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Source: Church History Vol. 2 Chapter 6 Page: 109 (~1837)

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109 2, Asahel Smith; 3, Samuel H. Smith; 4, Mayhew Hillman; 5, William Marks; 6, Noah Packard; 7, Oliver Granger; 8, David Dort; 9, Jared Carter; 10, Phinehas Richards; 11, Henry G. Sherwood; 12, Harlow Redfield.

An assembly of the whole church was held on the 10th, when Luke Johnson, Lyman Johnson, and John F. Boynton, of the Twelve, made satisfactory confession, and were by vote restored to fellowship, and permitted to retain their Apostleship. Counselor John P. Green was, upon his confession, also forgiven and retained in his office.

At a conference held at Kirtland, September 17, 1837, William Marks was appointed agent for Bishop N. E. Whitney, in order to relieve the Bishop that he might travel.

George W. Robinson was elected Church Recorder, in place of Oliver Cowdery, who had removed to Missouri.

Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon were requested to locate other stakes for the gathering of the saints.

The elders in a situation to labor as missionaries were called upon to volunteer, and one hundred and nine responded. These were divided into eight companies of thirteen and fourteen each, and sent out as follows: fourteen were to go east, fourteen southeast, fourteen south, fourteen southwest, thirteen west, thirteen northwest, fourteen north, thirteen northeast.

On September 18 Bishop N. K. Whitney and his counselors, Reynolds Cahoon and Vinson Knight, sent out a general epistle to the church.

On September 27 Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, William Smith, and Vinson Knight started for Missouri.

On October 1 Elder Lyman Sherman was elected to the High Council of Kirtland, in place of Jared Carter, who had removed to Missouri; and on the 2d, Samuel E. Smith was appointed president of the council.

On October 13 Jerusha Smith, wife of Hyrum Smith, died at Kirtland, while he was absent in Missouri. Of her, Lucy Smith, her husband's mother, wrote a touching tribute of respect.. 2

2 About one year after my husband returned from this mission a

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