Pioneers and prominent men of Utah : comprising photographs, genealogies, biographies, Part 268

Author: Esshom, Frank Ellwood, b. 1865
Publication date: 1913
Publisher: Salt Lake City, Utah : Utah pioneers book publishing company
Number of Pages: 1336

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WHITMER. John; born Aug. 27, 1802; baptized and or- dained an Eider at an early day; ordained a High Priest June 6. 1831, at Kirtland, Ohio, by Lyman Wight; dicd July 11, 1878.

WHITNEY, Newel K .; born Feb. 5, 1795; baptized late in

1830; called by revelation Dec, 4, 1831, to the office of a Bishop; died Sept. 23, 1853.

WIGHT, Lyman; born May 9, 1796; baptized in 1830, by Oliver Cowdery; ordained a High Priest June 6, 1831, by Joseph the Prophet; ordained an Apostle April 8, 1841, by Joseph Smith; died March 31, 1858.

WILLIAMS, Frederick Granger; born Oct. 28, 1787, in Sufficid, Hartford Co. Conn .; baptized, confirmed and or- dained an Elder in November, 1830, under the hands of Oliver Cowdery, Parley P. Pratt, Peter Whitmer, Jr., and Ziba Peterson; called by revelation to "be a High Priest" and a Counselor to Joseph t e Prophet in March, 1832; or- dained and set apart by Joseph Smith as his second Coun- selor, March 18, 1833; died Oct. 25, 1842, at Quincy, III

WINDER. John Rex; born Dec. 11, 1820, in Biddenden. County of Kent. England; baptized Sept. 20, 1848; ordained a Seventy in 1854; ordained a High Priest March 4, 1872, by Edward Hunter; ordained a Bishop and set apart as second counselor to Bishop Wm. B. Preston in 1886, by Franklin D. Richards, assisted by George Q. Cannon.

WOODRUFF, Abraham Owen; born Nov. 23, 1872, near Salt Lake City, Utah; baptized May 3, 1881, by Henry Fowler; ordained an Elder Jan. 8, 1894, by Samuel H. Har- row; ordained a Seventy June 19, 1894, by Wilford Woodruff; ordained an Apostle Oct. 7, 1897, by Wilford Woodruff.

WOODRUFF, Wilford; born March 1, 1807; baptized by Zera Pulsipher Dec. 31. 1833; ordained an Elder by Warren Parrish in 1835; ordained a Seventy May 31, 1836, under the hands of David W. Patten and Warren Parrish, ordained an Apostle April 26, 1839, by Brigham Young; died Sept. 2, 1898.

YOUNG. Brigham, born June 1, 1801; baptized, confirmed and ordained an Elder April 14, 1832, by Eieazer Miller; ordained an Apostle Feb. 14, 1835, under the hands of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin Harris; died Aug. 29, 1877.

YOUNG, Brigham, Jr .; born Dec, 18, 1836; baptized in 1845, by his father, Brigham Young; ordained a Seventy; or- dained an Apostle Nov. 22, 1855, by Brigham Young, and admitted into the Council of Twelve Apostles Oct. 9, 1868, being set apart by Brigham Young.

YOUNG. John W .; born Oct. 1, 1844, ordained an Apostle Nov. 22, 1855, by Pres. Brigham Young, but has never been admitted into the Council of Twelve Apostles.

YOUNG, Joseph; born April 7, 1797, in Hopkinton, Middle- sex Co., Mass .; baptized April 6, 1832, by Daniel Bowen; or- dained an Elder in 1832, by Ezra Landen; ordained a Seventy Feb. 28, 1835, under the hands of Joseph Smith and others, and soon afterwards chosen as one of the seven Presidents of Seventy; died Juiy 16, 1881.

YOUNG, Seymour Bicknell; born Oct. 3, 1837, at Kirtland, Ohio; baptized in 1848, at Carterville, Ohio. by Ezekiel Lee; ordained an Elder in the Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 15, 1856, by Samuel L. Sprague; ordained a Seventy Feb. 18, 1857, by Edmund Ellsworth, who was or- dained a Seventy March, 8, 1843, by Joseph Young.

Continuation of Church Chronology and History (1830) from page 1277

Soon after the organization of the Church the Prophet's parents (Joseph Smith, Sr., and Lucy Smith), Martin Harris and A. Rockwell werc baptized.

Some persons who had been baptized in the sectarian de- nominations desired to join the Church without further baptism, but the Lord, by revelation through the Prophet Joseph, instructed them to enter in at the gate, as He had commanded, and not seek to counsel God.

Revelation to the Church of Christ, which was established in these last days, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty, given through Joseph, the Seer, in Manchester, New York, April, 1830, in consequence of some desiring to unite with the Church without rebaptism, who had previously been baptized.

Behold, I say unto you, that all old covenants have I caused to be done away in this thing, and this is a new and an everlasting covenant, even that which was from the beginning.

Wherefore, although a man should be baptized an hundred times, It avalleth him nothing, for you cannot enter in at the straight gate by the law of Moses, neither by your dead works;

For it is because of your dead works. that I have caused this last covenant and this church to be built up unto me. even as in days of old.

Wherefore, enter ye in at the gate, as I have commanded, and seek not to counsel your God. Amen .- Doc. and Cov. Sec. 22.

Oliver Cowdery, Hyrum Smith, Samuel H. Smith and Joseph Knight being anxious to know their respective duties in relation to the work of God, Joseph the Prophet enquired of the Lord and received a revelation. (Doc. and Cov., Sec. 23.)

Sun. 11 .- Oliver Cowdery preached the first public dis- course delivered by any of the Elders in this dispensation. The meeting was held in the house of Peter Whitmer, Sr., at Fayette. Hiram Page, Catherine Page, Christian Whitmer, Annie Whitmer, Jacob Whitmer and Elizabeth Whitmer were baptized by Oliver Cowdery, in Seneca lake.

Sun. 18 .- Peter Whitmer. Sr., Mary Whitmer, Wm. Jolly, Elizabeth Jolly, Vincent Jolly, Ziba Peterson and Elizabeth Anne Whitmer were baptized by Oliver Cowdery in Seneca lake.

Late in April the Prophet Joseph visited Joseph Knight, at Colesville, Broome Co., N. Y., where, under the Prophet's administration, the first miracle was wrought in this dispen- sation, viz .: Casting out devils.

May .- Newel Knight visited Joseph Smith, Jr., at Fayette and was haptized hy David Whitmer.

June .- The Church held its first conference, at Fayette. Several of the brethren were ordained to the Priesthood;

the Holy Spirit was poured out in a miraculous manner; many of the Saints prophesied and Newel Knight and others had heavenly visions.

-Later in June David Whitmer baptized Wm. Smith, Don Carlos Smith, Catherine Smith and six others in Seneca lake. -Joseph Smith, Jr., returned with his family to his own home at Harmony, Pa.

-Joseph Smith, Jr., Oliver Cowdery, John Whitmer and David Whitmer visited Colesville, N. Y., where they held meeting, notwithstanding the mob, and baptized thirteen persons, among whom were Emma Smith and Joseph Knight. Joseph Smith, Jr., was arrested, charged with setting the country in an uproar by his preaching, tried and acquitted in South Bainbridge, Chenango Co., N. Y. Immediately after- wards he was again arrested, tried and acquitted at Coles- ville.

-Joseph Smith, Jr., and Oliver Cowdery again visited Colesville, but were driven away by a mob.

-An important revelation (Words of Moses) was given to Joseph Smith, Jr. (Pearl of Great Price, page 1.)

-Joseph Smith, Jr., and Oliver Cowdery again visited Colesvilie and confirmed the newly baptized members.

July .- Joseph Smith, Jr., was commanded by revelation to devote all his time to the interest of the Church, but in temporal labors he should "not have strength."

And thou shalt continue in calling upon God in my name, and writing the things which shall be given thee by the Comforter, and expounding all scriptures unto the church: *

For thou shalt devote all thy service in Zion; and In this thou shalt have strength.

And in temporal labors thou shalt not have strength. for this is not thy calling. Attend to thy calling and thou shalt have where- with to magnify thine office, and to expound all scriptures, and continue in laying on of the hands and confirming the churches. -Doc. and Cov. 24:5, 9.

-Emma Smith, the Prophet's wife, was called by the Lord to expound scriptures, exhort the Church, and make a selection of sacred hymns for the use of the Saints.

Hearken unto the voice of the Lord your God, while I speak unto you, Emma Smith, my daughter, for verily I say unto you. all those who receive my gospel are sons and daughters in my king- dom.

For he shall lay his hands upon thee, and thou shalt receive the Holy Ghost, and thy time shall be given to writing, and to learning much. *

And it shall be given thee, also, to make a selection of sacred hymns, as it shall be given thee. which is pleasing unto me, to be had in my church. * - Doc. and Cov. 25:1, 8, 11.

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-The Lord commanded that "all things" in the Church shouid "be done by common consent."

And all things shall be done by common consent in the church, by much prayer and faith, for all things you shall receive by faith. -Doc. and Cov. 26:2.

-Oliver Cowdery returned to Fayette where he and the Whitmer family became disaffected because of a paragraph in one of the revelations (Doc. and Cov., 20:37. See revela- tion on Priesthood and Church government, April, 1830, above); but Joseph the Prophet paid them a visit and set matters right.

August .- Newel Knight and wife visited Joseph Smith, Jr., at Harmony, Pa., which gave occasion for the appear- ance of a heavenly messenger and a revelation on the Sacra- ment. (Doc. and Cov., Sec. 27, and History of Joseph Smith.)

. * It mattereth not what ye shall eat, or what ye shali drink, when ye partake of the sacrament, if it so be that ye do it with an eye single to my glory; remembering unto the Father my body which was laid down for you, and my blood which was shed for the remission of your sins:

Wherefore, a commandment I give unto you, that you shall not purchase wine, neither strong drink of your enemles:

Wherefore, you shali partske of none, except it is made new among you; yea, in this my Father's kingdom which shall be built up on the earth .- Doc. and Cov. 27:2-4.

-Joseph Smith, Jr., and others visited the branch of the Church at Colesville, N. Y., where they barely escaped mob violence.

-Joseph the Prophet removed with his family to Fayette, N. Y., on account of the persecutions prevailing against them at Harmony. At Fayette, Hiram Page had obtained possession of a stone by means of which he received false revelations.

September .- In a revelation, given through Joseph the Prophet to Oliver Cowdery, the Lord said that ""those things" which Hiram Page had written from the stone were not of God, and that none could receive commandments and revelations for the Church except Joseph Smith, Jr.

And again, thou shalt take thy brother, Hiram Page, between him and thee alone, and tell him that those things which he hath written from that stone, are not of me, and that Satan decelveth him;

For. behold, these things have not been appointed unto him, neither shail anything be appointed unto any of this church contrary to the church covenants.

For ali things must be done in order, and by common consent in tha church, by the prayer of faith .- Doc. and Cov. 28:11-13.

-In a revelation given through Joseph the Prophet in the presence of six Elders at Fayette, N. Y., the Lord spoke of the gathering of the Saints, the end of the world. the re- ward of the righteous, the punishment of the wicked, etc. (Doc. and Cov., Sec. 29.)

-The second conference of the Church, which was con- tinued three days, was held at Fayette. N. Y. After con- siderable discussion, Hiram Page and the whole Church re- nounced the stone and all things connected therewith, after which the power of God was made manifest. David Whit- mer, Peter Whitmer, Jr., John Whitmer and Thos. B. Marsh were called by revelation to preach the gospel. (Doc. and Cov., Sec. 30 and 31.)

October .- Oliver Cowdery, Parley P. Pratt, Peter Whitmer, Jr., and Ziba Peterson were called by revelation to preach the gospel to the Lamanites.

Revelation given through Joseph, the Seer. to Parley P. Pratt and Zlba Peterson, Octoher, 1830.

And now concerning my servant Parley P. Pratt, behold, I say unto him, that as I live I will that he shall declare my gospei and learn of me, and be meek and lowiy of heart;

And that which I have appointed unto him is, that he shali go with my servants Oliver Cowdery and Peter Whitmer, Jr., into the wilderness among the Lamanites;

And Ziba Peterson, also, shall go with them, and I myself will go with them and be in their midst; and I am their advocate with the Father, and nothing shall prevail.

And they shall give heed to that which is written and pretend to no other revelation, and they shali pray always that I may unfold them to thelr understanding;

And they shali give heed unto these words and trifle not, and I will bless them. Amen .- Doc. and Cov. Sec. 32.

-Oliver Cowdery, Parley P. Pratt, Peter Whitmer, Jr., and Ziba Peterson started westward as the first missionaries to the Lamanites. On their journey they established a large branch of the Church at Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio. Among those baptized by Parley P. Pratt was Sidney Rigdon.

-A revelation caliing Ezra Thayre and Northrop Sweet to the ministry was given through Joseph Smith, Jr., at Fayette.

November. Thurs. 4 .- Orson Pratt, then nineteen years old, was called to the ministry by revelation through Joseph Smith, Jr. Brother Pratt was visiting the Prophet at Fay- ette.

My son Orson, hearken and hear and behold what I, the Lord God, shail say unto you.

And blessed are you because you have believed;

And more biessed are you because you are called of me to preach my gospei,

To lift up your voice as with the sound of a trump, both long and loud, and cry repentance unto a crooked and perverse genera- tion, preparing the way of the Lord for his second coming: . . Wherefore lift up your voice and spare not. for the Lord God hath spoken; therefore prophesy, and it shall be given by the power of the Holy Ghost; . * - Doc. and Cov. 34:1, 4-6, 10.

December .- Sidney Rigdon and Edward Partridge, from Ohio, visited Joseph Smith, Jr., at Fayette, N. Y. Sidney Rigdon was called by revelation to assist Joseph in his labors, and both he and Edward Partridge were commanded to preach the gospel.

Behold, verily. verlly, I say unto my servant Sidney, I have looked upon thee and thy works. I have heard thy prayers, and prepared thee for a greater work.

Thou art blessed. for thou shait do great things. Behold thou wast sent forth, even as John, to prepare the way before me, and before Elijah which should come, and thou knewest it not.

Thou didst baptiza by water unto repentance, but they received not the Holy Ghost;

But now I give unto thee a commandment, that thou shalt baptize by water, and they shall receive the Holy Ghost by the laying on of the hands, even as the apostles of old.

And a commandment I give unto thee, that thou shalt write for hlm; and the Scriptures shall be given, even as they are in mine own bosom, to the saivation of mine own elect;

And now I' say unto you, tarry with him, and he shail journey with you; forsake him not, and surely these things shali be fulfilled .- Doc. and Cov. 35:3-6, 20, 22.

Thus saith the Lord God, the Mighty One of Israel, Behold, I say unto you, my servant Edward, that you are blessed, and your sins are forgiven you, and you are called to preach my gospel as with the voice of a trump;

And I will iay my hand upon you by the hand of my servant Sidney Rigdon, and you shall receive my Spirit, the Holy Ghost, even the Comforter, which shall teach you the peaceabie things of the kingdom;

And you shaii declare it with a loud voice, saying, Hosanna, biessed be the name of the most high God .- Doc. and Cov. 36:1-3.

-The prophecy of Enoch was revealed to Joseph the Prophet. (See Pearl of Great Price.)

-The Saints in the State of New York were commanded by revelation to gather to Ohio.

Behold, I say unto you, that it is not expedient in me that ye should translate any more until ye shall go to the Ohio, and this because of the enemy and for your sakes.

And again, I say unto you, that ye shall not go, until ye have preached my gospel in those parts, and have strengthened up the church whithersoever it is found, and more especially in Coiesville; for, behoid they pray unto me in much falth.

And again, a commandment I give unto the church, that it is expedient in me that they should assemble together at the Ohio, against the time that my servant Oliver Cowdery shall return unto them.

Behold, here is wisdom, and iet every man choose for himself until I come. Even so. Amen .- Doc. and Cov. Sec. 37.

Sat. 11 .- Edward Partridge was baptized by Joseph Smith, Jr., in the Seneca river.

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January. Sun. 2 .- The third conference of the Church was held at Fayette, Seneca Co., N. Y., and a revelation given through Joseph Smith, Jr., in which the Lord promised the Saints a land of inheritance.

And I hold forth and deign to give unto you greater riches, even a iand of promise, a land flowing with milk and honey, upon which there shall be no curse when the Lord cometh:

And I will give it unto you for the land of your inheritance, if you seek it with all your hearts:

And this shall be my covenant with you, ye shall have it for the land of your inheritance, and for the inheritance of your children forever, while the earth shali stand, and ye shall possess it again in eternity, no more to pass away .- Doc. and Cov. 38:18-20.

Wed. 5 .- James Coville, a Baptist minister, who had come to visit Joseph at Fayette, was commanded by revelation through Joseph the Prophet to receive the fullness of the gospel. (Doc. and Cov., Sec. 39.)

As James Coville rejected the word of the Lord and re- turned to his former doctrines and people, the Lord gave a revelation explaining why he did so. (Doc. and Cov., Sec. 40.)

In the latter part of this month, Joseph Smith, Jr., and wife, in company with Sidney Rigdon and Edward Partridge, left Fayette, N. Y., for Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, where they arrived about the first of February.

-Oliver Cowdery and fellow-missionaries arrived in Jackson County, Missouri, where they commenced their mis- sion among the Lamanites on its western border.

February. Fri. 4 .- Edward Partridge was called by rev- elation to leave his merchandise and be ordained the first Bishop of the Church.

And again, I have called my servant Edward Partridge, and give a commandment, that he should be appointed by the voice of the church, and ordained a bishop unto the church. to leave hls mer- chandise and to spend all his time in the labors of the church: To see to all things as it shall be appointed unto him, in my laws in the day that I shali give them .- Doc. and Cov. 41:9-10.

This was the first revelation given through Joseph the Prophet at Kirtland, Ohio.

Wed. 9 .- In the presence of twelve Elders, the Lord gave through Joseph Smith, Jr., an important revelation on Church government and how transgressors should be dealt with. The Elders were commanded to go out two and two to preach the gospel.

Reveiatlon given through Joseph, the Seer, at Kirtland, Ohio, February 9th, 1831.

Hearken, O ye eiders of my church, who have assembled your- seives together in my name, even Jesus Christ the Son of the living God, the Saviour of the world: inasmuch as they believe on my name and keep my commandments.

Again, I say unto you, hearken and hear and obey the law which I shall give unto you;

For verliy I say, as ye have assembled yourseives together according to the commandment wherewith I commanded you, and are agreed as touching this one thing, and have asked the Father in my name, even so ye shall receive.

Behold, verlly I say unto you. I give unto you this first com- mandment, that ye shall go forth in my name, every one of you, excepting my servants Joseph Smith, Jr .. snd Sidney Rigdon.

And I give unto them a commandment that they shall go forth for a little season, snd it shall be given by the power of my Spirit when they shall return:

And ye shall go forth in the power of my Spirlt, preaching my gospel, two by two, in my name, lifting up your voices as with the voice of a trump, declaring my word llke unto angels of_God;

And ye shail go forth baptizing with water, saying-Repent ye, repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

And from this piace ye shall go forth into the reglons westward; and inasmuch as ye shall find them that will receive you, ye shall build up my church in every region.

Until the time shali come when it shail be revealed unto you from on high, when the city of the New Jerusalem shall be pre- pared, that ye may be gathered in one, that ye may be my people and I wili be your God.

And again, I say unto you, that my servant Edward Partridge shall stand in the office wherewith I have appointed him. And it

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shall come to pass, that if he transgress, another shall be appointed in his stead. Even so. Amen.

Again, I say unto you, that it shall not be given to any one to go forth to preach my gospel, or to build up my church, except he be ordained by some one who has authority, and it is known to the church that he hes authority, and has been regularly ordained by the heads of the church.

And again, the elders, priests, and teachers of this church shalt teach the principles of my gospel, which are in the Bible and the Book of Mormon, in the which is the fullness of the gospel;

And they shall observe the covenants and church articles to do them, and these shall be their teachings, as they shall be directed by the Spirit;

And the Spirit shall be given unto you by the prayer of faith, and if ye receive not the Spirit, ye shall not teach.

And all this ye shall observe to do as I have commanded con- cerning your teaching, until the fullness of my scriptures is given.

And as ye shall lift up your voices by the Comforter, ye shall speak and prophesy as seemeth me good;

For, behold, the Comforter knoweth all things, and beareth record of the Father and of the Son.

And now, behold, I apeak unto the church. Thou shalt not kill; and he that kifis shall not have forgiveness in this world, nor in the world to come.

And again, I say, thou shalt not kill; but he that killeth shall die. Thou shalt not steal; and he that stealeth and will not repent shall be cast out. Thou shalt not lle; he that lieth and will not repent, shall be cast out.

Thou shalt love thy wife with all thy heart, and shalt cleave unto her and none else;

And he that looketh upon a woman to lust after her, shall deny the faith, and shall not have the Spirit, and if he repents not he shall be cast out.

Thou shalt not commit adultery: and he that committeth adultery, and repenteth not, shall be cast out;

But he that has committed adultery and repents with all his heart, and forsaketh it, and doeth it no more, thou shalt forgive; But if he doeth it again, he shall not be forgiven, but shall be cast out.

Thou shalt not speak evil of thy neighbor, nor do him any harm. Thou knowest my laws concerning these things are given in my scriptures; he that sinneth and repenteth not, shall be cast out.

If thou lovest me, thou shalt serve me and keep all my com- mandments.

And behold, thou wilt remember the poor, and consecrate of thy properties for their support that which thou hast to impart unto them with a covenant and a deed which cannot be broken:

And inasmuch as ye impart of your substance unto the poor, ye will do it unto me, and they shall be laid before the bishop of my church and his counselors, two of the elders, or High Priests, such as he shall or has appointed and set apart for that purpose.

And it shall come to pass, that after they are laid before the bishop of my church, and after that he has received these testi- monies concerning the consecration of the properties of my church, that they cannot be taken from the church agreeable to my com- mandments; every man shall be made accountable unto me. re- ceived by consecration, inasmuch as is sufficient for himself and family.

And again, If there shall be properties in the hands of the church, or any individuals of it. more than is necessary for their support, after this first consecration, which is a residue to be eon- secrated unto the bishop, it shall be kept to administer to those who have not, from time to time, that every man who has need may be amply auppiled, and receive according to his wants.

Therefore, the residue shall be kept in my storehouse, to administer to the poor and the needy, as shall be appointed by the High Council of the church, and the bishop and his council,

And for the purpose of purchasing lands for the public benefit of the church, and building houses of worship. and building up of the New Jerusalem which is hereafter to be revealed.

That my covenant people may be gathered in one in that day when I shall come to my temple. And this I do for the salvation of my people.

And it shall come to pass, that he that sinneth and repenteth not, shall be cast out of the church, and shall not receive again that which he has consecrated unto the poor and the needy of my church; or 'in other words, unto me:

For inasmuch as ye do it unto the least of these, ye do it unto me:

For it shall come to pass, thet which I spake by the mouths of my prophets, shall be fulfilled; for I will consecrate of the riches of those who embrace my gospel among the Gentiles, unto the poor of my people who are of the house of Israel.

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Pioneers and prominent men of Utah : comprising photographs, genealogies, biographies, Part 268

Author: Esshom, Frank Ellwood, b. 1865 Publication date: 1913 Publisher: Salt Lake City, Utah : Utah pioneers book publishing company Number of Pages: 1336

Author: Esshom, Frank Ellwood, b. 1865
Publication date: 1913
Publisher: Salt Lake City, Utah : Utah pioneers book publishing company
Number of Pages: 1336