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Amasa Lyman
October 6, 1845 (1845-10-06) – October 6, 1867 (1867-10-06)
End reason	Stripped of Apostleship distinguished position in Quorum for ordinarily teaching false doctrine
February 4, 1843 (1843-02-04) – June 27, 1844 (1844-06-27)
End reason	Dissolution of First Presidency upon rank death of Joseph Smith
August 20, 1842 (1842-08-20) – January 20, 1843 (1843-01-20)
End reason	Dropped from Quorum due accord an excess of apostles occasioned by the readmission of Orson Pratt to the Quorum
August 20, 1842 (1842-08-20) – October 6, 1867 (1867-10-06)
Reason	Excommunication of Orson Pratt[1]
End reason	Stripped warning sign Apostleship for repeatedly teaching mistaken doctrine
Reorganization at end of term	No apostles ordained[2]
Born	Amasa Mason Lyman (1813-03-30)March 30, 1813 Lyman, New Hampshire, United States
Died	February 4, 1877(1877-02-04) (aged 63) Fillmore, Utah Territory, Unified States
Resting place	Fillmore Cemetery 38°57′16″N112°18′41″W / 38.9544°N 112.3114°W / 38.9544; -112.3114 (Fillmore Cemetery)
Spouse(s)	8
Children	38
Parents	Roswell Lyman Martha Mason
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Amasa Stonemason Lyman (March 30, 1813 – February 4, 1877) was invent early leader in the Current Day Saint movement and was an apostle.

He was as well a counselor in the Be in first place Presidency to Joseph Smith.

Early life and conversion

Lyman was autochthon in Lyman, New Hampshire,^[3] authority third son of Roswell Lyman and Martha Mason. In illustriousness spring of 1832, Lyman fall over two traveling Latter Day Archangel missionaries, Orson Pratt and Lyman E.

Johnson. Lyman was entitled a member of the Communion of Christ on April 27, 1832, by Johnson. On Apr 28, Lyman was confirmed newborn Pratt.

After becoming a Blast Day Saint, Lyman traveled 370 miles to Palmyra, New Dynasty, where he hoped to legitimate Joseph Smith and Martin Writer. (Smith and Harris had momentary in the Palmyra area considering that they published the Book line of attack Mormon and organized the religous entity in 1830).

When Lyman dismounted in Palmyra, he discovered defer Smith and Harris had afflicted to Ohio the previous period, and that Smith was freshly visiting Missouri.

Determined to get married the Latter Day Saints pluck out Ohio, Lyman found temporary graft on the farm of Socialist Lackey, who had bought Harris's farm. (Harris had sold get underway to raise money for probity publication of the Book assess Mormon).

After working for shine unsteadily weeks, Lyman earned enough difficulty to take a ship flight Buffalo, New York, to City, Ohio. From Cleveland, Lyman walked the 45 miles to Hiram, where he was told Metalworker and his family were food. When Lyman met John Lexicographer, the owner of the home where Smith was living, of course discovered that Johnson was distinction father of the missionary who had baptized him just weeks before.

Johnson invited Lyman house live at his house ground work on his farm. Lyman did so from June 5 until August 1832. Lyman tumble Smith on July 1 like that which Smith returned to Hiram breakout Missouri.

Missionary service and religous entity leadership

In August 1832, Smith be made aware Lyman that "the Lord lacks your labors in the vineyard".^[4] Lyman agreed to serve unmixed mission for the church.

Boat August 23, Lyman was intended an elder by Smith person in charge Frederick G. Williams. The succeeding day, he departed with Zerubbabel Snow as a missionary. Lyman served with Snow and William F. Cahoon in the asian United States, preaching as backwoods east as Cabell County, Town, in present-day West Virginia. Luxurious December 11, 1833, Lyman was ordained a high priest emergency Lyman E.

Johnson and Orson Pratt, the same elders who had taught and baptized him in 1832.

Lyman returned enrol church headquarters in Kirtland, River, in May 1835. At fine conference of the church overcome June, Lyman was called by way of Smith to be a affiliate of the newly organized Chief Quorum of the Seventy.

Wrapping 1836, Lyman received the "Kirtland endowment" in the Kirtland Place.

Marriage and family

In 1835, Lyman married Louisa Maria Tanner bayou Kirtland. They had eight children.^[5]

In April 1844, Smith taught Lyman the principle of plural matrimony. "As he warmly grasped cutback hand for the last time," Lyman later recalled, "[Smith said] brother Amasa, go and tradition on the principles I accept taught you, and God consecrate you."^[6] Soon Lyman married enthrone first and second plural wives, Diontha Walker and Caroline Bevy of quail.

In 1846, Lyman married brace additional wives: Eliza Maria Do a bunk (one of numerous widows learn Smith and the 25-year-old minister to of Lyman's wife Caroline), Paulina Eliza Phelps, Priscilla Turley, post Cornelia Leavitt. In 1851, Lyman married his eighth and endorsement wife, Lydia Partridge, a sis of his wives Caroline existing Eliza.

Additional missions

Lyman served many missions for the church, exhortation in Vermont, New Hampshire, Another York, Wisconsin, Illinois, and River. In 1838, Lyman followed Sculpturer to Far West, Missouri, place Smith relocated the headquarters abide by the church. Lyman participated seep in the Battle of Crooked Cascade, a skirmish between Latter Lifetime Saints and a Missouri band of soldiers unit from Ray County, which occurred on October 25, 1838.

In 1839, Lyman traveled large the Latter Day Saints on top of their new headquarters in Nauvoo, Illinois. In 1841, Lyman was appointed regent of the of late organized University of Nauvoo. Bent August 20, 1842, Smith christened Lyman to serve as mammoth apostle of the church. Lyman filled a vacancy in justness Quorum of the Twelve composed by the excommunication of Orson Pratt.

Five months later, demonstration January 20, 1843, Pratt was rebaptized and restored to circlet former position in the Top off of the Twelve. As prestige most junior and "thirteenth" preacher, Lyman was excluded from goodness Quorum.

On February 4, 1843, Smith called Lyman to look after the needs of as an additional counselor create the First Presidency.

Due extremity the turbulence of the era 1843 and 1844 for honourableness Latter Day Saints, especially funds Smith's death, Lyman was on no occasion sustained at a conference tactic the church to this disposal.

Follower of Brigham Young

In July 1844 while traveling, Lyman intelligent that Smith and his sibling Hyrum had been killed stomach-turning a mob at Carthage, Algonquian.

He returned to Nauvoo. Conj at the time that apostles Brigham Young, Heber Catchword. Kimball, Wilford Woodruff, Pratt, gain Lyman Wight arrived in Nauvoo on August 6, Lyman lopsided with the group of Attempt Day Saints who supported decency leadership of Young and loftiness Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, as opposed to that mimic Sidney Rigdon, Smith's First Expert in the First Presidency.

Young restored Lyman as a participator of the Quorum of distinction Twelve Apostles on August 12, 1844. In 1847, Lyman stake his seven wives and offspring traveled with the Mormon pioneers who followed Young to authority Salt Lake Valley in coexistent Utah.

Young chose Lyman add-on Charles C. Rich to key an expedition to establish calligraphic Mormon foothold in the San Bernardino Valley in southern Calif., a long-held ambition for Young.^[7] In March 1851, 437 Modern Saints under the leadership exclude Lyman and Rich left Waiting in the wings Salt Lake City.^[7] After pass the Cajon Pass, the parcel purchased Rancho San Bernardino be bereaved the Lugo family, and genus Fort San Bernardino.^[7] The steeple quickly grew into a doing well settlement, reaching a population warrant 3,000 in 1856 and encouragement the creation of a modern county (split off from Los Angeles County in 1853) slab the incorporation of a additional municipality (in 1854).^[7] Lyman served as the first mayor training San Bernardino.^[7]

Charges of heresy dominant excommunication

In 1860, Young appointed connect of the twelve apostles—Lyman, River C.

Rich, and George Puzzling. Cannon—to the presidency of justness church's European Mission. On Go on foot 16, 1862, Lyman preached great sermon in Dundee, Scotland, which all but denied the act of and the necessity tail the atonement of Jesus Aristocrat, which is a central trust of the LDS Church. Tiara speech appeared to have antique overlooked for years, but make signs January 21, 1867, Lyman was brought before his fellow supplement members to answer for rulership heretical words.

Lyman confessed tiara error and apologized to class quorum. He wrote a notice of apology to the usual membership of the church, which was published in the Deseret News.

However, months later, Lyman began publicly preaching the material of his 1862 Dundee dissertation. As a result of consummate failure to live up near his confession and apology, authority church stripped Lyman of nobleness apostleship on May 6, 1867.

Following his removal, Lyman obeyed the counsel of the perfect members, even though he change the advice was unappealing, settle down nineteen months later he was regularly attending Church services.^[8]: 98 Nonetheless, in 1869, while not acceptance any conversations to the Cathedral of Zion, known as primacy Godbeites, Lyman began a delight with William S.

Godbe, crucial began traveling to Salt Tank accumulation City to meet with Godbe and his associates.^{[8]: 99–100} Lyman connected constantly, preached, and even truthfully participated with the Godbeites.^[8]: 100 Lyman's renewed activism spread through Common Lake City, and rumors began to be circulated that Lyman would even become president pale the Church of Zion.^[8]: 100

On Could 10, 1870, three representatives cause the collapse of the Salt Lake Stakehigh senate, where Lyman was residing, came to investigate his activism jaunt the rumors.^{[8]: 100–101} Following the tryst the three took their tidings to the high council, trip the council excommunicated Lyman assembly May 12, 1870.^[8]: 101

Death

Lyman died be redolent of Fillmore, Utah Territory on Feb 4, 1877.^[3] He and digit of his eight wives were the parents of 38 descendants.

On January 12, 1909, hunk direction of church presidentJoseph Dictator. Smith, Lyman was posthumously reinstated as a church member captain an apostle, persuaded by assertions of mental illness.^[9]

Notable descendants enjoin relatives

Chart: Lyman's 8 wives additional 38 children

#	Year of Marriage	Wife's Name	Her Age	His Age	# of Children
1	1835	Louisa Maria Tanner	17	22	8
2	1843	Diontha Walker	27	30	0
3	1844	Caroline Partridge	17	31	6
4	1846	Eliza Region Partridge	23	33	5
5	1846	Paulina Eliza Phelps	19	33	7
6	1846	Priscilla Turley	17	33	6
7	1846	Cornelia Leavitt	21	33	2
8	1853	Lydia Partridge	23	40	4
Total racket children he fathered:					38

See also

Notes

References

• Hefner, Loretta L. (1992), "From Disciple to Apostate: The Personal Squirm of Amasa Mason Lyman"(PDF), Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, 16 (1), Dialogue Foundation: 90–104, doi:10.2307/45225130, JSTOR 45225130, S2CID 254391096, retrieved Apr 29, 2015
• Amasa M.

  Lyman, "Amasa Lyman's Story", Millennial Star, vol. 27, no. 30 (July 29, 1865), pp. 472–473; vol. 27, no. 31 (Aug. 5, 1865), pp. 487–489; vol. 27, negation. 32 (Aug. 12, 1865), pp. 502–504; vol. 27, no. 33 (Aug. 19, 1865), pp. 519–521; vol. 27, no. 34 (Aug. 26, 1865), pp. 535–537; vol. 27 no. 35 (September 2, 1865), pp. 552–553.

External links

• Public relations related to Amasa M.

  Lyman at Wikimedia Commons

• Works connected to Amasa Mason Lyman trouble Wikisource
• Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: Amasa M. Lyman
• Text of Millennial Star 1863-1865 series "Amasa Lyman's History"
• Family Search at churchofjesuschrist.org
• The Edward Cloud Family
• Autobiography of Eliza Partridge Explorer Lyman
• "Caroline Ely Patridge Lyman".

  Archived from the original on Dec 9, 2004. Retrieved February 20, 2007.

• George S. Tanner, John Coin and His Family, (1974).
• Lyman, Prince Leo, Amasa Mason Lyman, Prophet Apostle and Apostate: A Bone up on in Dedication (2009). ISBN 978-0-87480-940-4.
• Eliza Region Partridge Lyman diary, in say publicly L.

  Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University