Mormon History, Before Jun 11, 1837

-- Before Jun 11, 1837
Willard Richards was on a business mission [per Joseph Smith]. (1)

-- Jun 11, 1837
High council in Zion endorses commercial enterprises. All are free to engage in business. No preferential treatment. No partnering with non-Mormons or using non-Mormon suppliers. Give David Patten and Thomas B. Marsh town lots. Willard Richards arrives in Kirtland after 3-month mission to New York and Massachusetts. (2)

Wilford Woodruff writes: "I returned with several Elders to Elder Stodards to spend the night & there was a woman present who was possessed with the devil. She was oft times dumb & greatly afflicted by the evil spirits that dwelt in her. She believed in Jesus Christ of Nazareth and us as his servent & called upon us to cast the devil out of her. According to her request four of us lade hands upon her & commanded the devil in the name of JESUS CHRIST to depart out of her & it was immediately done & the woman arose with great joy & gave thanks & prase unto God for according to her faith she was made whole from that hour." (3)

Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith gave special instructions to Elders Heber C. Kimball and Orson Hyde and to Joseph Fielding concerning their mission to England. (4)

[Joseph Smith] Instructed and set apart as missionaries to England apostles Heber C. Kimball and Orson Hyde and priest Joseph Fielding, Kirtland; two days later, with Willard Richards, they departed Kirtland to fulfill their mission. (5)

-- (Tue) Jun 12, 1837
Joseph Smith was stricken with a serious illness and remained bed-ridden for several days. (6)

-- 12-Jun 14, 1837
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Jr. is bedfast with an unspecified illness. (7)

-- Jun 12, 1837
Heber C. Kimball urges Willard to come to England. After consulting with Hyrum, Joseph, Sidney, and Brigham, Willard agrees and is set apart. (2)

[Joseph Smith] Onset of severe personal illness, Kirtland. (5)

-- (Tue) Jun 13, 1837
Apostles Young, Kimball, Hyde, and others left Kirtland for the first LDS mission to England. (6)

-- After Jun 13, 1837
Heber C. Kimball has visions of evil spirits in England. (1)

-- Jun 13, 1837
Heber C. Kimball and others left Ohio for England, the first missionary effort to extend beyond North America. (8)

Heber, Willard, and Orson leave Kirtland, take steamboat at Fairport. (2)

Footnotes:
1 - Tidd, N. R., "Mormon Chronology," http://bit.ly/14Qt5F
2 - Kenny, Scott, "Mormon History 1830-1844," http://saintswithouthalos.com/dirs/d_c.phtml
3 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com
4 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
5 - Jessee, Dean, Esplin, Ronald and Bushman, Richard Lyman (editors), The Joseph Smith Papers: Journals, Vol. 1: 1832-1839, Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
6 - Broadhurst, Dale R., Mormon Chronology, http://olivercowdery.com/history/morchrn2.htm
7 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
8 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550

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