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1832

January 23, 1832

Minutes of a general Conference held in the land of Zion. (Kaw Township Jackson County Missouri) at the dwelling house of Newel Knight. January 23. 1832.

Present

Edward Partridge John Corrill Isaac Morley John Whitmer John Murdock William W. Phelps Lyman Wight Harvey Whitlock Newel Knight Parley P. Pratt Oliver Cowdery Levi Hancock Zebedee Coultrin Selah J. Griffin Calvin Beebe Joshua Fairchilds (license taken) Peter Dustin (Priest) Hezekiah Peck (Teacher) Isaac Bebee.

Br Edward Partridge appointed moderator & Oliver Cowdery Clerk. Prayer by br John Murdock. Various commandments read.

Resolutions offered by br Lyman Wight to take into consideration the circumstances of two brethren present. Isaac & George Bebee who desired to preach the Gospel Commandment read by the Clerk certain remarks made by him also & br William W Phelps The duty of the Priests Teachers & Deacons read by br John Whitmer from the Articles & Covenants Remarks by br John Corrill, stating that the offices of Priests, Teachers, & Deacons, to be as important as any in the Church.

Resolved therefore that there be no person ordained in the Land of Zion to the office of Elder Priest Teacher or Deacon without the united voice of the Churches in which such individual resides Closed. Prayer by John Corrill

Oliver Cowdery Clerk of Conference.

March 10, 1832

Minutes of a special Conference in Zion March 10 1832. Br. John Whitmer Moderator and Oliver Cowdery Clerk.

Present.

John Whitmer

Edward Partridge

John Corrill

Isaac Morley

William W. Phelps

Sidney Gilbert

Selah J. Griffin

Resolved. That this conference write to our br. Sidney Rigdon. Wrote as follows. First as to the charges preferred against our br. Edward Partridge in a letter addressed to brs. John Corrill & Isaac Morley dated Hiram, Nov. 14, 1831. We learn by conversing with br. Edward and those personally conversant with the circumstances that the said charges are partially correct But as the most of them transpired previous to a Conference held on this land at which our brs. Edward and Sidney were present face to face when confessions were made by several brethren & by br. Edward in particular, to our joy and thanksgiving to our God we can truly say his spirit was there also, we cannot consider them justifiable.

Secondly, As three of the charges are prefered after said Conference one of them is respecting the handing over money to brs Joseph Oliver & Sidney for their expense to Ohio, to which br. Edward says he had no disposition to defraud or deceive his brethren in that case & if any damage has accrued to the Church, or the feelings of any of his brethren been aggrieved in consequence of the same he now asks their forgiveness as well as the forgiveness of the Lord.