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Discourse, 19 July 1840
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(Stretching his hand towards the place and in a
melancholly tone that made all hearts trem ble) will of God that I might live to behold that
temple completed and finished from the found ation to the top stone I will say. Oh Lord it is
enough Lord let thy servant depart in peace which is my ernest prayer in the name of the L Jesus
Amen
The sacred edifice in Kirtland, Ohio, since known as the Kirtland temple. Although the term temple in the early days of the church designated a category of buildings, the proper name applied to the structure in Kirtland was “House of the Lord.” JS and the...
View Glossaryon this day the Stake of M acedonia over which Father Jhon Smith presided was pu blicly
appointed
[p. [22]]
The ecclesiastical organization of church members in a particular locale. Stakes were typically large local organizations of church members; stake leaders could include a presidency, a high council, and a bishopric. Some revelations referred to stakes “to...
View Glossary16 July 1781–23 May 1854. Farmer. Born at Derryfield (later Manchester), Rockingham Co., New Hampshire. Son of Asael Smith and Mary Duty. Member of Congregational Church. Appointed overseer of highways at Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co., New York, 1810. Married...
View Full Bio JS, discourse, Nauvoo, IL, 19 July 1840; handwriting of Martha Jane Knowlton Coray; Martha Jane Coray notebook, pp. [9–22], CHL.
Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, LDS church purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas. Served as church headquarters, 1839...
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