[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith said that he had never been more busily engaged than he was during the month of November. (1)
-- about November 30, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith and the brethren received a prophecy by revelation that the Lord would deliver them from their current financial troubles and debt. (1)
-- about December 1, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. The School of the Prophets was established and well attended, and Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon gave regular lectures on theology that later became known as the Lectures on Faith. (1)
-- 1 Dec. 1834
[Lucy Mack Smith] The School of the Elders begins studying the Lectures on Faith. It closes during the last week in March 1835. (2)
-- 5 December 1834 - 3 September 1837
[1st Presidency Changes] Joseph Smith, Jr. Oliver Cowdery (Assistant President) Sidney Rigdon (never ordained an apostle) Frederick G. Williams (never ordained an apostle) Oliver Cowdery called as Assistant President of the Church (3)
-- 1834, December 5
Oliver Cowdery made Assistant (Associate) President of Church. (4)
-- 1834 5 December
Oliver Cowdery named assistant president of the Church in Kirtland, Ohio. (5)
-- 1834 December 5
Joseph Smith, Jr. ordains Oliver Cowdery as an Assistant President of the Church, with the understanding that Cowdery should act in Smith's absence. (6)
-- December 5, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith ordained Oliver Cowdery to be an Assistant President of the Church, a position that no longer exists. (1)
-- 1834 December 5
[Joseph Smith] Appointed Oliver Cowdery an assistant president of the church, Kirtland. (7)
-- 1834 December 6
Joseph ordains Hyrum Smith and Joseph Smith, Sr. as Assistant Presidents of the Church. (6)
[Joseph Smith] Appointed brother Hyrum Smith and father, Joseph Smith Sr., as additional assistant presidents of the church, Kirtland. (7)
-- 1834 December 9
[Joseph Smith] Received patriarchal blessing from father, Kirtland. (7)
Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
3 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Presidency_(LDS_Church)#Chronology_of_the_First_Presidency
4 - Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
5 - http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
6 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
7 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
Clair Barrus
