[Wilford Woodruff] Leaves Richland to join Mormon militia or Zion's Camp (1)
-- April 12, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith went from Kirtland to a place near Lake Erie to go fishing and visit some brethren. (2)
-- April 15, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith plowed fields and planted oats on Brother Frederick G. Williamss farm. (2)
-- April 17, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith attended a meeting where Elder Sidney Rigdon discussed the deliverance of Zion and the building of a temple in Kirtland. (2)
-- 18-22 Apr. 1834
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Jr. attends conferences at New Portage and Norton, Ohio. (3)
-- April 19, 1834
[Joseph Smith] En route to New Portage, Ohio. Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, Oliver Cowdery, and Zebedee Coltrin gave one another priesthood blessings to gain strength and wisdom for their upcoming labors. According to Coltrins account, they saw Adam and Eve in vision. (2)
-- April 20, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Norton, Ohio. Elder Sidney Rigdon entertained a large congregation of Saints, including Joseph Smith, with an interesting discourse on the fulness of times. (2)
-- April 21, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Norton, Ohio. At a conference of elders at the home of Brother Carpenter, Joseph Smith spoke the famous words: Take away the Book of Mormon and the revelations, and where is our religion? We have none. (2)
-- 1834 April 21
[Joseph Smith] Attended church conference in Norton, Ohio, to raise funds and recruit volunteers for Zions Camp. (4)
[Joseph Smith] Conference of elders in Norton, Medina county, Ohio. Joseph, Sidney, Oliver, and Zebedee Coltrin raise $66.37 and a few volunteers. Minutes of April 20-21, 1834 (5)
-- April 22, 1834
[Joseph Smith] New Portage, Ohio. Joseph Smith returned home after traveling from New Portage to Kirtland, Ohio. (2)
-- April 23, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. While assembled in council with the brethren, Joseph Smith received Doctrine & Covenants 104, a revelation concerning the United Order and the care of the poor. (2)
[Revelations] Kirtland, Ohio. Doctrine and Covenants 104. Lord breaks up United Order become of the duplicty, or suspected duplicity, of some. They are cursed. Stewardships for Sidney , Martin , Frederick , John Johnson , Newel K. Whitney , and Joseph. The connection between the orders in Kirtland and Zion is severed. Protocols for the Lord's treasury. Withdrawals from treasury only by common consent of the order. Pay all debts. Be humble and the Lord will deliver the brethren from debt.
1835 Doctrine and Covenants 98 heading: Revelation given to Enoch, concerning the order of the church for the benefit of the poor. (6)
Footnotes:
1 - Wilford Woodruff's Journals 1833-1898: Typescript Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books, Midvale, Utah. Chronology
2 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
3 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
4 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
5 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/c/1834_zc.phtml
6 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/s/_dc.phtml
Clair Barrus
