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Blessing to Frederick G. Williams, 1 March 1835

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JS and others, Blessing, to
Frederick G. Williams

28 Oct. 1787–10 Oct. 1842. Ship’s pilot, teacher, physician, justice of the peace. Born at Suffield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of William Wheeler Williams and Ruth Granger. Moved to Newburg, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, 1799. Practiced Thomsonian botanical system...

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Kirtland Township

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...

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, Geauga Co., OH, 1 Mar. 1835. Featured version copied [not before 25 Feb. 1836] in Minute Book 1, p. 186; handwriting of
Warren Cowdery

17 Oct. 1788–23 Feb. 1851. Physician, druggist, farmer, editor. Born at Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of William Cowdery and Rebecca Fuller. Married Patience Simonds, 22 Sept. 1814, in Pawlet, Rutland Co. Moved to Freedom, Cattaraugus Co., New York, 1816...

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; CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note for Minute Book 1.

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See Historical Introduction to Minutes, Discourse, and Blessings, 1 March 1835.
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*Blessing to Frederick G. Williams, 1 March 1835
Minute Book 1

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Frederick G. Williams

28 Oct. 1787–10 Oct. 1842. Ship’s pilot, teacher, physician, justice of the peace. Born at Suffield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of William Wheeler Williams and Ruth Granger. Moved to Newburg, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, 1799. Practiced Thomsonian botanical system...

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Thou art blessed, thou shalt stand before the great men of the earth. Thy mind shall expand,
1

See Book of Mormon, 1830 ed., 316 [Alma 32:34].


and thou shalt be enabled to waft thyself as upon the wings of the wind.
2

See 2 Samuel 22:11; and Psalms 18:10; 104:3.


Thou shalt stand according to thy desires and see the face of thy Redeemer. Thy blessings are confirmed upon thee. The Heavenly hosts are rejoicing over thee. Twice thou hast been to the Land of
Zion

A specific location in Missouri; also a literal or figurative gathering of believers in Jesus Christ, characterized by adherence to ideals of harmony, equality, and purity. In JS’s earliest revelations “the cause of Zion” was used to broadly describe the ...

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3

Frederick G. Williams traveled to Missouri with Oliver Cowdery, Peter Whitmer Jr., Ziba Peterson, and Parley P. Pratt in winter 1830–1831. He then went with the Camp of Israel expedition to Missouri in summer 1834. (Pratt, Autobiography, 61; Letter to Emma Smith, 18 May 1834.)


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Pratt, Parley P. The Autobiography of Parley Parker Pratt, One of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Embracing His Life, Ministry and Travels, with Extracts, in Prose and Verse, from His Miscellaneous Writings. Edited by Parley P. Pratt Jr. New York: Russell Brothers, 1874.

The Lord has sustained thee for a wise purpose. Thy mind and thy [heart?] shall be enlarged, and thou shalt make known the gospel to the great ones of the earth. And shall yet lead them to Zion. If thou desirest thou shalt rise upon the wings of the morning
4

See Psalm 139:9.


and not be an inhabitant of the grave, Thou shalt be one who shall preside over Zion. All these blessings we
seal

To confirm or solemnize. In the early 1830s, revelations often adopted biblical usage of the term seal; for example, “sealed up the testimony” referred to proselytizing and testifying of the gospel as a warning of the approaching end time. JS explained in...

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Footnotes

  1. [1]

    See Book of Mormon, 1830 ed., 316 [Alma 32:34].

  2. [2]

    See 2 Samuel 22:11; and Psalms 18:10; 104:3.

  3. [3]

    Frederick G. Williams traveled to Missouri with Oliver Cowdery, Peter Whitmer Jr., Ziba Peterson, and Parley P. Pratt in winter 1830–1831. He then went with the Camp of Israel expedition to Missouri in summer 1834. (Pratt, Autobiography, 61; Letter to Emma Smith, 18 May 1834.)

    Pratt, Parley P. The Autobiography of Parley Parker Pratt, One of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Embracing His Life, Ministry and Travels, with Extracts, in Prose and Verse, from His Miscellaneous Writings. Edited by Parley P. Pratt Jr. New York: Russell Brothers, 1874.

  4. [4]

    See Psalm 139:9.

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