[Anointed Quorum] Sunday evening prayer circle of the "Holy Order" at Willard Richards's office, with Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Willard Richards, George A. Smith, Newel K. Whitney, George Miller, and Joseph Young; "adjourned at 2 a.m." (says apostles only). (1)
-- May 18, 1845, Sunday
[William Clayton Writings] Sunday 18th. ... I went to meet with the brethren at Dr Richards but felt to unwell to remain. (2)
-- May 19, 1845
The following were indited for the murder of Joseph Smith but acquited on 22-May: Colonel Levi Williams, Thomas C. Sharp, Jacob C. Davis, Mark Aldrich, and William N. Grover. (3)
The trial of five men accused of the murder of Joseph Smith begins in Carthage, Illinois. Judge Richard M. Young begins by empanelling a 23-man Grand Jury which contains nine Mormons including the foreman Daniel Spencer. He then empanels two "petit juries" of 24 men each. The first contains ten Mormons and the second eleven. Upon defense motion the juries are discharged and new juries chosen from men present at the trial. Since Mormon leaders instructed them to keep away from the trial there are only four Mormons among the 96 potential jurors and no Mormons on the final twelve-man jury. (4)
[Nauvoo Temple] Stephen Goddard fell headfirst from the temple walls while helping to remove the scaffolding, but his fall was broken by the floor joists which prevented him from tumbling 62 feet into the basement, undoubtedly saving his life. He bled profusely from a head wound. William Clayton and two other brethren laid hands on him, blessed him and he went home. (5)
-- May 19, 1845 (Monday)
Some of the citizens of Nauvoo went to Carthage, to attend the trial of the murderers of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. (6)
-- May 19, 1845, Monday
[William Clayton Writings] On Monday, the 19th of May, while I was sitting on the temple, Brother Stephen H. Goddard met with an accident which was very near proving fatal. He was standing on the wall on the north side of the temple, assisting some others to take down one of the scaffolding poles. By some accident the foot of the pole slipped and struck him on the left side of the head. He fell head foremost, being stunned by the blow. Fortunately they had just got two joists in the floor and he fell across them, which prevented him from going down into the cellar, a distance of about sixty- two feet. And in all probability, if he had fallen down he would have been killed. The brethern raised him up and on examination found that he had received a cut on the upper corner of his left eye. His face was also much bruised. He bled profusely. I laid hands on him with two other brethern and he went home. He suffered considerable pain until evening, when it ceased, and in two days af
terwards he was at work again, as usual. (2)
-- May 21, 1845
Trial begins in Carthage, Illinois of five men charged with the murder of Joseph Smith. All are acquitted. (4)
Lyman Wight: Left for Texas 21 May 1845. (7)
[Nauvoo Temple] Stephen Goddard returned to work. (5)
[Newspaper] - Story: "The Iowa Murder" - LDS Suspects -- Editorial -- Describes the recent murders, and that the suspects have fled to Nauvoo. The Editor responds by saying that the suspects are not members of the Church.
- Letter to the Editor: Rigdonites and Tithing -- Signed, "Americus" -- States that the large majority of the members who followed Rigdon were not full tithe payers in Nauvoo. Includes some commentary on the issue from the Editor.
- Announcement: Deserting Husband -- Sacra Granger -- Sacra states that she will not be responsible for any of John's debts.
- Announcement: Deserting Wife -- John Gribble -- John states that he will not be responsible for any of Sabra's debts. (8)
-- May 22, 1845
[Anointed Quorum] Thursday evening prayer circle at Willard Richards's office, with Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Willard Richards, John E. Page, George A. Smith, George Miller, Levi Richards, and Joseph Young (describes this meeting in his entry of 23 May). (1)
Brigham Young, 1845-05-22, marries (aged 43); Mary Elizabeth Rollins (1818-1910) (aged 26); married to non-Mormon Adam Lightner and plural widow of Joseph Smith, Jr.; sealed to Joseph Smith, Jr. for eternity and Young for time; remained living with Lightner (9)
Footnotes:
1 - Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Signature Books, 1994, Appendex: Meetings and Initiations of the Anointed Quorum, 1842-45, http://amzn.to/origins-power
2 - 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
3 - Tidd, N. R., "Mormon Chronology"
4 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com
5 - Brown, Lisle (compiler), Chronology of the Construction, Destruction and Reconstruction of the Nauvoo Temple
6 - Jenson, Andrew, Church Chronology
7 - 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, http://amzn.to/RevelationsofJosephSmith
8 - http://boap.org/LDS/Nauvoo-Neighbor
9 - Wikipedia, List of Brigham Young's Wives, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Brigham_Young%27s_wives
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