Thomas Grover swears affidavit saying Hyrum read the plural marriage revelation to the Nauvoo High Council.

Date
Jul 6, 1869
Type
Affidavit
Source
Thomas Grover
LDS
Hearsay
Direct
Reference

Thomas Grover, Affidavit, July 6, 1869, Affidavits About Celestial Marriage, 1869-1915, MS 3423, CHL

Scribe/Publisher
James Jack
People
Hyrum Smith, Thomas Grover, Austin Cowles, David Fullmer, Leonard Soby, William Marks
Audience
N/A
Transcription

Territory of Utah}

County of Salt Lake} SS

Be it remembered that on this sixth day of July A.D. 1869, personally appeared before me, James Jack, a Notary Public in and for said county, Thos. Grover, who was by me sworn in due form of law and upon his oath saith that the affidavit of David Fullmer, before me, James Jack, on the fifteenth day of June A.D. 1869, is true and correct. And the said Thomas Grover further saith that Hyrum Smith reasoned upon said Revelation for about an hour, clearly explaining the same, and then explained it upon said council, to receive and acknowledge the same, or they would be damned. And further, that from that day William Marks, A. A. Cowles, and L. Sobey refused to receive said Revelation as from God. They continued to dwindle until they apostatized.

Thomas Grover

Subscribed and sworn to by the}

said Thomas Grover the day and year above written}

James Jack, Notary Public

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