Minutes, 5 December 1832
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Source Note
Minutes, , OH, 5 Dec. 1832. Featured version copied [ca. 5 Dec. 1832] in Minute Book 1, p. 1; handwriting of ; CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note for Minute Book 1.
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Historical Introduction
This document and a note recorded 9 December 1832 pertain to a of that met on 5 December 1832 at the request of , a member of the church who migrated from to , Ohio, in 1831. Humphrey had recently completed a mission to the eastern with . On 3 December, JS wrote in his journal that Humphrey visited him that day, bearing “news from Brother and ,” who were also proselytizing in the East. Two days later, JS explained that the 5 December council convened “to advise with” Humphrey, apparently about what Humphrey should do next in the church. JS presided over the council, which directed Humphrey to preach with in , Ohio, and wherever else they were inspired to go. Although the minutes state that Humphrey’s situation was the only business considered, at least one other item was addressed, as detailed in a later note. As clerk of the council, took minutes of the proceedings and later entered them into Minute Book 1.
Footnotes
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1
Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1844–1845, bk. 11, [2]; bk. 12, [5]. According to the 1830 United States Census, Humphrey was living in Stockholm, New York, in 1830. (1830 U.S. Census, Stockholm, St. Lawrence Co., NY, 41.)
Census (U.S.) / U.S. Bureau of the Census. Population Schedules. Microfilm. FHL.
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2
Humphrey and Wakefield were called on this mission in a 6 June 1831 revelation and served into fall 1832. (Revelation, 6 June 1831 [D&C 52:35]; see also Whitney, History of Utah, 4:35.)
Whitney, Orson F. History of Utah. 4 vols. Salt Lake City: George Q. Cannon and Sons, 1904.
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3
JS, Journal, 3 Dec. 1832.
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4
JS, Journal, 5 Dec. 1832.
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5
In autobiographical writings, Packard mentioned that he and a companion (presumably Humphrey) “started on our mission” on 3 January 1833, traveling to Chatham, Ohio, to visit Packard’s brother. (Packard, “Life and Travels,” 3.)
Packard, Noah. “The Life and Travels of Noah Packard.” In Voices from the Past: Diaries, Journals, and Autobiographies, compiled by Campus Education Week Program, Education Week Department, Continuing Education, Brigham Young University, 1–7. Provo, UT: Campus Education Week, Brigham Young University Press, 1980.
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6
As indicated by another entry in the minute book, the council also ordained Horace Kingsbury an elder. (Note, ca. 9 Dec. 1832.)
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