-- During Summer 1833
[Lucy Mack Smith] Sophronia Smith Stoddard becomes deathly ill in Kirtland but is healed by faith through the administration of Jared Carter. (1)
-- (Fri) Aug 2, 1833
Joseph Smith claimed to receive two divine revelations. The first instructed the Mormons in Jackson county that the planned Independence Temple was to be "built speedily" and that, by their carrying out these instructions, "Zion... shall prosper and spread herself and become very glorious..." The second revelation commanded the Saints in Kirtland to "commence a work of laying out and preparing... the City of the stake of Zion..." (2)
-- Aug 2, 1833
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith received Doctrine & Covenants 97, a revelation about the Saints in Jackson County, Missouri, who were suffering great persecutions. (3)
[Revelations] Kirtland, Ohio. Doctrine and Covenants 97. Many humble in Zion. Parley to preside over school there. Build a House of the Lord in Zion according to the revealed pattern. The Lord will come to it and the pure will see God. Zion the pure in heart. Vengeance somes speedily. Offerings accepted.
Kirtland Revelations Book, 60-61, heading: The word of the Lord unto Joseph Sidney and Fredrick.
Not printed in the Book of Commandments.
1835 D&C 81 heading: Revelation given August, 1833.
Kirtland Revelations Book Doctrine and Covenants 97 KRB, 60-61.
The word of the Lord unto Joseph Sidney and Fredrick. (4)
-- early Aug 1833
At this time D. P. Hurlbut probably extended his anti-Mormon lecturing into Crawford County. Probably he had heard from the Lyman Jackson family that a brother of the late Solomon Spalding was still living in Crawford. Along the course of his lecture route Hurlbut began dropping hints of a fraudulent origin for the Book of Mormon. (2)
-- (Tue) Aug 6, 1833
Joseph Smith claimed to receive a divine revelation instructing the Mormons to "renounce war and proclaim peace" and to allow their "enemies" to "smite" them as many as three times without their seeking revenge. (2)
Joseph Smith wrote a "beloved brethren" letter from Kirtland to the Mormons in Missouri, enclosing his three latest divine revelations. No mention was made of God knowing about the Independence riot of July 20th, or of the agreement the Mormons had made to leave Jackson county. (2)
-- Aug 6, 1833
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith received Doctrine & Covenants 98, a revelation regarding the persecution of the Church in Missouri and including instruction on how the Saints should react to their enemies. (3)
[Joseph Smith] Joseph Smith announces a revelation regarding government and war. This establishes Mormonism's theocratic prerogatives. (5)
[Revelations] Kirtland, Ohio. Doctrine and Covenants 98. Fear not, be patient. Uphold Constitutional laws. Constitution and Lord make you free. Renounce war and proclaim peace, and turn children to fathers, etc. . Many in Kirtland need to repent. Don't seek revenge, be patient and bear three assaults. Then may respond , but better if you don't. Forgive 70 times 7. Lord will avenge a hundred fold unless they repent.
Letter from Joseph Smith to "Beloved Brethren. " Original at LDS Church Archives. (4)
-- (Fri) Aug 9, 1833
The Missouri Republican printed its "'Regulating' the Mormonites" article. The news report was widely reprinted by other newspapers. (2)
-- Aug 9, 1833
Oliver Cowdery reaches Nauvoo, confers with Joseph about conditions in Jackson. (6)
[Joseph Smith] Oliver Cowdery arrived in Kirtland with news of Jackson County citizens demands for expulsion of Latter-day Saints. (7)
Footnotes:
1 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
2 - http://olivercowdery.com/history/morchrn2.htm
3 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
4 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/s/_dc.phtml
5 - D. Michael Quinn, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Appendix 7: Selected Chronology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-47"
6 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/dirs/d_c.phtml
7 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
Mormon History Timeline / Chronology
http://mormon-church-history.blogspot.com/
A lighter version of this timeline: http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
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