Br. Joseph Smith jr. said one item he wished acted upon was that our brs. Oliver Cowdery & John Whitmer & the sacred writings which they have entrusted to them to carry to Zion be dedicated to the Lord by the prayer of faith. Secondly, Br. Oliver has labored with me from the beginning in writing &c. Br. Martin [Harris] has labored with me from the begining, & brs. John & Sidney also for a considerable time, & as these sacred writings are now going to the Church for their benefit, that we may have claim on the church for recompence...
After deliberate consideration in consequence of the book of Revelation now to be printed ...
And also that in consequence of the families of Joseph Smith [Sr.] Hiram [Hyrum] Smith Peter Whitmer [Sr.] Christian Whitmer. Jacob Whitmer Hiram Page & David Whitmer in administering to their wants in temporal things, & also the labors of Samuel H. Smith Peter Whitmer jr. William Smith & Don Carlos Smith [p. 18]
Voted by this conference that the above named brethren be remembered to the Bishop in Zion as being worthy of inheritances ...
[Far West Record (Minute Book 2) The Joseph Smith Papers]
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