-- Feb 8, 1835
Leonard Rich: "ordained" a president of First Council of Seventy 28 Feb. 1835 (1)
Levi W Hancock: "ordained" a president of First Council of Seventy 28 Feb. 1835 (1)
Lyman R Sherman: "ordained" a president of the First Council of Seventy 28 Feb. 1835 (1)
Kirtland, Ohio. The Spirit of the Lord was poured out when Brigham Young and his brother Joseph Young came to Joseph Smiths home. (2)
-- Feb 14, 1835
[Brigham Young] Ordained as one of the original members of the Quorum of the Twelve. (3)
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles organized, Kirtland, OH. (4)
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles organized at Kirtland. (5)
Joseph, David Whitmer, Martin Harris, and Oliver Cowdery meet with members of Zion's Camp. The Three Witnesses select twelve men to be apostles: Lyman E. Johnson, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, David W. Patten , Luke S. Johnson, William E. McLellin, John F. Boynton , Orson Pratt, William Smith, Thomas B. Marsh , and Parley P. Pratt . The Three Witnesses bless the first three. (6)
The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles organized, Kirtland, Ohio (see D&C 107: 23-24). (7)
The Three Witness choose the Quorum of 12 Apostles: Lyman Johnson, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, David W. Patten, Luke Johnson, William E. McLellin, Orson Hyde, William Smith, John Boynton, Orson Pratt, Thomas B. Marsh, Parley P. Pratt. (8)
After a special conference, Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris choose the individuals who areto be in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles: Thomas B. Marsh, David W. Patten, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, William E. M'Lellin, Parley P. Pratt, Luke S. Johnson, William Smith, Orson Pratt, John F. Boynton, and Lyman E. Johnson. Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, and Lyman E. Johnson are ordained apostles and members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. (9)
Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith presided at a meeting where the Quorum of the Twelve was organized and the Twelve Apostles were chosen. (2)
Joseph Smith tells a meeting of Zion's Camp veterans and others about "the coming of the Lord, which was nigheven fifty-six years should wind up the scene [in the year 1891]." The newly organized Quorum of Twelve Apostles includes astrologer John F. Boynton, rodsman Heber C. Kimball (hereafter Kimball), amulet-wearer Young, and treasure-quest enthusiasts Luke S. Johnson and Orson Hyde. They are ordained apostles by the Book of Mormon's three witnesses, rodsman Oliver Cowdery, seer stone enthusiast David Whitmer, and treasure-quest participant Martin Harris. (10)
Footnotes:
1 - Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Appendix 6, Biographical Sketches of General Officers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-47
2 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
3 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young, Salt Lake City, Utah
4 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Macmillan Publishing, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
5 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
6 - Kenny, Scott, "Mormon History 1830-1844," http://saintswithouthalos.com/dirs/d_c.phtml
7 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Chronology of Church History, http://scriptures.lds.org/chchrono/contents
8 - Tidd, N. R., "Mormon Chronology," http://bit.ly/14Qt5F
9 - Wikipedia, 19th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
10 - Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Appendix 7: Selected Chronology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-47"
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