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Harvey G. Whitlock
Harvey Gilman Whitlock (1809–1874) was an early member of the Latter Day Saint movement and one of the witnesses to the Book of Commandments. He was among those Latter Day Saints driven by mobs from Jackson County, Missouri, in the summer of 1833. From 1835 he was in and out of multiple List of sects in the Latter Day Saint movement, Latter Day Saint groups several times. David Whitmer, an original witness of the golden plates and later president of the Church of Christ (Whitmerite), claimed in his pamphlet "An Address to All Believers in Christ" that the devil caught Whitlock after he was ordained to be a high priest (Latter Day Saints), high priest to show "God's displeasure was upon their works". Whitlock was a native of Massachusetts. He joined Joseph Smith's Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints), Church of Christ by 1831 and was an early missionary in Amherst, Ohio. Whitlock was among those who were directed to go to Missouri by a revelation of Smith. He later returned to Oh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latter Day Saint Movement
The Latter Day Saint movement (also called the LDS movement, LDS restorationist movement, or Smith–Rigdon movement) is the collection of independent church groups that trace their origins to a Christian Restorationist movement founded by Joseph Smith in the late 1820s. Collectively, these churches have over 16 million members, although about 98% belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The predominant theology of the churches in the movement is Mormonism, which sees itself as restoring the early Christian church with additional revelations. A minority of Latter Day Saint adherents, such as members of Community of Christ, have been influenced by Protestant theology while maintaining certain distinctive beliefs and practices including continuing revelation, an open canon of scripture and building temples. Other groups include the Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, which supports lineal succession of leadership from Smit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
