Footnotes

1. [1]

   Young fled for his life on 22 December 1837. JS fled Kirtland on 12 January 1838, later meeting up with Young en route to Missouri. (Historian’s Office, Brigham Young History Drafts, 15–16.)  

   Historian’s Office. Brigham Young History Drafts, 1856–1858. CHL. CR 100 475, box 1, fd. 5.

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   Minutes, 6 Apr. 1838.  

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   Mary Ann was sick when she and her children departed Kirtland in the spring, and her sickness worsened from the fatigue of traveling. When the family arrived in Missouri, apparently by the time of this revelation, Brigham was reportedly so surprised by Mary Ann’s appearance that he exclaimed to her, “You look as if you were almost in your grave.” At the time, Young’s children included daughters Elizabeth and Vilate (from Brigham’s first wife, Miriam Works, who died in 1832), son Joseph, and infant twins Brigham Jr. and Mary. (Emmeline B. Wells, “Biography of Mary Ann Angell Young,” Juvenile Instructor, 1 Jan. 1891, 18–19; Historian’s Office, Brigham Young History Drafts, 17.)  

   Noble, Joseph B. “Early Scenes in Church History.” Juvenile Instructor, 15 May 1880, 112.

   Historian’s Office. Brigham Young History Drafts, 1856–1858. CHL. CR 100 475, box 1, fd. 5.

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   Mill Creek is a tributary of Shoal Creek near Far West. Young’s autobiography recounts: “I purchased a small improvement on mill creek, located my family and proceeded to fence in a farm. I bought several pieces of land and obtained deeds for them.” It is uncertain which land at Mill Creek belonged to Young, but based on contemporary land records, his land was likely three to seven miles from Far West. Heber C. Kimball, Young’s close friend and fellow apostle, later recounted that Young’s farm was “3 or 4 miles from the City on Mill creek.” (Historian’s Office, Brigham Young History Drafts, 17; Kimball, “History,” 91; see also JS, Journal, Mar.–Sept. 1838, p. 16; Illustrated Historical Atlas of Caldwell County, Missouri, 7, 34, 40; U.S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey Topographic Map: Hamilton West, Missouri, Quadrangle, 7.5 Minute Series, 2012; and Hamer, Northeast of Eden, 30, 34, 42.)  

   Historian’s Office. Brigham Young History Drafts, 1856–1858. CHL. CR 100 475, box 1, fd. 5.

   Kimball, Heber C. “History of Heber Chase Kimball by His Own Dictation,” ca. 1842–1856. Heber C. Kimball, Papers, 1837–1866. CHL. MS 627, box 2.

   An Illustrated Historical Atlas of Caldwell County, Missouri. Compiled, Drawn and Published from Personal Examinations and Surveys. Philadelphia: Edwards Brothers, 1876.

   U.S. Department of the Interior. Geological Survey Topographic Maps. 7.5 Minute Series. 2012.

   Hamer, John. Northeast of Eden: A Historical Atlas of Missouri’s Mormon County. [Mirabile, MO]: Far West Cultural Center, 2004.

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   See Minutes, 7–8 Apr. 1838; Minutes, 13 Apr. 1838; and Minutes, 14 Apr. 1838.  

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   See “Revelations,” Ensign of Liberty, Aug. 1849, 98–99; see also William E. McLellin, Independence, MO, to Joseph Smith III, [Plano, IL], July 1872, typescript, Letters and Documents Copied from Originals in the Office of the Church Historian, Reorganized Church, CHL; and Pratt, Autobiography, 65.  

   Ensign of Liberty. Kirtland, OH. Mar. 1847–Aug. 1849.

   McLellin, William E. Letter, Independence, MO, to Joseph Smith III, [Plano, IL], July 1872. Letters and Documents Copied from Originals in the Office of the Church Historian, Reorganized Church, no date. Typescript. CHL. MS 9090. Original at CCLA.

   Pratt, Parley P. The Autobiography of Parley Parker Pratt, One of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Embracing His Life, Ministry and Travels, with Extracts, in Prose and Verse, from His Miscellaneous Writings. Edited by Parley P. Pratt Jr. New York: Russell Brothers, 1874.

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   Robinson began recording daily journal entries with the entry for 26 April 1838, suggesting that the 17 April revelation regarding Young had been copied into the journal by that time.  

8. [8]

   Aside from presiding over a 24 May 1838 council meeting, he was not mentioned as attending council meetings held during the next half year. (Minute Book 2, 14 Apr.–6 Oct 1838.)