[Corrill, John] Appointed "Keeper of the Lords Storehouse" 7 November 1837. (1)
Far West general assembly elects Joseph as president of the whole church, and Sidney as a counselor. Frederick is rejected as counselor and Hyrum is vote in. Opposition to David Whitmer, W. W. Phelps, and John Whitmer, but ultimately they are elected. A high council is elected, as are members of the Quorum of the Twelve (including the Johnsons and John F. Boynton who had been rejected by the Kirtland conference) <, bishopric, patriarch, keeper of the Lord's storehouse, presidents of seventies. (2)
Hyrum Smith: Sustained as second counselor in First Presidency 7 Nov. 1837 (3)
John F Boynton: Reinstated 7 Nov. 1837 (3)
Luke S Johnson: Reinstated 7 Nov. 1837 (3)
Lyman E Johnson: Reinstated 7 Nov. 1837 (3)
Lyman Wight: Rejected as counselor at conference 7 Nov. 1837 (3)
Oliver Cowdery: Not presented as assistant counselor at conference 7 Nov. 1837 (3)
Hyrum Smith is sustained Second Counselor to Joseph Smith, the Prophet. This is the only time (at time of writing) that two Brothers have served together in the First Presidency. (4)
[Higbee, Elias] Appointed member of Far West high council 7 November 1837. (1)
Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith held a conference to reorganize Church leadership, and his brother Hyrum Smith was sustained as the Second Counselor in the First Presidency. (5)
[Joseph Smith] The First Presidency ordains Isaac Morley a stake patriarch in Missouri. Although the president of the Quorum of Twelve is present, he is not invited to join in the ordination since apostles in the 1830s are not authorized to function in stakes or to ordain stake patriarchs. (6)
[Joseph Smith] Held church conference, Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri, at which Frederick G. Williams was removed from the presidency and Hyrum Smith appointed in his place. (7)
Footnotes:
1 - 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
2 - Kenny, Scott, "Mormon History 1830-1844," http://saintswithouthalos.com/dirs/d_c.phtml
3 - 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
4 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, United Kingdom, "On This Day," https://www.lds.org.uk/show_oda.php
5 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
6 - 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"
7 - Jessee, Dean, Esplin, Ronald and Bushman, Richard Lyman (editors), The Joseph Smith Papers: Journals, Vol. 1: 1832-1839, Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
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