LDS Church History: August 2009

LDS History, Jun 30, 1843

-- Jun 30, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith rode into Nauvoo for his hearing, where he wept tears of joy together with his family and friends and was greeted with a band and processional. (1)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Arrives back in Nauvoo. (2)

-- Jul 1, 1843
[Lucy Mack Smith] Discharged by Nauvoo court. (2)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Hyrum Smith gives an affidavit of his Missouri experiences before Nauvoo's municipal court to supply reasons why Joseph should not be returned to Missouri. Parley P. Pratt (who was arrested at the same time as Joseph and Hyrum but was imprisoned at Richmond, rather than at Liberty), fellow prisoners Sidney Rigdon and Lyman Wight, and two who were not arrested (Brigham Young and George W. Pitkin) also make affidavits on the Missouri situation. Joseph is discharged. (3)

-- Jul 12, 1843
Revelation on celestial marriage received (D&C 132). (4)

Revelation on celestial marriage (including plural marriage) recorded (D&C 132). (5)

Joseph Smith dictates the revelation concerning eternal marriage, or "the new and everlasting covenant", including the plurality of wive s(D&C 132). Although written down in 1842, Smith received portions of the revelation as early as 1831. (6)

Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith received Doctrine & Covenants 132, a revelation about the eternal marriage covenant, in the presence of his brother Hyrum Smith and William Clayton, his recorder. (1)

[Joseph Smith] Revelation on marriage. (7)

[Joseph Smith] (age 37)Records a revelation on the new and everlasting covenant, including the eternal nature of the marriage covenant (see D&C 132). (8)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Hyrum reads the revelation on plural marriage, which Joseph has dictated from memory, to Emma. She reacts angrily. (3)

[U.S. Religious History] Mormon leader Joseph Smith said that God approved of polygamy. (9)

-- Jul 13, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith spent most of the day in conversation with Emma Smith, his wife. (1)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - Proctor, Scott and Maurine Jensen, editors, History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced
3 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
4 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Macmillan Publishing, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
5 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
6 - Wikipedia, 19th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
7 - Joseph Smith Papers, Timeline of Events, http://josephsmithpapers.org/TimelineOfEvents.htm
8 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, Salt Lake City, Utah
9 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline, http://bit.ly/Fwgbe
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

Heber J. Grant and 'Brigham Young,' the movie

Heber J. Grant and 'Brigham Young,' the movie
Sunday, August 30, 2009

70 years ago today in Utah History --- Heber J. Grant writes Twentieth Century Fox "I hope we shall not appear to you to be over anxious ... but we are tremendously concerned..." But nearly a year later the Mormon church president declared "This is one of the greatest days of my life." His involvement in helping with the film "Brigham Young" influenced the making of the movie and subsequently the public perception of the LDS Church.

Read more »

LDS History, Jun 2, 1843

-- Jun 2, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith paid Dan Jones $1,375 to become half-owner of the steamboat Maid of Iowa. (1)

-- Jun 3, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith took his family and a large group on a pleasure voyage on the steamboat Maid of Iowa to Quincy, Illinois, with a live band on board. (1)

-- Jun 8, 1843
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph and Emma again set out to visit Emma's sister, Elizabeth Hale Wasson, near Dixon, Lee County, over 150 miles northeast of Nauvoo. A sheriff from Missouri, in association with the sheriff of Hancock County, follow him there. (2)

-- Jun 11, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith gave a discourse on the gathering of Israel and also interpreted Bible passages about postmortal life and the Godhead. (1)

-- Jun 13, 1843
[Joseph Smith] Joseph, Emma, and their children take a vacation to Emmas sisters home. While there Joseph is arrested illegally; he is eventually set free. (3)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph leaves Nauvoo to visit relatives at Dixon, Ill. (4)

-- Jun 16, 1843
[Lucy Mack Smith] Lucy makes a compassionate call on a sister in need, then reports on it at Relief Society. (2)

-- Jun 18, 1843
[Lucy Mack Smith] Eliza R. Snow writes "a letter for Mother Smith," presumably because of her arthritis. (2)

-- Jun 23, 1843
Near Dixon, Illinois. Joseph Smith was illegally arrested by Sheriff Joseph H. Reynolds of Jackson County, Missouri, and Constable Harmon T. Wilson of Carthage, Illinois, both of whom were masquerading as missionaries. (1)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Arrested by Missouri and Illinois officers disguised as missionaries. (4)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Reynolds, sheriff of Jackson County, Missouri, and Harmon T. Wilson, sheriff of Hancock County, Illinois, arrest Joseph Smith while he and his family are at Dixon, Illinois after visiting the Wassons. After considerable legal wrangling, the Nauvoo municipal court determines to hear the case. (2)

-- Jun 27, 1843
Geneseo, Illinois. Joseph Smith traveled from Geneseo to Andover, Illinois, while trying to obtain a writ of habeas corpus. (1)

-- Jun 29, 1843
Honey Creek, Daviess County, Illinois. Joseph Smith and his company of roughly 100 men made it to Michael Cranes on Honey Creek, where a flock of turkeys and chickens were killed for a feast for the company. (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 - More Good Foundation, Timeline, http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline
4 - Proctor, Scott and Maurine Jensen, editors, History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Apr 24, 1843

-- Apr 24, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith took his children on a pleasure ride in a carriage. (1)

-- May 1, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Monday, Joseph Smith paid Lucien Woodworth monies toward the erection of the building of a hotel named the Nauvoo House. (1)

-- May 3, 1843
[Lucy Mack Smith] John Taylor and Wilford Woodruff issue the first number of the new Nauvoo Neighbor. (2)

-- May 17, 1843
Ramus, Illinois. Joseph Smith received Doctrine & Covenants 131, a revelation containing requirements for obtaining the celestial degree of glory. (1)

-- May 18, 1843
Carthage, Illinois. Joseph Smith dined with Judge Stephen A. Douglas and prophesied that the Judge would aspire to the presidency of the United States, but that if he ever turned against the Saints, he would feel the hand of the Almighty. (1)

-- May 19, 1843
Richmond, Indiana. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to his wife, Emma Smith. (1)

-- May 20, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith sent an explanation of the word Mormon to the Church newspaper Times and Seasons in response to erroneous views held by men that profess to be learned. (1)

-- May 28, 1843
Joseph and Emma Smith sealed for time and eternity. (3)

[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph and Emma Smith were sealed as husband and wife for time and eternity. (1)

[Joseph Smith] Sealed to Emma for time and eternity. (4)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Sealed to Emma for time and eternity. (5)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Emma is sealed to Joseph and admitted to the prayer circle. She is endowed sometime before autumn. (2)

-- During 1843 May
Missionaries called to first non-English-speaking mission in the Church, island of Tubuai (now in French Polynesia). (6)

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 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Chronology of Church History, http://scriptures.lds.org/chchrono/contents
4 - Joseph Smith Papers, Timeline of Events, http://josephsmithpapers.org/TimelineOfEvents.htm
5 - Proctor, Scott and Maurine Jensen, editors, History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced
6 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Mar 24, 1843

-- Mar 24, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. To Joseph Smiths pleasant surprise, the Boston Bee published a favorable article about him. (1)

-- Mar 25, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. In the office, Joseph Smith received a letter from former United States senator Richard M. Young of Quincy, Illinois, containing a bond for a quarter section of land. (1)

-- Mar 27, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith dictated a letter to Sidney Rigdon expressing suspicions of Elder Rigdons involvement with those working against the Church. (1)

-- Mar 28, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith moved his office from the smokehouse to the small upper room of his Red Brick Store. (1)

-- Apr 2, 1843
Ramus, Illinois. After hearing Orson Hyde preach on the Second Coming, Joseph Smith kindly corrected him in private and at a public meeting. Some of his instructions to Elder Hyde became Doctrine & Covenants 130. (1)

-- Apr 5, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith sat with several brethren in the municipal court on a writ of habeas corpus. (1)

-- Apr 6, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. At the afternoon session of the annual conference of the Church, Joseph Smith taught about the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. (1)

-- Apr 8, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith asked the congregation to pray to calm the winds while he spoke to them at the morning session of conference. (1)

-- Apr 10, 1843
[Lucy Mack Smith] One hundred fifteen missionaries are called at a special conference. (2)

-- Apr 12, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith was the first on board the steamer Maid of Iowa to welcome 240 members from England, as well as Parley P. Pratt and his family. (1)

-- Apr 18, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. On the prairie, Joseph Smith talked with three Pottawattamie tribal chiefs concerning stolen horses and cattle. (1)

-- Apr 19, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith located a site in Nauvoo for a music hall. (1)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph calls most of the Twelve on missions to the East. (2)

LDS History, Feb 20, 1843

-- Feb 20, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith stopped two boys from fighting in the street and instructed them about their inappropriate behavior, after which he lectured bystanders for not interfering. (1)

-- about Feb 24, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith dictated a 78-stanza poem written for William W. Phelps that was based on the revelation in Doctrine & Covenants 76. (1)

-- ca. Feb 25, 1843
[Lucy Mack Smith] Lucy becomes ill "with inflammation of the lungs" and Joseph nurses her himself for the next three days. (2)

-- Feb 26, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith stayed at home all day nursing his mother, who was sick with inflammation of the lungs. (1)

-- Feb 28, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith saw a notice in the Chicago Express about the signs of the Son of Man and wrote to the editor of the Church newspaper Times and Seasons on this topic. (1)

-- Mar 2, 1843
[Lucy Mack Smith] The Illinois House of Representatives considers and passes a bill to repeal part of the Nauvoo city charter, despite William Smith's opposition. The measure fails in the Senate on 4 March. (2)

-- Mar 4, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. In the evening, Joseph Smith said, For a man to be great, he must not dwell on small things, though he may enjoy them. (1)

-- Mar 10, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith opened court at 10:00 a.m. and rendered a decision regarding a malpractice suit. That night he and others observed rays of light in the sky in the shape of a sword. The following day he would prophesy that the sword was a sign of a speedy and bloody war to come. (1)

-- Mar 11, 1843
Ramus, Illinois. Joseph Smith traveled with Brigham Young from Nauvoo to Ramus, where with one hand Joseph pulled up the strongest man in the town in a stick-pulling contest. (1)

-- Mar 13, 1843
Ramus, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrestled with and threw the most expert wrestler in Ramus and later blessed 19 children with great fervency. (1)

-- Mar 14, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. After Joseph Smith returned from Ramus, Illinois, he taught Jedediah M. Grant why he (Joseph) had turned pale and lost strength the previous day while blessing 19 children. (1)

-- Mar 18, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith spent most of the morning in the office and fell asleep with his head on a pile of law books. Later that day he played ball with some boys. (1)

-- Mar 21, 1843
[U.S. Religious History] Preacher William Miller of Massachusetts predicted the world would end on this date. Obviously, the world did not end, but Miller's ideas led to the creation of the Adventist churches in America. (3)

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 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline, http://bit.ly/Fwgbe
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Jan 28, 1843

-- Jan 28, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith played ball with the brethren and rode around the city with Mr. Taylor, a land agent visiting from New York. (1)

-- Feb 3, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith read German and a proof copy of the second edition of the Doctrine and Covenants (published in 1844). (1)

-- Feb 4, 1843 - 18 April 1844
[1st Presidency Changes] Joseph Smith, Jr. Hyrum Smith (Assistant President) Sidney Rigdon (never ordained an apostle) William Law (never ordained an apostle) John Smith (never ordained an apostle, Assistant Counselor) Amasa M. Lyman (Counselor) Amasa M. Lyman called as Counselor (2)

-- Feb 4, 1843
[Quorum of the Twelve] Amasa M. Lyman made a Counselor to First Presidency. (3)

-- Feb 6, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. After spending the forenoon at the city election held at his brother Hyrum Smiths office, Joseph Smith was elected mayor of Nauvoo. (1)

[Joseph Smith] Joseph is re-elected as mayor of Nauvoo. (4)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph is unanimously elected mayor of Nauvoo. (5)

-- Feb 8, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. After visiting with a man and woman from Michigan, Joseph Smith recorded, I went out with my little Frederick, to exercise myself by sliding on the ice. (1)

-- Feb 9, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith received Doctrine & Covenants 129, a revelation about the nature of heavenly beings, stating that there are two kinds of beings in heaven, resurrected angels who have bodies of flesh and bones and the spirits of just men made perfect. (1)

-- Feb 11, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. At a city council meeting, Joseph Smith reproved the judges for closing the polls at six oclock, when there were many wishing to vote. (1)

-- Feb 13, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. In the course of an evening at Elder Orson Hydes home, Joseph Smith remarked that those brethren who came here having money, and purchased without the Church and without counsel, must be cut off. (1)

-- Feb 15, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith published a letter in the Times and Seasons containing a parable about the libel and persecutions he had received from the press. (1)

-- Feb 18, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith taught that the earth would eventually be a urim and thummim. (1)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - Wikipedia, First Presidency (LDS Church), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Presidency_(LDS_Church)#Chronology_of_the_First_Presidency
3 - Wikipedia, Chronology of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)
4 - More Good Foundation, Timeline, http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline
5 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Jan 2, 1843

-- Jan 2, 1843
Springfield, Illinois. Regarding the outcome of the ongoing trial against him, Joseph Smith prophesied that he would not go to Missouri, dead or alive. (1)

-- Jan 3, 1843
Springfield, Illinois. While in Springfield awaiting trial, Joseph Smith called upon Sister Crane and blessed her baby, Joseph Smith Crane. (1)

-- Jan 4, 1843
Springfield, Illinois. Joseph Smith repaired to the courtroom for trial and afterward had a dinner and visit with U.S. Marshall William Prentice before retiring to Judge James Adamss. (1)

-- Jan 5, 1843
Springfield, Illinois. After Judge Nathaniel Pope discharged him from his arrest, Joseph Smith prophesied to him that Nauvoo, Illinois, would become a great city. (1)

[Joseph Smith] Acquitted in Missouri extradition case. (2)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Acquitted in Boggs case. (3)

-- Jan 6, 1843
Springfield, Illinois. Joseph Smith went to see Judge Nathaniel Pope in the morning and blessed his son. The judge wished him well and hoped he would no longer be persecuted. (1)

-- Jan 11, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith had a mishap with his sleigh while on an outing with his wife, Emma Smith. (1)

-- Jan 17, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. At an overflowing public meeting at his home, Joseph Smith spoke at length on the kingdom of God and the manner of baptism performed by John the Baptist. (1)

-- Jan 18, 1843
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph and Emma celebrate sixteenth wedding anniversary with guests. (3)

-- Jan 20, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith attended a meeting of the Council of the Twelve, where he told them of a possible future mission throughout the United States, England, and other countries. (1)

Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith rebaptized Orson Pratt and his wife, Mary Ann, confirmed them in the Church, and ordained Brother Pratt to his former office in the Council of the Twelve. (1)

[Quorum of the Twelve] Orson Pratt rebaptized and restored to former office in the Quorum. Amasa M. Lyman replaced. (4)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - Joseph Smith Papers, Timeline of Events, http://josephsmithpapers.org/TimelineOfEvents.htm
3 - Proctor, Scott and Maurine Jensen, editors, History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced
4 - Wikipedia, Chronology of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Dec 21, 1842

-- Dec 21, 1842
[Joseph Smith] Joseph goes on trial to determine if he can legally be required to return to Missouri to face false charges. It is found illegal to send Joseph to Missouri and Joseph is released. (1)

-- Dec 26, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith was arrested in the Lilburn W. Boggs case, for the second time, on an extradition order. (2)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Second arrest in Boggs case. (3)

[Lucy Mack Smith] On advice from Governor Ford, Joseph gives himself up on the Missouri charges of attempting to assassinate Boggs and goes to Springfield, Illinois. He is released because he cannot be tried in Missouri for a crime (ordering a murder) committed in Illinois. (4)

-- Dec 29, 1842
En route to Springfield, Illinois. Joseph Smith and his company traveled 32 miles in the cold. (2)

-- Dec 31, 1842
Springfield, Illinois. Joseph Smith appeared before the court and gave bail for his appearance at court in the Lilburn W. Boggs case. (2)

-- 1842
Church Membership at end of year: 23,564
New Converts : 3,708
Percent Change from previous year: 18.67% (5)

The Illinois legislature considers revoking Nauvoo's charter, but fails to act. Joseph Smith petitions the federal congress to make Nauvoo a territory. His petition is denied. (6)

-- During 1842-1844
* William Clayton -- primary scribal author for this period. Writings used in assembling The History of the Church (often cited as HC) (originally entitled History of Joseph Smith; first published under the title History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; nicknamed Documentary History of the Church or DHC) (7)

-- During 1842
[John Taylor] Appointed by Joseph Smith to edit the Times and Seasons, a Church publication. Also edits the Wasp (1842-43) and then its successor, the Nauvoo Neighbor (1843-45), both Nauvoo newspapers. (8)

[John Taylor] Chosen to be a member of the Nauvoo City Council, a regent of the University of Nauvoo, and Judge-Advocate in the Nauvoo Legion. (8)

[OREGON TRAIL] Dr. Elijah White's party of 200 is known for resulting in many of the guidebooks that would be used by later emigrants. The journals of Medorem Crawford and Asa Lovejoy and the narratives of John C. Fremont contain useful information; the guidebook of Lansford Hastings contains fatal misinformation. White, Crawford, Lovejoy, Fremont, and Hastings would all later find their ways back to the United States and guide other outbound emigrant parties. (9)

-- During 1842-1843
[Periodicals] The Wasp; William Smith Nauvoo, Illinois (News Paper) (10)

Footnotes:
1 - More Good Foundation, Timeline, http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline
2 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
3 - Proctor, Scott and Maurine Jensen, editors, History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced
4 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
5 - Wikipedia, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Membership History, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_membership_history
6 - Wikipedia, 19th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
7 - Wikipedia, History of the Church, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Church
8 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: John Taylor, Salt Lake City, Utah
9 - Clackamas Heritage Partners, http://www.historicoregoncity.org/HOC/index.php?option=com_contentview=articleid=107Itemid=75
10 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol.4, Appendix 3: Church Periodicals
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Nov 1, 1842

-- Nov 1, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith, three of his children, and William Clayton were miraculously preserved after being thrown from their carriage, which overturned on their way to Josephs farm. (1)

-- Nov 2, 1842
[Lucy Mack Smith] The Mansion House is sufficiently finished that Joseph can transfer his office into it from the red brick store. (2)

-- Nov 5, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith received a visit from some Native Americans, who expressed great friendship for the Mormon people, and said they were their friends. (1)

-- Nov 8, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith issued writs and affidavits in order to clear up problems with fraud and irregularity at the Nauvoo Post Office. (1)

-- Nov 15, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith resigned as editor of the Church newspaper Times and Seasons and appointed John Taylor in his place. (1)

-- Nov 26, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. For six hours, Joseph Smith attended to Brigham Young, who was sick with a severe fever. (1)

-- Nov 28, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith held a trial at his house that lasted all day concerning the unequal distribution of provisions among the temple workers. (1)

-- Dec 7, 1842
Elder O. Hyde returned from his mission to Jerusalem. (3)

-- Dec 8, 1842
[Lucy Mack Smith] Thomas Ford is inaugurated as governor of Illinois. (2)

-- Dec 9, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith spent the day chopping wood. (1)

-- Dec 10, 1842
[Lucy Mack Smith] William Smith resigns as editor of The Wasp. He is elected Hancock County representative. (2)

-- Dec 14, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smiths delegation at Springfield, Illinois, made an affidavit that he was in Illinois on May 6, the day of the assassination attempt of ex-governor of Missouri, Lilburn W. Boggs. (1)

-- Dec 17, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Thomas Ford, governor of Illinois, wrote Joseph Smith a letter denying him protection while traveling to and from his court trial. (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 - Richards, Franklin Dewey and Little, James A., Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Sep 8, 1842

-- Sep 8, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. In a letter to James Arlington Bennet, Joseph Smith bore his testimony and described his persecutions. (1)

-- Sep 10, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith remained in hiding the entire day and returned home at night. (1)

-- Sep 16, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith was at home sitting for his portrait painted by Brother David Rogers. (1)

-- Sep 19, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith continued to sit for his portrait being painted by Brother David Rogers. (1)

-- Sep 25, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith spoke at a grove in Nauvoo for two hours concerning persecutions. (1)

-- Sep 29, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith stayed at home all day nursing his wife, Emma Smith, who was sick. (1)

-- Oct 2, 1842
[Lucy Mack Smith] The Nauvoo Freemason lodge is suspended for membership and advancement irregularities. (2)

-- Oct 7, 1842
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph promises John Taylor, who is ill with a fever, that he will recover if he accompanies Joseph to another hiding place. This prediction is fulfilled. (2)

-- Oct 10, 1842
Lorenzo Snow presented copies of the Book of Mormon to Queen Victoria of England. (3)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Frederick G. Williams dies in Quincy, Illinois. (2)

-- Oct 15, 1842
[Lucy Mack Smith] A new hymnbook and new edition of Book of Mormon are published. (2)

-- Oct 20, 1842
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph returns to Nauvoo. (2)

-- During 1842 Fall
[Lucy Mack Smith] Emma and children ill. Emma nearly dies. (4)

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 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
4 - Proctor, Scott and Maurine Jensen, editors, History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Aug 20, 1842

-- Aug 20, 1842
Elder Orson Pratt is excommunicated for refusing to accept the doctrine of plural marriage. (1)

Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith had a meeting with his brother Hyrum Smith and four others where they discussed the illegal proceedings of their prosecutors. (2)

[Quorum of the Twelve] Orson Pratt excommunicated. Amasa M. Lyman ordained. (3)

-- Aug 24, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Thomas Carlin, governor of Illinois, sent a letter to the Prophets wife, Emma Smith, assuring her that all of his actions concerning Joseph Smith had been prompted by a strict sense of duty. (2)

-- Aug 26, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith had a meeting with the Twelve in which he stressed the importance of continued missionary work, despite the persecutions against the Church. (2)

-- Aug 29, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith gave a talk in which he promised the Saints that there would be no lives lost if they would listen to his counsel. (2)

-- Aug 31, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith rode to a grove near the Nauvoo Temple with his wife, Emma Smith, to attend a meeting of the Relief Society. (2)

-- During 1842 Aug
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph goes into hiding. (4)

-- Sep 1, 1842 & 6
Joseph Smith writes two letters to the church regarding baptism for the dead, clarifying the doctrine and practice. (D&C 127, 128) (1)

-- Sep 1, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. While in seclusion, Joseph Smith wrote a general epistle to the Church concerning the work of baptisms for the dead, which was later canonized as Doctrine & Covenants 127. (2)

-- Sep 2, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith received a report that the sheriff was on his way to Nauvoo with a posse. (2)

-- Sep 3, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith escaped out the back door of his home from Deputy Sheriff Pitman and others who had come to arrest him. (2)

-- Sep 6, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to the Church containing further instruction concerning baptisms for the dead, which was later canonized as Doctrine & Covenants 128. (2)

Footnotes:
1 - Wikipedia, 19th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
2 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
3 - Wikipedia, Chronology of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)
4 - Proctor, Scott and Maurine Jensen, editors, History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Aug 8, 1842

-- Aug 8, 1842
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph arrested for alleged complicity in Boggs assassination attempt. (1)

-- Aug 11, 1842
Mississippi River between Nauvoo, Illinois and Montrose, Iowa. Joseph Smith held a private council after dark with his wife, Emma Smith, his brother Hyrum Smith, and a few others at the lower end of an island in the river. (2)

-- Aug 12, 1842
Zarahemla, Iowa. It became apparent to Joseph Smith that the entire proceedings of his arrest and trial by Thomas Carlin, governor of Illinois, and others were entirely illegal. (2)

-- Aug 13, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smiths wife, Emma Smith, eluded detection by the sheriff while taking a carriage to visit her husband, who was in hiding. (2)

-- Aug 14, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith spent an enjoyable afternoon talking and reading his history with Emma Smith, his wife. (2)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Eliza R. Snow moves into Joseph's and Emma's home and teaches in their family school. (3)

-- Aug 15, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith heard multiple reports that sheriffs, officers, and a militia were on their way to take him captive. (2)

-- Aug 16, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. In a letter to his wife, Emma Smith, Joseph Smith mentioned how he, through dream and vision, was persuaded against traveling to the Pine Country in Wisconsin. (2)

Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith exchanged letters with Wilson Law, who advised him to retire away from Nauvoo until the next governor took office. (2)

Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote some personal reflections, which his clerk, Willard Richards, recorded. (2)

-- Aug 17, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith continued to receive letters from his wife and various others at his secret retreat at Brother Edward Sayers. (2)

-- Aug 18, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to the Newel K. Whitney Family. (2)

Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smiths wife, Emma Smith, encouraged him to change his hiding spot immediately, and they accordingly traveled together to Carlos Grangers place. (2)

Footnotes:
1 - Proctor, Scott and Maurine Jensen, editors, History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced
2 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
3 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, ca. June 1842

-- During ca. June 1842
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph and Emma set out with their family to visit Emma's sister, Elizabeth Hale Wasson, at Inlet Grove near Amboy, Illinois. They return home before reaching Amboy because Frederick breaks his leg. (1)

-- Jul 8, 1842
[Lucy Mack Smith] John C. Bennett publishes exposÃ©s in the Sangamon Journal over the next three months, then compiles them in a book. (1)

-- Jul 11, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith bought a horse, which he named Joe Duncan. (2)

-- Jul 15, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith was worried that Elder Orson Pratt had taken his life and organized a search for him. Elder Pratt returned that evening. (2)

-- Jul 16, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith rode out to the prairie with his clerk, William Clayton, hoed some potatoes, and dined with Cornelius P. Lott, who maintained Joseph Smiths farm. (2)

-- Jul 17, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith attended a meeting at a grove near the Nauvoo Temple but became sick and stayed at home the rest of the day. (2)

-- Jul 29, 1842
[Lucy Mack Smith] Eliza R. Snow becomes a plural wife of Joseph Smith. (1)

-- Aug 4, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith and 15 other brethren practiced fencing with Colonel Brewer. (2)

-- Aug 6, 1842
Joseph Smith prophesied Saints would be driven to Rocky Mountains. (3)

-- about Aug 6, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith prophesied that the Saints would be driven to the Rocky Mountains, endure many afflictions, and become a mighty people. (2)

-- Aug 6, 1842
[Joseph Smith] Joseph prophecies that the Saints will move to the Rocky Mountains and become a mighty people there. (4)

-- Aug 8, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith was arrested on a charge of being an accessory to an assault with intent to kill ex-Governor Lilburn Boggs of Missouri and was placed under custody of the city marshal after the court issued a writ of habeas corpus. (2)

Footnotes:
1 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
2 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
3 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Macmillan Publishing, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
4 - More Good Foundation, Timeline, http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, May 16, 1842

-- May 16, 1842
[Lucy Mack Smith] John C. Bennett resigns as mayor, is disfellowshipped on 25 May, and expelled as a Mason by 16 June. An order of excommunication is drawn up on 11 May but not published until 23 June. (1)

-- May 17, 1842
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Smith replaces Bennett as mayor. He has been acting mayor since February. Hyrum Smith is elected vice-mayor. (1)

-- May 19, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith was elected by the Nauvoo City Council to replace the discredited John C. Bennett as mayor. (2)

[Joseph Smith] Joseph is elected mayor of Nauvoo. (3)

[Joseph Smith] Elected mayor of Nauvoo. (4)

[Joseph Smith] Elected mayor of Nauvoo. (5)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph elected mayor of Nauvoo. (6)

-- May 25, 1842 - 4 February 1843
[1st Presidency Changes] Joseph Smith, Jr. Hyrum Smith (Assistant President) Sidney Rigdon (never ordained an apostle) William Law (never ordained an apostle) John Smith (never ordained an apostle, Assistant Counselor) John C. Bennett (never ordained an apostle) disfellowshipped (7)

-- May 27, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith stayed at home and took medicine for a bilious attack. (2)

-- May 28, 1842
An anonymous contributor to The Wasp, a pro-Mormon newspaper in Nauvoo, writes that, "Boggs is undoubtedly killed according to report; but who did the noble deed remains to be found out." (8)

-- Jun 9, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith attended the Relief Society meeting and taught about avoiding strife and building unity. (2)

-- Jun 23, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to Jennetta Richards, wife of Willard Richards. (2)

-- Jun 29, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith appointed William Clayton as his new scribe to replace Willard Richards, who was leaving for a season in the East. (2)

Footnotes:
1 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
2 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
3 - More Good Foundation, Timeline, http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline
4 - Joseph Smith Papers, Timeline of Events, http://josephsmithpapers.org/TimelineOfEvents.htm
5 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, Salt Lake City, Utah
6 - Proctor, Scott Maurine Jensen, editors, History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced
7 - Wikipedia, First Presidency (LDS Church), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Presidency_(LDS_Church)#Chronology_of_the_First_Presidency
8 - Wikipedia, 19th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, May 4, 1842

-- May 4, 1842
[Heber C. Kimball] Initiated into Holy Order or Quorum of the Anointed. (1)

Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith met with Hyrum Smith, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Willard Richards, Judge James Adams, Bishops Newel K. Whitney and George Miller, and William Law in the upper room of the Red Brick Store, where he gave them instructions on the priesthood and celestial marriage. (2)

[Joseph Smith] Joseph receives his full endowments in the Nauvoo Temple. (3)

[Joseph Smith] Introduces temple endowment. (4)

[Joseph Smith] Administers the first endowment ordinances in an upper room of his Red Brick Store. (5)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph teaches the endowment ceremony for the first time to James Adams, Hyrum Smith, Newel K. Whitney, William Law, William Marks, George Miller, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, and Willard Richards. (6)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Temple endowment is introduced in this dispensation. (7)

-- May 6, 1842
A gunman shoots Governor Boggs in his home, hitting him four times. The gunman is not found, but his revolver was left at the scene. Rumor and speculation points to Porter Rockwell, Joseph Smith's personal bodyguard, as the would-be assassin. Rockwell denies this, remarking that if it was him, Boggs would not have recovered. (8)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Lilburn Boggs is shot in the head but recovers; he suspects Joseph of having ordered Orrin Porter Rockwell to perform the assassination. Rockwell is arrested. (6)

-- May 7, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith commanded drills for the Nauvoo Legion throughout the day. (2)

-- May 12, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith attended an overflowing meeting of the Relief Society. (2)

-- May 14, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith received word that Lilburn W. Boggs, former Missouri governor, had been shot at Independence. (2)

-- May 15, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith published facsimile 2 and the remaining verses from the book of Abraham in the Church newspaper Times and Seasons. (2)

Footnotes:
1 - Kimball, Stanley B. (editor), On the Potter's Wheel: The Diaries of Heber C. Kimball, Chronology, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1987
2 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
3 - More Good Foundation, Timeline, http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline
4 - Joseph Smith Papers, Timeline of Events, http://josephsmithpapers.org/TimelineOfEvents.htm
5 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, Salt Lake City, Utah
6 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
7 - Proctor, Scott Maurine Jensen, editors, History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced
8 - Wikipedia, 19th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, March 1842

-- During March 1842
[Heber C. Kimball] Helps organize Nauvoo Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Illinois. (1)

-- Apr 1, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith published a lengthy editorial in the Church newspaper Times and Seasons entitled Try the Spirits about the gift of discernment. (2)

-- Apr 9, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith preached at the funeral of Brother Ephraim Marks in the morning. (2)

-- Apr 10, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. While preaching in a grove near the Nauvoo Temple site, Joseph Smith reproved and rebuked the Saints for wickedness and all forms of iniquity. (2)

-- Apr 15, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith published an editorial in the Church newspaper Times and Seasons concerning baptism for the dead. (2)

-- Apr 16, 1842
[Lucy Mack Smith] William Smith begins publishing The Wasp, a miscellaneous weekly in Nauvoo. (3)

-- Apr 18, 1842
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph and Hyrum file bankruptcy petitions, as do Sidney Rigdon, Elias Higbee, Reynolds Cahoon, John P. Greene, George Morey, Jared Carter, Hiram Kimball, and others. By December petitions have still not been approved. (3)

-- Apr 19, 1842
[Lucy Mack Smith] Lucy attends Relief Society and is among those who give impromptu "exhortation, admonition, encouragement &c. &c." to the sisters. (3)

-- Apr 24, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith preached on the hill near the Nauvoo Temple concerning the building of the temple. (2)

-- Apr 28, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith met with the members of the Relief Society and lectured on the privileges and blessings of the priesthood. (2)

-- Apr 29, 1842
[Lucy Mack Smith] Levira Annette Clark, the first child of Samuel and Levira Smith, is born at Nauvoo. She is Samuel's fifth child. (3)

-- May 4, 1842
First Endowment ordinances given, Red Brick Store, Nauvoo. [See Temple Ordinances.] (4)

First full temple endowments given. (5)

Footnotes:
1 - Kimball, Stanley B. (editor), On the Potter's Wheel: The Diaries of Heber C. Kimball, Chronology, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1987
2 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
3 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
4 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Macmillan Publishing, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
5 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Chronology of Church History, http://scriptures.lds.org/chchrono/contents
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

A vision of the destroyer

While camped by a river, several Mormon travelers heard a strange noise. One of them, William Wine Phelps, had a remarkable vision of "The Destroyer" riding upon the waters "with horrible power." The next day, (178 years ago today) an explanation was given to their leader Joseph Smith Jr..

Continue reading here

LDS History, Mar 17, 1842

-- Mar 17, 1842
Female Relief Society organized, Nauvoo, IL. [See Relief Society in Nauvoo.] (1)

Female Relief Society organized, Nauvoo, Illinois. (2)

Female Relief Society of Nauvoo organized. (3)

Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith organized the Relief Society of Nauvoo, with Emma Smith, his wife, as the president. (4)

[Joseph Smith] Joseph organizes the Relief Society of Nauvoo. (5)

[Joseph Smith] Organizes Female Relief Society. (6)

[Joseph Smith] Organizes the Female Relief Society of Nauvoo, with Emma Smith as president. (7)

[Lucy Mack Smith] The all-female Relief Society is organized with eighteen women. Emma is appointed president with counselors Elizabeth Ann Whitney and Sarah M. Cleveland, and with Eliza R. Snow as secretary. Membership reaches 1,142 by September 1842. (8)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Female Relief Society of Nauvoo organized with Emma as president. (9)

-- Mar 20, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith preached a sermon on death and resurrection, baptized a large number of individuals in the river, confirmed many of them in the grove near the temple, and then performed additional baptisms in the font of the temple. (4)

-- Mar 24, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith attended the Relief Society meeting to complete its organization. (4)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Lucy attends the second meeting of the Relief Society and is received as a member by vote. She participates in the next several meetings. (8)

-- Mar 27, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith witnessed the landing of Latter-day Saint immigrants from England on the steamboat Ariel, and performed ordinances for 107 individuals after speaking on baptism for the dead. (4)

Footnotes:
1 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Macmillan Publishing, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
2 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Chronology of Church History, http://scriptures.lds.org/chchrono/contents
3 - Wikipedia, 19th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
4 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
5 - More Good Foundation, Timeline, http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline
6 - Joseph Smith Papers, Timeline of Events, http://josephsmithpapers.org/TimelineOfEvents.htm
7 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, Salt Lake City, Utah
8 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
9 - Proctor, Scott Maurine Jensen, editors, History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Mar 1, 1842

-- Mar 1, 1842
[Joseph Smith] The Articles of Faith are printed in The Times and Seasons. (1)

[Joseph Smith] Publishes the Wentworth Letter in the Times and Seasons; in March and May, also publishes the book of Abraham in the Times and Seasons. (2)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Facsimile No. 1 from the Book of Abraham is published in the Times and Seasons along with the Wentworth letter. (3)

-- Mar 2, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith was occupied with business matters until 9:00 p.m. (4)

-- Mar 4, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. In preparation for the publication of the book of Abraham in the Church newspaper Times and Seasons, Joseph Smith showed the book of Abraham papyri to Reuben Hedlock and gave him instructions about preparing facsimiles for printing. (4)

-- Mar 5, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a resolution for the Nauvoo City Council. (4)

-- Mar 6, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith preached at Elder Orson Spencers house on the hill near the Nauvoo Temple. (4)

-- Mar 9, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to Edward Hunter at West Nantmeal, Pennsylvania. (4)

-- Mar 11, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith commanded the Nauvoo Legion (the local civilian militia) on parade through the streets of Nauvoo. (4)

Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to Edward Hunter. (4)

-- Mar 15, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. An installment of Joseph Smiths translation of the book of Abraham, including facsimile 2, was published in the Church newspaper Times and Seasons. (4)

[Joseph Smith] Officiates at installation of Nauvoo Masonic Lodge; receives first degree of Masonry. (5)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph becomes editor of Times and Seasons. (6)

Footnotes:
1 - More Good Foundation, Timeline, http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline
2 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, Salt Lake City, Utah
3 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
4 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
5 - Joseph Smith Papers, Timeline of Events, http://josephsmithpapers.org/TimelineOfEvents.htm
6 - Proctor, Scott Maurine Jensen, editors, History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Feb 6, 1842

-- Feb 6, 1842
[Joseph Smith] Emma gives birth to a stillborn son. (1)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Emma gives birth to a stillborn son, her eighth biological child and seventh son. He is not named. (2)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Stillborn son of Joseph and Emma. (3)

-- Feb 15, 1842
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. After the Church purchased the newspaper Times and Seasons in January, its first issue with Joseph Smith as the editor was published. (4)

[Joseph Smith] Joseph becomes the editor of the Nauvoo paper, The Times and Seasons. (1)

-- Feb 18, 1842
[Joseph Smith] 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. (4)

-- Feb 23, 1842
[Joseph Smith] 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. (4)

-- Feb 24, 1842
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a note of authorization for Ebenezer B. Robinson. (4)

-- During 1842, February-October
[Joseph Smith] (age 36)Serves as editor of the Times and Seasons, the Church periodical in Nauvoo. (5)

-- During Feb. 1842
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph becomes editor of the Times and Seasons, with John Taylor as assistant editor. (2)

-- Mar 1, 1842
Publication of Book of Abraham commenced in Times and Seasons. (6)

Wentworth Letter published in Times and Seasons. [See Appendix 12.] (6)

[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smiths letter to Chicago newsman John Wentworth was published in the Church newspaper Times and Seasons, telling of the rise of the Church, giving an account of the First Vision, and including statements of belief that would become the 13 Articles of Faith. (4)

Footnotes:
1 - More Good Foundation, Timeline, http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline
2 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
3 - Proctor, Scott Maurine Jensen, editors, History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced
4 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
5 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, Salt Lake City, Utah
6 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Macmillan Publishing, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

Salt Lake History Examiner

I've recently become the "Salt Lake History Examiner" for Examiner.com, an internet news organization. I'm just getting my feet wet and learning the ropes. Over the past week I've published my first three articles and hope to put out a few more. I seem to be getting a fair number of hits on my articles, so I'm optimistic.

You can check them out here.

If you feel like supporting me, feel free to *subscribe* via email, add me as a *favorite* examiner, or comment on any of my articles -- all of which will help me establish myself.

And, if you become aware of possible stories relating to Utah or Mormon history, or if you would like to be interviewed for your opinion on future stories, drop me a note (clairvb at G mail dot com).

Thanks.

LDS History, 1841

-- During 1841
[Periodicals] Gospel Reflector, The; Benjamin Winchester Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Periodical) (1)

[West] First of many organized groups of American settlers arrived in California. (2)

-- Jan 5, 1842
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith waited on customers behind the counter in his new store. (3)

[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to Edward Hunter at West Nantmeal, Pennsylvania. (3)

-- Jan 9, 1842
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith attended the marriage of William Moore Allred and Orissa Angelia Bates in the house of Elder Orson Pratt. (3)

-- Jan 13, 1842
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smiths clerk Willard Richards commenced boarding with him. (3)

-- Jan 15, 1842
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith commenced reading the first American stereotype edition of the Book of Mormon to make a few corrections for the second stereotype edition that had escaped notice in the first printing. (3)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph spends time correcting proof for new edition of the Book of Mormon. (4)

-- Jan 21, 1842
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smiths history records: I read the Book of Mormon, transacted a variety of business in the store and city, and spent the evening in the office with Elders John Taylor and Willard Richards interpreting dreams. (3)

-- Jan 22, 1842
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith revised the rules of the Nauvoo City Council and was elected mayor pro tem of Nauvoo at the council meeting. (3)

-- Jan 27, 1842
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. On a fairly routine day, Joseph Smith attended to business, put carpet on the floor of his office, and spent the evening in council. (3)

-- Jan 28, 1842
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. At his office, Joseph Smith received a revelation directed to the Twelve Apostles concerning the Church newspaper Times and Seasons. (3)

-- During Early 1842
[Heber C. Kimball] Takes first plural wife, Sarah Noon. Two children, Henry and Sarah, as of February 1846. (5)

Footnotes:
1 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol.4, Appendix 3: Church Periodicals
2 - Hale, Van, Mormon Miscellaneous, Rocky Mountain Prophecy, http://www.mormonmiscellaneous.com/radioprogramblog/id8.html
3 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
4 - Proctor, Scott Maurine Jensen, editors, History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced
5 - Kimball, Stanley B. (editor), On the Potter's Wheel: The Diaries of Heber C. Kimball, Chronology, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1987
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Dec 19, 1841

-- Dec 19, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith spoke about the parable of the vine and its branches at a meeting with the Twelve Apostles in his home. (1)

-- Dec 22, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith received the first supply of groceries for his store in 13 wagonloads that had been detained in St. Louis, Missouri. (1)

-- Dec 24, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. In the evening, Joseph Smith consulted with President [Brigham] Young and Bishop [Newel] Whitney about establishing an agency in England for the cheap and expeditious conveyance of the Saints to Nauvoo. (1)

-- Dec 26, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. At a public meeting of the Saints in his home, Joseph Smith explained that the gift of tongues is the ability to hear and preach the gospel in a different language. (1)

-- Dec 27, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. In a meeting with the Twelve Apostles, Joseph Smith discussed seer stones and showed his seer stone to the brethren. (1)

-- Dec 28, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith baptized Sidney Rigdon for and in behalf of Elder Rigdons parents. The Prophet also baptized Reynolds Cahoon and others. (1)

-- Dec 30, 1841
[Lucy Mack Smith] Applying for membership at the second meeting of Nauvoo's Masonic lodge are Joseph, Willard Richards, Brigham Young, Sidney Rigdon, Wilford Woodruff, John Taylor, and others. They are admitted formally on 15 March 1842. (2)

-- 1841
[Membership] Church Membership at end of year: 19,856
New Converts : 2,991
Percent Change from previous year: 17.73% (3)

[Deseret] Capt. John Bartleson leads first wagon train of settlers across Utah to California. (4)

-- During 1841-1854
* Willard Richards -- primary scribal author for this period. Writings used in assembling The History of the Church (often cited as HC) (originally entitled History of Joseph Smith; first published under the title History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; nicknamed Documentary History of the Church or DHC) (5)

-- During 1841
[John Taylor] Returns to the United States with several of the other Apostles. (6)

[OREGON TRAIL] For twenty five years, as many as 650,000 people may have pulled up stakes and headed for the farms and gold fields of the West. No accurate records exist of traffic on the great overland trails of that era, and some believe the figure may have been as low as 250,000 people. However, estimates have been slowly creeping upwards over the years, and it now seems that something like half a million people headed west from the 1840s through the Civil War. It is generally agreed that Oregon was the destination for about a third of the emigrants, California for another third, and the remainder were bound for Utah, Colorado, and Montana. This was the last of the so-called Great Migrations. It lasted until the coming of the railroads. (7)

[OREGON TRAIL] The first emigrant party, the Bidwell-Bartleson party, heads for California with 100 farmers and their families. En route, some of them change their minds and opt for Oregon, instead. (7)

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 - Wikipedia, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Membership History, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_membership_history
4 - History to Go, Pioneers and Cowboys, http://historytogo.utah.gov/timeline/pioneersandcowboys.html
5 - Wikipedia, History of the Church, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Church
6 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: John Taylor, Salt Lake City, Utah
7 - Clackamas Heritage Partners, http://www.historicoregoncity.org/HOC/index.php?option=com_contentview=articleid=107Itemid=75
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Nov 14, 1841

-- Nov 14, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Under Joseph Smiths direction, members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles met in council to prepare an epistle to the Saints in Europe. (1)

-- Nov 16, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to John M. Bernhisel in New York City. (1)

-- Nov 21, 1841
On this day, Apostles Brigham Young, John Taylor, and Heber C. Kimball perform Baptisms for the Dead in the Nauvoo Temple. It was the first time that this ordinance was performed in a temple, in this dispensation. (2)

[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. The first baptisms for the dead in the Nauvoo Temple were performed in the temple font in compliance with Joseph Smiths instructions regarding the ordinance. (1)

[Joseph Smith] The first baptisms for the dead in the Nauvoo Temple are performed in a wooden font built and dedicated before the rest of the temple is completed. (3)

[Wilford Woodruff] Witnesses the first baptisms for the dead that were performed in the baptistry of the Nauvoo Temple. (4)

-- Nov 26, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith presented and passed a bill at the Nauvoo City Council meeting for an Ordinance in relation to Hawkers, Peddlers, Public Shows, and Exhibitions, in order to prevent any immoral or obscene exhibition. (1)

-- Nov 28, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. At a meeting with the Twelve Apostles, Joseph Smith told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book. (1)

-- Dec 5, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith began to proof a new edition of the Book of Mormon prior to its being stereotyped. (1)

-- Dec 7, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to Esquires Browning and Bushnell. (1)

-- Dec 13, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith appointed Willard Richards as the recorder for the Nauvoo Temple and as his personal scribe. (1)

-- Dec 14, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith began unpacking and sorting the dry goods for his Red Brick Store on the corner of Granger and Water Streets. (1)

-- Dec 18, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith sent a statement to James Gordon Bennett of the New York Weekly Herald, expressing gratitude for an unbiased publication concerning the Saints. (1)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, United Kingdom, https://www.lds.org.uk/news_details.php?id=1000
3 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, Salt Lake City, Utah
4 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Wilford Woodruff, Salt Lake City, Utah
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Oct 2, 1841

-- Oct 2, 1841
[Lucy Mack Smith] Construction begins on the Mansion House. (1)

-- Oct 6, 1841
[Wilford Woodruff] Arrives in Nauvoo, Illinois (2)

[Wilford Woodruff] Returns to his family and other Saints in Nauvoo. (3)

-- Oct 9, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to Smith Tuttle at New Haven, Connecticut. (4)

-- Oct 15, 1841
[Lucy Mack Smith] Grandmaster Jonas gives George Miller permission to open a lodge of Freemasons in Nauvoo. (1)

-- 22/Oct 25, 1841
[Lucy Mack Smith] Don Carlos Salisbury, the fifth child and third son of Katharine Smith Salisbury and Wilkins J. Salisbury, is born at Plymouth/Fountain Green, Hancock County, Illinois. (1)

-- Oct 24, 1841
Orson Hyde dedicated Palestine for return of Jews. (5)

Holy Land dedicated by Orson Hyde. (6)

Elder Orson Hyde dedicated Palestine for return of the children of Abraham (see D&C 68: 1-3; 124: 128-29). (7)

-- Nov 7, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith spoke to the Saints about the danger of accusing and pointing out the sins of others. (4)

-- Nov 8, 1841
The Baptismal Font in the Nauvoo Temple was dedicated. (8)

[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith attended the dedication of the baptismal font built in the cellar floor of the Nauvoo Temple. (4)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Dedication of baptismal font in Nauvoo Temple. (9)

Footnotes:
1 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
2 - Kenny, Scott G. editor, Wilford Woodruff's Journals 1833-1898, Chronology Signature Books, Midvale, Utah
3 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Wilford Woodruff, Salt Lake City, Utah
4 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
5 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Macmillan Publishing, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
6 - Hemidakaota, http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
7 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Chronology of Church History, http://scriptures.lds.org/chchrono/contents
8 - Richards, Franklin Dewey Little, James A., Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
9 - Proctor, Scott Maurine Jensen, editors, History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Aug 8, 1841

-- Aug 8, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. A large group of friends and relatives attended the funeral of Joseph Smiths brother Don Carlos Smith, who was buried with military honors. (1)

-- Aug 10, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith held a council with some of the Twelve Apostles to plan the next phase of missionary work. (1)

-- Aug 12, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith met with about 100 chiefs, braves, and their families, of the Keokuk, Kis-ku-kosh, and Appanoose tribes and instructed them about their fathers and the promises made concerning them in the Book of Mormon. (1)

-- Aug 15, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph and Emma Smiths son Don Carlos died when only 14 months and two days old. (1)

-- Aug 16, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith was absent from the morning session of a special conference of the Church on account of the death of his son Don Carlos. (1)

-- Aug 25, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith responded to a letter from Horace R. Hotchkiss regarding the purchase of the land that Joseph called a deathly sickly hole. (1)

-- Aug 27, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smiths clerk Robert B. Thompson died and was later replaced by William W. Phelps. (1)

-- Sep 5, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith spoke to a large congregation concerning the science and practice of medicine. (1)

-- Sep 13, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith received an invitation from the militia of Lee County, Iowa, to attend a military parade on September 14 in Montrose, Illinois. (1)

-- Sep 14, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Montrose, Iowa. Joseph Smith went from Nauvoo, Illinois, to Montrose with a few of the brethren and was courteously received by General Ezekiel Swazey, along with other officers and militia. (1)

-- Sep 25, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smiths nephew Hyrum Smith, son of Hyrum and Jerusha, died at the age of seven. (1)

-- Sep 30, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith sent the deputy sheriff of Adams County a statement detailing the total costs ($685) from his arrest and trial while in the sheriffs custody. (1)

-- Oct 2, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. During a general conference of the Church, Joseph Smith laid the southeast cornerstone of the Nauvoo House (a hotel) and placed the original manuscript of the Book of Mormon inside a square-cut chest hewn in the center of the cornerstone and covered with a stone lid. (1)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, 1 July 1841

-- 1 July 1841
[Heber C. Kimball] Returns home to Nauvoo. (1)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Jr. teaches plural marriage to Brigham Young, Heber Kimball, and John Taylor, who have returned from their mission. (2)

-- July 3, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith made a patriotic speech to the Nauvoo Legion troops in which he declared his willingness to lay down his life in defense of the United States. (3)

-- July 9, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith received Doctrine & Covenants 126, a revelation stating that Brigham Young would no longer be required to leave his family. (3)

-- July 12, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith appointed John Patten to be the recorder of baptisms for the dead in Iowa. (3)

-- July 18, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith and the Nauvoo Saints spent the day in fasting and prayer to mourn the death of Senator Sidney H. Little. (3)

-- July 25, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith attended a meeting in a grove where he preached a sermon on the Resurrection. (3)

-- 25 July 1841
[Lucy Mack Smith] Don Carlos Smith performs the marriage ceremony of George A. Smith and Bathsheba W. Bigler. (2)

-- August 2, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith and the Saints heard reports from all the members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles who had recently returned from missions. (3)

-- August 5, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith received a letter from his brother William Smith regarding the Hotchkiss land purchase in Nauvoo. (3)

-- August 7, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith lamented the death of his brother Don Carlos Smith, who was 25 years old. (3)

-- 7 Aug. 1841
[Lucy Mack Smith] Don Carlos Smith dies at age twenty-six. (2)

-- 1841 Aug 7
[Lucy Mack Smith] Death of Don Carlos. (4)

Footnotes:
1 - 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
2 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
3 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
4 - History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced by Scot Facer Proctor Maurine Jensen Proctor
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, 14 May 1841

-- 14 May 1841
[Lucy Mack Smith] Martha Ann Smith, second child and first daughter of Mary Fielding Smith and Hyrum Smith, is born at Nauvoo; she is Hyrum's eighth child. (1)

-- 1841 May 20
[Wilford Woodruff] Arrives in New York (2)

-- 1 June 1841
[Lucy Mack Smith] Hyrum and William Law leave on a mission to the East. From Pittsburgh, they report that John C. Bennett has abandoned his wife and child. Bennett takes poison in an apparent suicide attempt dramatizing his remorse but recovers and is allowed to retain his positions. (1)

-- June 4, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Quincy, Illinois. After an agreeable meeting with Thomas Carlin, the governor of Illinois, Governor Carlin betrayed Joseph Smith by sending Sheriff Thomas King of Adams County to arrest him. (3)

-- 1841 June 4
[Lucy Mack Smith] Arrested on old Missouri charges. (4)

-- June 5, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Bear Creek, Illinois. Joseph Smith was arrested on a warrant from Thomas Carlin, governor of Illinois, and was charged as a fugitive from justice. He returned to Quincy and obtained a writ of habeas corpus. (3)

[Joseph Smith] Joseph is arrested and a trial is held to decide if he should be sent back to Missouri. Joseph is let go. (5)

-- 5 June 1841
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph is arrested at Bear Creek for extradition to Missouri, obtains a writ of habeas corpus at Quincy, and has a hearing before Judge Stephen A. Douglas at Monmouth, Warren County (9 June), at which he is released. (1)

-- June 7, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith started very early for his court hearing in Monmouth, Illinois, a 75-mile journey, accompanied by Sheriff Thomas King, the arresting officer from Adams County, (3)

-- June 8, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Monmouth, Illinois. Joseph Smith arrived at Monmouth to stand trial before Judge Stephen A. Douglas and found the public stirring with curiosity. (3)

-- June 9, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Monmouth, Illinois. Joseph Smith stood trial and was represented by Orville H. Browning, who eloquently defended him. (3)

-- 1841 June 9
[Lucy Mack Smith] Two-day trial begins at Monmouth, Ill., before Judge Stephen Douglas. (4)

-- June 10, 1841
[Joseph Smith] Monmouth, Illinois. On a technicality, Judge Stephen A. Douglas ruled that that Joseph Smiths writ was illegal and discharged him from the arrest warrant. (3)

Footnotes:
1 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
2 - Wilford Woodruff's Journals 1833-1898: Typescript Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books, Midvale, Utah. Chronology
3 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
4 - History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced by Scot Facer Proctor Maurine Jensen Proctor
5 - http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/