Joseph Smith Sermons of 1837
Date: 6 April 1837 (Thursday)
Location: Kirtland Temple, Kirtland, Ohio, USA
Source: History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Messenger and Advocate
Date: 17 September 1837 (Sunday)
Location: Kirtland Temple, Kirtland, Ohio, USA
Source: George W. Robinson Record in the Kirtland Council Minute Book, LDS Archives (Kirtland Council Minute Book, 190)
Minutes of a conference of Elders held in the House of the Lord this evening. Pres. Joseph Smith Jr presided . . . the conference was addressed by the chair on the subject of the gathering of the Saints in the last days and the duties of the of the[sic] different quorums relation thereto.
It appeared manifest to the conference that the places appointed for the gathering of the Saints were at this time crowded to overflowing & that it was necessary that there be more stakes of Zion appointed in order that the poor might have a place to gather to.
Date: 7 November 1837 (Tuesday)
Location: Far West, Missouri, USA
Source: Oliver Cowdery Record in the Far West Record, LDS Archives (Far West Record, 121–22)
[Joseph Smith and other Church leaders came to Far West to have the general Church authorities put to a vote by the Church in Missouri. A vote had already been taken in Ohio on September 3, 1837.]
[Joseph Smith was presented as "first President of the whole Church" and was unanimously accepted.]
He [Joseph Smith] then made a few remarks, accepting the appointment requesting the prayers of the Church in his behalf.