Authority, Power, and the "Government of the Church of Christ," 1835
Keywords
Church of Christ, Authority, Power
Abstract
This chapter will first review the events of 1835 in the life of Joseph Smith. There were no uneventful years in his life, and 1835 was as bewilderingly busy and meaningful as any. Second, it will focus on the establishment of two additional presiding Church quorums—the Twelve and the Seventy—and situate those key moments in the larger story of the Church’s ecclesiastical development. Most Saints today know something of the beginnings of priesthood and Church government, but the story is more interesting and inspiring than most of us realize
Original Publication Citation
“Authority, Power, and the ‘Government of the Church of Christ,’” in Richard N. Holzapfel and Kent P. Jackson, eds., Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer (Provo: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2010), 195-231.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Fluham, J. Spencer, "Authority, Power, and the "Government of the Church of Christ," 1835" (2010). Faculty Publications. 3570.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/3570
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2010
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/6380
Publisher
Religious Studies Center
Language
English
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
History