Episode 31: Round Up Your Shoulders

Joseph Smith announces his candidacy for the presidency of the United States under a platform of religious liberty for all. The Council of Fifty is organized and proposes future gathering places for the Saints. Joseph gives all priesthood keys to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Historian Matt Grow of the Church History Department weighs in on these events in Church history.

Additional Resources

Chapter Discussed in This Episode:

• Chapter 42: Round Up Your Shoulders

Associated Church History Topics:

• American Legal and Political Institutions

• Anointed Quorum (“Holy Order”)

• Council of Fifty

• Emma Hale Smith

• Joseph Smith’s 1844 Campaign for United States President

• Patriarchal Blessings

• Quorum of the Twelve

• Succession of Church Leadership

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