Mormon History, Jul 22, 1840

-- Jul 22, 1840
Nauvoo, Illinois. After William W. Phelps requested forgiveness, Joseph Smith wrote a letter inviting him to return to the Church. (1)

-- Jul 25, 1840
[Lucy Mack Smith] Dr. John C. Bennett writes to Joseph expressing interest in Mormonism, the first of three letters written by 30 July. (2)

-- about Jul 26, 1840
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to Oliver Granger, his agent at Kirtland, Ohio. (1)

-- 30Jul40
[Joseph Smith Sermon] Fast Day - Thursday Power by Fasting and Prayer (3)

-- During 1840 July
About the first of this month, the first English edition of the Latter-day Saints' Hymn Book was published. (4)

-- After Jul 1840
John C. Bennett joins Church and becomes Nauvoo mayor. (5)

-- During Jul 1840
[Polygamy] to 19 Apr 1841 Smith possible father of John R. Hancock (by Clarissa Reed Hancock) . Presently, there is only anecdotal evidence that Clarissa Reed Hancock (Mother of John Reed Hancock) was a plural wife of Joseph Smith. DNA testing would shed further light in this regard. (6)

-- During July 1840
Dr. Nelson. an abolitionist who ran a private school in Palmyra, MO, and who often visited Illinois, was lecturing in Quincy on the Mormons. He advertised his lecturing in the July 11th issue of the "Quincy Whig." (7)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Howard Coray sees Martha Jane Knowlton at a preaching service in Nauvoo and makes her acquaintance. (2)

Phelps, William Wines: Repented and was extended hand of fellowship July 1840. (8)

Pratt, Parley Parker: Returned to America for family July 1840. (8)

-- 9Aug40
[Joseph Smith Sermon] Resurrection - Eternal Judgement (3)

-- Aug 9, 1840
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to a friend of the Church, John C. Bennett, inviting him to come visit Nauvoo. (1)


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 - The Parallel Joseph, http://www.boap.org/LDS/Parallel/
4 - Richards, Franklin Dewey and Little, James A., Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
5 - Tidd, N. R., "Mormon Chronology"
6 - Joseph Smith Polygamy Timeline, http://www.i4m.com/think/polygamy/JS_Polygamy_Timeline.htm
7 - Broadhurst, Dale R., Mormon Chronology, http://olivercowdery.com/history/morchrn2.htm
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


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