John C. Bennett joined Church and became mayor of Nauvoo. (1)
-- Sep 1, 1840
John C. Bennett arrives in Nauvoo. Within eight months he joins the Church, helps secure a city charter, is cited by revelation to "help [Joseph Smith] in your labor in sending my word to the kings and people of the earth, and stand by . . . Joseph Smith, in the hour of affliction, and its reward shall not fail, if he should receive counsel," is elected mayor of Nauvoo, becomes chancellor of the University of the City of Nauvoo, is appointed Major-General of the Nauvoo Legion, and becomes assistant president in the First Presidency. (2)
-- Sep 5, 1840
Joseph Smith brings charges against Almon W. Babbitt before the High Council. He charges Babbitt with "First . . . stating that Joseph Smith, Jun., had extravagantly purchased three suits of clothes while he was at Washington City, and that Sidney Rigdon had purchased four suits while at the same place, besides dresses in profusion for their families. Second. For having stated that Joseph Smith, Jun.: Sidney Rigdon and Elias Higbee had said that they were worth one hundred thousand dollars each, while they were at Washington, and that Joseph Smith, Jun., had repeated the same statement while in Philadelphia, and for saying that Oliver Granger had stated that he also was worth as much as they (that is, one hundred thousand dollars). Third. For holding secret councils in the Lord's House, in Kirtland, and for locking the doors of the house, for the purpose of prohibiting certain brethren in good standing in the Church, from being in the Council, thereby depriving them of the us
e of the house. . . . The parties spoke at length, after which, Joseph Smith withdrew the charge." (2)
-- Sep 8, 1840
William Clayton Sails, with two hundred of the second company of Mormon emigrants, from Liverpool, England, to New York City, arriving in thirty-four days on October 12. (3)
-- Sep 10, 1840
Mormon businessmen sign a promissory note for the purchase from the federal government of a steamboat and other river equipment with Joseph and Hyrum Smith as guarantors. After the steamboat runs aground and the principals fail on the note, United States Attorney Justin Butterfield in Apr 1842 files a complaint and receives a default judgment against the Nauvoo businessmen, including Joseph, for $5,212.49. (2)
[Wilford Woodruff] Returns to Herefordshire (4)
-- (Mon) Sep 14, 1840
Joseph Smith Sr. died at Nauvoo, leaving the office of Patriarch empty. (1)
-- Sep 14, 1840
Patriarch Joseph Smith Sr. died. (5)
Joseph Smith, Sen., died in Nauvoo. (6)
On his deathbed, Joseph Smith, Sr., ordains his son Hyrum as Presiding Patriarch. This would be the last instance of patrilineal ordination which the hierarchy accepted for the office of patriarch. More than a decade later Brigham Young would reject a similar ordination by Presiding Patriarch John Smith for his son George A. Smith. (2)
Joseph Smith Sr. dies, Nauvoo, IL. (7)
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smiths father, Joseph Smith Sr., died. (8)
[Joseph Smith] Josephs father dies. (9)
Footnotes:
1 - Broadhurst, Dale R., Mormon Chronology, http://olivercowdery.com/history/morchrn2.htm
2 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com
3 - Smith, George D., An Intimate Chronicle; The Journals of William Clayton, p.lxiii, A William Clayton Chronology
4 - Kenny, Scott (editor), Wilford Woodruff's Journals 1833-1898, Chronology Signature Books, Midvale, Utah
5 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
6 - Richards, Franklin Dewey and Little, James A., Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
7 - Tidd, N. R., "Mormon Chronology"
8 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
9 - More Good Foundation, Timeline, http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline
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