Mormon History, Fall 1840

-- Fall 1840
Oliver Cowdery moved to Tiffin, OH and opened a law office; partner with Joel W. Wilson and with William Lang. Oliver Cowdery and his family joined the Methodist congregation there. (1)

-- Autumn 1840
[Joseph Smith] Work on the Nauvoo Temple begins. (2)

-- 3Oct40
[Joseph Smith Sermon] Temple to be Built in Nauvoo (3)

[Joseph Smith Sermon] Vandalism in Nauvoo Kirtland (3)

-- Oct 3, 1840
Higbee, Elias: On 3 October 1840 appointed one of committee to build Nauvoo Temple and appointed to continue seeking redress for Missouri injustices. (4)

Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith presided at a three-day general conference of the Church. (5)

[Lucy Mack Smith] A conference at Nauvoo decides to build a temple, each Saint tithing his tenth-day's labor to the project. (6)

-- October 3-4, 1840
[Joseph Smith] A conference is held; Joseph speaks on building a temple in Nauvoo, baptism for the dead, and the restoration of all ordinances. (7)

-- 4Oct40
[Joseph Smith Sermon] Baptism for the Dead (3)

-- 5Oct40
[Joseph Smith Sermon] Priesthood Adam Watches Over the Ordinances Adam Not God Legal Authority Necessary Abel and Paul Nature of Priesthood Power of Priesthood Requires Righteousness Enoch Enoch and Paul Translation of Body Patriarchs After Enoch Keys of Priesthood - How to Obtain Information from God - Order of Prayer Sons of Levi - Sacrifice to Return Elijah the Last Prophet to Hold Keys of Adamic Sacrifice Patriarchal Descent of Priesthood (3)

-- Oct 5, 1840
[Joseph Smith] On motion of John C. Bennett, the general conference votes that no one be judged guilty of a crime unless proven "by two or three witnesses." This was Bennett's way of shielding his own extra-marital sexual activities with both females and males. (8)

-- Oct 6, 1840
[Wilford Woodruff] British Mission conference; membership rose from 1,113 to 3,621 during preceding twelve months (9)

-- Oct 17, 1840
Pratt, Parley Parker: Arrived England 17 October 1840; resumed editorship of Millennial Star. (4)


Footnotes:
1 - Broadhurst, Dale R., Mormon Chronology, http://olivercowdery.com/history/morchrn2.htm
2 - Wikipedia, Joseph Smith Chronology, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_Joseph_Smith,_Jr.
3 - The Parallel Joseph, http://www.boap.org/LDS/Parallel/
4 - 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
5 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
6 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
7 - More Good Foundation, Timeline, http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline
8 - 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"
9 - Kenny, Scott (editor), Wilford Woodruff's Journals 1833-1898, Chronology Signature Books, Midvale, Utah


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