Mormon History, Dec 10, 1842

-- Dec 10, 1842
[Lucy Mack Smith] William Smith resigns as editor of The Wasp. He is elected Hancock County representative. (1)
-- Dec 11, 1842
[Wilford Woodruff] Dec 11 Sunday Elder Orson Hyde deliverd an interesting discourse at President Joseph Smiths giving an account of his travels at Jerrusalem & home again which was interesting. He saw the mede-teranean & dead sea at the same time from mount Olivet. Saw smoke or fog continually arising from the dead sea. Spoke of the sepulcher & many things that put him in mind of the days of Christ. He published our principles in the German language & circulated them among the various nations. (2)
-- Dec 11th 1842
[High Council Minutes] Council met according to adjournment
Bishop Jonathan H. Hale of the ninth Ward made a very large and elegant report of the situation and standing of his ward which was accepted.
Adjourned till next Sabbath at 2 o'clock at this place
Hosea Stout Clerk (3)
-- Dec 12, 1842
[Wilford Woodruff] 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 I spent my time as usual in the Printing [office]. (2)
-- Dec 14, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith's delegation at Springfield, Illinois, made an affidavit that he was in Illinois on May 6, the day of the assassination attempt of ex-governor of Missouri, Lilburn W. Boggs. (4)
-- Dec 17, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Thomas Ford, governor of Illinois, wrote Joseph Smith a letter denying him protection while traveling to and from his court trial. (4)
-- Dec 18, 1842
[Wilford Woodruff] 18th Sunday Spent the day at home. (2)
-- Dec 18th 1842
[High Council Minutes]
Council met according to adjournment. No buisness. Adjourned till next Sabbath it being Christman day, at 2 o'clock at this place.
Hosea Stout Clerk (3)
-- Dec 19, 1842
[Wilford Woodruff] 19, 20 21, 22, 23 24 Spent the week in the printing office. (2)
-- Dec 20, 1842
Elder Lorenzo D. Barnes passes away at Bradford, England. He is the first missionary to die while serving a foreign mission. (5)
[Joseph Smith] Lorenzo D. Barnes is the first Mormon to die on a foreign mission. (6)
-- Dec 21, 1842
[Joseph Smith] Joseph goes on trial to determine if he can legally be required to return to Missouri to face false charges. It is found illegal to send Joseph to Missouri and Joseph is released. (7)
-- 22Dec42
[Joseph Smith Sermon] Remarks at Nauvoo, Ill. to Daniel Shearer December 22,
-- December 22
22--- Heard his correspondence with Gov Carlin. as prepared for Gen Bennet. Recited in German to Elder Hyde, Bro Shearer asked the meaning of the Little leaven in 3 measures of meal. Joseph. - said it alludes expessly to the last days. when there about be little faith on the earth & it leaven the whole world. There shall be safity in Zion & Jerusalem & the remnants whom the Lord shall call. It refers to the Priesthood. - Truth springing up on a fixed principle 3 measures refers to the 3 in the grand Presidency confining the oracles to a certain head on the principle of 3. (8)
22nd Heard his correspondence with Gov[ernor] Carlin as prepared for Gen[eral] Bennet. Recited in German to Elder Hyde.//Bro[ther] Shearer asked the meaning of the little leaven in 3 measures of meal. Joseph said, "It alludes expressly to the last days when there should be little faith on the earth and it  leaven the whole world. Thare shall be safity [safety] in Zion and Jerusalem and the remnants whom the Lord shall call. It refers to the Priesthood. Truth springing up on a fix[e]d principle. Three measures refers to the 3 in the grand Presidency, confining the oracles to a certain head on the principle of 3."   *
-- 24Dec42
[Joseph Smith Sermon] Answer to Willard Richards' Question at Nauvoo, Ill. December 24,
In reply to the question. Do you want a wicked man to pray for you? "Yes, if the fervent effectual prayer of the righteous availeth much. a wicked man may avail a little when p[r]aying for a Righteous man. There is none good but one. the better a man is the more his prayer will prevail. like the publican & pharasee one was justified rather than the other showing that both were justified in a degree. the prayer of the wicked man may do a Righteous man good when it does the one who prays no good (8)
-- Dec 25, 1842
[Wilford Woodruff] 25 Sunday Spent the day at home writing. (2)
-- Dec 25th 1842
[High Council Minutes]
Council met according to adjournment. No buisness. Adjourned till next Sabbath at 2 o'clock at this place.
Hosea Stout, Clerk (3)
-- Dec 26, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith was arrested in the Lilburn W. Boggs case, for the second time, on an extradition order. (4)
[Joseph Smith] Submits to arrest to test legality of extradition to Missouri. (9)

Footnotes:
1 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
2 - Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993
3 - Minutes of the High Council of the Church of Jesus Christ of Nauvoo Illinois: Nauvoo Hancock County Illinois
4 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
5 - The Woodland Institute 'On This Day Historical Database,' http://www.woodlandinstitute.com
6 - Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Appendix 7: Selected Chronology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-47"
7 - More Good Foundation, Timeline, http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline
8 - The Parallel Joseph, http://www.boap.org/LDS/Parallel/
9 - Scott H. Faulring, An American Prophet's Record, 'A Joseph Smith Chronology'
* - Faulring, Scott (ed.), An American Prophet's Record: The Diaries and Journals of Joseph Smith: Joseph Smith Diary, 1842-43

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