Footnotes

1. [1]

   See 2 Peter 1:10; Ephesians 1:13; and John 14:16.

2. [2]

   Many Christian theologians in the late 1700s and early 1800s agreed that the Holy Ghost, or Holy Spirit, represented the Comforter mentioned in John 14:16, 26. (See, for example, “Christianity,” and “Holy Ghost,” in Buck, Theological Dictionary, 69, 170; Gill, Complete Body of Doctrinal and Practical Divinity, 1:238; Henry, Exposition of the Old and New Testament, 4:864–865; and Hawker, Sermons on the Divinity, 139.)

   Buck, Charles. A Theological Dictionary, Containing Definitions of All Religious Terms; a Comprehensive View of Every Article in the System of Divinity. . . . New American ed., edited by George Bush. Philadelphia: James Kay Jr., 1830.

   Gill, John. A Complete Body of Doctrinal and Practical Divinity; or, A System of Evangelical Truths, Deduced from the Sacred Scriptures. 3 vols. London: W. Winterbotham, 1796.

   Henry, Matthew. An Exposition of the Old and New Testament . . . with Practical Remarks and Observations. Edited by George Burder and Joseph Hughes. Vol. 5. Philadelphia: Ed. Barrington and Geo. D. Haswell, [1828].Henry, Matthew. An Exposition of the Old and New Testament. Vol. 1 of An Exposition of All the Books of the Old and New Testament. London: J. Clark, 1725.

   Hawker, Robert. Sermons on the Divinity and Operations of the Holy Ghost. Holborn, England: S. Hazard, 1794.

3. [3]

   Revelation, 27–28 Dec. 1832 [D&C 88:1–5].

4. [4]

   See Richards, “Pocket Companion,” 15–22.

   Richards, Willard. “Willard Richards Pocket Companion Written in England,” ca. 1838–1840. Willard Richards, Papers, 1821–1854. CHL. MS 1490, box 2, fd. 6.

5. [5]

   Woodruff’s 26 June journal entry states that JS was not present when the council began; he may have arrived later during the meeting. It appears that 26 or 27 June was the first time JS met with the apostles and seventies to give them instruction in preparation for their mission. (Woodruff, Journal, 26 June 1839; JS, Journal, 26 June 1839.)

   Woodruff, Wilford. Journals, 1833–1898. Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, 1828–1898. CHL. MS 1352.

6. [6]

   Woodruff, Journal, 26 June 1839.

   Woodruff, Wilford. Journals, 1833–1898. Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, 1828–1898. CHL. MS 1352.

7. [7]

   Woodruff, Journal, 27 July 1839; Discourse, 27 June 1839.

   Woodruff, Wilford. Journals, 1833–1898. Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, 1828–1898. CHL. MS 1352.

8. [8]

   JS History, vol. C-1, addenda, 8–9; Jessee, “Writing of Joseph Smith’s History,” 441.

   Jessee, Dean C. “The Writing of Joseph Smith’s History.” BYU Studies 11 (Summer 1971): 439–473.

9. [9]

   JS, Journal, 2 July 1839. The apostles gave farewell addresses on 7 July, intending to leave soon after, but were delayed when the majority fell ill. (JS, Journal, 7 July 1839.)