David W. Patten charges Lyman Wight for false doctrine. Wight convicted and makes accommodation. Also, Jesse Hitchcock cut off from the High Council. (1)
-- Apr 28, 1837
The presidents of seventies meet and declare for publication that "we will have no fellowship whatever with any Elder belonging to the quorum of the Seventies who is guilty of polygamy or any offense of the kind." (2)
-- During spring of 1837
[Patten, David Wyman] Mission to East in spring of 1837. (3)
[Smith, George Albert] Attended solemn assembly in Kirtland Temple in spring of 1837. (3)
-- May 3, 1837
Parley P Pratt: Wrote letter 23 May 1837 accusing Joseph Smith Jr. of financial fraud and "false prophesying and preaching" (4)
-- May 9, 1837
Luke S Johnson: Charged Joseph Smith Jr. 29 May 1837 with disrespect toward subordinate authorities of the church (4)
Lyman E Johnson: Joined Orson Pratt in formally accusing Joseph Smith Jr. of lying, financial fraud and extortion 29 May 1837, on which day a high council met to excommunicate him, but dismissed without action due to procedural infractions (4)
Lyman Wight: Threatened by high council with excommunication 29 May 1837, dismissed on procedural infractions (4)
Orson Pratt: Joined Lyman E Johnson in accusing Joseph Smith Jr. of lying, financial fraud, and extortion 29 May 1837 (4)
Parley P Pratt: Tried by high council which adjourned due to procedural infractions 29 May 1837 (4)
Sidney Rigdon: Formally accused 29 May 1837 of disbelieving revelations (4)
-- (Wed) May 10, 1837
Major banks in New York City suspended the payment of specie for bank notes, initiating a period of "hard times" and "hard currency" in the USA. (5)
-- May 10, 1837
Thomas B. Marsh, having heard that Parley has returned to Toronto and intends to go to England, writes from Far West, urging him not to go but to attend a meeting of the Twelve on July 24. (6)
Footnotes:
1 - Tidd, N. R., "Mormon Chronology," http://bit.ly/14Qt5F
2 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com
3 - 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
4 - 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
5 - Broadhurst, Dale R., Mormon Chronology, http://olivercowdery.com/history/morchrn2.htm
6 - Kenny, Scott, "Mormon History 1830-1844," http://saintswithouthalos.com/dirs/d_c.phtml
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