Amasa Mason Lyman
Amasa Mason Lyman (1813-1877) was born 30 Mar. 1813 in Lyman, Grafton Co., New Hampshire. He was the son of Roswell Lyman and Martha Mason. He married Louisa M. Tanner on 10 Jun. 1835 in Geauga Co., Ohio; participated in plural marriage. He was baptized 27 Apr. 1832. He worked alongside Wilford Woodruff in church leadership positions throughout their lives. He died 4 Feb. 1877 in Fillmore, Millard Co., Utah Territory.
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Amasa Mason Lyman (KWJ8-467), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 14 Feb, 2023). Amasa Mason Lyman, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/amasa-mason-lyman, accessed 14 Feb. 2023). Amasa Mason Lyman, The Joseph Smith Papers (https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/amasa-mason-lyman, accessed 14 Feb. 2023). "Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959 / Book A, 1860 April 25-1894 April 27,” entry for Amasa M. Lyman, p. 1, image 6/160, CR 301 22; Church History Library (https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/, accessed 14 Feb. 2023). "New Hampshire, Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 7 Feb. 2023); Roswell Lyman and Martha Mason, 14 Mar. 1810, Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire; citing New Hampshire, Registrar of Vital Statistics, “Index to marriages, early to 1900,” image 1447/5063; DGS 4243062. "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 14 Feb. 2023); Amasa Lyman and Louisa M. Tanner, 8 Jun. 1835, Geauga Co., Ohio; citing Geauga Co., Ohio, Probate Court, “Marriage records, 1806-1920,” image 73/307; DGS 4016918. Salt Lake Herald Republican, “Death of Amasa M. Lyman” (Salt Lake City, Utah), 8 Feb. 1877, p. 3; database with images, Utah Digital Newspapers (https://digitalnewspapers.org/, accessed 14 Feb. 2023).
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Excerpt:Elder Adams took a text in Obadiah 17 vers upon Mount Zion shall be deliverance &c He spoke lengthy concerning Zion that was to be built up in the last days & pointed out Joseph from the scriptures and brought much testimony to prove the subject. At the close of the discourse President Joseph Smith turned over the confer- ence into the hands of the Twelve And Adjourned untill 2 oclok. Met at 2 oclok & President Hiram Smith arose & spent most of the Afternoon in ...Dates:April 9, 1844 -
Excerpt:Aug 8th 1844 [FIGURE] All the authorities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in and about Nauvoo met in a special conference in the grove in Nauvoo at 3 oclock. The quorum of the Twelve, Councillors S. Rigdon & A Lyman, the High Council, and others occupied the Stand, the High Priest, quorum, & quorum of the Seventies and Elders, Pishops Priests Teachers & deacons appeared in their several quorums and took their seats and also a ... -
Excerpt:gardeen [guardian], a Prophet, evangelist or sumthing els as your head to lead you all that are in favor of it make it manifest by raising the right hand. No hands raised. All that wants to draw away a party from the church after them let them do it if they can but they will not prosper. I now wish to speak of the organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; Sidney Rigdon and Amasa Lyman were counsellors to Joseph. I ask ... -
Excerpt:in trust if so look at a bishop, it is their place to attend to temporal matters they never yet have acted in their station. Elder S. Rigdon claims to be a spokesman to Joseph, vary well he is but can he now act in that office if he wants now to be a spokesman to the prophet, he must go to the other side of the veil for the Prophet is there But Elder Rigdon is here. why will Elder Rigdon be a fool. Let those ... -
Excerpt:dead the High Priest would rise up and with the keys of the Kingdom build up the kingdom let men go to a healthy country and get a foot hold, so as to be sustained in the midst of our persecution. The Saints will still be tithed untill the temple is done all that is in favor of being tithed untill the temple is finished make it manifest with the usual sign it was a universal vote. Would it be the feelings of the people to support the Twelve in all the world in ... -
Excerpt:August 9, 1844 ~ Friday Aug 9th I spent part of the day in writing in the afternoon I attended a council. it is gloomy times in Nauvoo as the Prophet and Patriarch is gone and their appears to be but little ambition to do any thing ownly their they are to work vary busy on the Temple. we appoin[te]d two trustees in trust for the church viz Geo Miller & N K Whitney August ...Dates:August 9, 1844 August 10, 1844 August 11, 1844 August 12, 1844 -
Excerpt:H. C. Kimball Baptized abot 40 in the font I assisted in confirming about 20. It was truly an interesting day March 21, 1842 ~ Monday to March 23, 1842 ~ Wednesday March 21, 22, & 23, I spent in the printing office March 24, 1842 ~ Thursday 24 I spent the day geting out manure upon my garden & I laboured so hard it made [me] sick I could not rest at night Br & Sister Benbow spent ...Dates:March 21, 1842 March 23, 1842 March 24, 1842 March 25, 1842 March 26, 1842 March 27, 1842 -
Excerpt:This was truly an interesting time more Elders were ordain on this occasion than were ever ordained in the Church of Latter Day Saints in one day before while this was going on Elder Taylor was delivering a discourse from the stand to the multitude, & also their was baptizing and confirming (from or) at the font in the afternoon Elders Amiza Lyman & Wm Smith, occupied the stand in the afternoon & was followed by Joseph with ...Dates:April 9, 1842 -
Excerpt:March 29, 1844 ~ Friday 29th A sever cold hail, rain & freezing day ground froze hard March 30, 1844 ~ Saturday 30 A little more mild March 31, 1844 ~ Sunday 31. Sunday spent the day at home April 1, 1844 ~ Monday April 1st I went out onto the praire & *finished seowing my spring wheat I put in four acres in all April 2, 1844 ~ Tuesday 2nd I worked in the gardieng & made some beds ...Dates:March 29, 1844 March 30, 1844 March 31, 1844 April 1, 1844 April 2, 1844 April 3, 1844 April 4, 1844 April 5, 1844 -
Excerpt:November 5th 1834 Brother Lyman Wight called a vote to recommend Brother Stephen Winch ester, Heman T Hide and myself to the high council for ordination it was a full vote and at the next meeting of the high council we were recommended by Lyman Wight, Amasa Lyman Elias Higby and Zebedee Colton all high priests to the council and there was a vote taken and carried by the high council to ordain us priests. And Brother ...Dates:November 5, 1834