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Two of a mob were killed by the Saints. "This was the first blood shed, and the Mormons shed it" (J.H.). Until Nov. 4, the persecutions continued till the Saints evacuated Jackson Co., and fled to Clay Co. December. Persecutions raged against the Saints in Van Buren Co., Mo. Dec. 18. Mr. Joseph Smith, sen., was ordained Patriarch. Dec. 27. The mob permitted Messrs. Davis and Kelley to carry the establishment of the "Evening and Morning Star" to Liberty, Clay Co., Mo., where they began to publish the "Missouri Enquirer."

1834. Feb. 17. A First Presidency of Three and a High Council of Twelve were first organized. Feb. 20. Mr. Joseph Smith, jun., began to raise a small army for carrying out his dreams of physical conquest and temporal sovereignty (J.H.); also to defend himself against the Missourian mob. May 3. At a Conference of Elders in Kirtland, the body ecclesiastic was first named "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints." The body of Zelph, the Lamanite, was dug up by Mr. Joseph Smith, jun., in Illinois. May 5. Mr. Joseph Smith, jun., marched on Missouri with 150 Mormons(?). In other words, left Kirtland for Missouri with a company for the redemption of Zion. June 19. The cholera broke out in "Zion's camp" soon after its arrival in Missouri, and a terrible storm scattered the mob. June 23. The camp, after suffering from cholera, arrived at Liberty, Clay Co., Missouri. June 29 (or Nov. 29?). Mr. Joseph Smith, jun., and Oliver Cowdery first make a "Conditional Covenant with the Lord" that they would pay tithing. This was its first introduction among the Latter-Day Saints. July 9. Mr. Joseph Smith, jun., left Clay Co. and returned to Kirtland, where he arrived about the end of the month.

1835. Feb. 14. A Quorum of Twelve Apostles was organized, among whom were Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball. The former, being then thirty-four years old, was appointed the head of the Apostolic College, and, receiving the gift of tongues, was sent on a missionary tour toward the east. Feb. 21. First meeting of the Twelve Apostles. Feb. 28. The organization of the Quorum of Seventies began. May 3. The Twelve left Kirtland on their first mission. July. The rolls of Egyptian papyrus, which contained the writings of Abraham and Joseph in Egypt, were obtained in the early part of this month. Aug. 17. At a General Assembly at Kirtland, the "Book of Doctrines and Covenants" was accepted as a rule of faith and practice, including the "Lectures on Faith" delivered by Sidney Rigdon.

1836. Jan. 4. A Hebrew professorship established at Kirtland. Jan. 21. The authorities of the Church in Kirtland met in the Temple school-room, and anointed and blessed one another, when visions of heaven were opened to many. March 24-27. The House of the Lord in Kirtland, costing $40,000, was dedicated. April 3. In the House of the Lord, the Savior, Moses, Elias, and Elijah appeared to Mr. Joseph Smith, jun., and O. Cowdery, and delivered the keys of the several priesthoods, and unlimited power in things temporal and spiritual. May. The Mormons were requested by the citizens to remove from Clay Co., Mo., to Carroll, Davies, and Caldwell Counties, and founded the city of "Far West" in Caldwell Co. 1837. June 12. Messrs. H. C. Kimball and O. Hyde, and on the 13th W. Richards, set out to convert England (returned in July, 1838). This was the first organized foreign mission. July 20. Elders H. C. Kimball, O. Hyde, W. Richards, J. Goodson, T. Russell, and Priest J. Fielding, leaving Kirtland on June 13, sailed from New