
1651: Priesthood Restoration w/ LDS Discussions - 18
Mormon Stories Podcast
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Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery's Changes in the Doctrine and Covenants
Oliver Cowdery was not made the number two person in the church until December of 1834. So he's making this entry to try to explain why did this not happen? And that's when he's saying basically it was just, there was no chance to do it, which is just not true. They could have mentioned all this in the book of commandments in 1833 if this was so important. I would think that a president and assistant president leading the church, that's something worth mentioning before the church is formed. Not four or five years later.
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