[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
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