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Revision as of 15:54, 8 June 2017
Date of the restoration of the Melchizedek priesthood
Summary: Some have claimed that the restoration of the priesthood was "back dated" later by Joseph Smith to justify his desire to dominate the Church. Critics also claim that no one seems to know "when or how" Joseph Smith received the Melchizedek priesthood.
Jump to details:
- Question: What is the date of the restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood?d?
- Question: Why did several years pass before Oliver talked about the priesthood restoration?
- Painesville Telegraph (1830): "Cowdry claims that he and his associates are the only persons on earth who are qualified to administer in his name. By this authority, they proclaim to the world"
- Source:Painesville Telegraph:16 Nov 1830:Cowdery pretends to have a divine mission and conversed with angels
- Source:The Palmyra Reflector:14 Feb 1831:Cowdery and his friends had frequent interviews with angels
- Source:Reverend Richmond Taggart:2 March 1833:Joe Smith...had seen Jesus Christ and the Apostles and conversed with them
Date of the restoration of the Melchizedek priesthood
Summary: Some have claimed that the restoration of the priesthood was "back dated" later by Joseph Smith to justify his desire to dominate the Church. Critics also claim that no one seems to know "when or how" Joseph Smith received the Melchizedek priesthood.
Jump to details:
- Question: What is the date of the restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood?d?
- Question: Why did several years pass before Oliver talked about the priesthood restoration?
- Painesville Telegraph (1830): "Cowdry claims that he and his associates are the only persons on earth who are qualified to administer in his name. By this authority, they proclaim to the world"
- Source:Painesville Telegraph:16 Nov 1830:Cowdery pretends to have a divine mission and conversed with angels
- Source:The Palmyra Reflector:14 Feb 1831:Cowdery and his friends had frequent interviews with angels
- Source:Reverend Richmond Taggart:2 March 1833:Joe Smith...had seen Jesus Christ and the Apostles and conversed with them
Question: Where was the Melchizedek Priesthood restored?
The bestowal of the Melchizedek priesthood occurred in Harmony, but the ordination to offices was deferred until later
The bestowal of the Melchizedek priesthood occurred in Harmony, Pennsylvania. [1] The time of travel between Harmony, PA and the Whitmer farm would have been three days. The likelihood of the men traveling back to Harmony at the same time as they did the following is near impossible:
- Finished the translation
- Secured the copyright on June 11
- Oliver's letter to Hyrum on June 14
- Joseph's details of how busy they were during this time period at the farm [2]
As shown above, after receiving the priesthood they were not yet allowed to ordain each other to the offices within that priesthood. They were told to “defer this our ordination until such times as it should be practicable to have our brethren, who had been and who should be baptized, assembled together, when we must have their sanction to our proceeding to ordain each other.” [3]
There are many times[4] when Oliver confirmed without error that the sequence of events occurred as shown above.[5]
Date of the restoration of the Melchizedek priesthood
Summary: Some have claimed that the restoration of the priesthood was "back dated" later by Joseph Smith to justify his desire to dominate the Church. Critics also claim that no one seems to know "when or how" Joseph Smith received the Melchizedek priesthood.
Jump to details:
- Question: What is the date of the restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood?d?
- Question: Why did several years pass before Oliver talked about the priesthood restoration?
- Painesville Telegraph (1830): "Cowdry claims that he and his associates are the only persons on earth who are qualified to administer in his name. By this authority, they proclaim to the world"
- Source:Painesville Telegraph:16 Nov 1830:Cowdery pretends to have a divine mission and conversed with angels
- Source:The Palmyra Reflector:14 Feb 1831:Cowdery and his friends had frequent interviews with angels
- Source:Reverend Richmond Taggart:2 March 1833:Joe Smith...had seen Jesus Christ and the Apostles and conversed with them
Date of the restoration of the Melchizedek priesthood
Summary: Some have claimed that the restoration of the priesthood was "back dated" later by Joseph Smith to justify his desire to dominate the Church. Critics also claim that no one seems to know "when or how" Joseph Smith received the Melchizedek priesthood.
Jump to details:
- Question: What is the date of the restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood?d?
- Question: Why did several years pass before Oliver talked about the priesthood restoration?
- Painesville Telegraph (1830): "Cowdry claims that he and his associates are the only persons on earth who are qualified to administer in his name. By this authority, they proclaim to the world"
- Source:Painesville Telegraph:16 Nov 1830:Cowdery pretends to have a divine mission and conversed with angels
- Source:The Palmyra Reflector:14 Feb 1831:Cowdery and his friends had frequent interviews with angels
- Source:Reverend Richmond Taggart:2 March 1833:Joe Smith...had seen Jesus Christ and the Apostles and conversed with them
Date of the restoration of the Melchizedek priesthood
Summary: Some have claimed that the restoration of the priesthood was "back dated" later by Joseph Smith to justify his desire to dominate the Church. Critics also claim that no one seems to know "when or how" Joseph Smith received the Melchizedek priesthood.
Jump to details:
- Question: What is the date of the restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood?d?
- Question: Why did several years pass before Oliver talked about the priesthood restoration?
- Painesville Telegraph (1830): "Cowdry claims that he and his associates are the only persons on earth who are qualified to administer in his name. By this authority, they proclaim to the world"
- Source:Painesville Telegraph:16 Nov 1830:Cowdery pretends to have a divine mission and conversed with angels
- Source:The Palmyra Reflector:14 Feb 1831:Cowdery and his friends had frequent interviews with angels
- Source:Reverend Richmond Taggart:2 March 1833:Joe Smith...had seen Jesus Christ and the Apostles and conversed with them
Date of the restoration of the Melchizedek priesthood
Summary: Some have claimed that the restoration of the priesthood was "back dated" later by Joseph Smith to justify his desire to dominate the Church. Critics also claim that no one seems to know "when or how" Joseph Smith received the Melchizedek priesthood.
Jump to details:
- Question: What is the date of the restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood?d?
- Question: Why did several years pass before Oliver talked about the priesthood restoration?
- Painesville Telegraph (1830): "Cowdry claims that he and his associates are the only persons on earth who are qualified to administer in his name. By this authority, they proclaim to the world"
- Source:Painesville Telegraph:16 Nov 1830:Cowdery pretends to have a divine mission and conversed with angels
- Source:The Palmyra Reflector:14 Feb 1831:Cowdery and his friends had frequent interviews with angels
- Source:Reverend Richmond Taggart:2 March 1833:Joe Smith...had seen Jesus Christ and the Apostles and conversed with them
Date of the restoration of the Melchizedek priesthood
Summary: Some have claimed that the restoration of the priesthood was "back dated" later by Joseph Smith to justify his desire to dominate the Church. Critics also claim that no one seems to know "when or how" Joseph Smith received the Melchizedek priesthood.
Jump to details:
- Question: What is the date of the restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood?d?
- Question: Why did several years pass before Oliver talked about the priesthood restoration?
- Painesville Telegraph (1830): "Cowdry claims that he and his associates are the only persons on earth who are qualified to administer in his name. By this authority, they proclaim to the world"
- Source:Painesville Telegraph:16 Nov 1830:Cowdery pretends to have a divine mission and conversed with angels
- Source:The Palmyra Reflector:14 Feb 1831:Cowdery and his friends had frequent interviews with angels
- Source:Reverend Richmond Taggart:2 March 1833:Joe Smith...had seen Jesus Christ and the Apostles and conversed with them
To see citations to the critical sources for these claims, [[../CriticalSources|click here]]
Notes
- ↑ D&C 128:20; Joseph Smith, History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 7 volumes, edited by Brigham H. Roberts, (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1957), 1:40–41. Volume 1 link
- ↑ Joseph Smith, History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 7 volumes, edited by Brigham H. Roberts, (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1957), 1:51–51. Volume 1 link
- ↑ Joseph Smith, History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 7 volumes, edited by Brigham H. Roberts, (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1957), 1:60–61. Volume 1 link; emphasis added.
- ↑ Reuben Miller Journal, 21 Oct. 1848, MS 1392, Church Archives.
- ↑ Statement of Oliver Cowdery to Samuel W. Richards, 13 Jan. 1849, quoted in Deseret Evening News, 22 March 1884, 2.