Wilford Woodruff begins walking from Hartford to New Rowley (52 miles first day, 48 miles second day, 36 miles third day). (1)
-- (Sun) Jul 23, 1837
Smith's only revelation for 1837 was issued at Kirtland: Concerning the Twelve Apostles, including reprimanding instructions for Quorum President Thomas B. Marsh. Smith reasserts his authority in the Church by maintaining that Jesus Christ said to him: "the keys which I have given unto him, and also to you, shall not be taken from him till I come." (LDS D&C 112) (2)
-- Jul 23, 1837
Joseph Smith has a revelation, rebuking Thomas B. Marsh, and that the 12 should not rebel against him. (1)
Joseph Smith dictates a revelation to the Quorum of Twelve's president concerning himself: "the keys which I have given unto him, and also to you, shall not be taken from him till I come." (3)
The First Latter-day Saint Sermon was preached on this day, in Vauxhall Chapel, Preson England. It was given by Elder Heber C. Kimball and Elder Orson Hyde. (4)
Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith received Doctrine & Covenants 112, a revelation to Thomas B. Marsh about his duties as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. (5)
Joseph Smith dictates a revelation to the Quorum of Twelve's president concerning Joseph Smith: "the keys which I have given unto him, and also to you, shall not be taken from him till I come." (6)
[Joseph Smith] Revelation on duties of Twelve Apostles and their president, Thomas B. Marsh, Kirtland. (7)
[Joseph Smith Prophecy] March exalted - Apostle Thomas B. March would be "exalted" and would preach "unto the ends of the earth ... among .. many nations". Through Smith, God tells Marsh: "I know thy heart". D&C 112:3-11 -- Less than two years later, Marsh was excommunicated. (8)
-- Jul 25, 1837
Brigham Young, Joseph Smith, Hyrum Smith, David W. Patten, Sidney Rigdon and Thomas B. Marsh head out on missions. Going through Painsville, Joseph Smith is arrested several times for various debts; Anson Call bails him out [per Brigham Young]. (1)
-- (Thr) Jul 27, 1837
Joseph Smith was briefly detained at Fairport before embarking on a trip to Canada. After undergoing a series of quick prosecutions and judgments in Painesville and Fairport, he was able to make his departure. (2)
-- Jul 27, 1837
Joseph, Sidney, and Thomas B. Marsh leave Kirtland on a fund-raising tour through Upper Canada, but near Fairport, Joseph is arrested, charges are dismissed for lack of evidence, and he re-arrested. (9)
Kirtland, Ohio. On their journey to visit the Saints in Canada, Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, and Thomas B. Marsh were detained all day in Painesville, Ohio, because of malicious lawsuits. (5)
Footnotes:
1 - Tidd, N. R., "Mormon Chronology," http://bit.ly/14Qt5F
2 - Broadhurst, Dale R., Mormon Chronology, http://olivercowdery.com/history/morchrn2.htm
3 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com
4 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, United Kingdom, "On This Day," https://www.lds.org.uk/show_oda.php
5 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
6 - Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Appendix 7: Selected Chronology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-47"
7 - Jessee, Dean, Esplin, Ronald and Bushman, Richard Lyman (editors), The Joseph Smith Papers: Journals, Vol. 1: 1832-1839, Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
8 - Wikipedia, Prophesies of Joseph Smith, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophecies_of_Joseph_Smith,_Jr.
9 - Kenny, Scott, "Mormon History 1830-1844," http://saintswithouthalos.com/dirs/d_c.phtml
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