Discourse, 27 February 1835–B, as Reported by William E. McLellin

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Discourse, 27 February 1835–B, as Reported by William E. McLellin
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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, 27 Feb. 1835. Featured version copied [between ca. 27 Feb. and May 1835] in “Record of the Transactions of the Twelve,” pp. 3–4, in Patriarchal Blessing Book 2; handwriting of
Orson Hyde
8 Jan. 1805–28 Nov. 1878. Laborer, clerk, storekeeper, teacher, editor, businessman, lawyer, judge. Born at Oxford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. Son of Nathan Hyde and Sally Thorpe. Moved to Derby, New Haven Co., 1812. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, ...
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; CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note for Record of the Twelve, 14 Feb.–28 Aug. 1835.

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See Historical Introduction to Minutes and Discourses, 27 February 1835, as Reported by William E. McLellin.
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. Discourse, 27 February 1835–B, as Reported by William E. McLellin Record of the Twelve, 14 February–28 August 1835 Discourse, 27 February 1835–B, as Recorded in Pratt, Notebook Discourse, 27 February 1835–B, as Reported by Oliver Cowdery Minute Book 1 History, 1838–1856, volume B-1 [1 September 1834–2 November 1838] “History of Joseph Smith”
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priesthoods
Power or authority of God. The priesthood was conferred through the laying on of hands upon adult male members of the church in good standing; no specialized training was required. Priesthood officers held responsibility for administering the sacrament of...
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, for without this knowledge they can do nothing to profit. In the first place God manifested himself to me and gave me authority to establish his
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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, and you have received your authority from God through me; and now it is your duty to go and unlock the kingdom of heaven to foreign nations, for no man can do that thing but yourselves. Neither has any man authority or a right to go to other nations before you; and you,
twelve
Members 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 ...
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, stand in the same relation to those nations that I stand in to you, that is, as a minister; and you have each the same authority in other nations that I have in this nation.
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See Minutes and Discourse, 2 May 1835.
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Discourse, 27 February 1835–B, as Reported by William E. McLellin
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See Minutes and Discourse, 2 May 1835.