordained an apostle) Initial organization of First Presidency (3)
-- Mar 10, 1832
Special conference in Zion resolves to write Sidney regarding his November 14, 1831 charges against Bishop Edward Partridge, stating that Edward has made amends and suggesting that Sidney has been motivated by "hasty feelings rather than the Spirit of Christ." (4)
-- about Mar 10, 1832
[Joseph Smith] Hiram, Ohio. Joseph Smith received Doctrine & Covenants 79, a revelation directing Jared Carter to preach the gospel in the East. (5)
-- Mar 12, 1832
[Revelations] Hiram, Ohio. Doctrine and Covenants 79. Jared Carter is called on another mission to the East.
Kirtland Revelations Book, 12, heading: A Revelation given to Jerad Carter March 12th 1832 in Hiram Portage County Ohio,
Not included in the Book of Commandments.
1835 Doctrine and Covenants 76 heading: Revelation given March, 1832. (2)
[Whitney, Newel Kimball] Member of United Firm 12 March 1832. (6)
-- Mar 15, 1832
[Gause, Jesse] Revelation dated 15 March 1832 confirmed above appointment. (6)
D&C 81 (Hiram): Jesse Gause is called to be a high priest and counselor to Joseph Smith in presidency of the High Priesthood, which holds the keys of the kingdom. Name changed from Jesse to Frederick G. Williams in 1835 D&C. (4)
[Revelations] Hiram, Ohio. Doctrine and Covenants 81. Jesse Gause is called to be a high priest and counselor to Joseph Smith in presidency of the High Priesthood, which holds the keys of the kingdom. Background from Kirtland Record Book, pp. 10-11: "Chose this day and ordained br Jesse Gause and Broth Sidney to be my councellors of the ministry of the presidency of <th> high Priesthood".
Newel K. Whitney Papers.
Kirtland Revelations Book, 17-18, heading: Hiram Portage Co Ohio March 15th 1832.
Book of Commandments manuscript, Community of Christ Library-Archives, also has March 15. Jesse Gause, 200-202.
Not printed in Book of Commandments.
1835 Doctrine and Covenants 79 heading: Revelation given March, 1832.
Kirtland Revelations Book. (2)
-- Mar 20, 1832
D&C 77 (Hiram): Interpretation of Revelation 4-11. The sea of glass is the earth sanctified, the four beasts represent classes of beings in their destined order, eyes represent light, wings represent power to act, etc. (4)
Revelation (Hiram): purchase paper for the Book of Commandments, not time for Martin Harris to go to Zion yet; postpone translation of the New Testament. (4)
[Revelations] Hiram, Ohio. Doctrine and Covenants 77. Explanations of Revelation imagery. Sea of glass. Four beasts. Twenty-four elders. Seven seals. Elias to gather the Twelve Tribes will gather them and restore all things. 144,000 sealed high priests. Trumpets. Elias gathers and restores Two prophets.
Manuscript History, 192-195, heading: About the first of march, in connection with the translation of the scriptures, I recived the following explanation of the Revelations of Saint John.
Added to the 1876 D&C. (2)
Footnotes:
1 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
2 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/s/_dc.phtml
3 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Presidency_(LDS_Church)#Chronology_of_the_First_Presidency
4 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/dirs/d_c.phtml
5 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
6 - 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
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