John Taylor is sealed to his second plural wife, Mary Cook. (1)
-- Jan 2, 1844
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 2d A light snow storm through the day. I spent the day in posting Books in preparing accounts for settlement. (2)
An English court acquits the first Mormon missionaries to accidently drown a convert during baptism by immersion. (3)
[Joseph Smith] Joseph writes a "strong" letter to John C. Calhoun. (He had written Calhoun on Nov. 4, 1843, and Calhoun had answered on Dec. 2, 1843, stating that the redress of the Saints "does not come within the jurisdiction of the Federal Government. ") Joseph tells Calhoun, "If the Latter-day Saints are not restored to all their rights and paid for all their losses . . . God will come out of His hiding place, and vex this nation with a sore vexation: yea the consuming wrath of an offended God shall smoke through the nation. . . ." (History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (7 volumes) 6:155-60.) (4)
[Joseph Smith Diary] Tuesday, January 2d 1844 The party continued till morning. [several lines left blank] 2 P.M. Hiram Dayton was brought before Mayor Court for disorderly conduct in resisting and abusing the police in their duty. Fined $25.00 and cost. His son Lysander Dayton for same offence [was sentenced to] 10 days hard labor and subsequently for contempt of court 10 days more on the public streets. [several lines left blank] Cold, 1 inch [of] snow, first this winter of consequence. (5)
-- Jan 2, 1844, Tuesday
[William Clayton Writings] Clayton sold Willard Richards two lots for $500. For some reason, recorded but unexplained, this displeased the prophet and Clayton received a scolding. (6)
[William Clayton Writings] Sometimes, however, he did not please the church leader, such as on 2 January 1844 when he sold Willard Richards's two lots for $500. For some reason, recorded Clayton, ``this did not please the Prest. & he scolded.'' (6)
-- Jan 3, 1844
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 3d A Court of inquiry was held at Joseph Store concerning Win. & Wilson Laws & Wm. Marks who had herd some reports from the police against their interest but all proved a fals report. /Wm Law professed to believe that Joseph Smith had instructed the policee to kill him but it was without foundation. / (2)
[Brigham Young] --3-- Attended the city council. William Law came before the council and complained that Joseph had administered a secret oath to the police and instructed them to kill him; but the police came forward and unanimously testified under oath to the falsity of Law's statements. (7)
Second Counselor William Law meets with Joseph Smith and the Nauvoo police. Law claims policeman (and former Danite) Daniel Carn said they had orders to kill him. Bishop Carn defends "Daniteism" and criticizes Law's rejection of polygamy. Smith and Carn, however, deny Law's accusation. (3)
[Joseph Smith] The city council holds a trial most of the day. William Law, Joseph's second counselor, said that some policemen told him Joseph had called Law a "Judas," and that "he must be taken care of." Law believes that Joseph has threatened his life. The policemen who told him this, and several others, testify throughout the day as to the source of this story. Law realizes that the policemen had only supposed that Law was the "Judas" of whom Joseph had spoken. Law promises to stand by Joseph to the death. (History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (7 volumes) 6:162-65.) (4)
[Joseph Smith Diary] Wednesday, January 3d 1844 At home. [several lines left blank] 12 noon City Council. W[illia]m Law sworn, and Eli Norton concerning certain reports in circulation about a "doe" [dough] head [traitor] which proved to be all about nothing at all. [several lines left blank] Cloudy and cold. (5)
-- Jan 3, 1844 (Wednesday)
A special session of the city council was held at Nauvoo because of Wm. Law's intimation that his life was in danger. (8)
-- Jan 4, 1844
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 4th Another court of inquiry was held upon the same subject of the one yesterday but all terminated in report without foundation. /Wm. & Wilson Law were traitors to Joseph and were seeking his life. History sayes this court was on the 5th./ (2)
Footnotes:
1 - Hales, Brian C., Joseph Smith's Polygamy: History and Theology, 2 vols., Salt Lake City: Greg Kofford Books, 2011 (www.JosephSmithsPolygamy.com)
2 - Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies
3 - Advent Adam website (defunct) - based on http://amzn.to/originsofpower
4 - Conklin, Christopher J., Joseph Smith Chronology
5 - Faulring, Scott (ed.), An American Prophet's Record: The Diaries and Journals of Joseph Smith: Joseph Smith Diary, 1843-44, http://amzn.to/jsdiaries
6 - Fillerup, Robert C., compiler; William Clayton Nauvoo Diaries and Personal Writings, A chronological compilation of the personal writings of William Clayton while he was a resident of Nauvoo, Illinois. http://www.boap.org/LDS/Early-Saints/clayton-diaries
7 - Manuscript History of Brigham Young, 1801-1844, ed. Elden Jay Watson (Salt Lake City: Smith Secretarial Service, 1968).
8 - Jenson, Andrew, Church Chronology
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