Nauvoo, Illinois. After being called upon by the high council to decide a case, Joseph Smith acquitted the charges against Robert D. Foster. (1)
-- "early winter" 1840
[Lucy Mack Smith] Lucy, visiting the Knowlton family on Bear Creek, Hancock County, sprains her knee, then becomes ill with a respiratory ailment that lasts six weeks. (2)
-- Dec 30, 1840
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smiths history included an extensive list of books, pamphlets, and letters published for and against the Latter-day Saints during the past year. (1)
-- 1840
Church Membership at end of year: 16,865
New Converts : 405
Percent Change from previous year: 2.46% (3)
-- Dec 31, 1840
Church membership near 17,000. (4)
-- During 1840 December
The Mormons receive a city charter establishing expansive home rule and a local militia. After the first mayor is excommunicated, Smith becomes both mayor and military leader. Nauvoo quickly grows and within four years is nearly the size of Chicago, the population bolstered by an influx of Mormon converts from Europe. (5)
-- During December 1840
Bennett, John Cook: Instrumental in obtaining charters for City of Nauvoo, Nauvoo Legion, and University of Nauvoo in December 1840. Elected first mayor of Nauvoo, chancellor of University of Nauvoo, and major-general of Nauvoo Legion. (6)
The Illinois General Assembly passed the Nauvoo Charger, creating Nauvoo, one of five cities in Illinois. The city was an area of roughly six square miles. (7)
-- During 1840
Bennett, John Cook: Active in founding Illinois State Medical Society 1840. (6)
In 1840 Brigham Young traveled to England, where he took charge of missionary efforts, supervising the dramatic growth of Mormonism in that country. (8)
Corrill, John: Filed affidavit for loss of property in Missouri 1840. (6)
Corrill, John: Residing in Quincy, Illinois, in 1840. (6)
A Collection of Sacred Hymns, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Europe, Selected by Brigham Young, Parley P. Pratt, and John Taylor is first published in Manchester, England. It contains 277 hymns, primarily compiled by Parley P. Pratt. Becomes the foundation for present day Mormon hymnbooks. (4)
Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
3 - Wikipedia, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Membership History, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_membership_history
4 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
5 - Whitney, Helen, Timeline: The Early History of the Mormons, A Frontline and American Experience Co-Production, //www.pbs.org/mormons/timeline/
6 - 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
7 - LDS Church News: Nauvoo -- The City of Joseph, http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58063/Church-history--Nauvoo.html
8 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Brigham Young, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/y/YOUNG%2CBRIGHAM.html
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