Footnotes

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   In his history, Lyman Stevens wrote, “I was called & Sent on a Mission by the Prophet Joseph,” implying that JS was present at this meeting. JS was in Kirtland at the time, having just returned the previous day from a mission to Michigan Territory. (Lyman Stevens, “History of Lyman Stevens,” [1], Obituary Notices and Biographies, CHL; JS History, vol. B-1, 606.)

   Obituary Notices and Biographies, 1854–1877. CHL. MS 4760.

   JS History / Smith, Joseph, et al. History, 1838–1856. Vols. A-1–F-1 (original), A-2–E-2 (fair copy). Historian’s Office, History of the Church, 1839–ca. 1882. CHL. CR 100 102, boxes 1–7. The history for the period after 5 Aug. 1838 was composed after the death of Joseph Smith.

2. [2]

   Alternately spelled Lymon.

3. [3]

   Lyman Stevens was ordained an elder in August 1833, Page was ordained on 12 September 1833, and Uzziel was ordained by 21 August 1834. (Lyman Stevens, “History of Lyman Stevens,” [1], Obituary Notices and Biographies, CHL; Page, Journal Synopsis, [1]; Minute Book 2, 21 Aug. 1834.)

   Obituary Notices and Biographies, 1854–1877. CHL. MS 4760.

   Page, John E. Journal Synopsis, ca. 1845. CHL. MS 641.

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   Lyman Stevens, “History of Lyman Stevens,” [1], Obituary Notices and Biographies, CHL; Letters to John Burk, Sally Waterman Phelps, and Almira Mack Scobey, 1–2 June 1835; see also Minute Book 2, 21 Aug. 1834.

   Obituary Notices and Biographies, 1854–1877. CHL. MS 4760.

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   Lyman Stevens, “History of Lyman Stevens,” [1], Obituary Notices and Biographies, CHL; Geauga Co., OH, Probate Court, Marriage Records, vol. C, p. 139, microfilm 873,461, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL.

   Obituary Notices and Biographies, 1854–1877. CHL. MS 4760.

   U.S. and Canada Record Collection. FHL.

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   Kirtland Elders’ Certificates, 45, 57, 59, 102. Public notice of these elders’ licenses later appeared in the Latter Day Saints’ Messenger and Advocate. (List of Priesthood Licenses, LDS Messenger and Advocate, June 1836, 2:336.)

   Kirtland Elders’ Certificates / Kirtland Elders Quorum. “Record of Certificates of Membership and Ordinations of the First Members and Elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Dating from March 21st 1836 to June 18th 1838 Kirtland Geauga Co. Ohio,” 1836–1838. CHL. CR 100 401.

   Latter Day Saints’ Messenger and Advocate. Kirtland, OH. Oct. 1834–Sept. 1837.

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   Mission Report, LDS Messenger and Advocate, Oct. 1836, 3:400; Wilford Woodruff and Jonathan H. Hale, Vinalhaven, ME, to JS et al., Kirtland, OH, 18 Sept. 1837, in Elders’ Journal, Oct. 1837, 1; Page, Journal Synopsis, [1]; Revelation, 8 July 1838–A, in JS, Journal, 8 July 1838 [D&C 118:6].

   Latter Day Saints’ Messenger and Advocate. Kirtland, OH. Oct. 1834–Sept. 1837.

   Elders’ Journal of the Church of Latter Day Saints. Kirtland, OH, Oct.–Nov. 1837; Far West, MO, July–Aug. 1838.

   Page, John E. Journal Synopsis, ca. 1845. CHL. MS 641.

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   Minutes, 28 Nov. 1834.

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   Tippets, Autobiography, 20. The School of the Elders (a successor to the School of the Prophets) was not in session during these months, but it is possible that some of the Tippets family enrolled in the spring term of the Kirtland grammar school, which began on 20 April 1835. (“The Elders Abroad,” LDS Messenger and Advocate, Sept. 1835, 2:191; “Notice,” LDS Messenger and Advocate, Feb. 1835, 1:80.)

   Tippets, John Harvey. Autobiography, ca. 1882. Photocopy. CHL. MS 5668.

   Latter Day Saints’ Messenger and Advocate. Kirtland, OH. Oct. 1834–Sept. 1837.

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    JS, Journal, 23 Sept. 1835.

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    Tippets, Autobiography, 26–28.

    Tippets, John Harvey. Autobiography, ca. 1882. Photocopy. CHL. MS 5668.