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Minutes, 22 December 1836
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Minutes of a Conference, held in the House of the Lord, on the 22d day of December, 1836.
A meeting where ecclesiastical officers and other church members could conduct church business. The “Articles and Covenants” of the church directed the elders to hold conferences to perform “Church business.” The first of these conferences was held on 9 June...
View GlossaryJS revelation of Jan. 1831 directed Latter-day Saints to migrate to Ohio, where they would “be endowed with power from on high.” JS Revelation of Dec. 1832 directed Saints to “establish . . . an house of God.” JS Revelation of 1 June 1833 chastened Saints...
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The authorities of the church being present; viz: the first
Presidency, the High
Council of Kirtland, the quorum of
the Twelve, the
Presidents of the Seventies, the President of the Elders and
his counsellors, and
many other official members, such as Priests, Teachers, Deacons,
&c.:—The house was called to order, and the following motions
were made, seconded, and carried by the unanimous voice of the Assembly.
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...
View GlossaryThe presiding body of the church. From the day of the church’s organization on 6 April 1830, JS and Oliver Cowdery led the church in their capacity as elders. An 11 November 1831 revelation directed that “the duty of the president of the office of the high...
View GlossaryAlthough JS utilized councils of elders and high priests earlier in church government, the first standing high council of the church was organized in Kirtland, Ohio, on 17 February 1834. The second high council was organized a few months later in Clay County...
View GlossaryLocated ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and 1,000 others; in 1838 about 2,000 Saints and 1,200 others; in 1839 about 100 Saints and 1,500 others. Mormon missionaries visited township...
More InfoMembers of a governing body in the church, with special administrative and proselytizing responsibilities. A June 1829 revelation commanded Oliver Cowdery and David Whitmer to call twelve disciples, similar to the twelve apostles in the New Testament and ...
View GlossaryAn office in the Melchizedek Priesthood patterned after the seventy envoys called by Jesus in the New Testament. The first members of the Quorum of the Seventy were called in February 1835. Revelation stipulated that “the seventy are also called to preach...
View GlossaryAn administrative and ecclesiastical office not associated with age. The Book of Mormon explained that elders ordained priests and teachers and administered “the flesh and blood of Christ unto the church.” The articles and covenants of the church directed...
View GlossaryA gathering of church leaders assembled “for consultation, deliberation and advice”; also a body responsible for governance or administration. As early as 9 February 1831, a revelation instructed that “the Elders & Bishop shall Council together & they shall...
View GlossaryCommon term for church members who were also officials; men who held priesthood offices.
View GlossaryAn ecclesiastical office. In the Book of Mormon, priests were described as those who baptized, administered “the flesh and blood of Christ unto the church,” and taught “the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.” A June 1829 revelation directed the ordination...
View GlossaryGenerally, one who instructs, but also a specific office in the church. The Book of Mormon explained that teachers were to be ordained “to preach repentance and remission of sins through Jesus Christ, by the endurance of faith on his name to the end.” According...
View GlossaryAn ecclesiastical office. The articles and covenants directed deacons to assist teachers in their duties. Deacons were also to “warn, expound, exhort, and teach, and invite all to come unto Christ,” though they lacked the authority to baptize. The first recorded...
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1st. That it has been the case, that a very improper and
unchristian-like course of conduct, by the Elders of this church,
and the churches abroad, in sending their poor from among them, and
moving to this place, without the necessary means of subsistence: where as the
church in this place being poor from the beginning, having had to pay an
extortionary price for their lands, provisions, &c.; and having
a serious burthen imposed upon them by comers and goers from
most parts of the world, and in assisting the travelling Elders and their
families, while they them selves have been laboring in the vine yard
of the Lord, to preach the gospel; and also having suffered great loss
in endeavoring to benefit Zion: it has be come a serious matter,
which ought well to be considered by us—
Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and 1,000 others; in 1838 about 2,000 Saints and 1,200 others; in 1839 about 100 Saints and 1,500 others. Mormon missionaries visited township...
More InfoIn JS’s earliest revelations “the cause of Zion” was used to broadly describe the work JS was called to do. However, the term Zion was soon used more specifically to describe a community of believers who live in harmony and equality. The Book of Mormon explained...
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Therefore, after deliberate discus sion upon the subject, it
was motioned, seconded and unanimously carried, that we have
borne our part of this bur then, and that it becomes the duty, henceforth,
of all the churches abroad, to provide for those who are objects of charity,
that are not able to provide for themselves; and not send them from their
midst, to burthen the church in this place, unless they come and pre pare
a place for them, and means for their support.
Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and 1,000 others; in 1838 about 2,000 Saints and 1,200 others; in 1839 about 100 Saints and 1,500 others. Mormon missionaries visited township...
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2nd. That there be a stop put to churches or families gathering
or mo ving to this place, without their first coming or sending
their wise men, to prepare a place for them, as our houses are
all full, and our lands mostly occu pied, except those houses and lands that
do not belong to the church, which cannot be obtained without great
sacri fice, especially when brethren with their families, are
crowding in upon us, and are compelled to purchase at any rate;
and consequently are thrown into the hands of speculators, and ex tortioners, with which the Lord
is not well pleased. Also, that the churches abroad do according
to the revelation contained in the Book of Command ments, page
238, commencing
at sec tion 10, which is as follows:
Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and 1,000 others; in 1838 about 2,000 Saints and 1,200 others; in 1839 about 100 Saints and 1,500 others. Mormon missionaries visited township...
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“Now verily I say unto you, let all the churches gather together
all their moneys; let these things be done in their time, be
not in haste; and observe to have all these things prepared before [p. [443]]
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...
View GlossaryMinutes, Kirtland, OH, 22 Dec. 1836; Latter Day Saints’ Messenger and Advocate, Jan. 1837, pp. 443–444.
Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and 1,000 others; in 1838 about 2,000 Saints and 1,200 others; in 1839 about 100 Saints and 1,500 others. Mormon missionaries visited township...
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