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Earlier, on March 27, 1836, at the dedication of the Kirtland Temple, Joseph Smith had asked the members of the church to accept the members of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve as "prophets, seers, and revelators": see B.H. Roberts (ed), History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2:417; see also Latter Day Saints' Messenger and Advocate 2:277 Archived 2007-10-26 at the Wayback Machine.

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Bates, Irene M.; Smith, E. Gary (2003) [1996]. Lost Legacy: The Mormon Office of Presiding Patriarch. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252071157. OCLC 53077386. Archived from the original on 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
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Harper 1996^{[page needed]} Harper, Reid L. (1996). "The Mantle of Joseph: Creation of a Mormon Miracle". Journal of Mormon History. 22 (2): 35–71. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13..
Earlier, on March 27, 1836, at the dedication of the Kirtland Temple, Joseph Smith had asked the members of the church to accept the members of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve as "prophets, seers, and revelators": see B.H. Roberts (ed), History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2:417; see also Latter Day Saints' Messenger and Advocate 2:277 Archived 2007-10-26 at the Wayback Machine.

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Smith, Joseph; Smith, Heman C.; Edwards, F. Henry (1967) [1896]. "Chapter 18: 1834 Activities in Missouri". History of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Vol. 1. Independence, Mo: Herald House. p. 503. ISBN 9780830900756. OCLC 2313751. Online reprint by centerplace.org
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