-- Feb 12, 1833
Illinois outlaws polygamy. (1)
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith wrote a strongly worded letter to N. C. Saxton, editor of the American Revivalist and Rochester Observer, who printed only part of a letter Joseph had sent for publication. (2)
-- Feb 13, 1833
Kirtland high priests investigate case of Burr Riggs: accused of not magnifying call as high priest, neglecting duty, abusing elders "and treating their admonition and advice with contempt." (3)
-- Feb 14, 1833
[Lucy Mack Smith] William Smith marries Caroline Grant. They have two daughters, birth dates not known to me: Mary Jane and Caroline L. (4)
-- Feb 17, 1833
Joseph ordains John Johnson an elder. (3)
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith ordained John Johnson an elder during an assembly in a schoolroom with a conference of elders. (2)
[Pratt, Orson] Returned to Kirtland 17 February 1833, having baptized 102 persons. (5)
-- Feb 18, 1833
Orson Pratt returns to Kirtland after a long mission and washes his hands and feet "as a testimony unto the Lord that I had warned this wicked generation, and that my garments were clean of their blood," and is admitted to the School of the Prophets. (3)
-- Feb 20, 1833
[Higbee, Elias] Returned to Cincinnati area by 20 February 1833; there ordained elder by brother, Isaac Highee. (5)
-- Feb 26, 1833
Kirtland. Burr Riggs is cut off for neglecting his duty. (3)
Zion. High priests discuss Joseph's January 11 letter to W. W. Phelps <, the Olive Leaf revelation (D&C 88:1-126), the letter of Orson Hyde and Hyrum Smith in behalf of the conference of high priests. Oliver Cowdery, W. W. Phelps, and John Corrill write an epistle for the conference to the brethren in Kirtland. (3)
-- Feb 27, 1833
Revelation known as the Word of Wisdom (D&C 89) received by Joseph Smith. (6)
Word of Wisdom revealed (D&C 89). (7)
Footnotes:
1 - http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgv482t8_0d5hdn5cv
2 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
3 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/dirs/d_c.phtml
4 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
5 - Lyndon W. Cook, The Revelation of the Prophet Joseph Smith: A Historical and Biographical Commentary of the Doctrine and Covenants, Seventy's Mission Bookstore, Provo UT, 1985
6 - Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
7 - http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
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