Mormon History, 1841-45

-- During 1841-45
Lyman Wight: Nauvoo Legion brevet-major general and aide-de-camp (1841-45) (1)

Newel K Whitney: Nauvoo City alderman and associate justice (1841-45) (1)

Orson Hyde: Nauvoo Legion assistant chaplain (1841-45) (1)

Orson Pratt: Nauvoo City Council (1841-45) (1)

Orson Pratt: Nauvoo Legion assistant chaplain (1841-45) (1)

Parley P Pratt: Nauvoo Legion assistant chaplain (1841-45) (1)

Wilford Woodruff: Nauvoo Legion assistant chaplain (1841-45) (1)

William Smith: Nauvoo Legion major and assistant chaplain (1841-45) (1)

-- During 1841-46
John E Page: Assistant chaplain, Nauvoo Legion (1841-46) (1)

-- Jan 5, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith waited on customers behind the counter in his new store. (2)

Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to Edward Hunter at West Nantmeal, Pennsylvania. (2)

[Joseph Smith] Begins operating a general store in Nauvoo (known as the Red Brick Store). (3)

-- Jan 06, 1842
[Polygamy] to 27 Jun 1844 Marriage - Joseph to Agnes Moulton Coolbrith, age 33 ,. Widow of Joseph's brother, Don Carlos Smith SOURCE: Brigham Young journal, 6 Jan. 1842, LDS archives and Marriott Library; Bennett, History of the Saints, 256, "Mrs. A**** S****"; Testimony of Mary Ann West in U.S. Circuit Court (8th Circuit) Testimony (1892), Manuscript Transcripts, 521, questions 676-79, LDS archives; Nauvoo Female Relief Society Minutes, 28 Sept. 1842, 89, LDS archives and Lee Library. (4)

Footnotes:
1 - Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Appendix 6, Biographical Sketches of General Officers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-47
2 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
3 - Highlights in the Prophet's Life, Ensign, June 1994
4 - Joseph Smith Polygamy Timeline, http://www.i4m.com/think/polygamy/JS_Polygamy_Timeline.htm

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Mormon History, 1841-44

-- During 1841-44
Salmon Gee: Stake high council (1841-44) (1)

Sidney Rigdon: Nauvoo Legion judge advocate (1841-44) (1)

Sidney Rigdon: Nauvoo city attorney (1841-44) (1)

Sidney Rigdon: Postmaster (1841-44) (1)

William Law: Nauvoo Legion captain (1841-41), colonel (1841-41), brevet-major (1841-44), and aide-de-camp to Lieutenant-general Joseph Smith Jr. (1841-44) (1)

William Law: Warden, Nauvoo common schools (1841-44) (1)

-- During 1841-45
Amasa M Lyman: Nauvoo Legion aide-de-camp (1841-45) (1)

Brigham Young: Nauvoo City Council (1841-45) (1)

Heber C Kimball: Nauvoo City Council (1841-45) (1)

Heber C Kimball: Nauvoo Legion assistant chaplain (1841-45) (1)

John Taylor: Nauvoo City Council (1841-45) (1)

John Taylor: Nauvoo Legion colonel, judge advocate, and assistant chaplain (1841-45) (1)

Levi W Hancock: Nauvoo Legion musician (1841-45) (1)

Footnotes:
1 - Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Appendix 6, Biographical Sketches of General Officers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-47

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Mormon History, 1841-42

-- During 1841-42
Vinson Knight: Warden, Nauvoo common schools (1841-42) (1)

Wilford Woodruff: Nauvoo City Council (1841-42) (1)

William Smith: Committed unlawful cohabitation with unidentified women (1841-42) (1)

Zebedee Coltrin: Stake presidency (1841-42) (1)

-- During 1841-43
Albert P Rockwood: Nauvoo Legion captain, drill master (1841-41) and brevet-major (1841-43) (1)

Joseph Smith Jr.: Democrat to 1840, Whig (1840-41), Democrat (1841-43), Whig (1843) (1)

Lyman Wight: Nauvoo City Council (1841-43) (1)

Willard Richards: Nauvoo City Council (1841-43) (1)

-- During 1841-44
Brigham Young: Nauvoo Legion assistant chaplain (1841-44) (1)

Hyrum Smith: Nauvoo City Council (1841-44) (1)

Hyrum Smith: Nauvoo Legion brevet-major general (1841-44) (1)

Joseph Smith Jr.: Lieutenant-General, Nauvoo Legion (1841-44) (1)

Newel K Whitney: Continued with Vinson Knight and George Miller as general bishops (1841-44) (1)

Footnotes:
1 - Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Appendix 6, Biographical Sketches of General Officers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-47

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Mormon History, 1841, 1842

-- During 1841, 1842
Hyrum Smith: Missions (1841, 1842) (1)

Willard Richards: Missions (1841, 1842) (1)

William Law: Missions (1841, 1842) (1)

-- During 1841-1854
* Willard Richards -- primary scribal author for this period. Writings used in assembling The History of the Church (often cited as HC) (originally entitled History of Joseph Smith; first published under the title History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; nicknamed Documentary History of the Church or DHC) (2)

-- During 1841-42
John C Bennett: Master in Chancery for Hancock County (1841-42) (1)

John C Bennett: Mayor of Nauvoo (1841-42) (1)

John C Bennett: Nauvoo Legion major-general and inspector general (1841-42) (1)

John C Gaylord: Traveling elder to "collect alms for the poor" (1841-42) (1)

Joseph Smith Jr.: Nauvoo City Council (1841-42) (1)

Parley P Pratt: Mission president (1841-42) (1)

Vinson Knight: Nauvoo City Council (1841-42) (1)

Vinson Knight: Nauvoo Legion 1st lieutenant (1841-42), assistant aide-de-camp to Lieutenant-general Joseph Smith Jr. (1841-42) (1)

Vinson Knight: Nauvoo University building committee (1841-42) (1)

Footnotes:
1 - Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Appendix 6, Biographical Sketches of General Officers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-47
2 - Wikipedia, History of the Church, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Church

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Mormon History, 1841

-- During 1841
[Periodicals] Gospel Reflector, The; Benjamin Winchester Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Periodical) (1)

Phelps, William Wines: Assisted Prophet as clerk, scribe, and confidant in wide range of activities 1841-44. (2)

Phelps, William Wines: Elected to Legislative Assembly of Territory of Utah 1841-57. (2)

Phelps, William Wines: Located in Nauvoo 1841. (2)

[Polygamy] Louisa Beaman Apr. 5, age 26, (February 7, 1815 - May 16, 1850) . Though Mormon history and press indicate Beaman was not baptized until May 11, 1843 , she had migrated with Mormons to Nauvoo in 1839 or 1840 . Beaman would go on to become the ninth wife of Brigham Young and had five children with Young that all predeceased her death at age 35. Listed as a Smith plural wife by Joseph F. Smith, who noted 1869 affidavit of Beaman's brother-in-law Joseph B. Noble stating he officiated at the wedding, and in John C. Bennett's 1842 anti-Mormon exposé. William Clayton said Smith told him in February 1843 that Beaman was one of his plural wives, which if true would have been prior to her baptism. (3)

Pratt, Orson: Returned to Nauvoo mid-July 1841. (2)

Richards, Willard: Located in Warsaw, Illinois, 1841. (2)

Smith, Samuel Harrison: Served mission in Scott County, Illinois, 1841. Three children: Levira Annette Clark, Louisa Clark, and Lucy Jane Clark. (2)

Smith, William B: Returned to Illinois by late 1841. (2)

[West] First of many organized groups of American settlers arrived in California. (4)

[Willard Richards] In 1841 Joseph Smith asked Willard to be his private secretary. In this capacity, he recorded much of the Mormon prophet's activities. He was with Joseph Smith, Hyrum Smith, and John Taylor in Carthage jail when Hyrum and Joseph were murdered. He supervised the removal of their bodies and gave counsel to the church during that troubled time. (5)

William Clayton Joins Nauvoo Riflemen (6)

-- During 1841, 1842
Amasa M Lyman: Missions (1841, 1842) (7)

Footnotes:
1 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol.4, Appendix 3: Church Periodicals
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 - Wikipedia, List of the Wives of Joseph Smith, Jr., http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_wives_of_Joseph_Smith,_Jr.
4 - Hale, Van, Mormon Miscellaneous, Rocky Mountain Prophecy, http://www.mormonmiscellaneous.com/radioprogramblog/id8.html
5 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Willard Richards, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/r/RICHARDS%2CWILLARD.html
6 - Smith, George D., An Intimate Chronicle; The Journals of William Clayton, p.lxiii, A William Clayton Chronology
7 - Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Appendix 6, Biographical Sketches of General Officers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-47

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Mormon History, 1841

-- During 1841
Sidney Rigdon: Nauvoo City Council (1841) (1)

Sidney Rigdon: Replaced again as spokesman by John C Bennett 1841 (1)

William Law: High priest 1841 (1)

William Smith: Mission 1841 (1)

Joseph Smith marries Louisa Beaman (26). (2)

[Hosea Stout] In 1841 Louisa gave birth to a daughter, Lydia Sarah, who was first of Hosea's nineteen children. (3)

[John Taylor] Returns to the United States with several of the other Apostles. (4)

Lyman, Amasa Mason: Moved to Nauvoo, Illinois, 1841. (5)

Miller, George: Mission to Kentucky to gather monies for construction of Nauvoo House and Temple 1841-42. (5)

Murdock, John: Settled near Lima, Illinois; resided until 1841. (5)

[OREGON TRAIL] For twenty five years, as many as 650,000 people may have pulled up stakes and headed for the farms and gold fields of the West. No accurate records exist of traffic on the great overland trails of that era, and some believe the figure may have been as low as 250,000 people. However, estimates have been slowly creeping upwards over the years, and it now seems that something like half a million people headed west from the 1840s through the Civil War. It is generally agreed that Oregon was the destination for about a third of the emigrants, California for another third, and the remainder were bound for Utah, Colorado, and Montana. This was the last of the so-called Great Migrations. It lasted until the coming of the railroads. (6)

[OREGON TRAIL] The first emigrant party, the Bidwell-Bartleson party, heads for California with 100 farmers and their families. En route, some of them change their minds and opt for Oregon, instead. (6)

He is best remembered for his solo mission to Jerusalem in 1841, where he dedicated the land of Palestine for the return of the Jews. This was the longest and perhaps the most dangerous mission performed by an early church elder. There is a popular myth that Orson Hyde was of Jewish ancestry, but careful investigation has uncovered no evidence this is true. (7)

Footnotes:
1 - Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Appendix 6, Biographical Sketches of General Officers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-47
2 - Tidd, N. R., "Mormon Chronology"
3 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Hosea Stout, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/s/STOUT%2CHOSEA.html
4 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: John Taylor, Salt Lake City, Utah
5 - 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
6 - Clackamas Heritage Partners, http://www.historicoregoncity.org/HOC/index.php?option=com_contentview=articleid=107Itemid=75
7 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Orson Hyde, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/h/HYDE%2CORSON.html

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Mormon History, 1841

-- During 1841
(Brigham Young) Called to be president of the Quorum of the Twelve (D&C 124:127), Young returned to Nauvoo in July. (1)

(Daniel H. Wells) A non-Mormon, Wells was elected commissary general of the Nauvoo Legion and made a trustee of the University of Nauvoo. (1)

(Elijah Abel) A skilled carpenter, Abel and others formed a partnership called "The House Carpenters of the Town of Nauvoo." He worked on the Kirtland, Nauvoo, and Salt Lake temples. (1)

(John C. Bennett) He first met Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon when he was living at Willoughby, Ohio. When he heard of Church difficulties in Missouri, he wrote encouraging letters to Joseph Smith and was later baptized by him in Nauvoo.
On April 8, 1841, John C. Bennett replaced the ailing Sidney Rigdon as "Assistant President" of the Church. For a time he was the Prophet's constant companion, confidant, and advisor, and was praised in Doctrine and Covenants 124: "I have seen the work which he hath done, which I accept if he continues, and will crown him with blessings and great glory." (1)

(John C. Bennett) Though his attempt to found Methodist University in Ohio was unsuccessful, he secured a charter for Wheeling (Ohio) University in 1829. Later he helped found Indiana University at New Albany, and was its first president. In 1841 he was appointed chancellor of the University of Nauvoo. Classes in the sciences, literature, philosophy, history, music, foreign languages, and religion were taught in private homes, the Masonic Hall, and the uncompleted temple. (1)

(John C. Bennett) Unanimously elected the first mayor of Nauvoo, he also served as secretary of the Nauvoo Masonic Lodge. He engineered the Illinois Legislature's approval of the Nauvoo Charter, Nauvoo Legion, and the University of Nauvoo. (1)

(Joseph Smith) Although some evidence indicates Joseph Smith may have been involved in polygamy as early as Kirtland, Erastus Snow testified that Louisa Beaman became the Prophet's first plural wife in 1841. The total number of Joseph Smith's wives is unknown. Some accounts list eighty. Fawn Brodie's No Man Knows My History names forty-eight, including widows of Bishop Vincent Knight and Seventies President Lyman R. Sherman, daughters of Heber C. Kimball, Edward Partridge, and Newell K. Whitney, sisters of Brigham Young and Willard Richards, the sister-in-law of Parley P. Pratt, and two stepdaughters of Seventies President Josiah Butterfield. (1)

John Gould: Baptized again and reinstated as seventy abt. 1841 (2)

John Taylor: Chaired committee "to petition Congress for redress of wrongs and injuries received in Missouri" 1841, and emissary to present the petition to Congress (2)

Joseph Smith Jr.: Arrested 1841 as fugitive, released by Illinois judge Stephen A. Douglas (2)

Joseph Smith Jr.: Reported 1841 physical appearance of Apostle Paul through vision (2)

Lyman Wight: Moved from church headquarters and excommunicated third time 1841-42 (2)

Salmon Gee: High priest 1841 (2)

Footnotes:
1 - Van Wagoner, Richard and Walker, Steven C., A Book of Mormons
2 - Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Appendix 6, Biographical Sketches of General Officers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-47

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Mormon History, Dec 27, 1841

-- Dec 27, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. In a meeting with the Twelve Apostles, Joseph Smith discussed seer stones and showed his seer stone to the brethren. (1)

-- Dec 28, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith baptized Sidney Rigdon for and in behalf of Elder Rigdons parents. The Prophet also baptized Reynolds Cahoon and others. (1)

-- Dec 30, 1841
[Lucy Mack Smith] Applying for membership at the second meeting of Nauvoo's Masonic lodge are Joseph, Willard Richards, Brigham Young, Sidney Rigdon, Wilford Woodruff, John Taylor, and others. They are admitted formally on 15 March 1842. (2)

-- 1841
Church Membership at end of year: 19,856
New Converts : 2,991
Percent Change from previous year: 17.73% (3)

-- During December 1841
Richards, Willard: Moved to Nauvoo December 1841. (4)

-- winter of 1841
Miller, George: Left Nauvoo in winter of 1841 and returned April 1842 with 100 head of cattle. (4)

Wight, Lyman: Traveled to Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Louisiana to collect money for temple and Nauvoo House during winter of 1841-42. (4)

-- During 1841
[Brigham Young] Following his return to Nauvoo in 1841, Young affirmed his complete loyalty to Joseph Smith by embracing the controversial and still-secret practice of polygamy, despite his initial personal reluctance. Young's commitment was underscored by his eventual marriage to a total of 55 wives (accounts differ) and fathering of fifty-seven children by sixteen of these women. (5)

[Deseret] Capt. John Bartleson leads first wagon train of settlers across Utah to California. (6)

A Collection of Sacred Hymns, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints selected by Emma Smith containing 304 hymns is published in Nauvoo, Illinois. (7)

A Voice of Warning by Parley P. Pratt published in Manchester, England from 2nd American edition. (7)

A series of Shaker revelations are received from Si-lo-lan'-se-len' (Celestial Messenger) in 1841. They arrange "whatever the Angel of God dictated" into chapter and verse, and publish the revelations in 'The Divine Book of Holy and Eternal Wisdom, Revealing the Word of God; Out of Whose Mouth Goeth a Sharp Sword' in 1849. The book uses "Thus saith the Lord" phraseology and notes "Deity consists of both male and female." (8)

(Almon W. Babbitt) Although Babbitt's Church commitment was evidenced by his service in Zion's Camp (1834), the First Quorum of the Seventy (1835), and as Kirtland's stake president (1841), he frequently clashed with other Church leaders. (9)

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 - 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
5 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Brigham Young, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/y/YOUNG%2CBRIGHAM.html
6 - History to Go, Pioneers and Cowboys, http://historytogo.utah.gov/timeline/pioneersandcowboys.html
7 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
8 - Grunder, Rick, Mormon Parallels: A Bibliographic Source
9 - Van Wagoner, Richard and Walker, Steven C., A Book of Mormons

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Mormon History, Dec 11, 1841

-- Dec 11, 1841
[Polygamy] to 27 Jun 1844 Marriage - Joseph to Prescendia Lathrop Huntington, age 31, already married. Elder Dimick B. Huntington officiating PLACE: Smith's Store, Nauvoo, IL SOURCE: FamilySearch.com record for Joseph Smith Jr. (1)

[Polygamy] Presendia Lathrop Huntington (Buell) age 31, already married. (7 September 1810 in Watertown, New York - 1 February 1892 in Salt Lake City, Utah) Sister of Zina. Later married Heber C. Kimball. (2)

-- Dec 13, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith appointed Willard Richards as the recorder for the Nauvoo Temple and as his personal scribe. (3)

Richards, Willard: Appointed temple recorder and private secretary to Joseph Smith 13 December 1841. (4)

-- Dec 14, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith began unpacking and sorting the dry goods for his Red Brick Store on the corner of Granger and Water Streets. (3)

-- Dec 18, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith sent a statement to James Gordon Bennett of the New York Weekly Herald, expressing gratitude for an unbiased publication concerning the Saints. (3)

-- 19Dec41
[Joseph Smith Sermon] Parable of Vine - People not Able to Receive New Revelation
Lord Chastens Those he Loves
Keeping Confidences (5)

-- Dec 19, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith spoke about the parable of the vine and its branches at a meeting with the Twelve Apostles in his home. (3)

-- Dec 22, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith received the first supply of groceries for his store in 13 wagonloads that had been detained in St. Louis, Missouri. (3)

-- Dec 24, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. In the evening, Joseph Smith consulted with President [Brigham] Young and Bishop [Newel] Whitney about establishing an agency in England for the cheap and expeditious conveyance of the Saints to Nauvoo. (3)

-- Dec 26, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. At a public meeting of the Saints in his home, Joseph Smith explained that the gift of tongues is the ability to hear and preach the gospel in a different language. (3)

-- Dec 27, 1841
Joseph Smith exhibits to the Quorum of the Twelve what Brigham Young calls the "seer stone" but what Wilford Woodruff refers to as the "Urim and Thummim". Young says that at Nauvoo Joseph Smith finds two more seer stones on the banks of the Mississippi River. (6)

Joseph Smith tells about the Urim and Thummim [per Brigham Young]. (7)

Footnotes:
1 - Joseph Smith Polygamy Timeline, http://www.i4m.com/think/polygamy/JS_Polygamy_Timeline.htm
2 - Wikipedia, List of the Wives of Joseph Smith, Jr., http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_wives_of_Joseph_Smith,_Jr.
3 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
4 - 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
5 - The Parallel Joseph, http://www.boap.org/LDS/Parallel/
6 - McQue, Bob; Religious Faith: Enlightening or Blinding?: Timeline of Key Events in Mormon History
7 - Tidd, N. R., "Mormon Chronology"

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Mormon History, Nov 14, 1841

-- Nov 14, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. Under Joseph Smiths direction, members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles met in council to prepare an epistle to the Saints in Europe. (1)

-- Nov 16, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to John M. Bernhisel in New York City. (1)

-- Nov 21, 1841
On this day, Apostles Brigham Young, John Taylor, and Heber C. Kimball perform Baptisms for the Dead in the Nauvoo Temple. It was the first time that this ordinance was performed in a temple, in this dispensation. (2)

Nauvoo, Illinois. The first baptisms for the dead in the Nauvoo Temple were performed in the temple font in compliance with Joseph Smiths instructions regarding the ordinance. (1)

[Joseph Smith] The first baptisms for the dead in the Nauvoo Temple are performed in a wooden font built and dedicated before the rest of the temple is completed. (3)

[Wilford Woodruff] Witnesses the first baptisms for the dead that were performed in the baptistry of the Nauvoo Temple. (4)

-- Nov 26, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith presented and passed a bill at the Nauvoo City Council meeting for an Ordinance in relation to Hawkers, Peddlers, Public Shows, and Exhibitions, in order to prevent any immoral or obscene exhibition. (1)

-- Nov 28, 1841
[S]even weeks after Joseph called ". . . the Book of Mormon . . . the most correct of any book on earth," he was at it again, full of energy to make it even more correct, reading the ". . . American stereotype edition [1840] . . . for the purpose of correcting the stereotype plates of some errors which escaped notice in the first edition." (5)

Joseph Smith tells the 12 Apostles that The Book of Mormon is the most correct of any book and the keystone of our religion. [per Joseph Smith]. (6)

Nauvoo, Illinois. At a meeting with the Twelve Apostles, Joseph Smith told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book. (1)

-- Dec 5, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith began to proof a new edition of the Book of Mormon prior to its being stereotyped. (1)

-- Dec 7, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to Esquires Browning and Bushnell. (1)

-- Dec 11, 1841
Joseph Smith marries Prescindia Huntington Buell (31). (6)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, United Kingdom, "On This Day," https://www.lds.org.uk/show_oda.php
3 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, Salt Lake City, Utah
4 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Wilford Woodruff, Salt Lake City, Utah
5 - Grunder, Rick, Mormon Parallels: A Bibliographic Source
6 - Tidd, N. R., "Mormon Chronology"

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Mormon History, Oct 30, 1841

-- Oct 30, 1841
Richards, Willard: Elected member of Nauvoo City Council 30 October 1841. (1)

-- During Oct 1841
[Black History] In a discourse on fault-finding among the brethren, Smith tangentially comments upon the curse Noah laid upon Ham, and states that the curse remains upon the posterity of Canaan until the present day. "I referred to the curse of Ham for laughing at Noah, while in his wine, but doing no harm. Noah was a righteous man, and yet he drank wine and became intoxicated; the Lord did not forsake him in consequence thereof, for he retained all the power of his priesthood, and when he was accused by Canaan, he cursed him by the priesthood which he held, and the Lord had respect to his word, and the priesthood which he held, notwithstanding he was drunk, and the curse remains upon the posterity of Canaan until the present day" (History of the Church, 4:446). (2)

-- During fall of 1841
Wight, Lyman: Moved family to Nauvoo in fall of 1841. (1)

-- Nov 1, 1841
Notice in "Times and Seasons:" "The brethren are hereby notified that our well-beloved brother, Hyrum Smith, patriarch of the church, has erected a comfortable office opposite his dwelling-house, where himself, together with his scribe and recorder, James Sloan, will attend regularly every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, during the entire day, or upon any other day if urgent circumstances require it, to perform the duties of his high and holy calling. A copy of the blessings can be received immediately after being pronounced, so that the brethren who live at a distance can have it to take with them." (3)

-- 7Nov41
[Joseph Smith Sermon] Forgive One Another to be Forgiven (4)

-- Nov 07, 1841
[Polygamy] Smith preaches that what people call sin is not sin. Smith preaches: "If you do not accuse each other, God will not accuse you. If you have no accuser you will enter heaven, and if you will follow the revelations and instructions which God gives you through me, I will take you into heaven as my back load. If you will not accuse me, I will not accuse you. If you will throw a cloak of charity over my sins, I will over yoursfor charity covereth a multitude of sins. What many people call sin is not sin; I do many things to break down superstition, and I will break it down;" SOURCE: Joseph Smith, History of the Church, Vol. 4, p.445 PLACE: Nauvoo, IL (5)

-- Nov 7, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith spoke to the Saints about the danger of accusing and pointing out the sins of others. (6)

-- Nov 8, 1841
The Baptismal Font in the Nauvoo Temple was dedicated. (7)

Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith attended the dedication of the baptismal font built in the cellar floor of the Nauvoo Temple. (6)

[Joseph Smith] The first temple baptismal font is dedicated. The first ordinance is a baptism for the dead, with Young as officiator and Reuben McBride as proxy. The second ordinance is a baptism for health which heals Samuel Rolfe within the week. Four temples would eventually perform 22,403 baptisms for health from 1877 through 1893. (8)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Dedication of baptismal font in Nauvoo Temple. (9)

[Nauvoo] Temporary baptismal font in the basement of the temple is dedicated. On Nov. 21 ordinance work began and 40 people were baptized for their kindred dead. (10)

-- Nov 14, 1841
A collection of Shaker revelations includes "I will anoint them priests and kings"... "The children of the Church of Christ are ... the children of the New Jerusalem, and they are numbered, and their names are written in the Book of Life." ... "I was an angel of Wisdom's delight long ere this earth was formed, or dust was fashioned into man. Many worlds before this I have seen; some bright, and some dark, and some that were empty and void ..." [The Youth's Guide in Zion, and Holy Mother's Promises] (11)

Footnotes:
1 - 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
2 - Crapo, Richley, Chronology Pertaining to Blacks and the LDS Priesthood, http://www.mormonsocialscience.org/node/62
3 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com
4 - The Parallel Joseph, http://www.boap.org/LDS/Parallel/
5 - Joseph Smith Polygamy Timeline, http://www.i4m.com/think/polygamy/JS_Polygamy_Timeline.htm
6 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
7 - Richards, Franklin Dewey and Little, James A., Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
8 - 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"
9 - Proctor, Scott and Maurine Jensen, editors, History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced
10 - LDS Church News: Nauvoo -- The City of Joseph, http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58063/Church-history--Nauvoo.html
11 - Grunder, Rick, Mormon Parallels: A Bibliographic Source

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Mormon History, 22/Oct 25, 1841

-- 22/Oct 25, 1841
[Lucy Mack Smith] Don Carlos Salisbury, the fifth child and third son of Katharine Smith Salisbury and Wilkins J. Salisbury, is born at Plymouth/Fountain Green, Hancock County, Illinois. (1)

-- Oct 23, 1841
Kimball, Heber Chase: Elected member of Nauvoo City Council 23 October 1841. (2)

-- Oct 24, 1841
At a site on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, Orson Hyde dedicated Palestine for the gathering of the Jews. (3)

Orson Hyde dedicated Palestine for return of Jews. (4)

Holy Land dedicated by Orson Hyde. (5)

Elder Orson Hyde dedicated Palestine for return of the children of Abraham (see D&C 68: 1-3; 124: 128-29). (6)

Hyde, Orson: Dedicated land of Israel for return of Jews 24 October 1841. (2)

[Joseph Smith] On the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem Apostle Orson Hyde dedicates Palestine for the return of Jewish people. (7)

-- Oct 25, 1841
[Polygamy] to 25 Oct 1841 Smith tells 19 year-old married woman that she must marry him or an angel with a sword will slay him. Already married, 19 year-old Zina remained conflicted with Smith's polygamy proposal "until a day in October, apparently, when Joseph sent [her older brother] Dimick to her with a message: an angel with a drawn sword had stood over Smith and told him that if he did not establish polygamy, he would lose "his position and his life." Zina, faced with the responsibility for his position as prophet, and even perhaps his life, finally acquiesced." They were secretly married within days. SOURCE: In Sacred Loneliness, page 80-,81 (8)

-- Oct 27, 1841
Joseph Smith marries a woman polygamously who lives with her legal husband. Brigham Young University would later name one of its residence halls after her. Zina D. Huntington would also marry Brigham Young after Joseph's death, her legal husband, Henry Jacobs, standing a witness. This is the first of a dozen known cases of polyandry in Mormon history. Throughout his life Jacobs bemoans the fact that his wife and children have been taken from him. In death, however, he is buried 30 feet from Zina in the Salt Lake City Cemetery. (9)

[Polygamy] to 27 Jun 1844 Marriage - Joseph to Zina Diantha Huntington Jacobs, age 20, already married. Smith marries a woman polygamously who lives with her legal husband. Elder Dimick B. Huntington officiating. Brigham Young University would later name one of its residence halls after her. Zina D. Huntington would also marry Young after Smith's death, her legal husband standing in as witness. This is the first of a dozen known cases of polyandry in Mormon history. SOURCE: Joseph F. Smith Affidavit Books, 1:5, 4:5, cf. Bachman, "A Study of the Mormon Practice of Plural Marriage," 348; Historical Record 6:233; (8)

[Polygamy] Joseph Smith marries poly-andrously
Joseph Smith marries Zina D. Huntington Jacobs, who was married the Henry Jacobs at the time. This is the first of 11 women whom he marries polyandrously. After Josephs death, she marries Brigham Young while still actively married to Henry Jacobs, an active member of the church. (10)

[Polygamy] Zina Diantha Huntington (Jacobs) age 20, already married. Husband was Henry Bailey Jacobs, who was aware of Zina's plural marriage to Smith and wrote "whatever the Prophet did was right, without making the wisdom of God's authorities bend to the reasoning of any man." (Compton 1997, pp. 81 82) Sister of Presendia; married Brigham Young while husband Jacobs on mission to England. (11)

Footnotes:
1 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
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 - Church News: Historical Chronology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58765/Historical-chronology-of-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints.html
4 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Macmillan Publishing, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
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 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Chronology of Church History, http://scriptures.lds.org/chchrono/contents
7 - 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"
8 - Joseph Smith Polygamy Timeline, http://www.i4m.com/think/polygamy/JS_Polygamy_Timeline.htm
9 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com
10 - Tungate, Mel, Mormon Polygamy, http://www.tungate.com/polygamy.htm
11 - Wikipedia, List of the Wives of Joseph Smith, Jr., http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_wives_of_Joseph_Smith,_Jr.

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Mormon History, Oct 2, 1841

-- Oct 2, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. During a general conference of the Church, Joseph Smith laid the southeast cornerstone of the Nauvoo House (a hotel) and placed the original manuscript of the Book of Mormon inside a square-cut chest hewn in the center of the cornerstone and covered with a stone lid. (1)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Construction begins on the Mansion House. (2)

Miller, George: Appointed to preside over high priests quorum in Nauvoo 2 October 1841. (3)

-- 3Oct41
[Joseph Smith Sermon] Baptism for the Dead
Angels and Spirits
Jesus as Spirit and Angel
Translated Being
Priesthood Chain
How to Get Truth
All Spirits can Come to God at Any Age
How to Save Spirits - Priesthood
No Provision for the Dead Worse that Atheism
Why Sectarian Baptism Rejected
Saints More Liberal in Their Beliefs
Saints Must Save Their Dead or Be Damned
No More Baptisms for Dead Until Temple (4)

-- 4Oct41
[Joseph Smith Sermon] Monday 4th A.M. Conference opened by the choir singing hymn 183 [Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed!] and prayer by Bro. Geo. [A.] Smith.
Pres't. Joseph Smith made a lengthy exposition of the condition of the temporal affairs of the church, the agency of which had been committed to him at a general conference in Quincy--explaining the manner that he had discharged the duties involved in that agency, and the condition of the lands and other property of the church. (4)

-- 5Oct41
[Joseph Smith Sermon] P.M. Conference opened by the choir singin hymn 104 [My Soul is Full of Peace and Love] and prayer by Bro. O. Pratt.
Bro. O. Pratt read to the conference, the minutes of a special conference held in the city of Nauvoo Aug. 16th 1841.
Pres't. Joseph Smith made remarks explanatory of the importance of the resolutions and votes passed at that time.
[Twelve Apostles to assume leadership of day to day Church operations.] (4)

-- Oct 6, 1841
[Wilford Woodruff] Arrives in Nauvoo, Illinois (5)

[Wilford Woodruff] Returns to his family and other Saints in Nauvoo. (6)

-- Oct 7, 1841
[Black History] Harrison Sagers called on mission to Jamaica, (7)

Lyman, Amasa Mason: Appointed to serve mission to New York City 7 October 1841. (3)

-- Oct 9, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to Smith Tuttle at New Haven, Connecticut. (1)

-- Oct 15, 1841
[Lucy Mack Smith] Grandmaster Jonas gives George Miller permission to open a lodge of Freemasons in Nauvoo. (2)

-- Oct 21, 1841
Hyde, Orson: Arrived in Jerusalem 21 October 1841. (3)

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 - 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
4 - The Parallel Joseph, http://www.boap.org/LDS/Parallel/
5 - Kenny, Scott (editor), Wilford Woodruff's Journals 1833-1898, Chronology Signature Books, Midvale, Utah
6 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Wilford Woodruff, Salt Lake City, Utah
7 - http://www.xtimeline.com/events.aspx?q=Bif200802111550260291166

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Mormon History, Sep 4, 1841

-- Sep 4, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Apostle Orson Pratt is the first general authority to receive an honorary college degree (M.A. from the University of the City of Nauvoo). (1)

Young, Brigham: Elected member of Nauvoo City Council 4 September 1841. (2)

-- 5Sept41
[Joseph Smith Sermon] Medicine - Faith (3)

-- Sep 5, 1841
Joseph Smith "preached to a large congregation at the Stand, on the Science and practice of Medicine, desiring to persuade the Saints to trust in God when sick, and not in an arm of flesh, and live by faith and not by medicine, or poison, and when they were sick, and had called for the Elders to pray for them, and they were not healed, to use herbs and mild food." (4)

Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith spoke to a large congregation concerning the science and practice of medicine. (5)

-- Sep 11, 1841
Hosea Stout, Nauvoo Legion clerk, reports that the Legion totals 1,490 men, and that at a special review Lieutenant General Joseph Smith "delivered a military speech to the troops in his usual energetic style." (4)

-- Sep 13, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith received an invitation from the militia of Lee County, Iowa, to attend a military parade on September 14 in Montrose, Illinois. (5)

-- Sep 14, 1841
Montrose, Iowa. Joseph Smith went from Nauvoo, Illinois, to Montrose with a few of the brethren and was courteously received by General Ezekiel Swazey, along with other officers and militia. (5)

-- Sep 25, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smiths nephew Hyrum Smith, son of Hyrum and Jerusha, died at the age of seven. (5)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Hyrum Jr., son of Hyrum and Jerusha Smith, dies at Nauvoo at age seven. (6)

-- Sep 30, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith sent the deputy sheriff of Adams County a statement detailing the total costs ($685) from his arrest and trial while in the sheriffs custody. (5)

-- 2Oct41
[Joseph Smith Sermon] P.M. Pres. Joseph Smith opened by calling on the choir to sing a Hymn--sung 18th Hymn. The President then read a letter from Br. O.
Hyde giving an account of his journeys and success in his mission, which was listened to with intense interest; and the conference, by vote, expressed their approbation of the style and spirit of said letter. The President then made remarks on the inclemency of the weather and the uncomfortable situation of the saints with regard to a place of worship, and a place of public entertainment ....
; Br. L Wight then addressed the conference on the importance of order and uniformity of instruction, and, of unanimity of effort to spread the work of the kingdom.
Pres. Joseph Smith then made some corrections of doctrine in quoting a passage from 1 Cor. 12, 28 showing it to be a principle of order or gradation in rising from one office to another in the Priesthood. (3)

-- Oct 2, 1841
"Elder Warren Foote writes in his journal: "The semi-annual conference commenced today. After meeting was dismissed a deposit was made in the southeast corner of the Nauvoo house. A square hole had been chisseled in the large corner stone like a box. An invitation was given for any who wished to put in any little memento they desired to. I was standing very near the corner stone, when Joseph Smith came up with the manuscript of the Book of Mormon, and said he wanted to put that in there, as he had had trouble enough with it. It appeared to be written on fools' cap paper, and was about three inches in thickness. There was also deposited a Book of D&C, five cents, ten cents, twenty-five cents, fifty cents, and one dollar pieces of American coin, besides other articles. A close-fitting stone cover was laid in cement, and the wall built over it. I was standing within three feet of the Prophet when he handed in the manuscript, and saw it very plainly. He intimated in his remarks,
that in after generations the walls might be thrown down, and these things discovered, from which the people could learn the doctrines and principles and faith of the Latter-day Saints." (4)

Footnotes:
1 - 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"
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 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com
5 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
6 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books

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Mormon History, Aug 16, 1841

-- Aug 16, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith was absent from the morning session of a special conference of the Church on account of the death of his son Don Carlos. (1)

Richards, Willard: Arrived in Nauvoo 16 August 1841. (2)

-- Aug 20, 1841
Snow, Erastus: Left for Salem 20 August 1841. (2)

-- 22Aug41
[Joseph Smith Sermon] I preached at the Stand on Wars & desolations that await the nations. (3)

-- Aug 25, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith responded to a letter from Horace R. Hotchkiss regarding the purchase of the land that Joseph called a deathly sickly hole. (1)

-- Aug 27, 1841
Robert Blashel Thompson (Joseph Smith's secretary), was an associate editor of the Times and Seasons in Nauvoo. From May to August 1841 he worked there with Don Carlos Smith. On 16 August 1841, at the age of 29, he was seized with the same disease that had stricken Don Carlos Smith, and died 9 days later. William Law later said he died under 'suspicious circumstances:' "I know that several men, six or seven, died under very suspicious circumstances. Among them were two secretaries of the prophet, Mulholland and Blaskel Thompson. I saw Mulholland die and the symptoms looked very suspicious to me. Dr. Foster, who was a very good physician, believed firmly that those six or seven men had been poisoned, and told me so repeatedly." Thompson and his future wife, Mercy Rachel Fielding, were baptized by Parley P. Pratt on May 21, 1836. She married Thompson June 4, 1837. The couple came to Quincy, Ill., in the spring of 1839 where Robert was temporarily employed as a writer for the "Q
uincy Argus." They were among the earliest settlers at Commerce, where Robert became a scribe/secretary for Joseph Smith and a "recorder" (or historian) for the Church. (4)

Robert B. Thompson dies (Joseph Smith's secretary). (5)

Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smiths clerk Robert B. Thompson died and was later replaced by William W. Phelps. (1)

-- Aug 31, 1841
[Black History] Elder J. T. Ball called on mission to So. America, (6)

Quorum of Twelve votes "unanimously, that we for ourselves, and the Church we represent, approve of the proceedings of President Smith, so far as he has gone, in making over certain properties to his wife, children, and friends for their support, and that he continue to deed and make over certain portions of Church property which now exist, or which may be obtained by exchange, as in his wisdom he shall judge expedient, till his own, and his father's household, shall have an inheritance secured to them in our midst" (7)

-- During August 1841
[Nauvoo] The 10 districts created earlier in the city to supply workers for the temple were organized into ecclesiastical wards, presided over by bishops, whose main responsibility was welfare. (8)

Pratt, Orson: Given responsibility for English literature and mathematics at University of Nauvoo August 1841. (2)

-- Sep 3, 1841
Snow, Erastus: Arrived 3 September 1841. (2)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
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 - Broadhurst, Dale R., Mormon Chronology, http://olivercowdery.com/history/morchrn2.htm
5 - Tidd, N. R., "Mormon Chronology"
6 - http://www.xtimeline.com/events.aspx?q=Bif200802111550260291166
7 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com
8 - LDS Church News: Nauvoo -- The City of Joseph, http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58063/Church-history--Nauvoo.html

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Mormon History, Aug 7, 1841

-- Aug 7, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith lamented the death of his brother Don Carlos Smith, who was 25 years old. (1)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Death of Don Carlos. (2)

Smith, Don Carlos: Died 7 August 1841 in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois. (3)

-- Aug 8, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. A large group of friends and relatives attended the funeral of Joseph Smiths brother Don Carlos Smith, who was buried with military honors. (1)

-- Aug 10, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith held a council with some of the Twelve Apostles to plan the next phase of missionary work. (1)

-- Aug 12, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith met with about 100 chiefs, braves, and their families, of the Keokuk, Kis-ku-kosh, and Appanoose tribes and instructed them about their fathers and the promises made concerning them in the Book of Mormon. (1)

-- Aug 15, 1841
[Emma] Son Don Carlos, age fourteen months, dies. (4)

Don Carlos Smith (Joseph's son) dies. (5)

[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph and Emma Smiths son Don Carlos died when only 14 months and two days old. (1)

[Joseph Smith] Josephs son Don Carlos dies at fourteen months old. (6)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Death of Joseph and Emmas Don Carlos. (2)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph's and Emma's fourteen-month-old son Don Carlos dies at Nauvoo. (7)

-- 16Aug41
[Joseph Smith Sermon] Instruction delivered at Nauvoo, Ill., on Monday August 16, 1841
Twelve to Preside Now - Translation of Book of Abraham (8)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - Proctor, Scott and Maurine Jensen, editors, History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced
3 - 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
4 - Emma Smith, Woman of Faith, http://emmasmithmormon.com
5 - Tidd, N. R., "Mormon Chronology"
6 - More Good Foundation, Timeline, http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline
7 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
8 - The Parallel Joseph, http://www.boap.org/LDS/Parallel/

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Mormon History, Jul 21, 1841

-- Jul 21, 1841
The WARSAW SIGNAL in Warsaw, Illinois: "How MILITARY these people are becoming! Every thing they say or do seems to breathe the spirit of military tactics. Their PROPHET appears, on all great occasions, in his splendid regimental dress, signs his name Lieut. General, and more titles are to be found in the Nauvoo Legion, than any one book on military tactics can produce; and now comes a public journal, the name of which is composed of two military words. Truly FIGHTING must, be a part of the creed of these Saints!" (1)

-- 25July41
[Joseph Smith Sermon] I followed him [Sidney Rigdon], illustrating the subject of the resurrection by some familiar figures. (2)

-- Jul 25, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith attended a meeting in a grove where he preached a sermon on the Resurrection. (3)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Don Carlos Smith performs the marriage ceremony of George A. Smith and Bathsheba W. Bigler. (4)

-- During July 1841
Lyman E Johnson: Met with the Quorum of Twelve Apostles 19 July 1841, and said: "If I could believe 'Mormonism' as I did when I traveled with you and preached, if I possessed the world I would give it" (5)

Oliver Cowdery: Accused 15 July 1841 of denying Book of Mormon (5)

[Orson Pratt] Following another mission, this time to England, Pratt arrived in Nauvoo, Illinois, in July 1841. During Pratt's absence, Joseph Smith had begun practicing plural marriage. One of the women he approached was Sarah, who rejected his advances. The next spring Sarah told Orson of Smith's proposals. Pratt became depressed and on 14 July disappeared; however, he was found near the Mississippi River and was persuaded to return home. In mid-August three apostles tried to convince him to sustain Smith. When he refused, they excommunicated him from the church. (6)

Snow, Erastus: Appointed by Hyrum Smith and William Law July 1841 to preach in Salem, Massachusetts, area. (7)

-- Aug 2, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith and the Saints heard reports from all the members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles who had recently returned from missions. (3)

-- Aug 4, 1841
Sidney Rigdon preaches baptism for the dead. However his influence in Nauvoo has waned to an all time low. (8)

-- Aug 5, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith received a letter from his brother William Smith regarding the Hotchkiss land purchase in Nauvoo. (3)

-- Aug 7, 1841
[Emma] Joseph-s brother, Don Carlos, dies. (9)

Don Carlos Smith, Joseph's youngest brother, dies in Nauvoo at 26 years of age. (1)

Footnotes:
1 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com
2 - The Parallel Joseph, http://www.boap.org/LDS/Parallel/
3 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
4 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
5 - Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Appendix 6, Biographical Sketches of General Officers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-47
6 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Orson Pratt, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/p/PRATT%2CORSON.html
7 - 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
8 - Broadhurst, Dale R., Mormon Chronology, http://olivercowdery.com/history/morchrn2.htm
9 - Emma Smith, Woman of Faith, http://emmasmithmormon.com

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Mormon History, Jul 1, 1841

-- Jul 1, 1841
Kimball, Heber Chase: Returned to Nauvoo 1 July 1841. (1)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Jr. teaches plural marriage to Brigham Young, Heber Kimball, and John Taylor, who have returned from their mission. (2)

Taylor, John: Arrived in Nauvoo 1 July 1841. Elected member of Nauvoo City Council and Nauvoo Legion, and regent of Nauvoo University. (1)

Young, Brigham: Arrived in Nauvoo 1 July 1841. (1)

-- Jul 3, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith made a patriotic speech to the Nauvoo Legion troops in which he declared his willingness to lay down his life in defense of the United States. (3)

-- Jul 9, 1841
Joseph Smith receives a revelation (later section 126 of D&C) at Brigham Young's house: "Dear and well-beloved brother Brigham Young, verily thus saith the Lord unto you, my servant Brigham, it is no more required at your hand to leave your family as in times past, for your offering is acceptable to me; I have seen your labour and toil in journeyings for my name. I therefore command you to send my word abroad, and take special care of your family from this time, henceforth, and forever. Amen." Young is called to leave his family and go on a mission three years later. (4)

Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith received Doctrine & Covenants 126, a revelation stating that Brigham Young would no longer be required to leave his family. (3)

-- Jul 12, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith appointed John Patten to be the recorder of baptisms for the dead in Iowa. (3)

-- Jul 13, 1841
Smith, George Albert: Returned to Zarahemla, Iowa, 13 July 1841. Three children: George Albert. Jr. , Bathsheba, and John. (1)

-- Jul 15, 1841
TIMES and SEASONS prints a "Dialogue on Mormonism" which presents LDS doctrine and claims in dialogue form. Speaking of the Book of Mormon peoples: "Mr. M. You will observe by this account Mr. R. that this people who landed here were Jews, this you know agrees with the idea, which many learned men have had, that the Indians are descendants of the Jews. Mr. R. I am aware that this idea is generally entertained among the learned." (4)

-- Jul 18, 1841
[Albert Carrington] He was baptized into the Mormon Church on 18 July 1841 and later moved his family of wife and four children to Nauvoo, Illinois, just prior to the murder of the Mormon leader Joseph Smith in June 1844. Because of his scholarly background and activity as a proselytor for his faith, he was soon recognized as one of the intellectual leaders in the Mormon community. (5)

Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith and the Nauvoo Saints spent the day in fasting and prayer to mourn the death of Senator Sidney H. Little. (3)

-- Jul 19, 1841
Excommunicated Apostle Lyman E. Johnson meets with the Twelve Apostles. He tells them, "If I could believe 'Mormonism' as I did when I traveled with you and preached, if I possessed the world I would give it." (4)

Footnotes:
1 - 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
2 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
3 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
4 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com
5 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Albert Carrington, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/c/CARRINGTON%2CALBERT.html

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Mormon History, Jun 15, 1841

-- Jun 15, 1841
Letter, Orson Hyde to Joseph Smith Smith, London: "I retired to my bed one night ... the vision of the Lord, like clouds of light burst into my view. The cities of London, Amsterdam, Constantinople, and Jerusalem, all appeared in succession before me; and the spirit said unto me, 'Here are many of the children of Abraham whom I will gather to the land that I gave to their fathers; and here also, is the field of your labors. Take therefore proper credentials from my people, your brethren, ... and go ye forth to the cities which have been shown you, and declare these words unto Judah, and say. 'Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, assemble yourselves and let us go into the defended cities. Set up the standard towards Zion ..." (1)

-- Jun 19, 1841
James Murdock writes to the CONGREGATIONAL OBSERVER of his interview with William Smith, LDS Apostle and brother of Joseph Smith: "About the year 1823, there was a revival of religion in that region, and Joseph was one of several hopeful converts. The others were joining, some one church, and some another in that vicinity, but Joseph hesitated between the different denominations. While his mind was perplexed with this subject, he prayed for divine direction; and afterwards was awaked one night by an extraordinary vision. The glory of the Lord filled the chamber with a dazzling light, and a glorious angel appeared to him, conversed with him, and told him that he was a chosen vessel unto the Lord to make known true religion." (2)

-- Jun 28, 1841
Assistant President of the Church John C. Bennett writes to Bodley Lodge No. 1, Quincy, Illinois, asking that it recommend that a Masonic lodge be established in Nauvoo. His request is denied because Mormons were "unknown to this lodge as Masons." (2)

-- During Jun 1841
[Black History] Regarding the events surround an arrest, Smith refers to one "Elijah Able", note the different spelling of the last name. It seems likely that Smith was referring to "Elijah Abel", but it is not entirely clear that is the case as no direct references to Elijah Abel appear in History of the Church. "News of my arrest having arrived in Nauvoo last night, and being circulate through the city, Hosea Stout, Tarleton Lewis, William A. Hickman, John S. Higbee, Elijah Able, Uriel C. Nickerson, and George W. Clyde started from the Nauvoo landing, in a skiff in order to overtake me and rescue me, if necessary. They had a heavy head wind, but arrived in Quincy at dusk; went up to Benjamin Jones's house, and found that I had gone to Nauvoo in charge of two officers." (History of the Church, 4:365) (3)

Don Carlos Smith denounces any who teach and practice plural marriage. (4)

Returning to Nauvoo from Quincy, Joseph Smith is arrested. (4)

Don Carlos Smith (Joseph's brother) denounces those who teach and practice plural marriage, no matter if it is his brother Joseph. (5)

[Polygamy] to 06 Feb 1842 Emma carries child, premature baby dies at birth. PLACE: Nauvoo, IL SOURCE: Official Joseph Smith family record www.FamilySearch.org (6)

to 12 Mar 1842 Smith possible father of George A. Lightner (by Mary Elizabeth Rollins) . Mary Elizabeth Rollins, married to non-Mormon Adam Lightner since 11 August 1835, was one of the first women to accept the polyandrous teachings of the Prophet. "He was commanded to take me for a wife," she wrote in a 21 November 1880 letter to Emmeline B. Wells. "I was his, before I came here," she added in an 8 February 1902 statement. Brigham Young secretly sealed the two in February 1842 when Mary was eight months pregnant with her son George Algernon Lightner. She lived with Adam Lightner until his death in Utah many years later. In her 1880 letter to Emmeline B. Wells, Mary explained: "I could tell you why I stayed with Mr. Lightner. Things the leaders of the Church does not know anything about. I did just as Joseph told me to do, as he knew what troubles I would have to contend with." She added on 23 January 1892 in a letter to John R. Young: "I could explain some things in regard
to my living with Mr. L. after becoming the Wife of Another, which would throw light, on what now seems mysterious--and you would be perfectly satisfied with me. I write this; because I have heard that it had been commented on to my injury" SOURCE: Mormon Polygamy in Nauvoo, Richard Van Wagoner, Dialogue, Vol.18, No.3, p.77 (6)

-- During June 1841
Sidney Rigdon: "ordained" prophet, seer, and revelator 1 June 1841 (7)

Miller, George: Accompanied Joseph Smith to trial at Monmouth, Illinois, June 1841. (8)

-- Jul 1, 1841
Brigham Young and the others in the Twelve returning from England, arrive in Nauvoo [Brigham Young]. (4)

[Heber C. Kimball] Returns home to Nauvoo. (9)

Footnotes:
1 - Grunder, Rick, Mormon Parallels: A Bibliographic Source
2 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com
3 - Crapo, Richley, Chronology Pertaining to Blacks and the LDS Priesthood, http://www.mormonsocialscience.org/node/62
4 - Broadhurst, Dale R., Mormon Chronology, http://olivercowdery.com/history/morchrn2.htm
5 - Tidd, N. R., "Mormon Chronology"
6 - Joseph Smith Polygamy Timeline, http://www.i4m.com/think/polygamy/JS_Polygamy_Timeline.htm
7 - Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Appendix 6, Biographical Sketches of General Officers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-47
8 - 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
9 - Kimball, Stanley B. (editor), On the Potter's Wheel: The Diaries of Heber C. Kimball, Chronology, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1987

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Mormon History, Jun 1, 1841

-- Jun 1, 1841
[Lucy Mack Smith] Hyrum and William Law leave on a mission to the East. From Pittsburgh, they report that John C. Bennett has abandoned his wife and child. Bennett takes poison in an apparent suicide attempt dramatizing his remorse but recovers and is allowed to retain his positions. (1)

-- Jun 4, 1841
Quincy, Illinois. After an agreeable meeting with Thomas Carlin, the governor of Illinois, Governor Carlin betrayed Joseph Smith by sending Sheriff Thomas King of Adams County to arrest him. (2)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Arrested on old Missouri charges. (3)

-- Jun 5, 1841
Joseph Smith is arrested as a fugitive from Missouri Justice but not extradited. Judge Stephen A. Douglas dismisses the case on procedural grounds. (4)

Bear Creek, Illinois. Joseph Smith was arrested on a warrant from Thomas Carlin, governor of Illinois, and was charged as a fugitive from justice. He returned to Quincy and obtained a writ of habeas corpus. (2)

[Joseph Smith] Joseph is arrested and a trial is held to decide if he should be sent back to Missouri. Joseph is let go. (5)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph is arrested at Bear Creek for extradition to Missouri, obtains a writ of habeas corpus at Quincy, and has a hearing before Judge Stephen A. Douglas at Monmouth, Warren County (9 June), at which he is released. (1)

-- Jun 7, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith started very early for his court hearing in Monmouth, Illinois, a 75-mile journey, accompanied by Sheriff Thomas King, the arresting officer from Adams County, (2)

-- Jun 8, 1841
Monmouth, Illinois. Joseph Smith arrived at Monmouth to stand trial before Judge Stephen A. Douglas and found the public stirring with curiosity. (2)

-- Jun 9, 1841
Monmouth, Illinois. Joseph Smith stood trial and was represented by Orville H. Browning, who eloquently defended him. (2)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Two-day trial begins at Monmouth, Ill., before Judge Stephen Douglas. (3)

-- Jun 10, 1841
Monmouth, Illinois. On a technicality, Judge Stephen A. Douglas ruled that that Joseph Smiths writ was illegal and discharged him from the arrest warrant. (2)

-- 13Jun41
[Joseph Smith Sermon] On Sunday I attended one of their meetings, in front of the Temple now building, and one of the largest buildings in the state. There could not have been less than 2,500 people present, and as well appearing as any number that could be found in this or any state. Mr. Smith preached in the morning, and one could have readily learned, then, the magic by which he has built up this society, because, as we say in Illinois, "they believe in him," and in his honesty. (6)

Footnotes:
1 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
2 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
3 - Proctor, Scott and Maurine Jensen, editors, History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced
4 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com
5 - More Good Foundation, Timeline, http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline
6 - The Parallel Joseph, http://www.boap.org/LDS/Parallel/

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Mormon History, May 6, 1841

-- May 6, 1841
Bennett, John Cook: ) Appointed master in chancery for Hancock County, Illinois, by Stephen A. Douglas 6 May 1841. Interested in tomato for medicinal use. (1)

-- 9May41
[Joseph Smith Sermon] Clayton JournalNeibaur Journal Joseph preached on his side [of the river-Clayton lived on the Iowa side] on baptism for the dead .
Fine day. Elder Joseph Smith preached from 9th Romans on the principles of Election. (2)

-- May 14, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith received an agreement from Ebenezer F. Wiggins. (3)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Martha Ann Smith, second child and first daughter of Mary Fielding Smith and Hyrum Smith, is born at Nauvoo; she is Hyrum's eighth child. (4)

-- 16May41
[Joseph Smith Sermon] Man Free to Choose - Devil Cannot Compel
Resisting God Leads to Temptation - God Will not Compel
God - Man - Devil Independent
Man Can Resist Devil
All Subject to Vanity but Christ
First Principles - Faith, Repentance, Baptism, Gift of Holy Ghost, Resurrection, Judgement
Eternal Judgement
Murder not Forgiven in this Life
Doctrine of Election - Temporal and Spiritual
Murderers
Priesthood Restored to Make Saviors on Mt. Zion
Election (Abr. 2) (2)

-- May 19, 1841
The WARSAW SIGNAL editorializes: "We believe they [Mormons] have the same rights as other religious bodies posses. . . But whenever they, as a people, step beyond the proper sphere of a religious denomination, and become a political body, as many of our citizens are beginning to apprehend will be the case, then this press stands pledged to take a stand against th. . . It is bound to oppose the concentration of political power in a religious body, or in the hands of a few individuals." (5)

-- May 20, 1841
[Wilford Woodruff] Arrives in New York (6)

-- May 23, 1841
Phelps, William Wines: Appointed to preach in Ohio and East 23 May 1841. (1)

-- May 24, 1841
Joseph Smith writes "To the Saints abroad-The First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, anxious to promote the prosperity of said Church, feel it their duty to call upon the Saints who reside out of this county [Hancock], to make preparations to come in without delay. . . .Let it, therefore, be understood, that all the stakes, excepting those in this county, and in Lee county, Iowa, are discontinued, and the Saints instructed to settle in this county as soon as circumstances will permit. [signed] JOSEPH SMITH, President. (5)

-- May 25, 1841
Lieutenant General Joseph Smith issues General Orders for the Nauvoo Legion: "The 1st Company, (riflemen) 1st Battalion, 2nd Regiment, 2nd Cohort, will be attached to the escort contemplated in the general orders of the 4th inst., for the 3rd of Jul next. In forming the Legion, the Adjutant will observe the rank of companies as follows; to wit: 1st Cohort the flying artillery first, the lancers next, and the riflemen next -- visiting companies of dragoons next the lancers, and cavalry next the dragoons: 2nd Cohort -- the artillery first, the lancers next, the riflemen next, the light-infantry next, and the infantry next -- visiting companies in their appropriate places on the right of said troops of their own grade: the ranking company of the 1st Cohort will be formed on the right of said cohort, and the ranking company of the 2nd Cohort will be formed on the left of said cohort, -- he escort will be formed on the right of the forces." (5)

-- May 26, 1841
Joseph Smith writes to Thomas Sharp, editor of the WARSAW SIGNAL: "SIR-You will discontinue my paper-its contents are calculated to pollute me, and to patronize the filthy sheet-that tissue of lies-that sink of iniquity-is disgraceful to any moral man. Yours, with utter contempt, JOSEPH SMITH. P.S. Please publish the above in your contemptible paper." Sharp publishes Smith's letter with the introduction: "In our paper of week before last, we took occasion to express an honest opinion in relation to the Mormons, and some of their leaders -an opinion which we believe is concurred in by nine-tenths of the community. No sooner, however, had our paper reached Nauvoo, than it caused the following highly important revelation to be forwarded us, from his holiness, the Prophet." This is Sharps first published sarcasm towards the Mormons but from now on he refers to Smith as "His Holiness." (5)

-- 30May41
[Joseph Smith Sermon] J. Smith preached from the last 2 Ch Cronicls. (2)

-- During May 1841
Phelps, William Wines: Moved to Kirtland by May 1841; there began to strengthen Church. (1)

Footnotes:
1 - 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
2 - The Parallel Joseph, http://www.boap.org/LDS/Parallel/
3 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
4 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
5 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com
6 - Kenny, Scott (editor), Wilford Woodruff's Journals 1833-1898, Chronology Signature Books, Midvale, Utah

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Mormon History, Apr 28, 1841

-- Apr 28, 1841
Wilford Woodruff describes a storm during the voyage home from England: "When we arose in the morning we still found strong head winds which soon increased to a great Storm & tempest which scenery I have not language to describe. . . .The tempest was now raging with all power the sea piling up into mountains, the Ship mountain the waves & billows & pitching into the valleys & rocking tremendiously & shiping seas occasionly. In the midst of this seenery the cry of help was herd in our Cabin. I rushed to the seene & found the ropes giving way & breaking which held the whole mass of baggage which was piled up between decks, consisting of heavy trunks, chests, Boxes & barrels which if once liberated from their Confinement would with one surge be hurled with all their force into the births of the men, women, & Children which would endanger the lives of all. On seeing the foundation of this mass give way Elder W. Richards & myself Sprang to this place of danger & braced ourselves a
gainst the barrels & held them for a few moments untill it was a little secured. I then went on deck to the captain & informed him of the situation of things below & he sent the Sailors with some ropes & secured the pile which was endangering the lives of many. . . . I stood in the middle of the aft quarter deck holding the captains Speaking trumpet in one hand & holding to a fast bench with the other when we Shipped a tremendious Sea on the windward side of us which passed clear over the quarter deck on which I stood. On seeing that we Could not escape it Elder Richards flung himself close under the Bulwarks & the body of the wave went clear over him without wetting him but little. But as I Could not take the same advantage I flung myself upon the deck & held upon the fast seat whare I remained untill the sea passed over me & left me drenched in the Surge. I now thought it time for me to leave my seat of observation for the day & go below as I was thoroughly wet with salt w
ater. I went to bed but did not sleep but little for the ship rocked at a dredful rate. Boxes, barrels, & tines were tumbling from one end of the Cabin to the other. And in the steerage about 15 Births were flung down 9 at one surge with all the men women & Children flung into a pile in the midst of the berths but no lives lost or bones broken." (1)

-- Apr 29, 1841
[Lucy Mack Smith] Samuel Harrison Smith marries Levira Clark. Some sources also give the marriage date as 3/30 May 1841. Lucy mistakenly gives the marriage date as 29 April 1842. That was the date of their first daughter's birth. (2)

-- Apr 30, 1841
Wilford Woodruff writes during his voyage home from England: "Fears were entertained that the Ship was on fire as smoke arose from the holes but it was found to Come from the Cook shop. I was requested to carry the dishes to the cook So I got my hands full of dishes of various kinds & just as I steped to the door of the Cook house the Ship gave a dredful surge & rocked so that she lay upon her side with her stud sails in the water. This unexpected surge plunged me head foremost about 10 feet the whole bredth of the cook shop against the side of the cook room with the cook [on] top of me. As this was my first introduction to the cook since I had been at sea I begged his pardon for Such an adrupt enterance, & withdrew leaving the cook with three smashed fingers (caused by trying to save me in the fall) to pick up my dishes at leasure which were scattered from one end to the other of his shop. I hope it will be a long time before I shall pay the cook a similar visit." (1)

-- During 1841 April
William Clayton Joins High Priest quorum, Replaces Erastus Snow on High Council (3)

-- During April 1841
Benson, Ezra Taft: Moved to Nauvoo April 1841. (4)

Marks, William: Assisted in laying corner stones of Nauvoo Temple April 1841. (4)

Richards, Willard: Left England for Illinois April 1841. (4)

Smith, William B: Appointed to collect money for temple April 1841. (4)

Wight, Lyman: Appointed to collect funds for construction of temple and Nauvoo House April 1841. (4)

[Willard Richards] Willard, Jennetta, and their son left England in April 1841 and settled in Nauvoo, Illinois, where Willard served as a land agent, a member of the city council, and editor of the Times and Seasons. He also was appointed the general clerk and recorder of various community organizations, including the city council and the Nauvoo Temple. (5)

-- During spring of 1841
Murdock, John: Moved to Nauvoo in spring of 1841. (4)

-- May 1, 1841
Miller, George: Captain in Nauvoo Legion in spring of 1841; elected colonel 1 May 1841. (4)

-- May 4, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to Oliver Granger, his agent in Kirtland, Ohio. (6)

Footnotes:
1 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com
2 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
3 - Smith, George D., An Intimate Chronicle; The Journals of William Clayton, p.lxiii, A William Clayton Chronology
4 - 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
5 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Willard Richards, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/r/RICHARDS%2CWILLARD.html
6 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith

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Mormon History, Between Apr 6, 1841 and 9-Apr 1841, 1841

-- Between Apr 6, 1841 and 9-Apr 1841, 1841
The 12 (or Traveling High Council) appointed: Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Parley P. Pratt, Orson Pratt, Orson Hyde, William Smith, John Taylor, John E. Page, Wilford Woodruff, Willard Richards, George Albert Smith, Lyman Wight (replacing David W. Patten). (1)
William Law, along with Sidney Rigdon, appointed councilor, replacing Hyrum Smith. (1)
-- Between Apr 6, 1841 and 9-Apr 1841, 1844
Conference; Sidney Rigdon present. (1)
-- 11Apr41
[Joseph Smith Sermon] Pres't. Joseph Smith then addressed the assembly and stated, that in consequence of the severty of the weather, the saints had not received as much instruction as he desired and that some things would have to be laid over until the next conference--as there were many who wished to be baptized [for the dead], they would now go to the water and give opportunity to any who wished to be baptized of doing so. (2)
-- Apr 11, 1841
Joseph Smith and Rigdon rebaptize each other for remission of sins and "renewal of covenants." Church leaders would promote rebaptism for all members during a religious reformation beginning May 1842. In the future, four temples would perform 7,788 baptisms for renewal of covenants from 1877 through 1893. This ordinance would be officially discontinued in 1922. (3)
-- Apr 18, 1841
Rev. James Murdock interviews William Smith. (1)
-- Apr 20, 1841
Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Wilford Woodruff, John Taylor, Orson Pratt, Willard Richards, George A. Smith, and Levi Richards sail from England; they arrive in New York on May 20th [Brigham Young]. (4)
Taylor, John: Left Liverpool for United States 20 April 1841. (5)
[Wilford Woodruff] Sails from England (6)
-- Apr 21, 1841
Young, Brigham: Left England 21 April 1841. (5)
-- 25Apr41
[Joseph Smith Sermon] Showery fornoon; went to the preaching in the open air, a fine spot of land near the Temple--a platform for the speakers, seats prepared for the congregation. Br. [John Cook] Bennett spoke first in respect to his profession, all caracter being injured by some of those who prefesset to be Saints. Br. [William] Law followed on the principles of righteousness & unrighteousness, there having been some depratations being committed by some that once had been Saints but was cut off from the Church for misconduct. Elder Joseph the Prophet followed in very strong language determined to put down all iniquity. (2)
-- Apr 25, 1841
[Joseph Smith] A Mormon "Secret Service in detecting thiefs &c." is founded. The thieves are former Danites. (3)
-- Apr 26, 1841
Alexander Neibaur goes to work for Joseph Smith. Neibaur is a German-Jewish convert well-versed in the Kabbalah. He tutors Joseph in German and Hebrew and publishes articles on the Kabbalah in official Church publications. Three years later Joseph gives the "King Follett" discourse which echoes themes from Kabbalistic literature. Neibaur is the great grandfather of noted Mormon scholar Hugh Nibley. (7)

Footnotes:
1 - Tidd, N. R., "Mormon Chronology"
2 - The Parallel Joseph, http://www.boap.org/LDS/Parallel/
3 - 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"
4 - Broadhurst, Dale R., Mormon Chronology, http://olivercowdery.com/history/morchrn2.htm
5 - 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
6 - Kenny, Scott (editor), Wilford Woodruff's Journals 1833-1898, Chronology Signature Books, Midvale, Utah
7 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com

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Mormon History, Apr 8, 1841

-- Apr 8, 1841
Bennett, John Cook: Appointed assistant president to Joseph Smith 8 April 1841. (This position to be temporary, until Sidney Rigdon recovered from illness. (1)

John C Bennett: Sustained assistant president 8 Apr. 1841 (2)

John E Page: Disfcllowshippcd 8 Apr. 1841 (2)

Joseph Smith Jr.: revelation of 19 Jan. 1841 designated Samuel as a counselor to Vinson Knight , the first man appointed Presiding Bishop of the church. The general conference of 8 Apr. 1841 sustained Samuel as a counselor to Vinson Knight in one of the four ward bishoprics of Nauvoo, rather than as a presiding bishopric over the entire church. Although Vinson Knight functioned as general (regional) bishop at Nauvoo rather than as Presiding Bishop, at least he transcended his former jurisdiction as local bishop. The same cannot be said for Samuel H. Smith. Following Vinson Knight 's death, the Nauvoo High Council appointed Samuel to fill his place as bishop of a local ward, but Smith declined the calling. Therefore, Samuel H. Smith was not a general authority for the same reason that Joseph Smith III, who also was designated for church office, is not. Had Samuel H. Smith been voted upon by a general conference as was Roger Orton or ordained without public vote as was William
Smith , there would be greater reason to consider him as having the status of an! LDS general authority. (2)

Lyman Wight: Ordained apostle 8 Apr. 1841, but never sustained as a "prophet, seer, and revelator" (2)

William Law: Temporarily rejected by Nauvoo high priest quorum 8 Apr. 1841 (2)

A conference sustains John C. Bennett as "Assistant President" in the First Presidency to replace ailing Sidney Rigdon. He is the first general authority to have attended college, having studied one year at McGill University. Bennett is a Campbellite minister, self-trained lawyer, doctor, thirty-third-degree Mason, brigadier general in the Illinois Invincible Light Dragoons, and Quartermaster General of Illinois. Joseph Smith is so impressed by Bennett that he adopts many of Bennett's mannerisms including his oratorical style, his military dress and bearing, and his habit of using foreign phrases in written communications. Bennett boards at Smith's home and they are constant companions. William Law, also in the First Presidency, later writes that Bennett was "more in the secret confidence of Joseph than perhaps any other man in the city." (3)

[Joseph Smith] Lyman Wight is ordained an apostle and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. (4)

Wight, Lyman: Ordained apostle 8 April 1841. (1)

-- Apr 8, 1841 - 25 May 1842
[1st Presidency Changes] Joseph Smith, Jr. Hyrum Smith (Assistant President) John C. Bennett (never ordained an apostle, Assistant President) Sidney Rigdon (never ordained an apostle) William Law (never ordained an apostle) John Smith (never ordained an apostle, Counselor) John C. Bennett called as Assistant President (5)

-- 9Apr41
[Joseph Smith Sermon] Deceptive Missionaries
Temple Building = Mission (6)

-- Between Apr 6, 1841 and 9-Apr 1841, 1841
Hyrum Smith appointed Prophet, Seer, and Revelator, as revealed on 19-Jan, 1841. (7)

John C. Bennett appointed councilor while Sidney Rigdon was ill. (7)

Footnotes:
1 - 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
2 - Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Appendix 6, Biographical Sketches of General Officers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-47
3 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com
4 - Wikipedia, Joseph Smith Chronology, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_Joseph_Smith,_Jr.
5 - Wikipedia, First Presidency (LDS Church), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Presidency_(LDS_Church)#Chronology_of_the_First_Presidency
6 - The Parallel Joseph, http://www.boap.org/LDS/Parallel/
7 - Tidd, N. R., "Mormon Chronology"

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Mormon History, 6-Apr 9, 1841

-- 6-Apr 9, 1841
John C. Bennett is appointed Smith's acting Counselor so long as Sidney Rigdon remains ill. Bennett is also sometime referred to as "Vice President of the Church." (1)

The Quorum of Twelve is reorganized with Lyman Wight (ordained Apr 4th) replacing David W. Patten. (Willard Richards had been ordained Apr 14, 1840) Other members include: Brigham Young (President), Heber C. Kimball, Parley P. Pratt, Orson Pratt, Orson Hyde, William Smith, John Taylor, John E. Page, Wilford Woodruff, and George Albert Smith. (1)

William Law is sustained as Smith's Counselor, officially replacing Hyrum Smith. Sidney Rigdon remains a Counselor in name only. (1)

-- 6Apr41
[Joseph Smith Sermon] Temple Begins (2)

-- Apr 6, 1841
Cornerstones laid for Nauvoo Temple; among other books and items, a Bible is laid but only after the Apocryphia is added to it (torn from one of the member's family Bible) to make it complete [Samuel Miles]. Sidney Rigdon officiates at the ceremony and gives a hour long speech. This is practically Rigdon's last official act in the Church until the spring of 1844. (1)

Following thye sudden and unexpected death of Harrison, John Tyler becomes U.S. President -- although a Whig in name he does little to advance the party's goals and is generally disavowed by Whigs before his term ends. (1)

John Tyler becomes U.S. President. (3)

Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith supervised the laying of the four Nauvoo Temple cornerstones and attended a military parade celebrating the 11th anniversary of the Church. (4)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Cornerstone laid for the Nauvoo Temple. (5)

[Lucy Mack Smith] The cornerstone of the Nauvoo temple is laid with much ceremony. (6)

[Nauvoo] Cornerstones were laid in a grand ceremony. Construction continued steadily with limestone rocks blasted from quarry and hauled to temple site by wagon. Workers were obtained as members tithed their time, giving one day in 10 for temple construction. Women provided food and clothing for the workers and also donated precious heirlooms and coins to fund the construction. Eventual total cost of the building was $750,000. (7)

-- 7Apr41
[Joseph Smith Sermon] Nauvoo House D&C 124 Read (2)

-- 8Apr41
[Joseph Smith Sermon] Quorum Organization
Temple Committee
Vacancy in 12
Baptism for the Dead (2)

Footnotes:
1 - Broadhurst, Dale R., Mormon Chronology, http://olivercowdery.com/history/morchrn2.htm
2 - The Parallel Joseph, http://www.boap.org/LDS/Parallel/
3 - Tidd, N. R., "Mormon Chronology"
4 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
5 - Proctor, Scott and Maurine Jensen, editors, History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced
6 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
7 - LDS Church News: Nauvoo -- The City of Joseph, http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58063/Church-history--Nauvoo.html

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Mormon History, 21Mar41

-- 21Mar41
[Joseph Smith Sermon] John the Legitimate Holder of Keys
Jesus' Baptism
Zacharias' Prayer
Detecting Spirits - Angels
John the Baptist
Sons of Levi
Restoration of Israel - Those Among Gentiles
Joseph to be Vindicated - Saints to be Scattered (1)

-- about Mar 26, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith received Doctrine & Covenants 125, a revelation concerning the Saints gathering in Iowa. (2)

-- Mar 27, 1841
The High Council in Hanley, England considers "the case of a Brother Mumford who was ingaged in the Magic or Blackart fortune telling &c which prevails to a great extent in this Country. But as he persisted in his course after being laboured with the Council withdrew fellowship form him. He was holding the office of a Priest . . ." (3)

-- 28Mar41
[Joseph Smith Sermon] Hardship not Evidence of Wickedness
Spirit of Man Eternal - Meaning of Abr. 3:22
More Powerful Spirits Overcome Lesser
Why Devil Wanted to Go into Swine - Matt. 8 (1)

-- 30Mar41
[Joseph Smith Sermon] Law of Consecration not Possible at Present
John orrects John 16:8
Other Comforter (1)

-- During Mar 0, 1841
James Foster: The Nauvoo High Council voted 30 Mar. 1841 that he be dropped from office, but he successfully defended himself at the general conference 8 Apr., and continued in his position (4)

-- Spring 1841
The Anti-Mormon party is organized in Warsaw by Thomas Sharp to check the Mormon growth and influnce in Hancock County. (5)

-- Apr 3, 1841
Charles Anthon writes, "Many years ago,-the precise date I do not now recollect,-a plain-looking countryman called upon me with a letter from Dr. Samuel L. Mitchell, requesting me to examine, and give my opinion upon a certain paper, marked with various characters, which the doctor confessed he could not decipher, and which the bearer of the note was very anxious to have explained. A very brief examination of the paper, convinced me that it was a mere hoax, and a very clumsy one too. The characters were arranged in columns, like the Chinese mode of writing, and presented the most singular medley that I ever beheld. Greek, Hebrew and all sorts of letters, more or less distorted, either through unskilfulness or from actual design, were intermingled with sundry delineations of half moons, stars, and other natural objects, and the whole ended in a rude representation of the Mexican zodiac. The conclusion was irresistible, that some cunning fellow had prepared the paper in questio
n for the purpose of imposing upon the countryman who brought it, and I told the man so without any hesitation. He then proceeded to give me the history of the whole affair, which convinced me that he had fallen into the hands of some sharper, while it left me in great astonishment at his simplicity." (3)

-- Apr 05, 1841
[Polygamy] to 27 Jun 1844 Marriage - Joseph to Louisa Beaman, age 26 ,. Elder Joseph B. Noble officiating SOURCE: Noble affidavit, in B. H. Roberts, A Comprehensive History of the Church (Salt Lake City: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1930), 2:102; Erastus Snow affidavit, in Historical Record 6:232, 233; speech by Joseph Noble, 19 Dec. 1880, LDS Biographical Encyclopedia. Elder Jenson, Andrew. 1951 Volume: 1 Page: 697 Marriages in Nauvoo Region 1839-45. Easton, S. Civil Marriages in Nauvoo 1839-45. Cook, Lyndon Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register 1845-46 Mormon Manuscripts to 1846. (6)

-- Apr 5, 1841
Joseph Smith's first fully dated plural marriage is solemnized to Louisa Beaman. The ceremony is performed by Louisa's brother-in-law Joseph Bates Noble "in a grove Near Main Street in the City of Nauvoo, The Prophet Joseph dictating the ceremony and Br Nobles repeating it after him." Noble later recalled that after the ceremony, the couple spent their wedding night, "Right straight across the river at my house". Noble said he encouraged them to, "Blow out the lights and get into bed, and you will be safer there". John C. Bennett knew the details of this marriage. (3)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Louisa Beaman becomes Joseph Jr.'s first acknowledged plural wife. (Joseph may have married Fanny Alger in 1833 and Lucinda Pendleton Morgan Harris in 1838.) (7)

[Polygamy] Joseph Smith marries Louisa Beaman
In Illinois, Joseph marries Louisa Beaman, his second or third wife ( depending upon how one counts Fanny Alger ). Note that it is likely that he had married others of his plural wives before Beaman, but no positive dates exist for possible earlier marriages ( Compton, Sacred, and Quinn Origins p 632 ). An 1833 Illinois state law provided a two year imprisonment and a $1000 fine for the married man who married a second wife, and one year imprisonment and $500 fine for the unmarried women who knowingly entered into a marriage with an already married man. Illinois statues defined the resulting sexual cohabitation as a continuing offense with six months in prison and $200 fine, with the next continuing offense at twice that punishment, the third offense at three times that punishment, etc. ( Revised Laws of Illinois pp 198 199 ) (8)

-- 6-Apr 9, 1841
Hyrum Smith appointed Prophet, Seer, and Revelator, as revealed on 19 Jan, 1841. (5)

Footnotes:
1 - The Parallel Joseph, http://www.boap.org/LDS/Parallel/
2 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
3 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com
4 - Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Appendix 6, Biographical Sketches of General Officers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-47
5 - Broadhurst, Dale R., Mormon Chronology, http://olivercowdery.com/history/morchrn2.htm
6 - Joseph Smith Polygamy Timeline, http://www.i4m.com/think/polygamy/JS_Polygamy_Timeline.htm
7 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
8 - Tungate, Mel, Mormon Polygamy, http://www.tungate.com/polygamy.htm

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