December 5, 1834
Kirtland, Ohio
Joseph Smith ordained Oliver Cowdery to be an Assistant President of the Church, a position that no longer exists.
Sources:
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 2:176
"Oliver Cowdery's Kirtland, Ohio, 'Sketch Book'," Leonard J. Arrington, BYU Studies 12:4
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