1835 - During a meeting held in Kirtland, Ohio, of those who had served in Zion’s Camp, the Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormon---Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris---having been given the assignment from the Lord to choose the first members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles from among those who had served in Zion’s Camp, chose the following who were called: Lyman E. Johnson, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, David W. Patten, Luke E. Johnson, William E. McLellin, John F. Boynton, Orson Pratt, William Smith, Thomas P. Marsh, Parley P. Pratt. Three of the newly called Apostles, Lyman E. Johnson, Brigham Young, and Heber C. Kimball, were in attendance and were immediately ordained by the Three Witnesses to the Apostleship.
