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Jan 14, 1847

Journal Entry

January 14, 1847 ~ Thursday

14th I attended a council of the Twelve at Elder Kimballs
A single key with teeth to the right A single key with teeth to the right we had an interesting meeting. A Revelation was
given concerning the organization of the camp of
Israel which will be written on another page of this journal

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Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1455 mentions
Apostle

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Autobiography Volume 2 circa 1865
On the in a council of the Twelve at which I was present at Elder Heber C. Kimball's a revelation was given concerning the organization of the Camp of Israel for the time had come when it had to be organized according to the order and law of God for the peace safety and salvation of the people.
Autobiography Volume 2 circa 1865
[Doctrine and Covenants 136] "The Word and Will of the Lord concerning the Camp of Israel in their Journeyings to the West" "Let all the people of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and those who journey with them be organized into companies with a covenant and promise to keep all the commandments and statutes of the Lord our God. Let the companies be organized with captains of hHundreds captains of fFifties and captains of Tens with a President and his two counsellors at their head under the direction of the Twelve Apostles: And this shall be our covenant that we will walk in all the ordinances of the Lord. Let each company provide themselves with all the teams waggons provissions clothing and other necessaries for the journey that they can. When the pcompanies are organized let them go to with their might to prepare for those who are to tarry. Let each company with their captains and presidents decide how many can go next spring; then choose out a sufficient number of able bodied and expert men to take teams seeds and farming utensils to go as pioneers to prepare for putting in Spring crops. Let each company bear an equal proportion according to the dividend of their property in taking the poor the widows the fatherless and the families of those who have gone into the army that the crys of the widow and the fatherless come not up into the ears of the Lord against this people Let each company prepare houses and fields for raising grain for those who are to remain behind this season [Doctrine and Covenants 136:1-9]

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1847
Church membership is 34,694.
January 19, 1847
Wilford organizes "adopted" family (40 heads of households) under covenant to abide rules.

Jan 14, 1847