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Minutes, 7 April 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards

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Special conference of the church, Minutes, [
Nauvoo

Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....

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, Hancock Co., IL], 7 Apr. 1843. Version copied [ca. 7 Apr. 1843] in JS, Journal, 1842–1844, bk. 2, pp. [85]–[93]; handwriting of
Willard Richards

24 June 1804–11 Mar. 1854. Teacher, lecturer, doctor, clerk, printer, editor, postmaster. Born at Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Joseph Richards and Rhoda Howe. Moved to Richmond, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, 1813; to Chatham, Columbia Co...

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; JS Collection, CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note for JS, Journal, 1842–1844.

Historical Introduction

See Historical Introductions to Minutes, 7 Apr. 1843, as Reported by William Clayton, and Minutes and Discourses, 6–7 Apr. 1843, as Reported by William Clayton.
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Minutes, 7 April 1843, as Reported by William Clayton

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his feet
3

See Daniel 2:34.


till
4

TEXT: Possibly “at till”.


the 2d advent. & a kingdom will come direct from heaven.— we belive god will not destroy the kingdoms of the earth till. he has set <​up​> his own kingdom.
Do Millerites look for more revalation? No! they raise the midnight cry but does not tell the people what to do.
Latter D[ay] S[aints]

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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<​are the​> most reasonable.— & the most inteleget [intelligent] of any people on the face of the whole earth.— I have tried <​them​> 13 years.— <​I had as​> lives worship a horrs [horse] or a stump as a God who gives no instruction to his people.
Ancient of Days.— one came to the Ancient of Days—
5

See Daniel 7:13.


Many suppose this was the son. after jud[g]ment. sat son of man comes to Ancient of Days. [p. [86]]
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Footnotes

  1. [3]

    See Daniel 2:34.

  2. [4]

    TEXT: Possibly “at till”.

  3. [5]

    See Daniel 7:13.

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