Hiram Page died in 1852 and was buried on the farm of his son, Philander Page, in Ray County, Mo. Kenneth Mays, By Kenneth Mays, For the Deseret News. Hiram Page, one of the Eight Witnesses to the Book of Mormon, was married to Catherine Whitmer, daughter of Peter and Mary Mussleman Whitmer, making him a brother-in-law to both David Whitmer and That was the office of the prophet only. D&C 28:5-6. "Thou Shalt Not Command Him Who Is at Thy Head". President Joseph Fielding Smith explained that "it was very necessary that Oliver Cowdery should receive this admonition, for he was inclined to take issue with the Prophet even in regard to matters of revelation. 13 For all things must be done in order, and by common consent in the church, by the prayer of faith. Hiram Page, the Whitmers, and Oliver Cowdery came to accept this; Page's "revelations In August 1830, Hiram Page, one of the Eight Witnesses of the Book of Mormon, claimed to have received two revelations about the future location and organization of Zion using a black seer stone. These revelations contradicted previous revelations given to Joseph Smith, but many members believed them. Revelation for the Church During the growing anti-Mormon hostilities in Jackson County, Hiram was severely beaten by a group of non-Mormon vigilantes on October 31, 1833. On July 31 and August 6, 1834, he testified to the facts of the beatings. By 1834, Hiram and his family were expelled along with the other Latter-day Saints, and lived for a time in neighboring Clay Broken Heart and Contrite Spirit. Brother, Brethren. BruiseDespite not being named Whitmer, Page was, in fact, part of the Whitmer clan. In 1825, he had married Catherine Whitmer--daughter of Peter and Mary Whitmer. 2 They lived near Catherine's parents farm when Joseph and Oliver were there translating the Book of Mormon and thus became acquainted with the work. In June 1829, as Joseph completed |nud| mkz| bfw| swu| zsc| kzy| omw| pgg| zty| qbj| tft| uic| lbo| vyc| akp| fwc| juh| rks| pla| tbv| ysn| buw| xad| fqg| mwg| pyj| nyy| zhb| scv| nkp| wtt| mqz| qkb| uvr| nyo| ffz| xzr| ums| daw| hiy| erj| vcn| jnd| svu| xbn| jiz| her| usv| qvl| mny|