Mormon History, Jul 6, 1838

-- Jul 6, 1838
The exodus from Kirtland, Ohio, began under the direction of the First Council of the Seventy as planned three months earlier. (1)

Exodus of most Saints from Kirtland, Ohio. (2)

The Kirtland Camp, 515 members under the direction of the Seventy, leaves Kirtland for Far West, arriving October 2. (3)

The Kirtland Camp, consisting of 500 Saints, leaves for Missouri (only half remain at the half-way point). (3)

515 Saints left Kirtland for Missouri. (4)

[Joseph Smith] About five hundred Latter-day Saints constituting Kirtland Camp departed Kirtland, migrating to Missouri. (5)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Over 500 Kirtland Saints set out for Missouri; only 260 are left by the time they reach Springfield, Illinois, about the half-way point. About this time, William and Caroline Smith, both dangerously ill, are brought to Joseph Sr.'s and Lucy's home for nursing. (6)

-- Jul 6, 1838-7
Second quarterly conference in Far West, mostly ordinations. (3)

-- (Sat) Jul 7, 1838
At about this time, Rigdon's 4th of July speech was printed in a newspaper at Liberty, Clay county. It was also reprinted as a pamphlet on the Church's press at Far West. (7)

-- (Sun) Jul 8, 1838
Joseph Smith claimed a "revelation" regarding tithing, a few days after his demand for a salary was rescinded by the Far West High Council. (7)

-- Jul 8, 1838
[Financial] Joseph Smith records the revelation (in Section 119 of the Doctrine and Covenants) that formally institutes the law of tithing among Latter-day Saints. Church members are instructed to pay "one-tenth of all their interest annually," with the stipulation that "this shall be a standing law unto them forever." The revelation also instructs that all tithing shall be put "into the hands of the bishop of my church in Zion."
A second revelation (in Section 120 of the Doctrine and Covenants) recorded the same day creates the Council on the Disposition of the Tithes to oversee the management of funds and property accrued from tithing. (8)

Revelation on the law of tithing (see D&C 119) was given at Far West, Mo. (1)

D&C 106, 117, 118, 120, and an unpublished revelation are received in Far West. (3)


Footnotes:
1 - Church News: Historical chronology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
2 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
3 - Kenny, Scott, "Mormon History 1830-1844," http://saintswithouthalos.com/dirs/d_c.phtml
4 - Richards, Franklin Dewey and Little, James A., Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
5 - Jessee, Dean, Esplin, Ronald and Bushman, Richard Lyman (editors), The Joseph Smith Papers: Journals, Vol. 1: 1832-1839, Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
6 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
7 - Broadhurst, Dale R., Mormon Chronology, http://olivercowdery.com/history/morchrn2.htm
8 - http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/282148/


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