[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Jr. visits William Smith at Plymouth. His sister Lucy is healed at the sound of his voice downstairs. (1)
-- 13 Sept. 1839
[Lucy Mack Smith] Silas Smith, brother of Joseph Sr., dies. (1)
-- 1839, September 14
Joseph Smith, Sr., d. Nauvoo, age 69. (2)
-- 1839 September 18
Elder Brigham Young, accompanied by H. C. Kimball, left Nauvoo on his first mission to England. (3)
-- 18 September 1839
[Heber C. Kimball] Leaves for fifth mission, his second to England. (4)
-- 1839 October 6
October 8 The fall conference is held. Among the notable events that occurred, Orson Hyde and William Smith are restored to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.^[3]^[4] (5)
-- October 27, 1839
[Joseph Smith] Commerce, Illinois. The high council voted that Joseph Smiths wife, Emma Smith, select and publish an updated hymnbook for the Saints. (6)
-- 1839, October 29
Joseph Smith left Commerce for Washington, D.C., to petition U.S. Government for redress of losses in Missouri. (2)
-- 1839 29 October-4 March
Joseph Smith went to Washington, D.C., with redress petitions. (7)
-- 1839 October 29
Joseph Smith, Jun., and others left Nauvoo for Washington, D.C., as delegates from the Church to the general government. (3)
-- October 29, 1839
[Joseph Smith] Commerce, Illinois. Joseph Smith left for Washington, D. C., seeking redress from the Congress of the United States for the grievances and losses of the Saints in Missouri. (6)
[Joseph Smith] Joseph travels to Washington D.C. to seek help from the President for the persecutions of the members in Missouri. (8)
-- 1839 October 29
[Joseph Smith] Departed Commerce for Washington DC to seek redress for Mormon property losses in Missouri. (9)
Footnotes:
1 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
2 - Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
3 - Richards - Little, Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
4 - On the Potter's Wheel: The Diaries of Heber C. Kimball, Stanely B. Kimball editor. Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1987. Chronology
5 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
6 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
7 - http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
8 - http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline
9 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
