https://www.mormonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Orson_Spencer&feed=atom&action=history Orson Spencer - Revision history 2024-03-28T20:14:36Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.29.1 https://www.mormonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Orson_Spencer&diff=74808&oldid=prev Phicken: /* Early life and education */ 2023-07-18T00:10:10Z <p>‎<span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Early life and education</span></span></p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr style='vertical-align: top;' lang='en'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">Revision as of 00:10, 18 July 2023</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l6" >Line 6:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 6:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 1825 Spencer took a job as a school teacher in Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia.&lt;ref&gt;[[Andrew Jenson|Jenson, Andrew]]. ''LDS Biographical Encyclopedia''. Vol. 1, p. 337&lt;/ref&gt;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 1825 Spencer took a job as a school teacher in Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia.&lt;ref&gt;[[Andrew Jenson|Jenson, Andrew]]. ''LDS Biographical Encyclopedia''. Vol. 1, p. 337&lt;/ref&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 1827, Spencer joined the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Baptist<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>church and decided to become a pastor. He attended the Theological College at Hamilton, New York, and graduated as class valedictorian in 1829. Spencer served as pastor at three congregations throughout New England between 1829 and 1841.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 1827, Spencer joined the Baptist church and decided to become a pastor. He attended the Theological College at Hamilton, New York, and graduated as class valedictorian in 1829. Spencer served as pastor at three congregations throughout New England between 1829 and 1841.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Religious conversion==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Religious conversion==</div></td></tr> </table> Phicken https://www.mormonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Orson_Spencer&diff=74807&oldid=prev Phicken: /* Early life and education */ 2023-07-18T00:09:46Z <p>‎<span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Early life and education</span></span></p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr style='vertical-align: top;' lang='en'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">Revision as of 00:09, 18 July 2023</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l4" >Line 4:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 4:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[image: Mormon_Orson_Spencer.jpg|150px|left|alt=Mormon Writer Orson Spencer|Mormon Writer Orson Spencer]]Born in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts]], Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Spencer was generally esteemed a bright boy. At age twelve he contracted a fever that nearly killed him and left him with a permanent limp.&lt;ref&gt;''Encyclopedia of Latter-day Saint History'', pp. 1171–1172.&lt;/ref&gt;&#160; At age fifteen, the town sheriff was so struck by him that he offered to finance Spencer's education. That same year he entered Lenox Academy.&#160; In 1824, Spencer graduated with honors from Union College at Schenectady, New York. &#160;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[image: Mormon_Orson_Spencer.jpg|150px|left|alt=Mormon Writer Orson Spencer|Mormon Writer Orson Spencer]]Born in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts]], Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Spencer was generally esteemed a bright boy. At age twelve he contracted a fever that nearly killed him and left him with a permanent limp.&lt;ref&gt;''Encyclopedia of Latter-day Saint History'', pp. 1171–1172.&lt;/ref&gt;&#160; At age fifteen, the town sheriff was so struck by him that he offered to finance Spencer's education. That same year he entered Lenox Academy.&#160; In 1824, Spencer graduated with honors from Union College at Schenectady, New York. &#160;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 1825 Spencer took a job as a school teacher in <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Washington, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Georgia|Washington]], [[Wilkes County, Georgia|</del>Wilkes County<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Georgia (U. S. State)|</del>Georgia<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>.&lt;ref&gt;[[Andrew Jenson|Jenson, Andrew]]. ''LDS Biographical Encyclopedia''. Vol. 1, p. 337&lt;/ref&gt;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 1825 Spencer took a job as a school teacher in Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia.&lt;ref&gt;[[Andrew Jenson|Jenson, Andrew]]. ''LDS Biographical Encyclopedia''. 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Spencer served as pastor at three congregations throughout New England between 1829 and 1841.</div></td></tr> </table> Phicken https://www.mormonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Orson_Spencer&diff=74806&oldid=prev Phicken at 00:08, 18 July 2023 2023-07-18T00:08:39Z <p></p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr style='vertical-align: top;' lang='en'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">Revision as of 00:08, 18 July 2023</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l43" >Line 43:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 43:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== References ==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== References ==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Spencer, Orson. (1853). ''The Prussian Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Report of Elder Orson Spencer, A.B., to President Brigham Young.'' Liverpool: S.W.Richards</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Spencer, Orson. (1853). ''The Prussian Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Report of Elder Orson Spencer, A.B., to President Brigham Young.'' Liverpool: S.W.Richards</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*''Encyclopedia of Latter-day Saint Church History'', <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">p</del>. 1173-1174.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*''Encyclopedia of Latter-day Saint Church History'', <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">pp</ins>. 1173-1174.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; 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font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Spencer was introduced to [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by his brother Daniel and was [[baptism|baptized]] by the same in spring 1841, necessitating the discontinuation of Orson's Baptist ministry. During his time of investigating the faith, Spencer obtained as much information as he could about Solomon Spalding and other items that called into question the divine origin of the ''[[Book of Mormon]]'', but he was still convinced of its truthfulness by reading it.&lt;ref&gt;[[Franklin S. Harris|Harris, Franklin S. Jr.]] ''The Book of Mormon: Messages and Evidences'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: [[Deseret Book]], 1961) p. 175&lt;/ref&gt;.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Spencer was introduced to [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">] </ins>by his brother Daniel and was [[baptism|baptized]] by the same in spring 1841, necessitating the discontinuation of Orson's Baptist ministry. During his time of investigating the faith, Spencer obtained as much information as he could about Solomon Spalding and other items that called into question the divine origin of the ''[[Book of Mormon]]'', but he was still convinced of its truthfulness by reading it.&lt;ref&gt;[[Franklin S. Harris|Harris, Franklin S. Jr.]] ''The Book of Mormon: Messages and Evidences'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: [[Deseret Book]], 1961) p. 175&lt;/ref&gt;.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>News of Spencer's [[Religious conversion|conversion]] reached many of his Baptist colleagues. 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Spencer's responses to this and other epistles were published and remain of interest to many Latter-day Saints today.&lt;ref&gt;Crowel, Rev William &amp; Spencer, Orson. ''Correspondance Between the Reverend W. Crowel, A.M. and O. Spencer, B.A.''&lt;/ref&gt;</div></td></tr> </table> Phicken https://www.mormonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Orson_Spencer&diff=62530&oldid=prev Phicken: /* Religious conversion */ 2021-08-11T02:00:51Z <p>‎<span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Religious conversion</span></span></p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr style='vertical-align: top;' lang='en'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">Revision as of 02:00, 11 August 2021</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l9" >Line 9:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 9:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Religious conversion==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Religious conversion==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Spencer was introduced to [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by his brother <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Daniel <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Spencer|Daniel]] </del>and was [[baptism|baptized]] by the same in spring 1841, necessitating the discontinuation of Orson's Baptist ministry. 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Spencer, B.A.''&lt;/ref&gt;</div></td></tr> </table> Phicken https://www.mormonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Orson_Spencer&diff=62529&oldid=prev Phicken: /* Church service */ 2021-08-11T02:00:04Z <p>‎<span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Church service</span></span></p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr style='vertical-align: top;' lang='en'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">Revision as of 02:00, 11 August 2021</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l16" >Line 16:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 16:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Shortly after his conversion, Spencer and his family moved to [[Nauvoo]], [[Illinois]].&#160; Spencer served as the head of the University of Nauvoo.&#160; In April 1843 Spencer was sent on a mission to [[New Haven, Connecticut]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Joseph Smith|Smith, Joseph]]. with [[B. H. Roberts|Roberts, B. H.]], ed., ''[[History of the Church]]'' Vol. 5, p. 120&lt;/ref&gt; &#160;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Shortly after his conversion, Spencer and his family moved to [[Nauvoo]], [[Illinois]].&#160; Spencer served as the head of the University of Nauvoo.&#160; In April 1843 Spencer was sent on a mission to [[New Haven, Connecticut]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Joseph Smith|Smith, Joseph]]. with [[B. H. Roberts|Roberts, B. H.]], ed., ''[[History of the Church]]'' Vol. 5, p. 120&lt;/ref&gt; &#160;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Spencer was elected <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>mayor<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>of Nauvoo in 1845, but he appears to not have served due to the revocation of the city charter.&#160; He would have succeeded his brother Daniel Spencer in this office.&#160; Prior to this he served as an alderman of the city of Nauvoo.&#160; As such he also served as a member of Nauvoo's municipal court.&lt;ref&gt;[[Joseph Fielding Smith|Smith, Joseph Fielding]]. ''Church History and Modern Revelation''. (Salt Lake City, Utah: The Council of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1946) p. 185&lt;/ref&gt;&#160; After the Nauvoo Charter was revoked, Spencer served as an alderman of the much smaller town of Nauvoo.&lt;ref&gt;[[B. H. Roberts|Roberts, B. 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(Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Press, 1965) pp. 307–308&lt;/ref&gt; &#160;</div></td></tr> </table> Phicken https://www.mormonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Orson_Spencer&diff=62528&oldid=prev Phicken: /* Religious conversion */ 2021-08-11T01:59:36Z <p>‎<span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Religious conversion</span></span></p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr style='vertical-align: top;' lang='en'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">Revision as of 01:59, 11 August 2021</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l9" >Line 9:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 9:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Religious conversion==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Religious conversion==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Spencer was introduced to [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by his brother [[Daniel Spencer|Daniel]] and was [[baptism|baptized]] by the same in spring 1841, necessitating the discontinuation of Orson's Baptist ministry. 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Jr.]] ''The Book of Mormon: Messages and Evidences'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: [[Deseret Book]], 1961) p. 175&lt;/ref&gt;.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Spencer was introduced to [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by his brother [[Daniel Spencer|Daniel]] and was [[baptism|baptized]] by the same in spring 1841, necessitating the discontinuation of Orson's Baptist ministry. During his time of investigating the faith, Spencer obtained as much information as he could about Solomon Spalding and other items that called into question the divine origin of the ''[[Book of Mormon]]'', but he was still convinced of its truthfulness by reading it.&lt;ref&gt;[[Franklin S. Harris|Harris, Franklin S. 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Reverend William Crowell sent a letter inquiring about his conversion and the [[Mormonism|Mormon faith]] in general. Spencer's responses to this and other epistles were published and remain of interest to many Latter-day Saints today.&lt;ref&gt;Crowel, Rev William &amp; Spencer, Orson. ''Correspondance Between the Reverend W. Crowel, A.M. and O. Spencer, B.A.''&lt;/ref&gt;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>News of Spencer's [[Religious conversion|conversion]] reached many of his Baptist colleagues. Reverend William Crowell sent a letter inquiring about his conversion and the [[Mormonism|Mormon faith]] in general. Spencer's responses to this and other epistles were published and remain of interest to many Latter-day Saints today.&lt;ref&gt;Crowel, Rev William &amp; Spencer, Orson. ''Correspondance Between the Reverend W. Crowel, A.M. and O. Spencer, B.A.''&lt;/ref&gt;</div></td></tr> </table> Phicken https://www.mormonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Orson_Spencer&diff=62527&oldid=prev Phicken: /* Religious conversion */ 2021-08-11T01:59:16Z <p>‎<span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Religious conversion</span></span></p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr style='vertical-align: top;' lang='en'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">Revision as of 01:59, 11 August 2021</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l11" >Line 11:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 11:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Spencer was introduced to [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by his brother [[Daniel Spencer|Daniel]] and was [[baptism|baptized]] by the same in spring 1841, necessitating the discontinuation of Orson's Baptist ministry. During his time of investigating the faith, Spencer obtained as much information as he could about [[Solomon Spalding]] and other items that called into question the divine origin of the ''[[Book of Mormon]]'', but he was still convinced of its truthfulness by reading it.&lt;ref&gt;[[Franklin S. Harris|Harris, Franklin S. Jr.]] ''The Book of Mormon: Messages and Evidences'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: [[Deseret Book]], 1961) p. 175&lt;/ref&gt;.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Spencer was introduced to [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by his brother [[Daniel Spencer|Daniel]] and was [[baptism|baptized]] by the same in spring 1841, necessitating the discontinuation of Orson's Baptist ministry. During his time of investigating the faith, Spencer obtained as much information as he could about [[Solomon Spalding]] and other items that called into question the divine origin of the ''[[Book of Mormon]]'', but he was still convinced of its truthfulness by reading it.&lt;ref&gt;[[Franklin S. Harris|Harris, Franklin S. 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Spencer's responses to this and other epistles were published and remain of interest to many <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Latter-day Saints<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>today.&lt;ref&gt;Crowel, Rev William &amp; Spencer, Orson. ''Correspondance Between the Reverend W. Crowel, A.M. and O. Spencer, B.A.''&lt;/ref&gt;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>News of Spencer's [[Religious conversion|conversion]] reached many of his Baptist colleagues. Reverend William Crowell sent a letter inquiring about his conversion and the [[Mormonism|Mormon faith]] in general. Spencer's responses to this and other epistles were published and remain of interest to many Latter-day Saints today.&lt;ref&gt;Crowel, Rev William &amp; Spencer, Orson. ''Correspondance Between the Reverend W. Crowel, A.M. and O. Spencer, B.A.''&lt;/ref&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Church service==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Church service==</div></td></tr> </table> Phicken https://www.mormonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Orson_Spencer&diff=62526&oldid=prev Phicken: /* Religious conversion */ 2021-08-11T01:58:44Z <p>‎<span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Religious conversion</span></span></p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr style='vertical-align: top;' lang='en'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">Revision as of 01:58, 11 August 2021</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l11" >Line 11:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 11:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Spencer was introduced to [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by his brother [[Daniel Spencer|Daniel]] and was [[baptism|baptized]] by the same in spring 1841, necessitating the discontinuation of Orson's Baptist ministry. During his time of investigating the faith, Spencer obtained as much information as he could about [[Solomon Spalding]] and other items that called into question the divine origin of the ''[[Book of Mormon]]'', but he was still convinced of its truthfulness by reading it.&lt;ref&gt;[[Franklin S. Harris|Harris, Franklin S. Jr.]] ''The Book of Mormon: Messages and Evidences'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: [[Deseret Book]], 1961) p. 175&lt;/ref&gt;.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Spencer was introduced to [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by his brother [[Daniel Spencer|Daniel]] and was [[baptism|baptized]] by the same in spring 1841, necessitating the discontinuation of Orson's Baptist ministry. During his time of investigating the faith, Spencer obtained as much information as he could about [[Solomon Spalding]] and other items that called into question the divine origin of the ''[[Book of Mormon]]'', but he was still convinced of its truthfulness by reading it.&lt;ref&gt;[[Franklin S. Harris|Harris, Franklin S. Jr.]] ''The Book of Mormon: Messages and Evidences'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: [[Deseret Book]], 1961) p. 175&lt;/ref&gt;.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>News of Spencer's [[Religious conversion|conversion]] reached many of his Baptist colleagues. [[William Crowell|Reverend William Crowell]] sent a letter inquiring about his conversion and the [[Mormonism|Mormon faith]] in general. Spencer's responses to this and other <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[epistle]]s </del>were published and remain of interest to many [[Latter-day Saints]] today.&lt;ref&gt;Crowel, Rev William &amp; Spencer, Orson. ''Correspondance Between the Reverend W. Crowel, A.M. and O. Spencer, B.A.''&lt;/ref&gt;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>News of Spencer's [[Religious conversion|conversion]] reached many of his Baptist colleagues. [[William Crowell|Reverend William Crowell]] sent a letter inquiring about his conversion and the [[Mormonism|Mormon faith]] in general. Spencer's responses to this and other <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">epistles </ins>were published and remain of interest to many [[Latter-day Saints]] today.&lt;ref&gt;Crowel, Rev William &amp; Spencer, Orson. ''Correspondance Between the Reverend W. Crowel, A.M. and O. Spencer, B.A.''&lt;/ref&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Church service==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Church service==</div></td></tr> </table> Phicken https://www.mormonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Orson_Spencer&diff=62525&oldid=prev Phicken: /* Church service */ 2021-08-11T01:58:14Z <p>‎<span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Church service</span></span></p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr style='vertical-align: top;' lang='en'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">Revision as of 01:58, 11 August 2021</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l18" >Line 18:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 18:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Spencer was elected [[mayor]] of Nauvoo in 1845, but he appears to not have served due to the revocation of the city charter.&#160; He would have succeeded his brother Daniel Spencer in this office.&#160; Prior to this he served as an alderman of the city of Nauvoo.&#160; As such he also served as a member of Nauvoo's municipal court.&lt;ref&gt;[[Joseph Fielding Smith|Smith, Joseph Fielding]]. ''Church History and Modern Revelation''. (Salt Lake City, Utah: The Council of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1946) p. 185&lt;/ref&gt;&#160; After the Nauvoo Charter was revoked, Spencer served as an alderman of the much smaller town of Nauvoo.&lt;ref&gt;[[B. H. Roberts|Roberts, B. H.]], ed., ''[[History of the Church]]'' Vol. 7, p. 401&lt;/ref&gt; &#160;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Spencer was elected [[mayor]] of Nauvoo in 1845, but he appears to not have served due to the revocation of the city charter.&#160; He would have succeeded his brother Daniel Spencer in this office.&#160; Prior to this he served as an alderman of the city of Nauvoo.&#160; As such he also served as a member of Nauvoo's municipal court.&lt;ref&gt;[[Joseph Fielding Smith|Smith, Joseph Fielding]]. ''Church History and Modern Revelation''. (Salt Lake City, Utah: The Council of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1946) p. 185&lt;/ref&gt;&#160; After the Nauvoo Charter was revoked, Spencer served as an alderman of the much smaller town of Nauvoo.&lt;ref&gt;[[B. H. Roberts|Roberts, B. 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H. Roberts|Roberts, B. H.]] ''[[A Comprehensive History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]: Century One''. (Provo, Utah: <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Brigham Young University Press<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>, 1965) <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">p</del>. 307–308&lt;/ref&gt; &#160;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Spencer served as [[Mission President|president]] of the British Mission from early 1847 until the summer of 1848.&lt;ref&gt;''[[Church News]]'', 1996-11-02.&lt;/ref&gt;&#160; In 1848 he was replaced by [[Orson Pratt]], who found that the mission had had much success under Spencer's administartion.&lt;ref&gt;[[B. H. Roberts|Roberts, B. H.]] ''[[A Comprehensive History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]: Century One''. (Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Press, 1965) <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">pp</ins>. 307–308&lt;/ref&gt; &#160;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Spencer was the president of one of the five [[Mormon Pioneers|Mormon pioneer]] companies in 1849.&lt;ref&gt;Roberts. ''Comprehensive History''. Vol. 3, p. 338&lt;/ref&gt; This company consisted of about 100 wagons.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompany/0,15797,4017-1-131,00.html Mormon Pioneer Database]&lt;/ref&gt; In 1850, when the ''<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Deseret News<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>'' began publication in [[Salt Lake City]], Spencer served as assistant editor under [[Willard Richards]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Andrew Jenson|Jenson, Andrew]]. ''Encycopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints''. (Salt Lake City, Utah: <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Deseret News Press<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>, 1941) p. 187&lt;/ref&gt;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Spencer was the president of one of the five [[Mormon Pioneers|Mormon pioneer]] companies in 1849.&lt;ref&gt;Roberts. ''Comprehensive History''. Vol. 3, p. 338&lt;/ref&gt; This company consisted of about 100 wagons.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompany/0,15797,4017-1-131,00.html Mormon Pioneer Database]&lt;/ref&gt; In 1850, when the ''Deseret News'' began publication in [[Salt Lake City]], Spencer served as assistant editor under [[Willard Richards]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Andrew Jenson|Jenson, Andrew]]. ''Encycopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints''. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Press, 1941) p. 187&lt;/ref&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In fall of 1852, [[Brigham Young]] commissioned Spencer to travel, together with Jacob Houtz, to [[Prussia]]. After reaching [[Berlin]] in late January 1853, he and his companion discovered that every step they took was observed by the Prussian <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>secret police<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>. After only one week, Spencer and Houtz were forced by the police to leave Berlin without having had any visible missionary success. They were the first [[Mormon missionaries]] to preach in Germany since [[Orson Hyde]]'s visit in 1841.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In fall of 1852, [[Brigham Young]] commissioned Spencer to travel, together with Jacob Houtz, to [[Prussia]]. After reaching [[Berlin]] in late January 1853, he and his companion discovered that every step they took was observed by the Prussian secret police. After only one week, Spencer and Houtz were forced by the police to leave Berlin without having had any visible missionary success. They were the first [[Mormon missionaries]] to preach in Germany since [[Orson Hyde]]'s visit in 1841.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Spencer served as an editor and writer on many <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[newspaper]]s </del>from his conversion and was named the first <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>chancellor<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>of the [[University of Deseret]] in 1850. He died after contracting <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>malaria<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>while on a mission to the Cherokee nation.&lt;ref&gt;McCloud, Susan Evans. ''Brigham Young: A Personal Portrait''. (American Fork, Utah: Covenant Communications, 1996) Chapter 13&lt;/ref&gt;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Spencer served as an editor and writer on many <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">newspapers </ins>from his conversion and was named the first chancellor of the [[University of Deseret]] in 1850. He died after contracting malaria while on a mission to the Cherokee nation.&lt;ref&gt;McCloud, Susan Evans. ''Brigham Young: A Personal Portrait''. (American Fork, Utah: Covenant Communications, 1996) Chapter 13&lt;/ref&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Family==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Family==</div></td></tr> </table> Phicken