The appointment as elder was given to John Whitmer at a conference in Fayette, Seneca County, New York. Both signatures appear to be in the same hand, possibly Cowdery’s writing.
Subject (Name):
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Cowdery, Oliver, Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844, and Whitmer, John, 1802-1878
ADS by Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery dated June 9, 1830, stating that "License Liberty Power and Authority [is] given to Christian Whitmer signifying & proving that he is a Teacher of this Church of Christ established and regularly organized in these last days ..." The document also states that Whitmer was baptized and received into the Church according to the Articles of the Covenants of the Church and ordained under the hand of Oliver Cowdery, Second Elder of the Church.
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Subject (Name):
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Cowdery, Oliver, Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844, and Whitmer, John, 1802-1878
