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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. First Council of the Seventy

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1844 - 1976

Administrative history

The First Council of the Seventy (1844-1976) was an administrative unit in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with priesthood authority to preside over quorums of elders responsible for proselytizing.

Citation:
Abraham H. Cannon diaries, 1879-1895 (First Council of the Seventy)

Encyclopedia of Mormonism, 1992: vol. 3 page 1300 (First Council of the Seventy; Seventy first organized February 28, 1835 at Kirtland, Ohio; members selected from Zion's Camp by Joseph Smith) page 1301 (traveling priesthood quorum; called to preach the gospel; 1844, in Nauvoo, Illinois, the 63 members of the First Quorum were divided into presidencies of 7 each and assigned to preside over elders under the age of 35; the presidency of this First Quorum consisted of seven, became the First Council of the Seventy) page 1302 (chief function to serve as missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; in 1961 members of the First Council of the Seventy were ordained high priests by the First Presidency with authority directly from the Twelve Apostles; in 1974 received sealing authority; on October 1, 1976 assistants to the Twelve were added to the First Quorum and the titles First Council of the Seventy and Assistant to the Twelve were dropped) https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/EoM/id/4191

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Levi Edgar Young biographical and genealogical papers, 1870-1973

 Series
Identifier: MSS 561 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains biographical information and related documents, dating from 1870 to 1973.

Dates: 1870-1973

Levi Edgar Young correspondence and typescript letter carbons, 1903-1963

 Series
Identifier: MSS 561 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains letters and copies produced by Young, dating from 1903 to 1963.

Dates: 1903-1963

Levi Edgar Young memorabilia, 1870-1895

 Series
Identifier: MSS 561 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains memorabilia collected by Young, including a doctor's bag.

Dates: 1870-1895

Levi Edgar Young papers from the Swiss-Austrian Mission, 1903-1904

 Series
Identifier: MSS 561 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains a diary, scrapbook, and scriptures from Young's mission, dating from 1903 to 1904.

Dates: 1903-1904

Levi Edgar Young research and findings, 1835-1931

 Series
Identifier: MSS 561 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains minutes, notes, and books collected by Young, dating from between 1835 and 1931.

Dates: 1835-1931

Levi Edgar Young papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 561
Abstract

Correspondence, journals, scrapbooks, lecture materials, published and unpublished manuscripts, memorabilia, and miscellany. The materials cover a large number of topics because of Young's involvement in religion, education, government (historical societies), and professional organizations. The diaries were kept while Young was serving as a missionary for the Mormon Church in Switzerland.

Dates: 1835-1973

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  • Subject: Missions and Missionaries X

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