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Letter from William W. Phelps, with appended letter from Orson Hyde and John E. Page, 29 June 1840

 
whenever the Lord brings us together again, I will make  all the Satisfaction, on every point that saints or God  can require. Amen.
W[illiam] W. Phelps

17 Feb. 1792–7 Mar. 1872. Writer, teacher, printer, newspaper editor, publisher, postmaster, lawyer. Born at Hanover, Morris Co., New Jersey. Son of Enon Phelps and Mehitabel Goldsmith. Moved to Homer, Cortland Co., New York, 1800. Married Sally Waterman,...

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Prst. Joseph Smith. Hyrum Smith

9 Feb. 1800–27 June 1844. Farmer, cooper. Born at Tunbridge, Orange Co., Vermont. Son of Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack. Moved to Randolph, Orange Co., 1802; to Tunbridge, before May 1803; to Royalton, Windsor Co., Vermont, 1804; to Sharon, Windsor Co., by...

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Sidney Rigdon

19 Feb. 1793–14 July 1876. Tanner, farmer, minister. Born at St. Clair, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Son of William Rigdon and Nancy Gallaher. Joined United Baptists, ca. 1818. Preached at Warren, Trumbull Co., Ohio, and vicinity, 1819–1821. Married Phebe...

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Dear Brother,
We have been in this place a few days  and have preached faithfully; a very great prospect of some  able and influential men embracing the faith in this  place. We have moved along slowly, but have left a sealing  testimony: Baptized

An ordinance in which an individual is immersed in water for the remission of sins. The Book of Mormon explained that those with necessary authority were to baptize individuals who had repented of their sins. Baptized individuals also received the gift of...

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 a considerable number. We shall  write again soon. as we learn the result of our labors here  more particularly. We are well and in good spirits through  the favor of the Lord.
Bro. Phelps

17 Feb. 1792–7 Mar. 1872. Writer, teacher, printer, newspaper editor, publisher, postmaster, lawyer. Born at Hanover, Morris Co., New Jersey. Son of Enon Phelps and Mehitabel Goldsmith. Moved to Homer, Cortland Co., New York, 1800. Married Sally Waterman,...

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 requests us to write a few lines in his  letter and we cheerfully embrace the opportunity. Bro. Phelps

17 Feb. 1792–7 Mar. 1872. Writer, teacher, printer, newspaper editor, publisher, postmaster, lawyer. Born at Hanover, Morris Co., New Jersey. Son of Enon Phelps and Mehitabel Goldsmith. Moved to Homer, Cortland Co., New York, 1800. Married Sally Waterman,...

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  says he wants to live: But we do not feel ourselves authorized  to act upon his case but have reccommended him to you: But  he says his poverty will not allow him to visit you in  person at this time; and we think he tells the truth. We  therefore advise him to write, which he has done. He tells us,  verbally, that he is willing to make any sacrifice to procure  your fellowship, life not excepted; Yet reposing that con fidence in your magnanimity that you will take no ad vantage of this open and frank confession. If he can obtain  your fellowship, he wants to come to commerce

Located near middle of western boundary of state, bordering Mississippi River. European Americans settled area, 1820s. From bank of river, several feet above high-water mark, ground described as nearly level for six or seven blocks before gradually sloping...

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 as soon as he  can. But if he cannot be received into the fellowship of  the Church

The Book of Mormon related that when Christ set up his church in the Americas, “they which were baptized in the name of Jesus, were called the church of Christ.” The first name used to denote the church JS organized on 6 April 1830 was “the Church of Christ...

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, he must do the best he can in banishment  and exile.
Brethren, with you are the keys

In the early church, the term keys referred to JS’s authority to unlock the “mysteries of the kingdom.” Early revelations declared that both JS and Oliver Cowdery held the keys to bring forth “those parts of my scriptures which have been hidden because of...

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 of the kingdom; to you  is power given to “exert your clemency or display your vengeance”  By the former, you will save a soul from death, and hide  a multitude of sins: By the latter, you will forever descour age a returning prodigal, cause sorrow without benefit,  pain without pleasure, ending in wretchedness and dispair.
But former experience teaches that you are workmen in  the art of saving souls, therefore, with the greatest confidence [p. 156]

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Letter from William W. Phelps, with appended letter from Orson Hyde and John E. Page, 29 June 1840
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