joining the Mormons.'" Phelps moved to Kirtland, Ohio in 1831. He soon visited Joseph Smith and asked him to ask God for an answer as to what Phelps should...
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William Phelps may refer to: Bill Phelps (1934–2019), Lieutenant Governor of Missouri William Phelps (colonist) (1599–1672), one of the founders of Windsor...
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The Spirit of God Like a Fire Is Burning (category Songs with lyrics by W. W. Phelps (Mormon))
Lamb") is a hymn of the Latter Day Saint movement. It was written by W. W. Phelps, one of the most prolific hymnwriters of early Latter Day Saint movement...
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Saints uses the Phelps text except for the first two lines, which reflect Watts' original words. The changes were made by W. W. Phelps from the original...
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Praise to the Man (category Songs with lyrics by W. W. Phelps (Mormon))
and personal dissatisfaction. Declaring himself an enemy to the Mormon prophet, Phelps offered to testify against Smith in an intended Missouri trial for...
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abolitionist and presidential candidate. Phelps was born in Guilford, Vermont, the son of Judge John and Lucy (Lovell) Phelps. He was appointed to the United States...
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purchased 63 acres (250,000 m2), including the Temple Lot. In June 1832, W.W. Phelps, Mormon convert and a former editor from New York, moved to Independence...
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Lincoln Phelps (1793–1884), American educator, author, editor Anson Greene Phelps (1781–1853), co-founder of mining company Phelps Dodge Amos A. Phelps (1805–1847)...
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Adam-ondi-Ahman (hymn) (category Songs with lyrics by W. W. Phelps (Mormon))
number 49 in the current LDS Church hymnal. The hymn was written by W. W. Phelps, an early church member and poet. The music comes from the 1835 Southern...
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of Genesis. The interpreted hymn was mailed to Independence, MO where W.W. Phelps published it, unattributed, in the May 1833 edition of the Evening and...
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The 1838 Mormon War, also known as the Missouri Mormon War, was a conflict between Mormons and their neighbors in Missouri. It was preceded by tensions...
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summer of 1833 W. W. Phelps published an article in the church's newspaper, seeming to invite free Black people into the state to become Mormons, and reflecting...
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Star, 2 (42): 1. Phelps, W.W., ed. (1833), A Book of Commandments, for the Government of the Church of Christ, Zion: William Wines Phelps & Co., LCCN 08025600...
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Missouri Executive Order 44 (redirect from Mormon extermination order)
July 20, 1833, the W. W. Phelps printing press, which published the newspaper in Independence, was destroyed by a mob. Mormons were given a county of...
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letter written by John Whitmer and Phelps, proslavery Missourians responded with an outraged manifesto, in which Mormons were decried as "...deluded fanatics...
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Battle of Crooked River (category 1838 Mormon War)
a major escalator of the 1838 Mormon War. A Mormon rescue party, led by David W. Patten, formed to free three Mormon captives taken from Caldwell County...
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John Whitmer (category Book of Mormon witnesses)
brother's second counselor, and W. W. Phelps was called as his first. When David returned to Kirtland, John Whitmer and Phelps were left to preside in his...
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Joseph Smith (redirect from Joseph Smith (the Mormon Prophet))
Joseph Smith and the Origins of the Book of Mormon. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0826-X. Phelps, W.W., ed. (1833). A Book of Commandments, for...
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Mark Hofmann (redirect from Mormon Murders)
famous of Hofmann's Mormon forgeries, the Salamander letter, appeared in 1984. Supposedly written by Martin Harris to W. W. Phelps, the letter presented...
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Brother of Jared (category Book of Mormon prophets)
In the Book of Mormon, the Brother of Jared is the most prominent person in the account given in the beginning (Chapters 1–6) of the Book of Ether. The...
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The word Mormon most colloquially denotes an adherent, practitioner, follower, or constituent of Mormonism in restorationist Christianity. Mormon also commonly...
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Utah War (redirect from Mormon campaign)
Utah Campaign, Buchanan's Blunder, the Mormon War, or the Mormon Rebellion, was an armed confrontation between Mormon settlers in the Utah Territory and the...
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Night song) "Joy to the World" (Phelps), an adaptation of Watts' lyrics by early Latter Day Saint leader William W. Phelps "Joy to the World", a song by...
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heavily assisted in his duties by W. W. Phelps. In March 1836, Cowdery again became editor when both Whitmer and Phelps returned to Missouri. Cowdery's...
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W. W. Phelps, publisher of the book, ran a press in Independence, Missouri. A faithful Mormon, Phelps also edited an historically important Mormon periodical...
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Mormonism in the 19th century (redirect from Mormon timeline (19th century))
Smith and the origins of the Book of Mormon, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., ISBN 0-7864-0826-X. Phelps, W.W., ed. (1833), A Book of Commandments...
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Salt Sermon (category 1838 Mormon War)
dissenters, including Book of Mormon witnesses Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and John Whitmer, and other leaders including W. W. Phelps. The Salt Sermon is often...
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List of Latter Day Saint movement topics (redirect from Mormon topics)
Of God, If You Could Hie to Kolob, Joy to the World (Phelps), Maren Ord, Mormon folk music, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Music of Utah, O My Father (hymn)...
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in a letter to Brigham Young written in 1861 by an early Mormon convert, William W. Phelps, thirty years after the revelation was said to be given. This...
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themes. Mormons have a long history of writing poetry relevant to their religious beliefs and to the Mormon experience. Mormon poetry, like Mormon fiction...
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