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himself would be king of this new world government, its structure was in fact to be quasi-republican and multi-denominational; therefore, the early Council of Fifty included both members and non-members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Although the Council played a significant role
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2:44–45 as the stone "cut out of the mountain without hands" that will roll forth to fill the whole earth. In Daniel, this kingdom was never to "be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever."
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While much of the rhetoric in Council of Fifty meetings focused on the council's millennial reign, in practice, the council performed two duties during its brief existence under Joseph Smith. First, it sought out territorial lands for Mormons to settle, primarily in Texas and Oregon territory. The
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himself would be king. Although Brigham Young did not admit non-Mormons to the Council during his administration, he invited both Mormons and non-Mormons to be part of the theocracy, and even part of the theocratic government. All three nonmembers would be expelled in early 1845 once Brigham Young
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upon petition by the church. After Utah became a territory, the American expectation for a separation between church and state sharply diminished the Council's official role in government. The Council then suspended meetings in October 1851. The council met again only briefly in 1867 and 1868 and
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The Council of Fifty met irregularly for most of its forty-year existence, including March–June 1844, 1845–1846, more regularly from 1848 to 1850, then only a handful of times between 1851 and 1868. The council was reconstituted under President John Taylor in April 1880 and met more regularly for
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Like many in the mid-19th century, the Latter-Day Saints believed that the second coming of Jesus was imminent, and would be attended by great destruction. After this destruction occurred, some structure would be necessary to politically organize the survivors. Joseph Smith said he received a
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by a large mob in the midst of his presidential campaign. The campaign was meant to draw greater attention to the plight of the Mormons, who had received no state or federal restitution for hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of property lost to mob violence in relation to the
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Initially, the Council of Fifty organized to discuss potential plans for resettling Latter-day Saints somewhere further West if departing Nauvoo became necessary; they also coordinated Smith's presidential campaign.
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revelation on April 7, 1842 calling for the establishment of an organization called the Living Constitution, or later the Council of Fifty. This would serve as the foundation for the establishment of Christ's
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The political Kingdom of God, organized around the Council of Fifty, was meant to be a force of peace and order in the midst of this chaos. According to Latter-day Saint teachings, while
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council sent emissary and council member Lucien Woodworth to meet with Sam Houston and the Texas government, then an independent nation. The council also sent emissaries to
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incident, Smith's Presidential campaign, and even hyperbolic and inaccurate rumors about the Council of Fifty helped create the local unrest that led to his assassination.
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to meet with members of Congress in the hopes of passing a resolution to allow Joseph Smith to be appointed General and march 100,000 volunteers to Oregon Territory.
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William Clayton's Journal: A Daily Record of the Journey of the Original Company of "Mormon" Pioneers from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Valley of the Great Salt Lake
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On March 26, 1844, may Smith may have conferred the keys of ecclesiastical authority on the Twelve Apostles during a meeting of the Council of Fifty.
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at the time in which it was active both in Nauvoo and in Utah. Notably, it did not include the two counselors to the First Presidency in Nauvoo,
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Hansen, Klaus J. (1992), "Chapter 13: The Metamorphosis of the Kingdom of God: Toward a Reinterpretation of Mormon History", in
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referred to an executive council within the Council of Fifty, which he termed the "Quorum of the Seven".
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There are forty-six known members of the pre-martyrdom Council of Fifty. It included all members of the
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Zion in the Courts: A Legal History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830–1900
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See minutes of meeting of Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, 12 February 1849, p. 3 , cited in
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Quest for Empire: The Political Kingdom of God and the Council of Fifty in Mormon History
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Defunct organizational subdivisions of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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served as clerk of the Kingdom from 1844–1879. In 1880, he was followed in office by
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would establish a Political Kingdom of God in the turbulent times leading up to His
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during the last few months of Joseph Smith's life, particularly in his campaign for
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Kingdom of Nauvoo: The Rise and Fall of a Religious Empire on the American Frontier
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was the final recorder for the Council and served from 1867 to his death in 1901.
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voted for the establishment of Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution (
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The council was to act as a legislative body in the Kingdom of God, and in
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Leadership positions in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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of the Council of Fifty as one of the upcoming volumes of the ongoing
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organization founded in 1977 and patterned after the Council of Fifty
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The Council of Fifty: What the Records Reveal about Mormon History
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Title page from the 1844 Council of Fifty meetings minutes book
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Former Latter Day Saint organization symbolizing Zion on earth
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served as historian/recorder from 1844 to his death in 1854.
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Role of the Council in the Utah Territory and state of Utah
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project. The minutes were published in September 2016.
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Firmage, Edwin Brown; Mangrum, Richard Collin (1988),
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Unlike other purely religious organizations formed by
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However, in conjunction with this Spiritual Kingdom,
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To symbolize and represent a future Latter-day Saint
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The Council resurfaced during the administration of
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Role of the Council in Joseph Smith's administration
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Joseph Smith
Nauvoo, Illinois
theocratic
theodemocratic
Joseph Smith
President of the United States
Salt Lake City, Utah
Joseph Smith
Brigham Young
John Taylor
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Latter Day Saint
organization
Joseph Smith
theocratic
theodemocratic
Millennium
Second Coming
Jesus
President of the United States
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Heber J. Grant
Mormonism
Church of Christ
Book of Daniel
Joseph Smith
Latter Day Saint
Jesus
second coming

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