Show copyright secured LIFE OF JOSEPH SMITH SHIT ff 1835 during the month of jannai january F Y v I 1 w w was as al engaged in the school of the elders s and an d in in pre 1 j paring the lectures on theology for tion in the book of doctrine and covenants I 1 which the committee appointed last Sep september were now compiling certain brethren from I 1 D bolton new york c came ame for counsel relative to their proceeding to the west and the high I 1 C council 1 I 1 assembled bled on the after a long 1 investigation va ti g t it I 1 decided that elder tanner assist with his is mifot to build buildup tip the cause by tarry ing in in kir land which decision received the unanimous vote of 0 f the council the school still continued and arrangements were also made according to the revelation of june 1829 tor for choosing the twelve to be es j messengers to bear the gospel amen among all nations on the sabbath previous to the of february bros joseph and aad brigham you young T came to my house after meeting and sting sung lor or me the spirit of the lord was poured oui out upon us and 1 told them I 1 wanted to see those brethren together who went up to zion in the camp the previous summers summer for I 1 had a blessing for eflem them and a meeting was notified of which the following are the minutes kirtland february 1835 this day a meeting was called of those who jour journeyed neye to zion for the purpose of laying the foundation of its redemption last season together with as many others of the brethren and sisters ai as were disposed to attend president joseph smith jr pre presiding diding read the chapter of john and said let us endeavor to solemnize our minds that we may receive a blessing by callan calling on the lord and after an appropriate and a affecting prayer the brethren A he went to zion were le ie quested to take their seats to together 0 ether in a a part of the house by them selN es president smith then than stated that the meeting had been called because god had commanded it and it was made known to him by vision and by the holy spirit ile ho then gave a relation of some of the circumstances attending us m while hile journeying rueying to fo zion our trials dufferin suf sufferings ferin gs ac ac and said god had not designed all this for nothing but lie he had it in remembrance yot yet and those who went to zion with a determination to 0 o lay down their lives if necessary it was the W ivill ill of god that they should be ordained to the ministry and go forth to prune the vineyard for or the last time or the coming of the lord which was nigh oven even fifty six years should wind ivind up the scene the president also said many things such as the he weak things even edoia the smallest and weakest among imong 0 us shall be powerful and mighty and great reat things shall be accomplished by you from this hour and you shall begin to feel the whisperings perin s of the spirit of god gd and the work of god ahall b fill begin to break forth from this time and you shall be endowed with power from on high president smith then called upon all those who went to zion if they were agreed with him in the statement which he had lade made to arise and they all arose and stood upon their feet he then called upon the remainder of 0 the con gle gie gation to know if they also sanctioned the movements and they all raised the right hand the names of those who went to zion in the cain camp are in par part as follows 1 oseph joseph smith jr 29 burr riggs 2 F G williams 30 lewis robins 3 hyrum smith 31 Darwin Richardson 4 martin harris 32 joseph young 5 roger I 1 orton 33 alexander badlam in 1 6 jesse B smith 34 solomon angell 7 william smith 35 john D parker 8 harvey stanley 36 Levill levi II ancock 9 Jede dahM grant 37 daniel stevens 10 lyman E johnson 38 brad bradford ford elliot 11 ly lyman in sherman 39 hiram stratton 12 JOSE Joseph T ancock Hancock 40 david elliot 13 brig brigham Y young ou 41 luke johnson 14 lyman smith 42 almon W babbitt 15 heber C kimball 43 orson hyde 16 lorenzo booth 44 sylvester smith 17 zera S cole CoIe 45 david W patten 18 leonard rich 46 william pratt 19 harrison burgess 47 solomon edenton WD enton 20 alden burdi burdick c k 48 jos bates nobles 21 hiram winters 49 elias hutchins hutch ina 22 william FC ahoon 50 charles kelley 23 hai harpin haipin pin riggs 51 61 ezra thab thare re 24 libbeus T coon 52 john murdock 25 nathan BB aldwin 53 hazen aldrich Aldr ieh 23 26 benj winchester 54 jenkins salisbury 27 jas L thompson 55 peter buchanan Buc 28 henry shibley 56 parley P pratt president joseph smith jr after making biking many remarks on the subject of choosing t the cc twelve wanted an expression from tile the brethren if they would be satisfied to haven have the spirit oft of the he lord dictate in the choice of the elders to be apostles whereupon at all I 1 th the 6 elders present expressed their anxious desire to have it so A hymn byran was then sung 11 hark listen to the trumpeters trum peters ao prest hyrum smith pray ed and meeting was dismissed for one hour assembled pursuant to adjournment and commenced with prayer prest joseph smith jr said that the first business of the meeting p was for the three witnesses of the book of mormon to pray ray each one and then proceed to choose twe twelve men from the church as apostles to go to all nations kindreds tongues and people the three witnesses viz oliver cowdery david whitmer and martin harris united in prayer these three witnesses were then blessed by the laying on of the hands of the presidency enc Y the witnesses then according to a former commandment proceeded to make choice of the twelve their names areas are as fol Ta 7 win E mckellin Mc Mo Lellin brig I 1 8 jqhn john F boynton bovnton 3 heber 0 kl 1 9 orson pratt 4 orson orso hyde I 1 10 Will william iaria smith 5 D david avi W patten a tT athos I 1 hos hog B marsh mar 6 luke luk johnson I 1 12 2 agy ey Y P P pratt lyman B E jo johnson son 5 c it W X 0 0 ii and he her ber 0 kimball came forward D d a aaflie ai flie a three witnesses laid their hands d uno upon n e 0 0 ones angs head and prayed separately T the e ess ato i lyman E johnson was in the n name 0 of jesus christ that he should bear the tidings of salvation to nations tongues and people until the utmost corners of the earth shall hear the tidings in s and that he shall be a witness of the things of god to natis nations and tongues and that holy angels shall administer to him occasionally and that no power of the enemy shall prevent V him from rem go going n forth ort and doing the work of the L lord 0 rd and t that at he shall live until the gather ia is accod accomplished dished according to the 0 oly pr prophets ets and he shall be like unto unto enoch an and his faith ait sha shall be like unto his and he shall be called great rest among all the living and satan shall grembla before him and he shall see the savior come and stand upon the earth wip w A power and great flory glory V the blessing 0 of brigham young Z was tahe I 1 I 1 4 11 should be strong strong in body that he might go forth and gather th the e elect preparatory to the great day of the coming of the lord and that he might be strong and mighty declaring the tidings to nations that know kno vy not god that he may add ten talents that he may come to zion with many sheaves he shall go forth from land to land a and n d from sea to sea and shall behold heavenly messengers going forth jana anal his bis life shall be prolonged and the llody priesthood is conferred upon him that he may do wonders in the name of jesus that he may cast out devils heal beal the sick raise the dead open the eyes of the blind go forth from land to land and from sea to sea and that heathen nations shall even call him god himself if he do not rebuke them H heber eber 0 kimballs Kim Kimb balls alPs blessing was in sub stance that tbt he shall be mado made like unto those who have been blessed before hilj him and be fa bored with the same blessing that bat he ha might receive visions the ministration of angels and hear their voice and even come into the presence I 1 of god that many millions may be conj coni ported by his instrumentality that angels may waft him from place to place and that he may stand unto the coming of our lord and receive a crown in the kingdom of our lord that he be made acquainted with the day when christ shall come that he shall be made perfect in faith and that the deaf shall hear the lame shall walk the blind shall ahall see and greater things than these shall he do that he shall have hold boldness of speech before the nations and great power ac A hymn w ggs W s then sung sung 0 glorious things 0 of th thee oe are sp en ac an and d the congregation dismissed by pres president ident joseph smith jr sunday airy the con congregation gre batih again assembled president cowdery iliade made some ome observations upon the nature of the meetings calling upon the lord for his assist assistance aiace ac after which a number of certificates were ware read react and accepted ft aiom ont brethren that had bad recently returned fi om zion president bowde ry then called forward orson hyde david W patten and luke johnson and proceeded to their ordinations and bles blessings sinn orson hydes blessing ehver bowdery called e d upon the lord to smile upon him that his faith shall be made perfect and that the blessings pronounced shall be realized he shall be made mighty and be endued ensued with power from on high and go forth to the nations of the earth to pio proclaim claim the gospel that lie he shall escape all the ions of the world the angels shall uphold upheld him and that he shall go dortho forth according to the commandment both to jew and gentile and shall go to all nations kingdoms a and tong tongues oil es all who hear his voice shall ac enoi knowledge snow ledge him to be a servant of god he shall e 0 equal in in holding th the e ke keys Y S of the kingdom he shall stand on the c earth h and brihim bring souls till christ comes we know that he boves loves thee and may this thib thy servant be able to wa walk I 1 k ta ir ol 01 pestilence and not be harmed the powers of darkness lar kness shall have no ascendancy over him he shall have power to smite the earth with pestilence to divide waters and lead through the sain saints ts he shall go from land to land and from sea to sea he shall be like one of the three ne chitos david W pattens PAt teng blessing 0 god give this I 1 thy servant a knowledge of thy will may he be like one of old who bore testimony of jesus may may he be a new man from this day forth fort h N he shall 11 be equal with his brethren the twelve and have the qualifications of the prophets before him may his body be shiong and neva be we weary alry may he walk and not faint may h hel I 1 have power over all diseases and faith according to his desires may the heavens be opened upon pon u him speedily that he be may bear testimony from knowledge that he may go to nations and isles afar off may he have a knowledge of the things of the kingdom from the beginning beginning and be itle able to tear down aft 1110 like a lion licin may lie he have power to smite his enemies before him with utter destruction may he continue continua till the lord comes 0 father we seal these blessin blessings upon on him even so amen L luke u kotsou J johnsons bp il sons blessing blessi blessing nw P our father in heava beav on en look down in mercy upon us and upon this th I 1 thy servant whom we ordain to the ministry 0 01 I 1 the twelve ile he shall be prepared pie pared and pre preserve servI ed and be like those we hive have blessed befort t him the tremble before him ile he shall hear the voice of god he shall cc camj tort fort the hearts of the saints always the an alfr goals gels shall bear him up till he shill shall sh ill finish hi his 11 ministry he shall be delivered and 00 corns forth with israel lie he shall bear testimony tp the kinos kings of the earth and hold with the father with the son and with the general genera assembly and church of the first bor boril if cast into prison he shall be able to comfort the hearts of his comrades his tongue shill be looked and he shall have power to leid lead many to 0 o zion and sit down with them and the ancient of days shall pronounce this massing that hat he has been faithful ha shall have strength streng wisdom and power pow er he shall go among the covenant n int people and speak all their tongues tongues where he ie shall go all these blessings we confer upon lim him in the name of jesus amen william B E ALL ellins blessing in the name of tho the lord wisdom and intelligence shill shall be poured out upon him to enable him to perform the he great that is incumbent upon him that he may be spared until the saints are gathered that he may stand before kings and rulers to bear testimony and be upheld by holy angels and the nations nit ions of the earth shall acknowledge inow ledge that god has sent him he shall have power to overcome his enemies and his life shall be spared in the midst of pestilence and destruction and in the midst of his enemies lie shall bo be a pance and a savior to gods people pl the tempter sh shall ill not overcome him nor ji his c enemies iterates all ail against him the heavens shall bo be opened unto him as unto men in days of old lie ile shall be mighty in the hands of god and rhall hall convince thousands that god has sent him and his days may be ba prolonged until the coming of the son ofiN of man lan he shall be wafted wafred as on oil eagles wings from country to country and from people to people and be able to do wonders in the midst of this generation even so amen john 0 n P F Boyn tons blessing thou hast preyed led and thou prevail and thou dowa dewa a t the e gospel unto many nations thou be made e mighty 0 before god and although thou them all bo cast out from the fan face of men yet thou ahalt have power to prevail thou lead theole the elect ct triumphantly to the places of ref uge thau be like the brethren who have been blessed before thee thou stand in that day of calamity when the wicked shall be conaw hed and present unto the father spotless ess ae e fruits of thy labor thou over out cout fao all the evils that are in the world thou aha ha have ave wisdom to put to silence all the wis of f the wise and thou see gee the face of redeemer redeemer in the flesh these blessings are pronounced bounced ron oun ced and sealed upon thee even so I 1 s amen W will william i lam smiths blessing that he may be purified in heart that he may mav have communion with god that he be may be equal with his brethen ran in holding the keys of this ministry that he ie may be kept and be instrumental in leading israel forth that he may be delivered from the hands of those who seek to destroy him that tha ho he may maybe be enabled to bear testimony to the nations that jesus levesi lives that ho he may stand in tha aka midst of pestilence and destruction he shall be mighty in the hands hailds of god in bringing about the restoration of israel the nations shall rejoice at the greatness of the gifts which god hits has bestowed upon him that his hia tongue shall be loosed ho be shall have power to do great things in the name bame of jesus he shall li be preserved and remain on the earth until christ shall come to take vengeance on the wicked adjourned kirtland february 1835 pursuant to adjournment a meeting of the church was held an al and after prayer by president david whitmer and a short address by president deric oliver cowa divy to the congregation euer elder parley P pratt was called to tre the stand and adain ed one of the he twelve by president jseph smith jr cavid whitmer and oliver ao doddery e dery alord 0 lord smile from heaven kupcin this thy servant forgive his sins sanctify his heart and prepare lim him to receive the blessing kli increase terease his love I 1 for or thee and for thy cause |