[Hosea Stout] A year after his first wife's death, on 29 November 1840, Hosea remarried, this time to Louisa Taylor, who was to die in childbirth in 1852. (1)
-- During November 1840
Miller, George: Moved to Nauvoo November 1840. (2)
-- Dec40
[Joseph Smith Sermon] Detecting the Devil (3)
-- Dec 12, 1840
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to Newel K. Whitney. (4)
-- Dec 15, 1840
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to the Twelve Apostles on missions in Great Britain. (4)
[Lucy Mack Smith] William Smith publishes a letter in the Times and Seasons defending himself for refusing to serve further missions. (5)
-- (Wed) Dec 16, 1840
The Illinois Legislature granted charters for the City of Nauvoo, the Nauvoo Legion, and the University of the City of Nauvoo. (6)
-- Dec 16, 1840
Nauvoo Charter signed by Illinois governor Thomas Carlin. (7)
The charter of the city of Nauvoo became a law. (8)
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. The city of Nauvoo was granted its charter from the state of Illinois, making it an official city with various government rights and protections. (4)
The governor of Illinois signs the Nauvoo charter which Joseph Smith uses to make the Mormon capital an independent theocracy. Abraham Lincoln votes for the charter, even though Nauvoo's Mormons had voted as a bloc against him in the previous election. (9)
[Lucy Mack Smith] Governor Thomas Carlin signs the Nauvoo Charter, effective 1 February 1841. It was written by Joseph Jr., John C. Bennett, and Robert B. Thompson; Bennett pushes it through the legislature in twenty-one days. (5)
-- Dec 20, 1840
Foster, Robert D: Called before Nauvoo high council 13 December and 20 December 1840 for "lying, profane swearing, and slandering the authorities of the Church". (2)
Footnotes:
1 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Hosea Stout, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/s/STOUT%2CHOSEA.html
2 - 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
3 - The Parallel Joseph, http://www.boap.org/LDS/Parallel/
4 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
5 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
6 - Broadhurst, Dale R., Mormon Chronology, http://olivercowdery.com/history/morchrn2.htm
7 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
8 - Richards, Franklin Dewey and Little, James A., Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
9 - 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"
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