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  2. John Whitmer - Wikipedia

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    The church was formally organized on April 6, 1830 [citation needed] in the Whitmer family's home. [2] John Whitmer was one of the earliest members and he was ordained an elder of the church on June 9. [1] He moved to the church's new headquarters at Kirtland, Ohio, in December 1830 at the encouragement of Joseph Smith. [3]

  3. Early participants in the Latter Day Saint movement - Wikipedia

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    John Whitmer 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: Hiram Page [4] and his wife Catherine Whitmer Page, Jacob Whitmer and his wife Elizabeth Schott Whitmer, Christian Whitmer and his wife Anne Schott ...

  4. John Whitmer Historical Association - Wikipedia

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    The John Whitmer Historical Association (JWHA) is an independent, nonprofit [1] [3] organization promoting study, research, and publishing about the history and culture of the Latter Day Saint movement.

  5. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Michigan

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    The official church membership as a percentage of general population was 0.44% in 2014. [3] According to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, less than 1% of Michiganders self-identify themselves most closely with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [4] The LDS Church is the 13th largest denomination in Michigan. [5]

  6. Peter Whitmer Sr. - Wikipedia

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    Peter Whitmer Sr. (April 14, 1773 – August 12, 1854) was an early member of the Latter Day Saint movement, and father of the movement's second founding family. Whitmer was born in Pennsylvania and married Mary Elsa Musselman. The Whitmers had eight children together: Christian, Jacob, John, David, Catherine, Peter Jr., Nancy, and Elizabeth Ann.

  7. Peter Whitmer log home - Wikipedia

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    The Peter Whitmer log home is a historic site located in Fayette, New York, United States, owned and operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The current house is a replica of the original log cabin and at its original site, and was built in 1980 to mark the sesquicentennial of the founding of the church.

  8. David Whitmer - Wikipedia

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    Whitmer had been ordained an elder of the church by June 9, 1830, and he was ordained to the office of high priest by Cowdery on October 5, 1831. Soon after the organization of the church, Smith set apart Jackson County, Missouri , as a "gathering place" for Latter Day Saints.

  9. Life of Joseph Smith from 1827 to 1830 - Wikipedia

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    At the church's second conference, dated September 26, 1830, the church discussed Page's revelations, and Page agreed to renounce his seer stone and his revelations. Smith then dictated a series of revelations chastising David Whitmer [196] and calling several missionaries. [197]