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Amherst, Ohio

1832

Photo Credit: Christina Broberg, 2012

Significant Events At a Glance

  • Joseph Smith Sustained as President of High Priesthood
  • Sidney Rigdon Sustained as President of Elders
  • Doctrine and Covenants Section 75 Received

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Amherst, Ohio

Key Points of Interest

  • Parley P. Pratt settled in Amherst December 1826, and he joined Signey Rigdon’s Campbellite congregation in 1829. Later both converted to the Church
  • A church branch was organized in the township by September of 1831
  • On 25 June 1832 at a conference held in Amherst, Joseph Smith was sustained as president of the high priesthood, to preside over the whole church, and Sidney Rigdon was sustained as president of the elders
  • At the same conference Joseph received two revelations, which were later combined into Doctrine and Covenants Section 75

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