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Drawing of Elijah Abel
Drawing of Elijah Abel
Grave Marker of Elijah Abel.
Grave Marker of Elijah Abel.
Grave Marker of Elijah Abel (back).
Grave Marker of Elijah Abel (back).

Elijah Abel (July 25, 1810 – December 25, 1884) was the first black elder and seventy in the Latter Day Saint movement, and one of the few black members in the early history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to receive the priesthood. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The term black people usually refers to a racial group of Humans with dark Skin color, but the term has also been used to categorise a number of diverse Elder is a priesthood office in the Melchizedek Priesthood of denominations within the Latter Day Saint movement, including The Church of Jesus Christ Seventy is a priesthood office in the Melchizedek priesthood of several denominations within the Latter Day Saint movement, including The Church of Please see the talk page for this article and the "See also" list before adding content or adding a hyphen to Latter Day Saint The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known In the Latter Day Saint movement, priesthood is considered to be the power and authority of God including the authority to act as a leader in the church and to perform

Abel was born in Maryland as a slave, and is believed to have escaped slavery on the Underground Railroad into Canada. As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another The Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and Safe houses used by 19th century Black slaves in the United States Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page He was baptized into the Church of Christ in September 1832 by Ezekiel Roberts, and he married Mary Ann Adams, another African-American. In Christianity, baptism ( Greek, "immersing" "performing Ablutions " is the ritual act with the use of water by which one is admitted See also Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (disambiguation The Church of Christ, later called Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, was the Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian

Abel was ordained an elder on March 3, 1836 in Kirtland, Ohio by Joseph Smith, Jr. In December 1836, he was ordained a seventy by Zebedee Coltrin and became a "duly licensed minister of the Gospel" for missionary work in Ohio. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap For other places with the same name see Kirtland Kirtland is a city in Lake County, Ohio, USA. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Zebedee Coltrin ( 7 September 1804 – 21 July 1887) was a Mormon pioneer and a General authority in the Church of Jesus Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads In 1839, Abel was made a member of the Nauvoo Seventies Quorum. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common In the Latter Day Saint movement, a quorum is a group of people ordained or endowed with priesthood authority and organized to act together as a body While living in Nauvoo, Illinois, he worked as a mortician at the request of Joseph Smith. There is also a Nauvoo Alabama, and a Nauvoo Pennsylvania Nauvoo ( is a small city in Hancock County, Illinois A funeral director (also known as a mortician or undertaker) is someone involved in the business of Funeral rites He was also a carpenter by profession and assisted in the construction of temples in Kirtland, Nauvoo, and Salt Lake City. A carpenter (builder is a skilled craftsman who performs carpentry - a wide range of Woodworking that includes constructing buildings, In the The Kirtland Temple is a registered National Historic Landmark in Kirtland Ohio, USA, on the eastern edge of the Cleveland metropolitan area The Nauvoo Temple was the second temple constructed by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, The Salt Lake Temple is the largest (of more than 120 and best-known temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

In 1841, when Smith was arrested in Quincy, Illinois, Abel was among a group of seven elders who set out from Nauvoo to try and rescue him, although by the time they reached Quincy, Smith had been taken back to Nauvoo. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Quincy Illinois, known as the " Gem City " is a city on the Mississippi River in Adams County, Illinois, United States [1]

In 1843, Abel served a mission in New York. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church is one of the most active modern practitioners of Missionary work with over 50000 full-time missionaries New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous

In 1847, he accompanied Brigham Young to Utah Territory, where he managed a hotel. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Brigham Young (June 1 1801 &ndash August 29 1877 was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. As a carpenter, he assisted in constructing the Salt Lake Temple; however, in 1853 he was barred by Young from receiving his own Endowment for reasons we know not, it might have done with him being black. The Salt Lake Temple is the largest (of more than 120 and best-known temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common In Latter Day Saint theology the Endowment usually refers to an ordinance or ritual that is performed in Latter Day Saint temples. There is no recorded history of why he was denied.

In Utah, Abel remained a seventy, and in 1884 he served a final mission in Canada, during which he became ill. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page He died upon his return home to Utah Territory.

At least two of Abel's descendants — his son Enoch and Enoch's son Elijah — were ordained to the priesthood: Enoch was ordained an elder on November 27, 1900; and Elijah was ordained an elder on September 29, 1935. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [2]

In 2002, a monument was erected in Salt Lake City over Abel's grave site to memorialize him, his wife and his descendants. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U The monument was dedicated by LDS Church Apostle M. Russell Ballard. Melvin Russell Ballard Jr (b October 8, 1928) is an American businessman and a religious leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day [3]

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  1. ^ History of the Church, 4:365. From the end of the nineteenth century until 1978 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints did not allow black men of African descent to be ordained to See Blacks and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for information specific to that branch in this movement The Latter Day Saint movement has had William McCary was an African American convert to Mormonism who was expelled from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church in 1847 for Quacko Walker Lewis was an early African American Abolitionist, Freemason, and Mormon elder from Massachusetts. This article is about a book that chronicles the early history of the LDS Church
  2. ^ Newell G. Bringhurst, "The 'Missouri Thesis' Revisisted: Early Mormonism, Slavery, and the Status of Black People" in Newell G. Bringhurst and Darron T. Smith (eds. ) (2006). Black and Mormon (Urbana: University of Illinois Press) pp. 13–33 at p. 30.
  3. ^ Lynn Arave, "Monument in S.L. erected in honor of black pioneer", Deseret Morning News, 2002-09-29, p. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. B3.

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