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Jan 31, 1837

Journal Entry

January 31, 1837 ~ Tuesday

31st Met in the house of the Lord at 10 oclock AM
& herd an address from President's J. Smith jr
& S Rigdon on the temporal business of the
Church & Petitioned for a charter to the
Assembly of the state for the Kirtland
Safety Society
& the presidency of the
Church bought the Monroe charter & we
all lent a hand in esstablishing it that it
might be benificial to us in forwarding the
building of the temporal Kingdom

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Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
Rigdon, Sidney
19 Feb 1793 - 14 Jul 1876

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Autobiography 1857 Draft 1
: An address was delivered in the Temple upon the temporal interest of the Church of Christ by President Joseph Smith, and Sidney Rigdon. A petioton was prepared to present to the Legislature of Ohio asking for a charter to support the Kirtland Safety Society.

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Jan 31, 1837