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  John Whitmer - Definition, explanation
John Whitmer was born on August 27, 1802 in York, Pennsylvania to Peter Whitmer, Sr and Mary Musselman.
Whitmer was baptised into the movement by Oliver Cowdery in June of 1829, nearly a year prior to the formal organizaion of the Latter Day Saint church.
Whitmer was one of the earliest members and he was ordained an elder of the church on June 9.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/j/jo/john_whitmer.php   (1020 words)

  
 John Whitmer (1802-1878)
March 27, 1836 sits in the third pulpit in the west end with David Whitmer and Oliver Cowdery for the dedication of the house of the Lord.
September 1847 William E. McLellin (h) baptizes David and John Whitmer, Hiram Page, and Jacob Whitmer into "the Church of Christ;" they then reordain David with "all the gifts and callings to which he had been appointed through Joseph Smith." David is not enthused about the new church and nothing comes of it.
Cowdery, D. Whitmer, L. Johnson and myself went to Clay Co. to obtain legal counsel to prepare to over throw these attachments which they had caused to [be] sued against us which we were abundantly able to do by good and substantial witnesses.
www.saintswithouthalos.com /b/whitmer_j.phtml   (2412 words)

  
 John Whitmer Historical Association - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The John Whitmer Historical Association (JWHA) is, according to its own account, "an independent scholarly society composed of individuals of various religious faiths who share a lively interest in the history of the [Latter Day Saint] Restoration Movement."
As written in "The Origin of the John Whitmer Historical Association" from The John Whitmer Historical Association Journal, (1981): p.
The organization takes its name from John Whitmer, the first official historian of the Latter Day Saint movement.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/John_Whitmer_Historical_Association   (448 words)

  
 JOHN WHITMER Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
John Whitmer was the son of Peter Whitmer, Sr.
Writing as one of several scribes during the translation, John was selected to be one of the eight witnesses to view the golden plates believed to be the source of the Book of Mormon.
John's independence, even defiance, of church authorities in 1838, keeping his history free from church control, was seen as representing an early instance of what today may be recognized as academic freedom.
www.farwesthistory.com /jwbio.htm   (543 words)

  
 John Whitmer Inducted Into The Indiana Athletic Trainers' Association Hall Of Fame :: Veteran Notre Dame athletic ...
John Whitmer Inducted Into The Indiana Athletic Trainers' Association Hall Of Fame :: Veteran Notre Dame athletic trainer to be honored by IATA on July 9th.
Whitmer is the second Notre Dame athletic trainer to be inducted into the IATA Hall of Fame as he joins former Irish trainer Gene Paszkiet, who was inducted in 1994.
During his seven years as head trainer, Whitmer watched the expansion of the training staff to include four full-time assistants - in addition to the expertise of Notre Dame's sports medicine staff - prior to turning over the administrative reins to Jim Russ in the summer of '86.
und.cstv.com /genrel/062701aaa.html   (496 words)

  
 Signature Books -- From Historian to Dissident: The Book of John Whitmer
Simple and straightforward, John Whitmer's early history of Mormonism (1831-44) reflects an implicit faith in Jesus' imminence.
Whitmer made no attempt to reconcile such apparent contradictions.
From Historian to Dissident: The Book of John Whitmer is the earliest commissioned history of Mormonism, published for the first time in its entirety from the original manuscript.
www.signaturebooks.com /dissiden.htm   (240 words)

  
 LDSGetaway.com :: L.D.S. Family Travels: Nauvoo
In March of 1838, John Whitmer wrote in his personal history of several people (including himself) whose membership in the Church had been recently terminated.
John Whitmer was born on August 27, 1802 in Fayette Township, New York.
David Whitmer and Oliver Cowdery (married to Elizabeth Ann Whitmer) were privileged to view the sacred plates near the family home and sign their names as two of the Three Witnesses.
www.ldspro.com /ldsgetaway/docs/ft/040316whitmer.asp   (2308 words)

  
 John Whitmer
An interpretive marker was unveiled at the John and Sarah Whitmer gravesite, in the Kingston Cemetery, Kingston, Caldwell County, Missouri
A new interpretive marker was erected at the grave site of John and Sarah Whitmer providing historical information about the John Whitmer family, their contribution to northern Missouri history, and how they came to be buried at Kingston Kingston Cemetery, Kingston, Missouri.
John Whitmer was an important figure in the early church movement founded by Joseph Smith, Jr.
www.farwesthistory.com /jwgrave.htm   (421 words)

  
 John Whitmer History
John Murdock and others held a meeting in the city of Cleveland, Ohio, in the Masonic Hall by the request of some of the citizens of said city.
And prophesied that John the Revelator was then among the ten tribes of Israel who had been led away by Salmanasar King of Israel [should be Assyria], to prepare them for their return, from their long dispersion, to again possess the land of their fathers.
John Corrill and A. Gilbert are allowed to remain as general agents to wind up the business of the society so long as necessity shall require; and said Gilbert may sell out his goods now on hand, but is to make no new importation.
www.centerplace.org /history/misc/jwhitmer.htm   (10632 words)

  
 Mormon History Part 3
John Noah claimed to be a prophet and was expelled.
Joseph Smith has a revelation that John Whitmer is to be historian of the Church.
Son and daughter of Joseph and Emma Smith born and died at Kirtland, OH The Murdock twins (Joseph S. and Julia [John Murdock journal]) are born the same day and their mother dies.
www.exmormon.org /mhistpart3.html   (2000 words)

  
  John Whitmer (1802-1878)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
February 5–9, 1838 general assembly in Far West rejects John, David Whitmer and W. Phelps as presidents of the church in Missouri for inappropriate use of church funds, violations of the Word of Wisdom.
], and John Whitmer [are] guilty of bace iniquities, and that to manifest in the ages of all men, and being often entreated would continue in their course seeking the lives of the First Presidency and to overthrow the Kingdom of God which they once testified off."
Cowdery, D. Whitmer, L. Johnson and myself went to Clay Co. to obtain legal counsel to prepare to over throw these attachments which they had caused to [be] sued against us which we were abundantly able to do by good and substantial witnesses.
www.jfs.saintswithouthalos.com /Bios/whitmer,%20john.htm   (1596 words)

  
 [John Clendinin, Surveyor] Abraham Whitmer & John Mussar Books
[John Clendinin, Surveyor] Abraham Whitmer and John Mussar
[133096] $125 [John Clendinin, Surveyor] Abraham Whitmer and John Mussar.
Manuscript survey accomplished and signed by John Clendinin who published "The Practical Surveyor's Assistant In Two Parts" in 1793 in Philadelphia.
www.bookgarden.com /authors/A-Abraham.html   (353 words)

  
 Excerpts -- From Historian to Dissident: The Book of John Whitmer
Whitmer apparently used a different source, either a clerk's copy or a copy derived from the clerk's text, and made an exception to his practice of following the Book of Commandments.
This revelation was the first endorsement and modification of Rigdon's pre-Mormon communal structure at two locations.
No part of this text or graphics may be reproduced in any form or by any means without written permission from Signature Books, LLC.
www.signaturebooks.com /excerpts/dissiden.htm   (1554 words)

  
 John Whitmer
John Whitmer was Church Historian for a number of years; for a time editor of the Messenger and Advocate, the second periodical published by the Church (Kirtland, Ohio, 1834-1837).
After the expulsion of the Church from Missouri, in the winter of 1838-9, John Whitmer purchased the greater part of the townsite of Far West, which soon reverted to farming lands; and here John Whitmer continued to live, making farming his principal occupation, until his death in July, 1878.
Though his relations with the Church were severed John Whitmer, up to the very close of his life, continued to bear witness that his testimony published in connection with the Book of Mormon was true.
www.lightplanet.com /mormons/people/john_whitmer.html   (343 words)

  
 ››› buch.de - bücher - From Historian to Dissident: The Book of John Whitmer - John Whitmer
From Historian to Dissident: The Book of John Whitmer
John Whitmer served as LDS Church Historian from 1831 to his excommunication in 1838.
His narrative is a valuable resource for tracing early Mormon history, particularly the "Mormon War" in Missouri.
www.buch.de /buch/03333/490_from_historian_to_dissident_the_book_of_john_whitmer.html   (114 words)

  
 Alexander L. Baugh
He has also published historical articles in the Nauvoo Journal (1995, 1998, 1999); the John Whitmer Historical Association Journal (1998); BYU Studies (1999); Mormon Historical Studies (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003); The Religious Educator (2004); and the Ensign (2001).
Currently, he is a co-editor of two forthcoming book publications—"Zion’s Walls Shall Ring With Praise": Essays on the Mormon Experience in Missouri; and The Papers of Joseph Smith, Documents Volume 3, 1834-38.
Dr. Baugh is a member of the Mormon History Association (MHA), the Missouri Mormon Frontier Foundation (MMFF), and is currently a board member of the John Whitmer Historical Association (JWHA) and the Mormon Historic Sites Foundation (MHSF).
www.mormonhistoricsitesfoundation.org /about/baugh.htm   (603 words)

  
 Burning of the Nauvoo Temple
“Squire McCauley” was probably John McCauley from Appanoose, another activist in Hancock County violence, and a known associate of Agnew.
All you that are willing to set fire to your property and lay it in ashes, rather than submit to their military rule and oppression, manifest it by raising your hands.
John L. Butler recalled that Young “ordered the people in the North and in the County of Great Salt Lake to move South and.
www.strangites.org /Temple.htm   (7507 words)

  
 John Whitmer Historical Association - Publications
In the coming years, John Whitmer Books will build a catalog of important titles in the history of the Restoration Movement, with particular emphasis on the Early Church, the RLDS/Community of Christ and the Eastern branches of the movement.
Submitting a manuscript for possible use in the Journal of the John Whitmer Historical Association assumes permission to publish the article.
Copyrights for articles accepted for the Journal revert to the authors after publication, though JWHA claims the right to reproduce published works as part of the whole in printed or electronic formats.
www.jwha.info /publications   (554 words)

  
 John-Charles Duffy
Academic Discourse on the Origin of the Book of Mormon." John Whitmer Historical Association Journal 26 (2006): 142-165.
"Handling the Golden Plates: Academic Discourse and the Scandal of the Book of Mormon." John Whitmer Historical Association Annual Meeting.
"How Much Does It Matter If the Book of Mormon Is True?" Paper by John Williams.
www.unc.edu /%7Ejcduffy   (1109 words)

  
 Awards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
John Mercer Langston and the Fight for Black Freedom, 1829-65
Special recognition from the John Whitmer Historical Association for the Best Edited Book of the Year
Mormon History Association Best First Book of the Year Award John Whitmer Historical Association Best Book Award, 1995.
www.press.uillinois.edu /books/awards.html   (1402 words)

  
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From Historian to Dissident: The Book of John Whitmer von John Whitmer
www.buch.de /buch/autor/john_whitmer.html   (52 words)

  
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 Meridian Magazine : :Understanding the “Stages of Grief” of Former Members Who Attack the Church
He is the author of Penny Tracts and Polemics: A Critical Analysis of Anti-Mormon Pamphleteering in Great Britain, 1837-1860 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Greg Kofford Books, 2002).
He has also published articles in scholarly journals including: Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Genealogical Journal, The Journal of the John Whitmer Historical Association, Journal of Mormon History, Mormon Historical Studies, and Utah Historical Quarterly.
He has also written encyclopedic entries for the Encyclopedia of the American West and Encyclopedia of Latter-day Saint History.
www.meridianmagazine.com /articles/030627grief.html   (1309 words)

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