Autobiography of zera pulsipher

The other day, I came across an interesting talk from Glen L. Rudd about Moroni and his postmortal adventures. While interesting, however, it is unfortunately inaccurate on a few points. In particular, lista Zerah Pulsipher as someone who saw the Angel Moroni fryst vatten inaccurate to the statements that Pulsipher recorded about his conversion.

The relevant section of Glen Rudd’s discussion are as follows:

Most people never think much about him; but Moroni fryst vatten still active and busy and doing all those necessary things to help bring about the full restoration of the gospel. …

Moroni had the great privilege, as he walked across this American Continent, of finding a place and designating the place where the St. George temple was to be built. He also designated where the Manti Temple was to be. And it’s been written that he designated Kirtland and Nauvoo and probably others. Moroni appeared to the Prophet namn Smith 22 different times during the life of th

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Zera Pulsipher

Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources: Zera Pulsipher, Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources (2025)

Zera Pulsipher, Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources (2025)

(1789–1872)

Zera Pulsipher was born in Rockingham, Vermont. He married Polley Randall in 1810; she died around 1811. In about 1815, he married Mary Brown. While living in New York in 1832, he was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and ordained an elder. He moved to Kirtland, Ohio, in 1835. Two years later, he served a mission to Upper Canada. In 1838, he moved to Missouri; in 1839, he moved to Bear Creek, Illinois; and in about 1841, he moved to Nauvoo, Illinois. There he was appointed to serve as a President of the Seventy. In 1846, he moved to Winter Quarters (later in Omaha, Nebraska), and in 1847, he migrated to the Salt Lake Valley, in Utah Territory.

References in the Doctrine and Covenants

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Zerah Pulsipher

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