Without Disclosing My True Identity
“And it came to pass” (this means there’s much more to the story than what is being offered
here)...” (Christopher, “Joseph Smith, John the Baptist and the Priesthood,” E-mail to
“Marvelousworkandawonder” Yahoo!® [Discussion] Group, 28 Jan. 2010, Yahoo! Inc.)
(^15) D&C, 4:2.
(^16) D&C, 4:1–7; See also D&C, 6:3–5; 11:3–5; 12:3–8; 14:3–5; 33:3, 7.
“marvelous”: D&C, 4:1; 6:1; 8:8; 10:61; 11:1; 12:1; 14:1; 18:44; 76:114.
“heart” etc.: D&C, 4:2.
“called”: D&C, 3:10; 4:3; 97:3.
“field is white”: D&C, 4:4; 6:3; 11:3; 12:3; 14:3; 33:3, 7.
“sickle”: D&C, 4:4; 6:3–4; 11:3–4, 27; 12:3–4; 14:3–4; 31:5.
“store”: D&C, 4:4; 38:33; 39:15; 90:22; 101:75.
“faith”: etc.: D&C, 4:5; 6:19; 12:8; 18:19.
“Ask, knock”: D&C, 4:7; 6:5; 11:5; 12:5; 14:5; 49:26; 66:9; 75:27; 88:63.
(^17) “What Did Joseph Smith’s Voice Sound Like?” Christopher’s Personal Daily Journal for the
Marvelous Work and a Wonder®, 30 Oct. 2010, Marvelous Work and a Wonder Purpose Trust, 26 May
2011 http://marvelousworkandawonder.com/cmnblog/2010/10/30/what-did-joseph-smiths-
voice-sound-like/.
(^18) Exodus 4:14–16.
(^19) Exodus 4:10.
(^20) D&C, section 20.
(^21) Compare Exodus 4:14.
(^22) DHC, 1:265.
(^23) Gause was Joseph’s first First Counselor, Nevertheless, his name appears but a single time
in Church history, at DHC, 1:265. Then suddenly, in 1980, his name appeared out of nowhere in the
much-revised heading to Section 81 of the D&C. Prior to that time, this heading indicated the
“revelation” had been given to his replacement following his excommunication: Frederick Granger
Williams. But even though Gause’s name appears in all publications of the D&C since 1980, the name
of F. G. Williams appears in the body of Section 81. The current revised heading now includes
reference to Gause, but with regard to his excommunication it merely states, “he failed to continue in
a manner consistent with this appointment,” without further explanation;
That research was conducted during the 1970’s, which ultimately restored Gause’s name to
the leadership rolls of the Church in 1980 and hence Gause’s inclusion in the D&C, section 81 heading
since that time. In 1983, D. Michael Quinn expanded upon that subject (Michael D. Quinn, The
Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power [Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1997] 41–2);
See also “Jesse Gause,” Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, 12 May 2011, Wikimedia Foundation,
Inc., 26 May 2011 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Gause: “Gause’s role in Mormon history
went unacknowledged for decades. The revelation given to him in 1832 was altered by replacing his
name with his replacement in the First Presidency, Frederick G. Williams. His name was only
recognized in the 1980 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants, but then only in the historical
introduction to the revelation; his replacement’s name remained in the text itself. Only after
historians demonstrated his role in the formation of the Mormon hierarchy, beginning with Robert J.
Woodford in 1975 and D. Michael Quinn in 1983, was his name restored to the church’s list of
General Authorities.”
(^24) D. Michael Quinn, “Jesse Gause: Joseph Smith’s Little-Known Counselor,” BYU Studies
23:4 (1983) 491.
(^25) Gause was excommunicated on 3 Dec. 1832 as referenced by his first name only: “Bro. Jesse
was excommunicated.” (Lawrence R. Flake, Prophets and Apostles of the Last Dispensation [Provo:
Religious Studies Center, BYU, 2001], 160–63.)