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| − | '''Daniel S. Miles''' was a member of the First Council of [[Seventy]]. He was converted to [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] in April 1832 through the preaching of [[Orson Pratt]] and [[Lyman E. Johnson]]. He was ordained an elder by [[Reuben Hedlock]] in February 1836, and a seventy on December 20, 1836 by Hazen Aldrich. | + | '''Daniel S. Miles''' was a member of the First Council of [[Seventy]]. He was converted to [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] in April 1832 through the preaching of [[Orson Pratt]] and [[Lyman E. Johnson]]. He was ordained an elder by [[Reuben Hedlock]] in February 1836, and a seventy on December 20, 1836 by Hazen Aldrich. On the same day, he was set apart by [[Sidney Rigdon]] and [[Hyrum Smith]] as one of the [[Presidency of the Seventy|Seven Presidents of Seventy]], which was also designated as the First Council of the Seventy at that time. Later it would be called the Presidency of the Seventy.[https://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Seventy#First_Council_of_the_Seventy] |
He settled in Far West with the Saints, but mobs forced him to leave his belongings and settle in [[Nauvoo, Illinois]]. While still serving as one of the [[Presidency of the Seventy|Seven Presidents of the Seventy]], he served as a temporary member of the Nauvoo High Council and is named in a revelation given through the Prophet [[Joseph Smith]] on January 19, 1841, and appearing in Doctrine Covenants section 124:138. | He settled in Far West with the Saints, but mobs forced him to leave his belongings and settle in [[Nauvoo, Illinois]]. While still serving as one of the [[Presidency of the Seventy|Seven Presidents of the Seventy]], he served as a temporary member of the Nauvoo High Council and is named in a revelation given through the Prophet [[Joseph Smith]] on January 19, 1841, and appearing in Doctrine Covenants section 124:138. | ||
| − | Miles took sick soon after the October 1845 general conference and died on October 12, 1845, in Hancock County, Illinois, at the home of Josiah Butterfield. | + | Miles took sick soon after the October 1845 general conference and died on October 12, 1845, in Hancock County, Illinois, at the home of [[Josiah Butterfield]]. |
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Latest revision as of 20:26, 14 August 2023
Daniel S. Miles was a member of the First Council of Seventy. He was converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in April 1832 through the preaching of Orson Pratt and Lyman E. Johnson. He was ordained an elder by Reuben Hedlock in February 1836, and a seventy on December 20, 1836 by Hazen Aldrich. On the same day, he was set apart by Sidney Rigdon and Hyrum Smith as one of the Seven Presidents of Seventy, which was also designated as the First Council of the Seventy at that time. Later it would be called the Presidency of the Seventy.[1]
He settled in Far West with the Saints, but mobs forced him to leave his belongings and settle in Nauvoo, Illinois. While still serving as one of the Seven Presidents of the Seventy, he served as a temporary member of the Nauvoo High Council and is named in a revelation given through the Prophet Joseph Smith on January 19, 1841, and appearing in Doctrine Covenants section 124:138.
Miles took sick soon after the October 1845 general conference and died on October 12, 1845, in Hancock County, Illinois, at the home of Josiah Butterfield.
