-- Dec 28, 1835
High council considers Joseph's charge against Almon Babbit "for traducing my character." Almon acknowledges his fault, but the council considers it insufficient and adjourns "without obtaining a full confession from him." (1)
The council of seventy meets to report their ministry since they were ordained "to that apostleship." Apostles (1)
-- (Tue) Dec 29, 1835
Joseph Smith brought formal charges against his brother William, as the first step in bringing William back into the Church. [LDS Church History Vol II, p. 346] (2)
-- 29Dec35
[Joseph Smith Sermon] Preaches on Apostasy - Masonic Metaphor? (3)
-- Dec 29, 1835
Joseph Smith Sr. gives 15 patriarchal blessings, followed by a sumptuous feast. In the evening, Joseph Jr. delivers a lecture of 3 hours. Later he learns some Presbyterians were present, "and I expect that some of my saying's set like a garment that was well fited, as I expoused their abominations in the language of the scriptures, and I pray God that it may be like a nail in a sure place, driven by the master of assemblies." Diary-2, 92, 93; (1)
Orson Johnson charges William Smith with "unchristianlike conduct in speaking disrespectfully of President Joseph Smith Junr. and the revelations & commandments given through him," and "attempting to inflict personal violence on President J. Smith Junr". (1)
Joseph Smith brings charges against William Smith. (4)
[Hyde, Orson] Received patriarchal blessing 29 December 1835. (5)
Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith preached for three hours to a large crowd at the Kirtland school, some of whom were Presbyterians. (6)
[Lucy Mack Smith] William is charged with speaking disrespectfully of Joseph and assaulting him. Joseph Smith Sr. gives fifteen patriarchal blessings. (7)
[Wight, Lyman] Received patriarchal blessing 29 December 1835. (5)
-- Dec 30, 1835
He spent the day in reading hebrew at the council room, with his scribe, in whose company he delighted, & who had sufficiently recovered his health. to attend to his usual avocation. (1)
-- 1835
Church Membership at end of year: 8,835
New Converts : 4,463
Percent Change from previous year: 102.08% (8)
Footnotes:
1 - Kenny, Scott, "Mormon History 1830-1844," http://saintswithouthalos.com/dirs/d_c.phtml
2 - Broadhurst, Dale R., Mormon Chronology, http://olivercowdery.com/history/morchrn2.htm
3 - The Parallel Joseph, http://www.boap.org/LDS/Parallel/
4 - Tidd, N. R., "Mormon Chronology," http://bit.ly/14Qt5F
5 - Cook, Lyndon W., The Revelations of the Prophet Joseph Smith: A Historical and Biographical Commentary of the Doctrine and Covenants, Seventy's Mission Bookstore, Provo UT, 1985
6 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
7 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
8 - Wikipedia, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Membership History, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_membership_history
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