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Show residing in such localities might seem to justify; any vacancies that existed, either in the presidency or the membership, might be filled by the ordination of persons residing in the locality in which the respective quorums were located; seventies removing from one district to another could take a transfer to the one into which they moved, and thus the quorums would be kept in existence, meet in their quorum capacity, and maintain a permanent entity, as a unit in the priesthood oigantzation."49 Thus it was that on 19 August 1883 the thirty-fifth quorum of seventy was reorganized in Morgan with jurisdiction over all seventies who lived in the boundaries of the Morgan Stake.50 School of the Prophets As early as 27 December 1832 the Prophet Joseph Smith learned that a school of the prophets was to be organized (see D&C 88). The revelation also designated who should attend the school and what should be taught. The school was organized and commenced to operate on 24 January 1833 at Kirtland, Ohio. The Prophet presided over the school and appointed Orson Hyde as teacher. Sidney Rigdon occasionally taught the school. The school of the prophets lasted four months during which time many spiritual manifestations took place. Zebedee Coltrin, an eyewitness to these manifestations, testified that during one of these meetings the Father and Son made a personal appearance to the members of the school.51 Fiftyyears later at the school of the prophets held in Salt Lake City on 10,11 and 12 October, Zebedee Coltrin again testified of these sacred experiences. Meetings of the school during these two days were held in President John Taylor's office and in the Endowment House. Those in attendance were John Taylor, George Q. Cannon, and Joseph F. Smith from the First Presidency; Wilford Woodruff, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, Brigham Young, Jr., Albert Carrington, Moses Thatcher, Francis M. Lyman, George Teasdale, and Heber J. Grant from the Quorum of Twelve. There were twenty stake presidents in attendance, including Willard G. Smith. Zebedee Coltrin and Reynolds Cahoon, members of the first school of prophets, were also present. This was a parenting school to train stake presidents and to decide if and when such schools should commence in the various stakes. President Taylor explained, "This school isa kind of initiatory step to aid people to carry out the words, the will and the law of God." An assortment of doctrines and various topics were discussed throughout the two days of meetings, some of which included marriage, Word of Wisdom, ordaining of high priests, issuing temple recommends, tithing, punctuality, order in meetings, and the importance of the sacrament. President Taylor then closed the school of the prophets, which had lasted three days, by exhorting those present: "Brethren, if you will go to the Lord in humility and place your trust in him, he will direct you how to act in all things and at all times."52 |