Today in Mormon History - Dec 07

Today in Mormon History ...

Niels Anderson and Peter Ahlstrom were discharged from the Penitentiary. (1)
-- 120 years ago - Dec 7, 1890 (Sunday)

[Joseph Smith Sermon] Shows Papyri (2)
-- 175 years ago - 7Dec35

Mr. Oliver Cowdery has his commission directly from the God of heaven, and that he has his credentials, written and signed by the hand of Jesus Christ, with whom he has personally conversed, and as such, said Cowdry claims that he and his associates are the only persons on earth who are qualified to administer in his name. By this authority, they proclaim to the world, that all who do not believe their testimony, and be baptized by them ... must be forever miserable.
-- (3)
-- 180 years ago - Dec 7, 1830


1 - Jenson, Andrew, Church Chronology
2 - The Parallel Joseph, http://www.boap.org/LDS/Parallel/
3 - Kenny, Scott, Saints Without Halos, "Mormon History 1830-1844," http://saintswithouthalos.com/dirs/d_c.phtml

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