Umkhuluwa nedlelane elithembekileyo likaJoseph Smith. UHyrum wazalwa ngoFebruwari 9, 1800. Wakhonza njengomcedisi kaJoseph kubumongameli beBandla, kwananjengokuba nguSolusapho wesibini weBandla. NgoJuni 27, 1844 waba ngumfeli-nkolo oliqabane noJoseph kwiNtolongo iCarthage.