Elias Higbee
Elias Higbee | |
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Church Recorder Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints | |
October 1840 – December 1842 | |
Called by | Joseph Smith |
Predecessor | George W. Robinson |
Successor | Willard Richards |
Church Historian Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints | |
April 6, 1838 | – October 1840|
Called by | Joseph Smith |
Predecessor | John Corrill |
Successor | Robert B. Thompson |
Personal details | |
Born | Galloway Township, New Jersey, United States | October 23, 1795
Died | June 8, 1843 Nauvoo, Illinois, United States | (aged 47)
Cause of death | cholera |
Resting place | Old Nauvoo Burial Grounds 40°32′11″N 91°21′02″W / 40.5364°N 91.3506°W |
Spouse(s) | Sarah Elizabeth Ward |
Children | 12 |
Parents | Isaac Higbee Sophia Somers |
Elias Higbee (October 23, 1795 – June 8, 1843) was an associate of Joseph Smith, a prominent Danite,[1] and an official historian and recorder in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Biography
Born in
In 1838, Higbee became the official
Higbee unexpectedly died of cholera[4] on June 8, 1843, in Nauvoo.[2] After his death, Smith stated that Higbee "will again come forth and strike hands with the faithful, and share the glory of the kingdom of God for ever and ever."[4] He was married to Sarah Ward[2] and was the father of twelve children.[citation needed]
Higbee's questions in the Doctrine and Covenants
In the
Questions by Elias Higbee: What is meant by the command in Isaiah, 52d chapter, 1st verse, which saith: Put on thy strength, O Zion—and what people had Isaiah reference to? [Answer:] He had reference to those whom God should call in the last days, who should hold the power of priesthood to bring again Zion, and the redemption of Israel; and to put on her strength is to put on the authority of the priesthood, which she, Zion, has a right to by lineage; also to return to that power which she had lost. What are we to understand by Zion loosing herself from the bands of her neck; 2d verse? We are to understand that the scattered remnants are exhorted to return to the Lord from whence they have fallen; which if they do, the promise of the Lord is that he will speak to them, or give them revelation. See the 6th, 7th, and 8th verses. The bands of her neck are the curses of God upon her, or the remnants of Israel in their scattered condition among the Gentiles.[5]
Notes
- ^ a b "Elias Higbee" Archived 2012-01-04 at the Wayback Machine, The Joseph Smith Papers, josephsmithpapers.org (accessed January 9, 2012).
- ^ ISBN 9780890365182.
- ^ Gary James Bergera, "Buckeye's Laments: Two Early Insider Exposés of Mormon Polygamy and their Authorship", Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, Winter 2003.
- ^ .
- ^ Doctrine and Covenants 113:7-10 (LDS Church ed.). This exchange has not been included in the version of the Doctrine and Covenants used by the Community of Christ.
External links
- Elias Higbee receipt to Joseph Smith, Jr., L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
- Elias Higbee account, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
- Elias Higbee account, 1842, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University