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Visions of Moses, June 1830, as Recorded in Phelps, Diary and Notebook [Moses 1]

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“Revelation to Joseph June 1830,” Visions of Moses, [
Fayette Township

Located in northern part of county between Seneca and Cayuga lakes. Area settled, by 1790. Officially organized as Washington Township, 14 Mar. 1800. Name changed to Fayette, 6 Apr. 1808. Population in 1830 about 3,200. Population in 1840 about 3,700. Significant...

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, Seneca Co., NY, or
Harmony Township

Located in northeastern Pennsylvania. Area settled, by 1787. Organized 1809. Population in 1830 about 340. Population in 1840 about 520. Contained Harmony village (no longer in existence). Josiah Stowell hired JS to help look for treasure in area, Oct. 1825...

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, Susquehanna Co., PA (or possibly
Colesville Township

Area settled, beginning 1785. Formed from Windsor Township, Apr. 1821. Population in 1830 about 2,400. Villages within township included Harpursville, Nineveh, and Colesville. Susquehanna River ran through eastern portion of township. JS worked for Joseph...

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, Broome Co., or
Manchester Township

Settled 1793. Formed as Burt Township when divided from Farmington Township, 31 Mar. 1821. Name changed to Manchester, 16 Apr. 1822. Included village of Manchester. Population in 1825 about 2,700. Population in 1830 about 2,800. JS reported first vision of...

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, Ontario Co., NY)], June 1830. Version copied [ca. 1835] in William W. Phelps, Diary and Notebook, pp. [38]–[45]; handwriting of
William W. Phelps

17 Feb. 1792–7 Mar. 1872. Writer, teacher, printer, newspaper editor, publisher, postmaster, lawyer. Born at Hanover, Morris Co., New Jersey. Son of Enon Phelps and Mehitabel Goldsmith. Moved to Homer, Cortland Co., New York, 1800. Married Sally Waterman,...

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; CHL.

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See Historical Introduction to Visions of Moses, June 1830 [Moses 1].
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and truth; but there is no God besides me: & all things are present with me, for I know them all. And now behold this one thing I shew unto thee, Moses, my Son, for thou art in the world, and now I show it unto thee. And it came to pass, that Moses looked and beheld the world upon which he was crated and Moses beheld the world and the ends thereof and all the children of men which was and which and <​are​> created; of the same he greatly marvelled and wondered! and the presence of God withdrew from Moses, that his glory was not upon Moses, and Moses was left unto himself: And as he was left unto himself he fell unto the Earth, and it came to pass, that it was for thespace of many hours before Moses did again receive his natural strength like unto man: and he saith into himself, now for this cause I know that man is nothing, which thing I never had supposed; but now mine eyes mine own eyes, but not mine eyes for mine eyes could not have beheld, for I should hav[e] withered and died in his presence, but his glory was upon me: And beheld his face for I was transfigured before him.
And it came to pass that when Moses [p. [39]]
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