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Early participants in the Latter Day Saint movement

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was baptized into the movement as early as June 1829, nearly a year prior to the formal organization of the Church. The Whitmer family and their spouses who were early members included:
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Note 3:David Whitmer estimated the number at fifty, although as many as seventy-three could have been in attendance. See Porter, "Organizational Origins," 153-55
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Journals, Diaries, Biographies, Autobiographies and Letters of Some Early Mormons and Others Who Knew Joseph Smith, Jr. and/or His Contemporaries
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The Latter Day Saint movement experienced major milestones at its organizations, its conference, and its relocation to Ohio.
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On April 6, 1830, Joseph Smith Jr., Oliver Cowdery, and a group of approximately 50 believers met to formally organize the
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and his wife Anne Schott Whitmer, Elizabeth Ann Whitmer, Peter Whitmer, Sr. and his wife Mary Musselman Whitmer.
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wrote in his 1858 autobiography that he was baptized shortly after the organization of the church.
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The new church's first conference was held on June 9, 1830, in Fayette, N.Y., with 27 members.
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prior to Smith's departure for Ohio in January 1831. Early participants also included the
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Early members from the Rockwell family include Sarah Witt Rockwell and her children
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Mormon Church History: a detailed chronology of Mormon History
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to the Book of Mormon and members of the extended Whitmer and
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In January 1831, Joseph Smith traveled to Kirtland, Ohio.
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According to one scholar, the first known baptisms include:
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Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
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Church History In The Fulness Of Times Student Manual
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Early membership also included the remainder of the
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Early participants in the Latter Day Saint movement
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Index

Joseph Smith
Latter Day Saint movement
Three Witnesses
Eight Witnesses
Smith families
Orrin Porter Rockwell
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Joseph Smith

Oliver Cowdery

Hyrum Smith

Samuel H. Smith

David Whitmer
Joseph Smith
Oliver Cowdery
Hyrum Smith
Peter Whitmer, Jr.
Samuel H. Smith
David Whitmer
Smith family
Joseph Smith, Sr.
Lucy Mack Smith
William Smith
Katharine Smith
Don Carlos Smith
John Whitmer

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