Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith instructed Elder William Weeks, the architect of the Nauvoo Temple, according to a vision Joseph had seen. (1)
-- Feb 7, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith met with his brother Hyrum Smith and the Twelve Apostles to devise means to promote the interests of the General Government. (1)
-- about Feb 7, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith prayed that the Saints would be delivered from the harassment of Thomas Reynolds, governor of Missouri. (1)
-- Feb 8, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. At a political meeting in the assembly room above the Red Brick Store, Joseph Smith gave his reasons for running for the office of president of the United States. (1)
-- Feb 10, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith attended a prayer meeting in the assembly room above the Red Brick Store where he prayed for Sister Richards and others who were sick. (1)
-- Feb 12, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. At a city council meeting, Joseph Smith signed the Memorial to Congress, a document outlining the afflictions of the Saints in Missouri, and he blessed Orson Pratt to prosper in presenting the memorial before government officials in Washington, D.C. (1)
-- Feb 13, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to Joseph L. Heywood, an LDS merchant in Quincy, Illinois. (1)
-- Feb 17, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith produced an article called Pacific Innuendo, which explained the Churchs desire for peace with all peoples. (1)
-- Feb 20, 1844
[Joseph Smith] Instructs the Twelve to select a location for the Saints in California or Oregon. (2)
[Lucy Mack Smith] Instructions given to Twelve to investigate place of refuge for the Saints. (3)
-- Feb 21, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith attended a lecture in the assembly room above the Red Brick Store given by an Episcopalian reverend, Mr. De Wolfe, and spoke afterwards on the importance of obeying all commandments in order to receive salvation. (1)
-- Feb 23, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith met with the Twelve Apostles in the assembly room above the Red Brick Store and gave them specific instructions regarding supplies for the Oregon and California Exploring Expedition. (1)
-- Feb 25, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith prophesied at a temple block prayer meeting that within five years the Saints would be out of the power of old enemies. (1)
-- Feb 29, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith directed Brother William W. Phelps to write a reply to an article printed on January 31 in the Zanesville Gazette on Cassius M. Clays (a Kentucky abolitionist) speech about annexing Texas to the United States. (1)
-- During 1844 February
Joseph Smith announces his candidacy for President of the United States. (4)
-- During Feb. 1844
[Lucy Mack Smith] Emma becomes pregnant with David Hyrum, her last child. (5)
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, 19th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
5 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
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