180 years ago today - Apr 19, 1831

The PAINSVILLE TELEGRAPH publishes a letter from Martin Harris which includes the earliest published version of "The Articles and Covenants of the Church of Christ." Greatly expanded compared to its 1829 predecessor, it stated that Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery were each "called of God and ordained an apostle of Jesus Christ, an elder of the church."

[Source: On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com]

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