People of the Doctrine and Covenants

"Those who remained faithful made significant impact on Church"

Compiled by J Malan Heslop (Church News, Dec. 9, 1984)

• Ashley, Major N. — Missionary (D&C 75:17); High Priest; resided in Jackson County; member of legislature in Missouri; left Church in 1838; was in mob action against Church; lived in Tallmadge, Ohio.

• Babbit, Almon W. — Aspired to presidency (124:84); repented; president of Kirtland Stake; attorney for redress before Pres. James K. Polk; arrived in St. Louis in 1848; was a delegate to Congress. but was not seated; secretary of Utah Territory, 1852; killed by Indians in Ash Hollow, Nebraska on Sep. 7, 1856.

• Baker, Jesse — (124:137); in elders quorum presidency, Nauvoo.

• Baldwin, Wheeler — Missionary (52:31); named to obtain redress documents to send to Washington, D.C.; joined with Cutlerites and RLDS in 1863; died on May 11, 1887 at Stewartsville, Missouri.

• Basset, Heman — Released from responsibility (52:37); died in 1876 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

• Bennett, John C. — Sent gospel message to kings (124:16); doctor; first Nauvoo mayor; became apostate; excommunicated on May 25, 1842; died Aug. 5, 1867 at Polk City, Iowa.

• Benson, Ezra T. — In Stake Presidency, Quincy, Illinois, 1841; moved to Nauvoo; ordained and apostle on July 16, 1846; caption of 2nd company of 10 on trek to Salt Lake (136:12); arrived in Salt Lake on July 24, 1847; early government leader; lived in Logan, Utah; dided on Sept. 3, 1869 in Ogden, Utah.

• Bent, Samuel — Whipped by mob in Liberty, Missouri, 1836; on High Council in Nauvoo (124:132); presiding elder in Garden Grove, Iowa; died there on Aug. 16, 1846.

• Billings, Titus — Second person baptized in Kirtland, in November 1830; counselor to Bishop Edward Partridge; called to dispose of land and prepare to go to Zion (63:39); involved in Crooked River battle; reach Salt Lake valley in 1848; settled city of Manti, Utah; died on Feb. 6, 1866.

• Boggs, Lilburn — Governor of Missouri; issued extermination order on Oct. 27, 1838 (124: intro.); migrated to California; died on Mar. 4, 1860 in Napa, California.

• Booth, Ezra — Missionary (52:23); apostatized; wrote anti-Mormon literature (71:intro.); lived in Mantua, Ohio.

• Brunson, Seymour — Missionary (75:33); on High Council in Nauvoo, 1839.; taken by the Lord unto himself; died on Aug. 10, 1840; Joseph Smith first spoke of baptism for the dead at his funeral.

• Burnett, Stephen — Missionary (75:35); apostatized by 1838; lived in Orange, Ohio.

• Burroughs, Philip — Non-member; John Whitmer called to labor with him (30:10).

• Butterfield, Josiah — One of Seven Presidents of the Seventy, Nauvoo (124:138); worked on Kirtland Temle; missionary to Maine, 1844; later excommunicated; rebaptized; died, April 1871 in Monterey, California.

• Cahoon, Reynolds — Missionary with Samuel Smith (52:30); in Stake Presidency, Adam-Ondi-Ahman; arrived in Salt Lake in 1848; settled Murray, Utahl died Apr. 29, 1861.

• Carter, Gideon H. — Baptized on Oct. 25, 1831 by Joseph Smith; called to ministry (75:34); killed in the battle of Crooked River, at Far West, Missouri on Oct. 25, 1838.

• Carter, Jared — Ordained priest (52:38); missionary; on High Council in Kirtland; defected in 1838; disfellowshipped in 1844; lived in Chicago, Illinois; died by 1850.

• Carter, John S. — On High Council in Kirtland (102:3); missionary with his brother Jared; died of cholera on June 26, 1834, in Clay County, Missouri.

• Carter, Simeon D. — Mission call (52:37); collected funds for Bible translation; on High Council at Far West; migrated to Salt Lake in 1850; died on Feb. 3, 1869 in Brigham City, Utah.

• Carter, William — Called to Missouri (52:31); did not go; priesthood taken away on Sep. 1, 1831.

• Coe, Joseph — Called to Missouri (55:6); on High Council in Kirtland; laid foundation stone of Kirtland Temple; helped obtain Egyptian mummies; left Church in 1837; lived in Kirtland.

• Coltrin, Zebedee — Called to Missouri (52:29); one of first Seven Presidents of the Seventy; in Zion's Camp; in Kirtland Stake presidency; arrived in Salt Lake in 1847; lived in Spanish Fork; patriarch; died July 21, 1887.

• Copely, Leman — Mission to Shakers (49:1); broke consecration covenant (54:4); disfellowshipped in 1834; returned in 1836; did not move west; lived in Ohio.

• Corrill, John — Called to labor (50:38); 2nd counselor in Presiding Bishopric, 1831 to 1837; called to Missouri; keeper of Lord's storehouse; Church historian with Elias Higbee, 1838; excommunicated in 1839; lived in Quincy, Illinois.

• Covill, James — Baptist minister, received revelation (Section 39); rejected baptism.

• Cowdery, Oliver — Told to stand by Joseph Smith (6:18); ordained to Aaronic Priesthood (Section 13); one of the Three Witnesses (17:3); apostle and Second Elder; member of first High Council; excommunicated in 1838; rebaptized on Nov. 12, 1848; died on Mar. 3, 1850 in Richmond, Missouri.

• Cowdery, Warren A. — Older brother of Oliver; presiding High Priest in Freedom, New York (106:1); moved to Kirtland in 1836; left the Church in 1838; died on Feb. 23, 1851.

• Cutler, Alpheus — Worked on Kirland, Far West, and Nauvoo Temples; member of Nauvoo High Council (124:132); rejected Brigham Young as leader; moved to Iowa where he organized a Church; died on Aug. 10, 1864 at Manti, Iowa.

• Davies, (Davis) Amos — Paid stock to Nauvoo House (124:111); did not go west with Saints, but went later for California gold; returned to Illinois in 1858; died on Mar. 22, 1872.

• Dodds, Asa — Proclaimed gospel in West (75:15); was a High Priest; last known in Farmington, Ohio, 1850.

• Dort, David — Converted through Lucy Mack Smith; member of Kirtland High Council (124:132); in Zion's Camp; died on Mar. 10, 1842 in Nauvoo.

• Eames, Ruggles — Missionary (75:35); last known to live in Van Buren County, Iowa, 1840.

• Foster, James — One of the first Seven Presidents of the Seventy (124:138); member of Krtland High Council; lived in Jacksonville, Illinois; died on Dec. 21, 1841 at Nauvoo, Illinois.

• Foster, Robert D. — Held stock in Nauvoo House (124:115); chief surgeon of the Nauvoo Legion; in politics, education; excommunicated on Apr. 18, 1844; joined William Law group; moved to New York, then Illinois.

• Fuller, Edson — Called to Missouri (52:38); troubled by evil spirits; excommunicated in 1831; moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan by 1850.

• Fullmer, David — On Nauvoo High Council (124:132); leader in Garden Grove, Iowa; arrived in Salt Lake on Oct. 13, 1850; president of Salt Lake Stake; member of territorial legislature, delegate, territorial convention; patriarch; died on Oct. 21, 1879 at Salt Lake City.

• Galland, Isaac — Paid stock in Nauvoo House (124:78); traveled with Hyrum Smith to obtain funds; wrote in defense of Church; became inactive; died on Sep. 22, 1858 at Fort Madison, Iowa.

• Gause, Jesse — Quaker preacher; joined Church; counselor to Joseph Smith (81:intro.); excommunicated on Dec. 3, 1832.

• Gilbert, A. Sidney — Agent to the Church (Sect. 53); established store with Newel K. Whitney; called to repentance in 1833; died of cholera in Zion's Camp on June 29, 1834.

• Gould, John — Traveled with Orson Hyde to Missouri to seek redress; in Zion's Camp; saved if obedient (100:14); one of Seven Presidents of the Seventy, 1833; died on May 9, 1851 at Cooley's Mill, Iowa.

• Granger, Oliver — Revelation concerning duties (Sect. 117); missionary; worked on Kirtland Temple; land agent in Nauvoo; died on Aug. 25, 1841 at Kirtland,Ohio.

• Griffin, Selah J. — To travel to Missouri (52:32); missionary with Thomas B. Marsh; blacksmith; expelled from Missouri; remained in Illinois.

• Grover, Thomas — On first High Council in Nauvoo (124:132); body guard for Joseph Smith; member of Nauvoo Legion; missionary; operated ferry on Platte River; arrived in Salt Lake valley on Oct. 3, 1847; member of Davis Stake High Council; member of Utah Legislature; died on Feb. 20, 1886 at Farmington, Utah.

• Hancock, Levi W. — Missionary to Missouri (52:27); member of Zion's Camp; one of Seven Presidents of the Seventy; arrived in Salt Lake in 1847 with Mormon Battalion; delegate in the first legislative assembly, 1851; lived in Manti, Utah; died June 10, 1882 at Washington, Utah.

• Hancock, Solomon — Missionary to Missouri (52:27); attended Kirtland Temple dedication in 1836; sung hymn at Far West temple site dedication; member of High Council in Clay County; died Dec. 2, 1847 at Pottawattamie, Iowa.

• Harris, Emer — Brother of Martin; missionary (75:30); carpenter, Kirtland Temple; arrived in Salt Lake in 1850; lived in Provo, Utah; patriarch; died Nov. 28, 1869 at Logan, Utah.

• Harris, George W. — On High Council at Far West and Nauvoo (124:132); bishop and High Councilor, Council Bluffs, Iowa; remained in Iowa; died in 1857 at Council Bluffs.

• Harris, Martin — Scribe for Book of Mormon translation; lost 116 pages of manuscript (Sect. 3); one of the Three Witnesses; member of first High Council; assisted in choosing the Twelve; excommunicated in 1837; came to Utah in 1870; rebaptized; died July 9, 1875 at Clarkston, Utah.

• Haws, Peter — Converted in Canada; helped build Nauvoo House and temple (124:62,70); missionary; left Church in 1849; lived in Nevada, then Californi, where he died in 1862.

• Herriman, Henry — One of the Seven Presidents of Seventies (124:138); in Zion's Camp; expelled from Missouri; lieutenant colonel in Nauvoo Legion; arrived in Salt Lake Valley in 1848; settled Herriman, Utah; mission to England; lived in Huntington, Utah in 1887; died there, May 17, 1891.

• Hicks, John A. — In elders presidency (124:137); not sustained at conference, 1841; excommunicated Oct. 5, 1841.

• Higbee, Elias — Asked questions concerning Isaiah (113:7); missionary; high priest, 1834; worked on Kirtland Temple, 1835; member of Far West High Council, 1837; elected Judge, Caldwell County, Missouri; expelled from Missouri; on Nauvoo Temple Committee; accompanied Joseph Smith to see President Martin Van Buren, 1839; died of cholera on June 8, 1843 in Nauvoo.

• Humphrey, Solomon — Missionary to east (52:35); assisted in laying cornerstone of the Kirtland Temple; member of Zion's Camp; died Sep. 1834 in Clay County, Missouri.

• Huntington, William — Member of Nauvoo High Council (124:132) and Kirland H.C.; protected Joseph Smith; hid Egyptian mummies in his home; stone cutter on the Nauvoo Temple; pres., Mount Pisgah; died there Aug. 6, 1846.

• Hyde, Orson — Member of Kirtland High Concil (102:3); clerk to First Presidency, 1833; member of Quorum of the Twelve, 1835 through 1878; attended Kirtland Temple dedication in 1836; dedicated the Holy Land; carried petition to Washington, D.C., 1844; remained at Winter Quarters until 1850; lived in Sanpete County, Utah in 1852; died Nov. 28, 1878 at Spring City, Utah.

• James, George — Ordained priest (52:38); ordained elder Nov. 18, 1831; disfellowshipped; reinstated; remained in Ohio; died Nov. 1864 at Brownhelm, Ohio.

• Jacques, Vienna — Baptized in Boston, 1832; requested expenses to Zion (90:28); married Daniel Shearer, Jul. 25, 1845; migrated West; died Feb. 7, 1884 at Salt Lake City/

• Johnson, Aaaron — Ordained seventy in 1838 at Far West, Missouri; member of Nauvoo High Council (124:132); bishop, Garden Grove, Iowa in 1846; captain of a pioneer company, Sep. 18, 1850; founder and first bishop of Springville Ward; chief justice of Utah County; speaker of first Legislature; died May 10, 1877 at Springville.

• Johnson, John — Opened home to Joseph Smith, 1831-32; promised eternal life (96:6); member of Kirtland High Council, 1834; worked on Kirtland Temple, 1835; rejected from High Council in 1837; left the Church in 1838; died July 30, 1843 at Kirtland.

• Johnson, Luke S. — Missionary (68:7); member of Kirtland High Council; member of Zion's Camp, 1834; member of Quorum of Twelve, 1835-1838; excommunicated in 1838 at Far West, Missouri; rebaptized in 1845 at Nauvoo; arrived in Salt Lake in 1847; bishop of St. John's, Utah Ward; died Dec. 9, 1861 at Salt Lake City.

• Johnson, Lyman E. — Missionary (68:7); member of Zion's Camp; member of Quorum of Twelve, 1835-1838; excommunicated in 1838; drowned in Mississippi River on Dec. 20, 1856.

• Kimball, Heber C. — In Quorum of Twelve (124:129); missionary to England; arrived in Salt Lake in 1847; counselor to Brigham Young, 1847-1868; first chief justice, prov. govt. of Deseret; member of Utah Senate; introduced Perpetual Emigration Fund; died June 22, 1868 at Salt Lake City after a fall at Provo.

• Kimball, Spencer W. — Became 12th President of Church on Dec. 30, 1973; grandson of Heber C. Kimball; born in Salt Lake City on Mar. 28, 1895; lived in Arizona from youth until ordained apostle on Oct. 7, 1943; announced revelation extending priesthood to all worthy male members (Offical Declaration 2).

• Knight, Joseph — Recognized (Sect. 12) for faith in Book of Mormon translation, was scribe; told to take up cross and pray (23:6); endowed in Nauvoo Temple in 1845; died Feb. 3, 1847 at Mount Pisgah, Iowa.

• Knight, Newel — Missionary (52:32); service in Ohio (54:2, 56:6); member of Far West and Nauvoo High Councils; died Jan. 11, 1847 at Ponca, Nebraska while traveling westward.

• Knight, Vinson — Asked to support Nauvoo House (124:74); bishop in Adam-Ondi-Ahman and Nauvoo; land purchasing agent; member of Nauvoo City Council, 1841; died July 31, 1842 at Nauvoo.

• Law, William — Requested support of Nauvoo House (124:82); counselor to Joseph Smith, 1841-44; captain in Nauvoo Legion; excommunicated Apr. 18, 1844; died Jan. 19, 1892 at Shullsburg, Wisconsin.

• Lee, Ann — Shakers believed Second Coming had occurred and Savior appeared as a woman, Ann Lee (Sect. 49 introduction).

• Lyman, Amasa M. — In High Priest quorum presidency (124:136); missionary; member of Zion's Camp; ordained apostle Aug. 20, 1842; served as a counselor in First Presidency from February 1843 until Joseph Smith's death; returned to Twelve Aug. 12, 1844; deprived of apostleship Oct. 6, 1867; excommunicated on May 12, 1870; died Feb. 4, 1877 at Fillmore, Utah.

• Marks, William — To preside at Far West (117:1-10); member of Kirtland High Council, 1837; president of Nauvoo Stake, 1839-44; sided with Sidney Rigdon; rejected as Stake President; followed RLDS; died May 22, 1872 at Plano, Illinois.

• Marsh, Thomas B. — Subject of revelations (Sects. 31, 112); missionary; physician to Church; to publish Lord's work (118:2); member of the Twelve, 1835-38; excommunicated Mar. 18, 1839; rebaptized, July 1857 at Florence, Nebraska; arrived in Utah, 1857; died Jan. 1866 at Ogden, Utah.

• McLellin, William E. — Requested revelations (Sects. 66, 68); Lord not pleased (90:35); member of High Council at Clay County; ordained apostle, 1835; attended Kirtland Temple dedication, 1836; excommunicated in 1838; died Apr. 24, 1883 at Independence, Missouri.

• Miles, Daniel S. — Lived in Kirtland and Far West; one of Seven Presidents of the Seventy (124:138); among first settlers of Nauvoo; died in 1845 at Hancock County, Illinois.

• Miller, George — Ordained bishop; helped build Nauvoo Temple (124:20-23); missionary; brigadeer general in Nauvoo Legion; carpenter on the Nauvoo House; appointed trustee-in-trust for Church on Aug. 9, 1844; followed James J. Strang; died in 1856 at Meringo, Illinois on way to California.

• Morley, Isaac — Missionary (52:15); 1st Counselor in Presiding Bishopric, 1831-40; persecuted in Ohio and Missouri; attended Kirtland Temple dedication; patriarch; president of Lima, Illinois Stake, 1840; settled in Manti, Utah in 1849; member of general assembly, prov. state of Deseret; died June 24, 1865 at Fairview, Utah.

• Murdock, John — To go to Missouri (52:8); member of Clay County High Council; missionary; bishop in Nauvoo, 1842; served on Mormon Batallion; arrived in Salt Lake Valley on Oct. 12, 1847; five times the captain of a wagon train to valley; first bishop of the 14th Ward of Salt Lake City; member of first legislature, 1849; died Dec. 23, 1871 at Beaver, Utah.

• Packard, Noah — Member of Kirtland High Council; attended Kirtland Temple dedication, 1836; worked on Nauvoo Temple; counselor to Don Carlos Smith in High Priest presidency of Nauvoo (124:136); migrated to Salt Lake Valley, 1850; settled in Springville, Utah; died Feb. 17, 1860.

• Page, Hiram — Satan deceived him (28:11); one of the Eight Witnesses; a founder of Far West, Missouri; left Church in 1838; died Aug. 12, 1882 near Richmond, Missouri.

• Page, John E. — In Quorum of Twelve (118:6); missionary to Canada; supported James J. Strang; excommunicated June 26, 1846; died in 1847 at De Kalb, Illinois.

• Partidge, Edward — Sins forgiven; called to preach (36:1-8); ordained presiding bishop in 1831 (41:9); persecuted, tarred and feathered, 1833; attended Kirtland Temple dedication; journeyed to Missouri; died May 27, 1840 at Nauvoo; received unto Lord (124:19).

• Patten, David W. — high priest; worked on Kirtland Temple; member of Zion's Camp; member of Quorum of Twelve, 1835-38; mission (114:1); killed in battle of Crooked River on Oct. 25, 1838; taken unto Lord (124:19,130).

• Peterson, Ziba — Lamanite missionary (32:3); chastened for sins (58:60); excommunicated in 1833; moved to Placerville, California, where he died in 1849.

• Phelps, William W. — Ordained to preach and write books for children (55:1-4); editor and printer for Church; published Book of Commandments (Sect. 67); assisted in publishing first hymn book; worked on Kirtland Temple; excommunicated in 1838; returned in 1841; member of Nauvoo City Council; scribe for Book of Abraham translation; arrived in Salt Lake, 1848; in state legislature; died Mar. 7, 1872 at Salt Lake City.

• Pratt, Orson — Subject of revelation (Sect. 34); missionary; worked on Kirtland Temple; called to Quorum of Twelve, 1835; excommunicated in 1842; rebaptized in 1843; missionary to Great Britain; came West in 1847; established Great Salt Lake base and meridian; Church historian; speaker of state Legislature; died Oct. 3, 1891 at Salt Lake City.

• Pratt, Parley — To preach to Lamanites (32:1); leader in Ohio and Missouri; attended Kirtland Temple dedication in 1836; editor of the Millenial Star in England; member of the Quorum of Twelve, 1835-1857; arrived in Salt Lake in 1847; in constitutional convention of Deseret; assassinated while on mission, in 1857 at Van Buren, Arkansas.

• Pulsipher, Zera — One of first Seven Presidents of Seventies, 1838-1862 (124:138); persecuted in Missouria and Illinois; arrived in Salt Lake on Sep. 22, 1848; patriarch; died Jan. 1, 1872 at Hebron, Utah.

• Rich, Charles C. — Presidency of Nauvoo Stake (124:132); member of Zion's Camp; brigadeer general in Nauvoo Legion; missionary; arrived in Salt Lake on Oct. 3, 1847; in Salt Lake Stake Presidency; member of territorial legislature; ordained to Quorum of Twelve on Feb. 12, 1849; colonized San Bernadino, California; settled in Bear Lake area; died Nov. 17, 1883 at Paris, Idaho.

• Richards, Wlllard — Doctor; missionary; called to Quorum of Twelve (118:6); member of Nauvoo council; with Joseph and Hyrum Smith in Carthage Jail; Church historian; counselor to Brigham Young, 1847-1854; died, Mar. 11, 1854, Salt Lake City.

• Rigdon, Sidney — Scribe to Joseph Smith for Bible translation (Sect. 35); saw vision with Joseph Smith (76:1); counselor to Joseph Smith, 1833; attended Kirtland Temple dedication, 1836; held in Liberty Jail, 1838; member of Nauvoo city council; with Joseph Smith in Washington D.C.; vice president candidate of USA; rejected in claim to lead Church; withdrew; excommunicated on Sep. 8, 1844; died July 14, 1876 at Friendship, New York.

• Riggs, Burr — Missionary (75: 17); ordained high priest; excommunicated, 1833; rebaptized, 1834; member of Zion's Camp; resided in Far West, Missouri; excommunicated, 1839; died, June 8, 1860 at Adams County, Illinois.

• Rolfe, Samuel — Artisan at Kirtland; leader in Missouri and Illinois; bishop at Winter Quarters; reached Salt Lake, Sep. 24, 1847; joined Charles C. Rich at San Bemardino, California; died 1864.

• Roundy, Shadrack — Seventy in Kirtland; expelled from Missouri; to preside over bishopfic (124:141); arrived in Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847; bishop of 16th Ward, 1849-56; on first Salt Lake Stake High Council; in territorial legislature; died, July 4, 1872, Salt Lake City.

• Ryder, Simonds — Received calling (52:37); offended because name was misspelled in revelation; left Church; helped tar and feather Joseph Smith.

• Scott, Jacob — Called to Missouri (52:28).

• Sherman, Lyman R. — Requested revelation (108:1); one of First Seven Presidents of Seventy, 1835-37; member of Kirtland and Far West High Councils; Called to be apostle, but died Jan. 27, 1839, before ordained.

• Sherwood, Henry G. — Asked to put stock in Nauvoo House (124:81); on Kirtland and Nauvoo High Councils; healed of malaria; city marshal of Nauvoo; arrived in Salt Lake, 1848; member of Salt Lake Stake High Council; died about 1862 at San Bernardino, California.

• Smith, Alvin — Brother of Joseph Smith seen in vision (137 :5); died, Nov. 19, 1823 at Manchester, New York.

• Smith, Don Carlos — Brother of Joseph Smith; president of high priest quorum (124:133); in charge of Elders Journal, edited Times and Seasons in Nauvoo; member of Nauvoo city council; died Aug. 7, l841 at Nauvoo.

• Smith, Eden — Missionary (75:36); died Dec. 7, 1851 at Vermillion County, Indiana.

• Smith, Emma H. — Married Joseph Smith on Jan. 18, 1827; served as scribe; told will of Lord (Sect. 25); called to prepare hymn book, 1830; sustained as first Relief Society president on Mar. 17, 1842; chose not to go West; married Lewis C. Bidaman on Dec. 23, 1847; died Apr. 30, 1879.

• Smith, George A. — Joseph Smith's cousin; worked on Kirtland Temple; ordained apostle on Apr. 26, 1839; 1st Counselor in First Presidency; mentioned in revelation (124:129); member of Nauvoo city council; organized westward company (136:14); settled in St. George (named for him); died Sep. 1, 1875.

• Smith, Hyrum — Joseph Smith's brother; subject ot revelation (Sect. 11); patriarch (124:95); counselor to President 1837-41; one of Eight Witnesses; on Kirtand Stake High Council; member of Zion's Camp; Church partriarch, assistant president to Joseph Smith; martyred, Jun. 27, 1844 at Carthage Jail in Illinois.

• Smith, John — Member of Kirtland high council (102:3); worked on Kirtland Temple; missionary; president of Adam-Ondi-Ahman Stake, 1838; Iowa Stake, 1839; Nauvoo Stake, 1844; Salt Lake Stake, 1847; Church patriarch, l849; died, May 23, 1854.

• Smith, Joseph Jr. — Received First Vision, 1820; given power to translate Book of Mormon (1:29); received priesthood (13:1); ordained apostle; organized and first president of Church; directed building Kirtland and Nauvoo temples; martyred, Jun. 27, 1844, Carthage Jail.

• Smith, Joseph Sr. — Father of Joseph Smith; given revelation (Sect. 4); one of Eight Witnesses; Church patriarch; member of Kirtland High Council, 1833; worked on Kirtland Temple; assistant counselor to First Presidency, 1837; died, Sep. 14, 1840 at Nauvoo, Illinois.

• Smith, Joseph F. — Son of Hyrum Smith; missionary; member of Salt Lake Stake High Council; ordained apostle, 1866; counselor to John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, Lorenzo Snow; became sixth president of Church on Oct. 17, 1901; received vision of Savior's visit to the spirit dead (Sect. 138); died, Nov. 19, 1918, Salt Lake City.

• Smith, Samuel H. — Brother of Joseph Smith; called to strengthen Church (23:4); one of Eight Witnesses; first missionary for Church; member of Kirtland High Council, 1834-38; worked on Kirtland Temple; member of Nauvoo Legion; died, Jul. 30, 1844 at Nauvoo, Illinois.

• Smith, Sylvester — Missionary (75 34): member of Zion's Camp; member of Kirtland High Council, 1835; attended Kirtland Temple dedication, 1836; excommunicated in 1838.

• Smith, William — Brother of Joseph Smith; ordained apostle, 1835; rebelled but repented, 1839; member of Twelve (124:129); in Zion's Camp; member of Illinois House of Representatives; excommunicated on Oct. 12, 1845; died, Nov. 13, 1894 at Osterdock lowa.

• Snow, Erastus — Missionary; attended Kirtland Temple dedication; aided Prophet in Liberty Jail; organized pioneer company (136:12); arrived in Salt Lake Valley on Jul. 24, 1847; in territorial constitutional convention; St. George city recorder; member of Quorum of Twelve, 1849-88; died, May 27, 1888 at Salt Lake City.

• Snider (Snyder), John — Missionary in Canada and England; expelled from Missouri; member of Nauvoo House committee (124:22); member of Nauvoo Legion; arrived in Salt Lake, 1850; died, Dec. 19, 1875.

• Stanton, Daniel — Called to preach (75:33); high priest, 1831; branch president in Jackson County; member of Adam- Ondi-Ahman Stake high council, 1838; president of Quincy, Illinois Stake, 1840; setlled in Springvillle, Utah; died, Oct. 26, 1872 at Panaca, Nevada.

• Sweet, Northrop — Called to preach (33:1); left Church in 1831.

• Taylor, John — Member of the Twelve (118:6); missionary to England, and France; editor of the Nauvoo Neighbor; member of committee to compile hymn book; member of Nauvoo city council; wounded at martyrdom of Joseph Smith; arrived in Salt Lake City on Oct. 5, 1847; member of Utah Legislature; became third president of Church on Oct. 10, 1880; died on July 25, 1887 at Kaysville, Utah.

• Thompson, Robert B. — Promised blessings (124:12); Church recorder, 1840-41; scribe to Joseph Smith; edited Times and Seasons; died Aug 27, 1841 at Nauvoo.

• Wakefield, Joseph — To strengthen Church (50:37): missionary; negative spirit developed; excommunicated in 1834.

• Welton, Micah B. — Missionary (75:36); endowed in Nauvoo Temple, 1846.

• Whitlock, Harvey — Missionary call (52:25); lived in Missouri; disfellowshipped in 1834, excommunicated in 1838: rebaptized in Salt Lake City, 1858; moved to California where he joined RLDS.

• Whitmer, David — Subject of revelation (Sect. 16); one of Three Witnesses; called to search out Twelve Apostles; excommunicated on Feb. 13, 1838; died, Jan. 25, 1888 at Richmond, Missouri.

• Whitmer, John — Revelations to (Sects. 15, 26); one of Eight Witnesses; assisted with Book of Mormon translation; Church historian; assistant president of Church; excommunicated Mar. 10, 1838; died, July 11, 1878 at Far West, Missouri.

• Whitmer, Peter, Jr. — Revelation to (Sect. 16); one of Eight Witnesses; missionary; suffered Missouri persecution; died, Sep. 22, 1836 at Liberty, Missouri.

• Whitmer, Peter, Sr — Opened home to Joseph Smith (Sect. 14: introduction); Church organized in home on Apr. 6, 1830, in Fayette, New York; one of first members; died, Aug. 12, 1854 at Richmond, Missouri.

• Whitney, Newel K. — To retain store (63:42); bishop in KirtLand (72:8); worked on Kirtland Temple; bishop in Adam Ondi-Ahmam and Salt Lake 18th Ward; presiding bishop of Church, Apr. 6, 1847; died, Sep. 23, 1850 at Salt Lake City.

• Wight, Lyman — Called to Missouri (52:7); in Zion's Camp, 1834; attended Kirtland Temple dedication; counselor in Adam-Ondi-Ahman Stake; on Nauvoo temple committee; member of Twelve, 1841; fell away, 1844; led group to Texas, 1845; excommunicated, 1848; died, Mar. 31, 1858 at Mountain Valley, Texas.

• Williams, Frederick G. — Not to sell farm (64:21); counselor to Joseph Smith, 1832; member of Zion's Camp; attended School of Prophets; worked on Kirtland Temple, 1834; fell from unity with Prophet; rejected from First Presidency, 1837, excommunicated, Mar. 17, 1839; rebaptized, Apr. 1840; died, Oct. 25, 1842 at Quincy, Illinois.

• Williams, Samuel — Member, elders quorum presidency (124:137); came to Salt Lake Valley before 1850.

• Wilson, Calves — Called to preach in Cincinnati (75:15).

• Wllson, Lewis Dunbar — On Nauvoo high council (124:132); arrived in Salt Lake, 1853; lived in Ogden where he died on Mar. 11, 1856.

• Woodruff, Wilford — Member of Zion's Camp, 1834; ordained elder, 1835, seventy, 1836; missionary; called to Quorum of Twelve (118:6); presided over European missiLon, 1844; arrived at Salt Lake on July 24, 1847; mission to England, 1848; assistant Church historian, 1856; became fourth president of Church on Apr. 7, 1890; issued "Manifesto," Sep. 24, 1890; died Sep. 2, 1898 at San Francisco, California.

• Young, Brigham — Worked on Kirtland Temple; ordained apostle in 1835; missionary; president of Twelve (124:127); led pioneers West, arrived in Salt Lake on July 24, 1847; became second president of Church on Dec. 27, 1847; died on Aug. 29, 1877 at Salt Lake City.

• Young, Joseph — One of the Seven Presidents of Seventies (124:138); missionary; at Haun's Mill massacre; arrived in Salt Lake in 1850; died on July 16, 1881 at Salt Lake City.