-- Dec 2, 1835
Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith had a fine sleigh ride with his family to visit Sister Harriet Howe in Painesville, Ohio. (1)
-- 3Dec35
[Joseph Smith Sermon] ... at evening, was invited with my wife, to attend [a marriage] ...
when, we arived, we opened our interview with singing & prayer, after which, I delivered an address, upon the subject of matrimony, I then invited the parties
to arise, who were to be joined in wedlock, and, solemnized the institution in a brief manner, and pronounced them husband and wife in the name of God according to the articles, and covenants of the Church of the latter day saints (2)
-- Dec 3, 1835
Joseph marries Warren Parrish and Martha H. Raymond "in the name of God according to the articles, and covenants of the <Church of the> latter day Saints" (3)
Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith and his wife, Emma Smith, visited at Thomas Carricos, where Joseph talked on matrimony and married Warren Parrish to Martha H. Raymond. (1)
[Snow, Erastus] Arrived in Kirtland 3 December 1835. Attended School of Elders. (4)
-- 4Dec35
[Joseph Smith Sermon] Conversation with an Ohioian on December 4, 1835 at Kirtland, Ohio
... This evening, a Mr. John Holister of Portage County Ohio called to see me on the subject of religion, he is a member of the close communion baptise Church, he said he had come to enquire concerning the faith of our church having heard many reports of the worst character about us, he seemed to be an honest enquier after truth. I spent the evening in talking with him, I found him to be an honest candid man, and no particular peculiarities about him, only his
simplisity, he tarrie over night with me, and acknowledged in the morning
that although he had thought he knew something about religion he was now sensible that he knew but little, which was the greatest, trait of wisdom
that I could discover in him (2)
-- Dec 4, 1835
Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith spent the evening talking with a visitor, Mr. John Hollister, who acknowledged the next morning that he knew but little about religion. (1)
-- Dec 5, 1835
Orson Hyde: Threatened 15 Dec. 1835 to resign from Quorum of Twelve because William Smith received financial preferment, reconciled Dec. 17 (5)
-- 7Dec35
[Joseph Smith Sermon] Shows Papyri (2)
-- 8Dec35
[Joseph Smith Sermon] ... In the evening I preached, as usal at the School House, had great liberty in speaking the congregation, were attentive, after the servises closed the brethren proposed to come and draw wood for me (2)
-- Dec 9, 1835
Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith rejoiced in gratitude for the brethren who had donated money to help him (the total was $64.50). (1)
-- 10Dec35
[Joseph Smith Sermon] Shows Papyri (2)
-- Dec 10, 1835
Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith labored with the brethren to put out a fire in the Kirtland board kiln. (1)
Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - The Parallel Joseph, http://www.boap.org/LDS/Parallel/
3 - Kenny, Scott, "Mormon History 1830-1844," http://saintswithouthalos.com/dirs/d_c.phtml
4 - Cook, Lyndon W., The Revelations of the Prophet Joseph Smith: A Historical and Biographical Commentary of the Doctrine and Covenants, Seventy's Mission Bookstore, Provo UT, 1985
5 - Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Appendix 6, Biographical Sketches of General Officers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-47
LDS History Timeline / Chronology
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