Smith declares that he will run for president of the United States, announces in a sermon that those who obey God's commands can become gods themselves, and orders the destruction of an opposition newspaper, the Nauvoo Expositor. The ensuing outcry leads to criminal charges, and after starting to flee, Smith changes his mind and surrenders to state authorities. (1)
Amasa M Lyman: Delegate to represent Indiana at proposed national convention 1844 (2)
Amasa M Lyman: President of political missionaries to Indiana 1844 (2)
Benjamin L Clapp: Delegate to represent Alabama at proposed national convention 1844 (2)
Benjamin L Clapp: President of political missionaries to Alabama 1844 (2)
Brigham Young: Political missionary 1844 (2)
Ezra T Benson: Delegate to represent New Jersey at proposed national convention 1844 (2)
Ezra T Benson: Married polygamously in violation of Illinois law 1844 (2)
Ezra T Benson: President of political missionaries to New Jersey 1844 (2)
George A Smith: Delegate to represent Massachusetts at proposed national convention 1844 (2)
George A Smith: Political missionary, 1844 (2)
Heber C Kimball: Delegate to represent Illinois at proposed national convention 1844 (2)
Heber C Kimball: Political mission 1844 and recorded praying with a divining rod (2)
Henry Harriman: Delegate to represent Maine at proposed national convention 1844 (2)
Henry Harriman: Political missionary 1844 (2)
Hyrum Smith: Allegedly ordained 1844 to succeed Joseph Smith Jr. as King, Priest and Ruler over Israel on Earth (2)
Jedediah M Grant: Arrested 1844 for alleged slander of apostate Benjamin Winchester (2)
Jedediah M Grant: Mason 1844, Nauvoo lodge (2)
Jedediah M Grant: Prosecuted 1844 for publishing alleged slander against Sidney Rigdon (2)
John E Page: Delegate to represent Pennsylvania at proposed national convention 1844 (2)
Footnotes:
1 - Whitney, Helen, Timeline: The Early History of the Mormons, A Frontline and American Experience Co-Production, //www.pbs.org/mormons/timeline/
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, http://amzn.to/origins-power
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