Lyman E Johnson: Unaffiliated thereafter, but moved to Nauvoo 1840 (1)
Lyman Wight: Evaded extradition warrant 1840 (1)
Lyman Wight: Whig 1840 (1)
Oliver Cowdery: Dropped as prospective editor of Democratic newspaper, Tiffin, Ohio 1840, because of Mormon background (1)
Parley P Pratt: Evaded warrant for extradition issued by Illinois governor 1840 (1)
Sidney Rigdon: Evaded extradition to Missouri 1840 (1)
Vinson Knight: Committee to "search out a offenders, and bring them to justice" 1840 (1)
William Law: Committee to "search out a offenders, and bring them to justice" 1840 (1)
Church membership = 17,000. (2)
Orson Pratt (Professor of Mathematics) publishes "Remarkable Visions" (2)
William Marks excommunicated by Brigham Young. (2)
Higbee, Elias: Served as temporary member of Nauvoo high council 1840-42. (3)
[John Taylor] Arrives in Great Britain as a missionary. Is the first missionary to preach the restored gospel in Ireland and on the Isle of Man. Oversees the preparation and printing of the first edition of the Book of Mormon published outside the United States; also assists in preparing a hymnbook and publishes several missionary pamphlets. (4)
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 - Tidd, N. R., "Mormon Chronology"
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 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: John Taylor, Salt Lake City, Utah
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