April 8, 1841 (1841-04-08) – December 3, 1848 (1848-12-03)
Called by
Joseph Smith
End reason
Excommunicated for apostasy
Latter Day Saint Apostle
April 8, 1841 (1841-04-08) – December 3, 1848 (1848-12-03)
Called by
Joseph Smith
Reason
Replenishing Quorum of the Twelve[2]
End reason
Excommunicated for apostasy
Reorganization at end of term
Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, and Franklin D. Richards ordained[3]
Personal details
Born
(1796-05-09)May 9, 1796 Fairfield, New York, United States
Died
March 31, 1858(1858-03-31) (aged 61) Mountain Valley, Texas, United States
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Lyman Wight (May 9, 1796 – March 31, 1858) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. He was the leader of the Latter Day Saints in Daviess County, Missouri, in 1838. In 1841, he was ordained a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. After the death of Joseph Smith resulted in a succession crisis, Wight led his own break-off group of Latter Day Saints to Texas, where they created a settlement. While in Texas, Wight broke with the main body of the group led by Brigham Young. Wight was ordained president of his own church, but he later sided with the claims of William Smith, and eventually of Joseph Smith III. After his death, most of the "Wightites" (as members of this church were called) joined with the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS Church).
^The Historical magazine, and notes and queries concerning the antiquities, history, and biography of America, vol. 3, London: C. Benjamin Richardson: Trübner & co., 1959, p. 12, retrieved July 26, 2010
^The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles had not had twelve members since September 3, 1837, when Luke S. Johnson, John F. Boynton, and Lyman E. Johnson were disfellowshipped and removed from the Quorum. Since that time, William E. McLellin and Thomas B. Marsh had been excommunicated and removed from the Quorum; David W. Patten had been killed; and John Taylor, John E. Page, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith, and Willard Richards had been added to the Quorum. Wight's addition to the Quorum brought the membership in the Quorum of the Twelve to twelve members again.
^Four new apostles were ordained to bring the Quorum to twelve members after Wight's excommunication and the reorganization of the First Presidency under Brigham Young.
LymanWight (May 9, 1796 – March 31, 1858) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. He was the leader of the Latter Day Saints in Daviess...
LymanWight. On August 28, Judge Black gave his own sworn statement of the events. Sheriff Morgan attempted to arrest Wight, but arrived at Wight's home...
Young, Heber C. Kimball, Wilford Woodruff, Pratt, and LymanWight arrived in Nauvoo on August 6, Lyman sided with the group of Latter Day Saints who supported...
the other identifiable Mormon participants. On September 7, Smith and LymanWight appeared before Judge Austin A. King to answer the charges. King found...
them. A few settlers led by LymanWight moved about 15 miles (24 km) further north to Daviess County, Missouri, where Wight established a ferry across...
plates. Church of Christ (Wightite) – This denomination, founded by LymanWight in 1844, split from the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) at the death...
Church of Christ (Wightite), a Latter Day Saint denomination formed by LymanWight following the death of Joseph Smith, built first Mormon temple west of...
June 4: Nineteen men are ordained High Priests, including Joseph Smith, LymanWight, and Edward Partridge. Isaac Morley and John Corrill are ordained assistants...
are brought up alongside Joseph, this first escape attempt fails, as LymanWight is too sick to make it out the door – and the prisoners decide they cannot...
occasions. It was later alleged by fellow prisoner and church apostle LymanWight that during one of these visits, his father laid his hands upon Joseph...
Smith but which some scholars believe was forged. Some hundreds followed LymanWight to establish a community in Texas. Others followed Alpheus Cutler. Many...
vacancies caused by the re-establishment of the First Presidency and LymanWight's excommunication. Shortly after his call to the Twelve, Snow left on...
Witnesses and co-founder of the Church of Christ (Whitmerite) Photo of LymanWight, founder of the Church of Christ (Wightite) Photo of Lorin C. Woolley...
about how the building of the house would be financed. George Miller, LymanWight, John Snider, and Peter Haws were appointed as the overseers of the project...
Minute Book 2 entry, Smith first ordains LymanWight and four other men "to the high priesthood", and Wight in turn ordains eighteen other men, including...
Danites had been organized in Daviess County under the leadership of LymanWight, who was also a colonel in the state militia. The Danites in Daviess...
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