Joseph Smith tells the Twelve, "wake up the people to the importance of building the Nauvoo House, as there is a prejudice against it in favor of the Temple." The Nauvoo House was to be, according to Smith, a hotel "where men of wealth, character, and influence from abroad can go and repose themselves." (1)
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith took his children on a pleasure ride in a carriage. (2)
[Joseph Smith Diary] April 24th, Monday A.M. Rode out with his children. The Twelve [Apostles] met at President J[oseph] Smith's at 1 P.M. See Minutes. (3)
-- Apr 24, 1843. Monday.
[William Clayton Journal] Â…Sister Marg[are]t Moon went with me. She is a lovely woman and desires to do right in all things and will submit to council with all her heart. Got back at dark conversed some with President. (4)
-- Apr 25, 1843
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 25, 26, 27 28, & 29 Was spent in the printing Office. (5)
[Joseph Smith] Lyman Wight and Justin Brooks go to Pittsburgh to buy a steamboat with which to transport the Kirtland Saints to Nauvoo. (6)
[Joseph Smith Diary] Tuesday April 25th 9 a.[m.] Called at the office a few moments and heard the report of the procedings of the 12 [Apostles] the day previous. [several lines left blank]
3 /o'clock/ and 15 minutes. Rain fell in torrents and wind blew, so dark for 15 minutes could not see to write. Considerable hail fell. Wind blew N[orth] W[est]. Land covered with water. (3)
-- Apr 26, 1843
[Joseph Smith Diary] Wednesday, April 26th [several lines left blank] Squally and cool, some rain. (3)
-- Apr 27, 1843
Joseph Smith marries William Clayton to Margaret Moon. Margaret is the sister of Clayton's legal wife Ruth. Smith has told Clayton that he has "the right to get all [the wives] you can." Three months later Smith dictates the revelation on plural marriage, D&C 132, to Clayton. Hyrum Smith teaches that there is "a whole train and lineage of gods." (1)
[Joseph Smith Diary] April 27th W[illia]m Clayton and Margaret Moon by J[oseph] S[mith] at H[eber] C. K[imball]'s {Listed Marriage} (3)
[Joseph Smith Diary] Thursday, April 27th 1843 Court. Johnathan Ford proved a stolen horse. See Mayor's Docket. [several lines left blank] Very pleasant but cool. (3)
[Polygamy] William Clayton had learned of plural marriage at least by March 7, 1843, when Joseph Smith told Brigham Young to give Clayton a "favor" regarding priesthood instruction. The word "favor" in Clayton's journal refers to the granting of an additional wife. Clayton and his first wife, Ruth Moon, were in their seventh year of marriage and had three children. The prophet personally visited the family in their Nauvoo home and suggested that Clayton participate in plural marriage. Margaret Moon, his legal wife's sister, became Clayton's first plural wife. The marriage was recorded on April 27, 1843, three months before Smith dictated his plural marriage revelation. Smith secretly marries William Clayton to his wife's sister . PLACE: Nauvoo, IL (7)
-- Apr 27, 1843. Thursday.
[William Clayton Journal] At the Temple A.M. went to Presidents who rode with me to Brother H[eber] C. Kimballs where Sister Marg[are]t Moon was sealed up by the priesthood, by the president, and M[arried] to me Â…evening told Mother in law concerning the priesthood. (4)
-- Apr 28, 1843
[Joseph Smith Diary] Friday, April 28th 9 A.M. At his yard in front of the house, conversing with a gentleman and giving directions to the boys about removing the house banking. (3)
-- April 28th 1843
[High Council Minutes]
Council met according to adjournment at J Smith's Store up stairs. Marks & Rich presiding
Present 1) Bent 2) Allred 3) Wilson 4) Fulmer 5) Cutler 6) Harris 7) Grover 8) Sidney Roberts pro tem Johnson being released 9) Danl Shearer pro tem. 10) Huntington 11) Soby 12) Lorenzo Snow pro tem
Prayer by Br Aaron Johnson
H.G. Sherwood against Peter Forey.
Charge
"To the High Council of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at Nauvoo Illinois April 12th 1843.
I hereby prefer a charge against Peter Forey as follows,
1st For refusing the reasonable remuneration to my wife my daughter Jane, and family that justice and gratitude require for the labor and attendance on him and his daughter when sick and living in my house AD 1841.
2nd Also for seeming to smuggle and secrete his property appearantly to evade a visible means in him to spy any or all the just due as aforesaid.
3rd Also for ungenerous and ungrateful, sarcastic and slanderous epithets by him made respecting my family.
H.G. Sherwood.
The defendant plead that as his witnesses were not here he was not ready for trial whereupon the trial was adjourned untill the 12th of May next at 9 oclock.
Council then adjourned untill the same time.
Hosea Stout Clerk (8)
Footnotes:
1 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com
2 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
3 - Faulring, Scott (ed.), An American Prophet's Record: The Diaries and Journals of Joseph Smith: Joseph Smith Diary, 1843
4 - George D. Smith, An Intimate Chronicle; The Journals of William Clayton, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1995
5 - Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993
6 - Conklin, Christopher J., Joseph Smith Chronology
7 - Joseph Smith Polygamy Timeline, http://www.i4m.com/think/polygamy/JS_Polygamy_Timeline.htm
8 - Minutes of the High Council of the Church of Jesus Christ of Nauvoo Illinois: Nauvoo Hancock County Illinois
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