William Wines Phelps (also W.W. Phelps, and William W. Phelps) (February 17, 1792–March 7, 1872) was an important early leader of the Latter Day Saint movement. He was an assistant president of the church in Missouri, scribe to Joseph Smith, member of the Literary Firm, church printer, editor, and song-writer. February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in leap years). ... 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The Latter Day Saint movement is a religious movement which began in the early 19th century and is generally considered to be founded by Joseph Smith, Jr. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Joseph Smith, Jr. ...

Life

Born February 17, 1792 in Hanover, New Jersey, Phelps has been referred to by Dean Jessee as "one of [the] founders" of the anti-Masonic movement in New York. He was the editor of the anti-Masonic newspaper Ontario Phoenix in Canandaigua (1827-28). Phelps was also the editor of the Western Courier and the Lake Light papers. February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Hanover Township is a township located in Morris County, New Jersey. ... The Masonic Square and Compasses. ... NY redirects here. ... There are two local governmental bodies known as Canandaigua and both are in Ontario County, New York. ...

Well educated, Phelps was an aspirant for the office of lieutenant governor of New York at the time when he purchased a copy of the Book of Mormon from Parley P. Pratt on April 9, 1830—just three days after the early church was organized. He visited Kirtland in 1831, was baptized, and established a print house in Independence, Missouri, where he published the Evening and Morning Star. While working to publish the church's Book of Commandments, a mob of vigilantes destroyed Phelps' home and the press. In Kirtland, Ohio, he helped print the first Latter Day Saint hymnal and the 1835 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants. The Book of Mormon (originally, The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi) is one of the sacred texts of the Latter Day Saint movement, named after the prophet/historian Mormon, who according to the text compiled most... Parley Parker Pratt (12 April 1807–13 May 1857) (commonly known as Parley P. Pratt) was a leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and an original member of The Quorum of Twelve Apostles from 1835 until his murder in 1857. ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 (MDCCCXXX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Church of Christ was the original name given to the church formally organized by Joseph Smith, Jr. ... Independence is a city in Missouri, in the Kansas City metropolitan area. ... The Evening and Morning Star was an early Latter Day Saint periodical published monthly in Independence, Missouri from June 1832 to May 1833, and then in Kirtland, Ohio from June 1833 to September 1834. ... The Book of Commandments is among the most rare and valuable books in American history because the original printing was almost entirely destroyed by a mob. ... Kirtland is a city in Lake County, Ohio, USA. The population was 6,670 at the 2000 census. ... A Collection of Sacred Hymns, for the Church of the Latter Day Saints. ... Doctrine and Covenants The Doctrine and Covenants (sometimes referred to as the D&C) is a part of the open scriptural canon of Mormonism. ...

A scribe to the Prophet Joseph Smith Jr., Phelps was the author of a number of popular Latter Day Saint hymns including The Spirit of God Like a Fire Is Burning, which he wrote for the dedication of the Kirtland Temple. From 1834-1838, he was a counselor to David Whitmer in the presidency of the church in Missouri and in that capacity he helped found the town of Far West, Missouri. Phelps was excommunicated from the church on March 10, 1838 when he was accused of profiting from Far West land deals and reneging on a $2,000 subscription to "the house of the Lord" that was not paid. In June, 1838, Phelps, Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, John Whitmer, and Lyman E. Johnson were warned out of Far West or a more fatal calamity shall befall you. Daguerreotype which some experts believe to be an original 1843 photograph of Joseph Smith, Jr. ... The Spirit of God Like a Fire Is Burning (also Spirit of God or Hosanna to God and the Lamb) is a well loved hymn of the Latter Day Saint movement. ... The Kirtland Temple is a registered National Historic Landmark in Kirtland, Ohio, USA, on the eastern edge of the Cleveland metropolitan area. ... David Whitmer (1805–1888) is remembered in the Latter Day Saint movement as the most interviewed of the Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormons Golden Plates. ... Far West, Missouri, was a Latter Day Saint (Mormon) settlement in Caldwell County, Missouri. ... Excommunication is religious censure which is used to deprive or suspend membership in a religious community. ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in leap years). ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Far West, Missouri, was a Latter Day Saint (Mormon) settlement in Caldwell County, Missouri. ... Photograph of Oliver Cowdery, taken c. ... David Whitmer (1805–1888) is remembered in the Latter Day Saint movement as the most interviewed of the Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormons Golden Plates. ... John Whitmer (1802–1878) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. ... Lyman E. Johnson (October 24, 1811–December 20, 1856) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. ...

On July 8, 1838, it was decided that Phelps, along with Frederick G. Williams, could be ordained as elders and serve missions abroad, even though they had lost their standing. Phelps served a brief mission in the East in 1841. Phelps moved to Nauvoo, Illinois where on August 27, 1841, he replaced Robert B. Thompson (who had died) as Joseph Smith's clerk. Phelps was endowed on December 9, 1843 and was also was made a member of the Council of Fifty. In Nauvoo, Phelps spoke out for the destruction of an opposition newspaper, the Nauvoo Expositor. He believed that the city charter gave the church leaders power to declare the newspaper a nuisance. Shortly afterwards, the press and type were carried into the street and destroyed. Phelps was summoned to be tried for treason with Joseph Smith at Carthage. July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Frederick Granger Williams (1787–1842) (commonly known as Frederick G. Williams) was a leader in the Latter Day Saint and served in the First Presidency as Second Counselor to President Joseph Smith, Jr. ... It has been suggested that Senior Missionaries be merged into this article or section. ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nauvoo (נָאווּ to be beautiful, Sephardi Hebrew Nåvu, Tiberian Hebrew Nâwû) is a city in Hancock County, Illinois, United States. ... August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Joseph Smith, Jr. ... In Mormonism, the Endowment is a heavenly gift of priesthood power, connected with the construction and use of the Mormon temple. ... December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Council of Fifty (also known as the Living Constitution) was a theocratic Latter Day Saint organization established by Joseph Smith, Jr. ... The Nauvoo Expositor was a newspaper in Nauvoo, Illinois that published only one issue on June 7, 1844. ...

During the Mormon Succession Crisis in 1844, Phelps sided with Brigham Young and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He was again excommunicated on December 9, 1848, but was rebaptized two days later. He took part in the Mormon Exodus across the Great Plains and settled in Salt Lake City in 1849. He served a mission in southern Utah (as counselor to Parley P. Pratt) from November, 1849 to February, 1850. There he served in the Utah territorial legislature and on the board of regents for the University of Deseret (now the University of Utah). Phelps died on March 7, 1872 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Succession Crisis in the Latter Day Saint movement occurred after the assassination of the movements founder, Joseph Smith, Jr. ... Brigham Young (June 1, 1801 – August 29, 1877) was the second prophet and president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... In Mormonism, the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (also known as the Quorum of the Twelve, the Council of the Twelve, or the Twelve) is one of the governing bodies of the church hierarchy in many Latter Day Saint denominations, members of which are considered to be Apostles, and special... December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1848 (MDCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rebaptism is a practice in some denominations of the Latter Day Saint or Mormonism movement. ... A commemorative statue of mormon pioneers. ... The Great Plains is the broad expanse of prairie which lies east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada. ... Salt Lake City redirects here. ... The current version of the article or section is written like an essay. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the lead section of this article may need to be expanded. ... Parley Parker Pratt (12 April 1807–13 May 1857) (commonly known as Parley P. Pratt) was a leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and an original member of The Quorum of Twelve Apostles from 1835 until his murder in 1857. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the lead section of this article may need to be expanded. ... The University of Deseret was the original name of the University of Utah in the United States. ... The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U or the UU) is a public university in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in leap years). ... 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the lead section of this article may need to be expanded. ...

William W. Phelps' grave marker. The back is inscribed with the words "There is no end to matter/There is no end to space/There is no end to spirit/There is no end to race. There is no end to glory/There is no end to love/There is no end to being/There is no death above," from the hymn If you could hie to Kolob.

The Mormon hymn, If you could hie to Kolob was authored by William W. Phelps, a prominent early Mormon. ...

Hymns

Today, William W. Phelps is probably best-known for his legacy of LDS hymns, many of which appear in the current edition of the LDS Hymnal.

• Adam-ondi-Ahman
• Awake! O Ye People, the savior is Coming
• Come, All Ye Saints of Zion
• Come, All Ye Saints Who Dwell on Earth
• Come, Let Us Sing an Evening Hymn
• Gently Raise the Sacred Strain
• Glorious Things Are Sung of Zion
• Hosanna Anthem
• If you could hie to Kolob
• Now Let Us Rejoice
• Now We'll Sing with One Accord
• O God, the Eternal Father
• Praise to the Man
• The Spirit of God Like a Fire Is Burning
• Vade Mecum
• We're Not Ashamed to Own Our Lord

Phelps also reworded popular hymns turning them into uniquely Latter Day Saint hymns. Adam-ondi-Ahman (or This Earth Was Once a Garden Place) was included in the first Latter Day Saint hymnal and quickly became one of the most popular songs of the early church. ... The Mormon hymn, If you could hie to Kolob was authored by William W. Phelps, a prominent early Mormon. ... The Spirit of God Like a Fire Is Burning (also Spirit of God or Hosanna to God and the Lamb) is a well loved hymn of the Latter Day Saint movement. ...

• Joy to the World! the Lord will Come
• Redeemer of Israel

Joy to the World! The Lord Will Come is an adaptation of the popular Christmas carol, Joy to the World, the Lord is Come. ...

References

• Lavina Fielding Anderson, Lucy's Book, Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books, 2001, p. 851.
• Stephen C. LeSueur, The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, University of Missouri Press, 1990, pp. 20, 40, 51, 175-77, 259.

See also

• LDS fiction

LDS fiction (or Mormon fiction) is a growing niche market of fiction novels featuring themes related to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS Church, see also Mormon). Much of the recent rise in the number of titles and the improvement in the quality of LDS...

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