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Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845

1 March 1845 • Saturday, continued Page 1 4 March 1845 • Tuesday Page 32 11 March 1845 • Tuesday Page 77 18 March 1845 • Tuesday Page 131 22 March 1845 • Saturday Page 181 25 March 1845 • Tuesday Page 231 5 April 1845 • Saturday Page 266 11 April 1845 • Friday Page 267 15 April 1845 • Tuesday Page 327 22 April 1845 • Tuesday Page 349 29 April 1845 • Tuesday Page 355 6 May 1845 • Tuesday Page 361

Source Note

See source note under Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845.

Historical Introduction

See historical introduction under Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845.

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revelation he defys any man to go out of revelation, if he keep in the
United States

North American constitutional republic. Constitution ratified, 17 Sept. 1787. Population in 1805 about 6,000,000; in 1830 about 13,000,000; and in 1844 about 20,000,000. Louisiana Purchase, 1803, doubled size of U.S. Consisted of seventeen states at time ...

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. If the
Temple

Located in portion of Nauvoo known as the bluff. JS revelation dated Jan. 1841 commanded Saints to build temple and hotel (Nauvoo House). Cornerstone laid, 6 Apr. 1841. Saints volunteered labor, money, and other resources for temple construction. Construction...

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was finished this day, he would wait till April conference and invite every man and woman to go, and we would take
Santa Fee

Located in north-central New Mexico on Santa Fe River, about sixty miles northeast of Albuquerque. Area originally inhabited by Pueblo Indians. First occupied by Spaniards, 1583. Mission of San Lorenzo de Tesuque established, early 1600s. Town founded based...

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any and go there. We can go to
Texas

France established colony in area, 1685. First Spanish settlement created, 1718. After Mexican War of Independence from Spain, 1821, area became part of Mexico and immigration increased. Conflict between Mexican government and Texian residents resulted in...

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and set up the standard and maintain ourselves there. If ever we get the City of Zion once organized the idea of men going and telling tales to our enemies will be put an end to. Let us get by ourselves and in a little while the Indians will join in with us, and as soon as we get cousin Lemuel
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In the Book of Mormon, Laman and his brother Lemuel opposed their righteous brother Nephi. While Mormons frequently referred to American Indians as Lamanites, as early as 1840 Brigham Young used the term “cousin Lemuel” to refer to them. (Book of Mormon, 1830 ed., 69, 72 [2 Nephi 4:13; 5:14]; Brigham Young, Lugwardine, England, to JS, Nauvoo, IL, 7 May 1840, in JS Letterbook 2, p. 152.)


converted I dont fear.
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J. Dunham

14 Jan. 1800–28 July 1845. Soldier, police captain. Born in Paris, Oneida Co., New York. Son of Jonathan Dunham. Married Mary Kendall. Moved to Rushford, Allegany Co., New York, by 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and ordained...

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said the remarks of the council this morning has changed the features of the mission materially. We shall not need half the means to go as stated this morning as we should to go as we understood it at the last council. We can get on a Steam Boat [p. [89]]
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Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
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    In the Book of Mormon, Laman and his brother Lemuel opposed their righteous brother Nephi. While Mormons frequently referred to American Indians as Lamanites, as early as 1840 Brigham Young used the term “cousin Lemuel” to refer to them. (Book of Mormon, 1830 ed., 69, 72 [2 Nephi 4:13; 5:14]; Brigham Young, Lugwardine, England, to JS, Nauvoo, IL, 7 May 1840, in JS Letterbook 2, p. 152.)

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