Newel Kimball Whitney (February 5, 1795 – 24 September 1850) (first name sometimes found as Newell) was a prominent leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and an American businessman. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link 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 He served as Bishop of Kirtland, Ohio, Far West, Missouri, and Nauvoo, Illinois. Bishop is the highest priesthood office of the Aaronic priesthood in the Latter Day Saint movement. For other places with the same name see Kirtland Kirtland is a city in Lake County, Ohio, USA. Far West Missouri, was a Latter Day Saint ( Mormon) settlement in Caldwell County Missouri. There is also a Nauvoo Alabama, and a Nauvoo Pennsylvania Nauvoo ( is a small city in Hancock County, Illinois He also served as the second Presiding Bishop of the Church from 1847 until his death. Presiding BishopBishop (Latter Day Saints The Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church is a priesthood calling Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common He died in 1850 of pleurisy. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Pleurisy, also known as pleuritis, is an Inflammation of the pleura the lining of the Pleural cavity surrounding the Lungs Pleurisy has a variety
Whitney was the owner of a home-based store in Kirtland that was Mormonism's first "bishop's storehouse". A bishop's storehouse (also known as the Lord's storehouse) in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church usually refers to a commodity resource The building was also used by Church founder and president Joseph Smith, Jr. as a home and office. In the Latter Day Saint movement, the President of the Church is generally considered to be the highest office of the church Smith received approximately 20 revelations in the store building and used one of its rooms as a meeting place of the School of the Prophets. Revelation is the act of revealing or disclosing (see etymology or in the theological perception making something obvious and clearly understood through active or passive communication In Mormonism, the School of the Prophets (also called the " school of the elders " or " school for the Prophets " was a select group of
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| Preceded by Edward Partridge |
Presiding Bishop 1847—1850 |
Succeeded by Edward Hunter |
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