[Anointed Quorum] The first Sunday morning prayer circle in the temple: "No ones admired only those that had recieved [sic] the Preasthood," including Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, John Taylor, George A. Smith, Willard Richards, Amasa M. Lyman, Newel K. Whitney, George Miller, Alpheus Cutler, Reynolds Cahoon, William W. Phelps, William Clayton, John Smith, Cornelius P. Lott, Orson Spencer, Isaac Morley, Lucien Woodworth, Joseph Young, Levi Richards, and Joseph C. Kingsbury. In the prayer circle Brigham Young "offered up prayer and dedicated the attic story of the Temple and ourselves to God, and prayed that God would sustain and deliver us his servants from the hands of our enemies, until we have accomplished his will in this house." After a hymn, the circle resumed and Heber C. Kimball prayed "that the Lord would hear and answer the prayers of his servant Brigham, and break off the yoke of our enemies and inasmuch as they lay traps for the fee
t of his
servants that they may fall into them themselves and be destroyedthat God would bless his servant Joseph Young, heal his wife, and bless his familythat God would bless and heal his own [Kimball's] family and asked for the same blessings on all our families which he had asked for Joseph Young and himself." After performing a priesthood administration on Apostle Amasa M. Lyman, the circle resumed a third time, and "Joseph Young prayed that our enemies might have no power over our leaders, he prayed for our brethren in England and on the Islands of the Sea: Brothers Babbitt, Turley and the Reddensalso that the Trustees might have means to liquidate all the debts" (HC, HCK, WC-S, with different ordering of names in each). (1)
-- Nov 30, 1845
While reflecting upon the goodness and mercy of the Lord, this evening, a prophecy was put into our hearts, that in a short time the Lord would arrange his providences in a merciful manner and send us assistance to deliver us from debt and bondage. (2)
-- 175 years ago - Nov 30, 1834
While reflecting upon the goodness and mercy of the Lord, this evening, a prophecy was put into our hearts, that in a short time the Lord would arrange his providences in a merciful manner and send us assistance to deliver us from debt and bondage. (2)
-- Nov 30, 1834
William Clayton Marries seventh wife, Sarah Ann Walters. (3)
-- Nov 30, 1856
1 - Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Signature Books, 1994, Appendex: Meetings and Initiations of the Anointed Quorum, 1842-45
2 - Kenny, Scott, "Mormon History 1830-1844," http://saintswithouthalos.com/dirs/d_c.phtml
3 - Smith, George D., An Intimate Chronicle; The Journals of William Clayton, p.lxiii, A William Clayton Chronology
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