[Joseph Smith] Son dies at birth (no name given). (1)
-- Feb 08, 1842
[Polygamy] to 27 Jun 1844 Marriage - Joseph to Sylvia Sessions, age 23, already married. Sylvia Sessions told her daughter Josephine that Joseph Smith was her biological father. Josephine left an affidavit stating that her mother, Sylvia, on her deathbed told her (Josephine) that she (Josephine) was the daughter of Joseph Smith. SOURCE: Joseph F. Smith Affidavit Books, fd. 5, 1:60, 4:62, cf. Bachman, "A Study of the Mormon Practice of Plural Marriage," affidavit #77 (unsigned, but supporting evidence makes this marriage close to certain); Historical Record 6:234; affidavit by Josephine Lyon Fisher, Sylvia's child, 24 Feb. 1915, LDS archives; Angus M. Cannon, statement of interview with Joseph Smith III, 25-26, LDS archives. (2)
-- Feb 8, 1842
Joseph Smith marries Sylvia Sessions Lyon. She has been legally married to Windsor P. Lyon since 1838 and Windsor is in full fellowship with the Church when the polyandrous marriage takes place. Exactly two years later a child, fathered by Joseph Smith, is born to Sylvia. (3)
-- Feb 10, 1842
William Clayton Begins work as assistant to Willard Richards. (4)
-- Feb 15, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. After the Church purchased the newspaper Times and Seasons in January, its first issue with Joseph Smith as the editor was published. (5)
[Joseph Smith] Joseph becomes the editor of the Nauvoo paper, The Times and Seasons. (6)
-- Feb 18, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. In a city council meeting, Joseph Smith expressed his confidence in the Nauvoo Charter, a document outlining the principles of living for the Saints in Nauvoo. (5)
-- Feb 19, 1842
Wilford Woodruff writes, "The Lord is Blessing Joseph with Power to reveal the mysteries of the kingdom of God; to translate through the urim & Thummim ancient records & Hyeroglyphics as old as Abraham or Adam, which causes our hearts to burn within us . . . Joseph the Seer has presented us some of the Book of Abraham which was written by his own hand but hid from the knowledge of man for the last four thousand years . . . I have had the privilege this day of assisting in setting the TIPE FOR PRINTING the first peace of the BOOK OF ABRAHAM that is to be presented to the inhabitants of the EARTH in the LAST DAYS." (3)
-- Feb 21, 1842
Brigham Young writes "a letter calling upon the churches to forward their Tithings and donations to the Trustee-in-Trust [Joseph Smith], that the Temple may go on, and the new translation of the Bible." (3)
-- Feb 23, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith visited the printing office and gave instructions regarding the book of Abraham to be printed in the Church newspaper Times and Seasons. (5)
-- Feb 24, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a note of authorization for Ebenezer B. Robinson. (5)
-- During 1842, February-October
[Joseph Smith] (age 36)Serves as editor of the Times and Seasons, the Church periodical in Nauvoo. (7)
-- During Feb 1842
Joseph Smith sealed to Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner (23) (wife of Adam Lightner). (8)
Footnotes:
1 - Highlights in the Prophet's Life, Ensign, June 1994
2 - Joseph Smith Polygamy Timeline, http://www.i4m.com/think/polygamy/JS_Polygamy_Timeline.htm
3 - This Day in Mormon History, http://www.advent-adam.com/jakestand.html
4 - Smith, George D., An Intimate Chronicle; The Journals of William Clayton, p.lxiii, A William Clayton Chronology
5 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
6 - More Good Foundation, Timeline, http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline
7 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, Salt Lake City, Utah
8 - Tidd, N. R., "Mormon Chronology"
LDS History Timeline
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