Revelation on Nauvoo Temple and Nauvoo House
Revelation on Nauvoo Temple and Nauvoo House
994 entries in this era, shown 200 to a page. This is page 3 of 5, covering 1841 to 1843. See the same material on the moving timeline.
1841
Sealing of JS and Louisa Beman
Sealing of JS and Louisa Beman
The 1841 Church Membership 19,856
1841 Church Membership 19,856
The Nauvoo City Council passed an ordinance protecting religious toleration
The Nauvoo City Council passed an ordinance protecting religious toleration.
The Nauvoo Legion was organized with Joseph
The Nauvoo Legion was organized with Joseph Smith as lieutenant general.
The WARSAW SIGNAL editorializes: "We believe
The WARSAW SIGNAL editorializes: "We believe they Mormons have the same rights as other religious bodies posses. . . But whenever they, as a people, step beyond the proper sphere of a religious denomination, and become a political body, as many of our citizens are beginning to apprehend will be the case, then this press stands pledged to take a stand against th. . . It is bound to oppose the concentration of political power in a religious body, or in the hands of a few individuals."
The WARSAW SIGNAL in Warsaw, Illinois:
The WARSAW SIGNAL in Warsaw, Illinois: "How MILITARY these people are becoming! Every thing they say or do seems to breathe the spirit of military tactics. Their PROPHET appears, on all great occasions, in his splendid regimental dress, signs his name Lieut. General, and more titles are to be found in the Nauvoo Legion, than any one book on military tactics can produce; and now comes a public journal, the name of which is composed of two military words. Truly FIGHTING must, be a part of the creed of these Saints!"
Wilford Woodruff describes a storm during
Wilford Woodruff describes a storm during the voyage home from England: "When we arose in the morning we still found strong head winds which soon increased to a great Storm & tempest which scenery I have not language to describe. . . .The tempest was now raging with all power the sea piling up into mountains, the Ship mountain the waves & billows & pitching into the valleys & rocking tremendiously & shiping seas occasionly. In the midst of this seenery the cry of help was herd in our Cabin. I rushed to the seene & found the ropes giving way & breaking which held the whole mass of baggage which was piled up between decks, consisting of heavy trunks, chests, Boxes & barrels which if once liberated from their Confinement would with one surge be hurled with all their force into the births of the men, women, & Children which would endanger the lives of all. On seeing the foundation of this mass give way Elder W. Richards & myself Sprang to this place of danger & braced ourselves against the barrels & held them for a few moments untill it was a little secured. I then went on deck to the captain & informed him of the situation of things below & he sent the Sailors with some ropes & secured the pile which was endangering the lives of many. . . . I stood in the middle of the aft quarter deck holding the captains Speaking trumpet in one hand & holding to a fast bench with the other when we Shipped a tremendious Sea on the windward side of us which passed clear over the quarter deck on which I stood. On seeing that we Could not escape it Elder Richards flung himself close under the Bulwarks & the body of the wave went clear over him without wetting him but little. But as I Could not take the same advantage I flung myself upon the deck & held upon the fast seat whare I remained untill the sea passed over me & left me drenched in the Surge. I now thought it time for me to leave my seat of observation for the day & go below as I was thoroughly wet with salt water. I went to bed but did not sleep but little for the ship rocked at a dredful rate. Boxes, barrels, & tines were tumbling from one end of the Cabin to the other. And in the steerage about 15 Births were flung down 9 at one surge with all the men women & Children flung into a pile in the midst of the berths but no lives lost or bones broken."
Wilford Woodruff writes during his voyage
Wilford Woodruff writes during his voyage home from England: "Fears were entertained that the Ship was on fire as smoke arose from the holes but it was found to Come from the Cook shop. I was requested to carry the dishes to the cook So I got my hands full of dishes of various kinds & just as I steped to the door of the Cook house the Ship gave a dredful surge & rocked so that she lay upon her side with her stud sails in the water. This unexpected surge plunged me head foremost about 10 feet the whole bredth of the cook shop against the side of the cook room with the cook on top of me. As this was my first introduction to the cook since I had been at sea I begged his pardon for Such an adrupt enterance, & withdrew leaving the cook with three smashed fingers (caused by trying to save me in the fall) to pick up my dishes at leasure which were scattered from one end to the other of his shop. I hope it will be a long time before I shall pay the cook a similar visit."
1842
A month and a half after the federal Bankruptcy Act becomes effective Joseph Smith
A month and a half after the federal Bankruptcy Act becomes effective Joseph Smith and his brothers Hyrum and Samuel declared themselves insolvent before the county commissioner's court on April 18, 1842, and filed petitions to be certified bankrupt by the United States District Court for Illinois. Joseph's listed debts totaled $73,066.38, with a U.S. government obligation of $4,866.38 for purchase of a steamboat which had run aground listed first. Concurrently other leading Mormons filed similar petitions, including President Sidney Rigdon, Bishop Vinson Knight, "Judge" Elias Higbee, Reynolds Cahoon, Henry G. Sherwood, John P. Green, Arthur Morrison, George Morey, Jared Carter, Amos Davis, Charles Warner, William P. Lyon, William Niswanger, and John Fullmer. They were joined by at least one prominent gentile businessman of Nauvoo, Hiram Kimball.67
A revelation received in Nauvoo, Ill.,
A revelation received in Nauvoo, Ill., on the "Eternity of the Marriage Covenant and Plural Marriage" (see D&C 132) was recorded, giving fuller meaning to the "new and everlasting covenant."
An assassination attempt is made on Missouri's ex-governor Liburn W
An assassination attempt is made on Missouri's ex-governor Liburn W. Boggs, allegedly by former Danite and later member of the Council of Fifty Orrin Porter Rockwell.
Anti-Mormon Party's Convention
Anti-Mormon Party's Convention
Arrival of British Church Members
Arrival of British Church Members
As part of a parade before such dignitaries as Stephen
As part of a parade before such dignitaries as Stephen A. Douglas, Joseph Smith and John C. Bennett perform a "mock battle" with each man leading troops of the Nauvoo Legion. Joseph refuses to follow Bennett's staging instructions as he fears Bennett will use the opportunity to kill him and call it an accident.
At a British Mission conference in Manchester
At a British Mission conference in Manchester, Lorenzo Snow sings a hymn "beautifully in tongues."
At a Relief Society meeting Joseph
At a Relief Society meeting Joseph Smith says, "I now deliver it as a prophecy that before ten years shall roll round, the queens of the earth shall come and pay their respects to this Society--they shall come with their millions and shall contribute of their abundance for the relief of the poor." He also warns: "Do not indulge too much in the gift of tongues, or the devil will take advantage of the innocent." Then he tells the women that "the keys of the kingdom are about to be given to them that they may be able to detect everything false, as well as to the Elders. . . .I now turn the key to you in the name of God." In his diary Joseph writes that he met with "the members of the "Female Relief Society" and after presiding at the admission of many new members gave a lecture on the Priesthood shewing how the sisters would come in possession of the privileges, blessings, and gifts of the Priesthood, . . ."
Bennett's Excommunication Made Public
Bennett's Excommunication Made Public
Boggs Signed Affidavit Identifying JS as Accessory to Assassination Attempt
Boggs Signed Affidavit Identifying JS as Accessory to Assassination Attempt
Book of Mormon Reprinted in Nauvoo
Book of Mormon Reprinted in Nauvoo
Brigham Young writes to Parley P.
Brigham Young writes to Parley P. Pratt concerning his brother Orson Pratt: "Br Orson Pratt is in trubble in consequence of his wife, hir feelings are so rought up that he dos not know whether his wife is wrong, or whether Josephs testimony and others are wrong and due Ly and he decived for 12 years or not; he is all but crazy about matters, you may aske what the matter is concirning Sister P.--it is enoph, and doct, J.C. Bennett could tell all about himself & hir--enoph of that--we will not let Br. Orson goe away from us he is to good a man to have a woman destroy him."
Church leaders announce that John C.
Church leaders announce that John C. Bennett will be disfellowshipped. Orson Pratt refuses to sign the announcement. Pratt's wife Sarah had accused Joseph Smith of trying to seduce her. Joseph had accused John C. Bennett of being the one involved with Sarah Pratt.
D&C 127, an epistle on baptism for the dead, was written by Joseph Smith
D&C 127, an epistle on baptism for the dead, was written by Joseph Smith.
D&C 128, further directions on baptism for the dead, was written
D&C 128, further directions on baptism for the dead, was written.
Doctrine & Covenants Section 127 was given to Joseph Smith (letter) in matters relating
Doctrine & Covenants Section 127 was given to Joseph Smith (letter) in matters relating to Letter to church; baptism for the dead
Doctrine & Covenants Section 128 was given to Joseph Smith (letter) in matters relating
Doctrine & Covenants Section 128 was given to Joseph Smith (letter) in matters relating to Letter to church; baptism for the dead
Drafting of JS's Second Bankruptcy Notice
Drafting of JS's Second Bankruptcy Notice
Eliza R. Snow Sealed to JS
Eliza R. Snow Sealed to JS
Emma Smith and Others Delivered Three Petitions
Emma Smith and Others Delivered Three Petitions
Emma Smith Warned JS His Location Was Discovered
Emma Smith Warned JS His Location Was Discovered
Emma Smith Wrote Second Letter to Thomas Carlin
Emma Smith Wrote Second Letter to Thomas Carlin
Emma Smith, Sarah Cleveland, and Elizabeth
Emma Smith, Sarah Cleveland, and Elizabeth Whitney administer to a Sister Durfee. The following week, she testifies that she has "been healed and thought the sisters had more faith than the brethren."
Emma Smith's Request to End JS's Extradition
Emma Smith's Request to End JS's Extradition
Endowment Ceremony in Red Brick Store
Endowment Ceremony in Red Brick Store
Extra Issue of the Wasp Published
Extra Issue of the Wasp Published
Facsimile 3 of Book of Abraham Published
Facsimile 3 of Book of Abraham Published
First Installment of Book of Abraham Published
First Installment of Book of Abraham Published
First Issue of Times and Seasons Published
First Issue of Times and Seasons Published
First Sabbath Meeting in Nauvoo Temple
First Sabbath Meeting in Nauvoo Temple
Former Missouri governor Lilburn W
Former Missouri governor Lilburn W. Boggs was shot and wounded.
Governor Carlin Petitioned on JS's Behalf
Governor Carlin Petitioned on JS's Behalf
Governor Carlin's Proclamation for JS's Arrest
Governor Carlin's Proclamation for JS's Arrest
Illinois governor Thomas Carlin
Illinois governor Thomas Carlin, signs an order for Joseph Smith's arrest and delivery to Missouri officials to answer charges in the case of the attempted assassination of Missouri Governor Boggs.
In 1842 there were 45 missionaries
In 1842 there were 45 missionaries called to serve.
In Nauvoo Joseph and then Hyrum
In Nauvoo Joseph and then Hyrum Smith receive their anointing and endowment in the upper room of his store from the men who were anointed and endowed the day before.
In publishing the official version of the first vision
In publishing the official version of the first vision, the TIMES AND SEASONS gives Joseph Smith's description of himself between the ages of fourteen and sixteen: "I frequently fell into many foolish errors and displayed the weakness of youth and the corruption of human nature, which I am sorry to say led me into divers temptations, to the gratification of many appetites offensive in the sight of God. In consequence of these things I often felt condemned for my weakness, and imperfections." In a separate editorial, "Try the Spirits," Joseph Smith acknowledges that Mormonism is not the only contemporary church that claims to have apostles and visitation of angels: "The Irvingites have apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and angels."
Instruction on Baptism for Dead
Instruction on Baptism for Dead
John C. Bennett Excommunicated
John C. Bennett Excommunicated
John C. Bennett resigns as Mayor
John C. Bennett resigns as Mayor of Nauvoo. Joseph Smith writes to Church Recorder James Sloan, "You will be so good as to permit Bennett to withdraw his name from the Church record, if he desires to do so, and this with the best of feelings towards you and General Bennett" Two days later Joseph Smith is elected Mayor by the Nauvoo City Council. His first official act is to ask for the establishment of a "night watch etc." for "counteracting the designs of our enemies, . . . whereupon the council resolved that the mayor be authorized to establish a night watch, and control the same." At that time Joseph asks Bennett if he had anything against him. Bennett responds: "I know what I am about, and the heads of the Church know what they are about, I expect. I have no difficulty with the heads of the Church. I publicly avow that any one who has said that I have stated that General Smith has given me authority to hold illicit intercourse with women is a liar in the face of God"
John C. Bennett's Withdrawal from Church Membership
John C. Bennett's Withdrawal from Church Membership
John Taylor and Wilford Woodruff become editors of Times and Seasons
John Taylor and Wilford Woodruff become editors of Times and Seasons.
John Taylor History
Chosen to be a member of the Nauvoo City Council, regent of the University of Nauvoo, and Judge–Advocate in the Nauvoo Legion.
John Taylor Named Times and Seasons Editor
John Taylor Named Times and Seasons Editor
Joseph Smith becomes Nauvoo's mayor
Joseph Smith becomes Nauvoo's mayor. His Nauvoo "Lifeguards" are headed by former Danite Albert P. Rockwood and include Danites Hosea Stout and Orrin Porter Rockwell.
Joseph Smith begins publishing History of Joseph in each edition of Times and Seasons
Joseph Smith begins publishing History of Joseph in each edition of Times and Seasons.
Joseph Smith denounces John C. Bennett
Joseph Smith denounces John C. Bennett publicly for the first time. He calls the citizens to a special public meeting, and "spoke his mind in great plainness concerning the iniquity, hypocrisy, wickedness and corruption of General John Cook Bennett."
Joseph Smith editorializes in the TIMES
Joseph Smith editorializes in the TIMES AND SEASONS that "the public mind has been unjustly abused through the fallacy of Dr. Bennett's letters" and reminds readers that the church's rule for marriage was "that one man should have one wife; and one woman, but one husband."
Joseph Smith engages Calvin Warren to commence "an investigation of the principles of general
Joseph Smith engages Calvin Warren to commence "an investigation of the principles of general insolvency in my behalf according to the statutes…"
Joseph Smith History
Goes into hiding after arrest warrants without any foundation are issued, falsely charging him with complicity in an attempt to assassinate Missouri Governor Lilburn W. Boggs; the charges signal that the Church’s Missouri enemies will go to any length to capture the Prophet. (Similar trumped-up charges by Missouri enemies would dog the Prophet for the rest of his life.)
Joseph Smith is arrested as an accessory to the attempted murder of ex-Governor Liburn
Joseph Smith is arrested as an accessory to the attempted murder of ex-Governor Liburn Boggs. Nauvoo's municipal court claims jurisdiction over Smith and discharges him.
Joseph Smith marries Eliza R
Joseph Smith marries Eliza R. Snow. Brigham Young performs the ceremony. Eliza's journal entry for this day does not mention the marriage directly but says, "This is a day of much interest to my feelings, . . ." In later years her stake president, Angus Cannon, reports that she responds to the conjecture that her marriage with Joseph Smith was not consummated by saying, "I thought you knew Joseph Smith better than that."
Joseph Smith organized the Female Relief Society
Joseph Smith organized the Female Relief Society of Nauvoo, with Emma Smith, Sarah M. Cleveland and Elizabeth Ann Whitney as its presidency, to look after the poor and sick.
Joseph Smith organizes the Female Relief
Joseph Smith organizes the Female Relief Society. It is organized in "the Lodge Room." Emma Smith is president and Elizabeth Ann Whitney and Sarah M. Cleveland are her counselors. Four months later Elizabeth Ann Whitney would be asked to keep Joseph Smith's marriage to her seventeen-year-old daughter Sarah Ann Whitney a secret from Emma.
Joseph Smith participated in organizing the Female Relief Society of Nauvoo
Joseph Smith participated in organizing the Female Relief Society of Nauvoo.
Joseph Smith presented the endowment ordinance in Nauvoo
Joseph Smith presented the endowment ordinance in Nauvoo.
Joseph Smith presented the endowment to Hyrum Smith and others
Joseph Smith presented the endowment to Hyrum Smith and others.
Joseph Smith prophesied that the Saints would
Joseph Smith prophesied that the Saints would be driven to the Rocky Mountains, but that he would not go with them.
Joseph Smith publicly admonishes the Twelve
Joseph Smith publicly admonishes the Twelve and others to "support the character of the Prophet, the Lord's anointed." He lashes out at "Orson Pratt and others of the same class who caused trouble by telling stories to people who would betray me, and they must believe these stories because his Wife told him so! And as to all that Orson Pratt, Sidney Rigdon, or George W. Robinson can do to prevent me, I can kick them off my heels, as many as you can name."
Joseph Smith publishes the "Mormon Creed"
Joseph Smith publishes the "Mormon Creed" in THE WASP: "Mormon Creed -- To mind their own business and let everyone else DO LIKEWISE."
Joseph Smith receives a revelation to establish a formal theocratic government
Joseph Smith receives a revelation to establish a formal theocratic government, "the Kingdom of God." later known as the "Council of Fifty." The text is available but has not been canonized or officially published.
Joseph Smith speaking of baptism for the dead says
Joseph Smith speaking of baptism for the dead says, after quoting from the Bible, "If there is one word of the Lord that supports the doctrine it is enough to make it a true doctrine. Afterwards he goes to the bank of the Mississippi River "& Baptized all that Came unto him . . ." These are rebaptisms--baptisms for remission of sins of people who have already been baptized into the church and include apostles John Taylor and Wilford Woodruff.
Joseph Smith writes to a creditor:
Joseph Smith writes to a creditor: "you will probably be apprised of the failure of myself and brethren to execute our designs in paying off our contracts, or in other words, that we have been compelled to pay our debts by the most popular method; that is by petitioning for the privilege of general bankruptcy, a principle so popular at the present…throughout the United States."
Joseph Smith, who had recently filed
Joseph Smith, who had recently filed for bankruptcy, replies to one of his creditors: "The influence this step may have upon our society is a matter we cannot stop to consult, as we had no alternative left."
Joseph Smith's account of Church history was published in Nauvoo's Times and Seasons
Joseph Smith's account of Church history was published in Nauvoo's Times and Seasons.
JS Arrested in Nauvoo
JS Arrested in Nauvoo
JS Attended Opening of Rising Sun Masonic Lodge
JS Attended Opening of Rising Sun Masonic Lodge
JS Elected Mayor
JS Elected Mayor
JS Hid in Upper Room of Mercantile Store
JS Hid in Upper Room of Mercantile Store
JS in Hiding to Avoid Arrest
JS in Hiding to Avoid Arrest
JS Likely Sealed to Delcena Johnson Sherman
JS Likely Sealed to Delcena Johnson Sherman
JS Named Editor of Times and Seasons
JS Named Editor of Times and Seasons
JS Sealed to Agnes Coolbrith Smith
JS Sealed to Agnes Coolbrith Smith
JS Sealed to Marinda Nancy Johnson Hyde
JS Sealed to Marinda Nancy Johnson Hyde
JS Sealed to Martha McBride Knight
JS Sealed to Martha McBride Knight
JS Sealed to Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner
JS Sealed to Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner
JS Sealed to Patty Bartlett Sessions
JS Sealed to Patty Bartlett Sessions
JS Sealed to Sylvia Sessions Lyon
JS Sealed to Sylvia Sessions Lyon
JS Wrote Letter to Church with Instructions on Performing Baptisms for the Dead
JS Wrote Letter to Church with Instructions on Performing Baptisms for the Dead
JS's Advancement to Master Mason
JS's Advancement to Master Mason
JS's Arrest for Boggs Shooting
JS's Arrest for Boggs Shooting
JS's Arrival in Springfield
JS's Arrival in Springfield
JS's Correspondence with Emma Smith and Wilson Law
JS's Correspondence with Emma Smith and Wilson Law
JS's Declaration of Bankruptcy
JS's Declaration of Bankruptcy
JS's Departure to James Taylor's Home
JS's Departure to James Taylor's Home
JS's Discourse on Baptism for Dead
JS's Discourse on Baptism for Dead
JS's Discourse on Duties of Relief Society
JS's Discourse on Duties of Relief Society
JS's Discourse to Female Relief Society
JS's Discourse to Female Relief Society
JS's Discussion of Extradition Efforts
JS's Discussion of Extradition Efforts
JS's Election as Vice Mayor of Nauvoo
JS's Election as Vice Mayor of Nauvoo
JS's Exposé of John C. Bennett Published
JS's Exposé of John C. Bennett Published
JS's First Bankruptcy Notice Drafted
JS's First Bankruptcy Notice Drafted
JS's Letter on Actions against John C. Bennett
JS's Letter on Actions against John C. Bennett
JS's Letter to Thomas Carlin for Protection
JS's Letter to Thomas Carlin for Protection
JS's Oath as Mayor
JS's Oath as Mayor
JS's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
JS's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
JS's Request to Visit at Carlos Granger's Home
JS's Request to Visit at Carlos Granger's Home
JS's Return into Hiding
JS's Return into Hiding
JS's Return to Visit Emma Smith
JS's Return to Visit Emma Smith
JS's Second Departure for James Taylor's Home
JS's Second Departure for James Taylor's Home
JS's Sermon to Female Relief Society of Nauvoo
JS's Sermon to Female Relief Society of Nauvoo
JS's Translation of Portions of Book of Abraham
JS's Translation of Portions of Book of Abraham
June 21 — Illinois agents,
June 21 — Illinois agents, armed with a warrant from Gov. Thomas Ford, arrested Joseph Smith at Dixon, Lee County, Ill. He was released July 1, 1843.
Lilburn W. Boggs Shot
Lilburn W. Boggs Shot
Missionary (and later president) Lorenzo Snow
Missionary (and later president) Lorenzo Snow delivers two ornamentally bound copies of the BOOK OF MORMON to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert through Sir Henry Wheatly. Queen Victoria probably never read, and may never have handled this presentation copy, but it has since resided in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle.
Missouri governor Thomas Reynolds requested Joseph Smith's extradition
Missouri governor Thomas Reynolds requested Joseph Smith's extradition.
Missouri's governor Thomas Reynolds offers a $300 bounty for returning Joseph Smith to Missouri
Missouri's governor Thomas Reynolds offers a $300 bounty for returning Joseph Smith to Missouri, Illinois's governor adds a $200 bounty.
Nauvoo Legion's General Parade
Nauvoo Legion's General Parade
Nauvoo Masonic Lodge Formed
Nauvoo Masonic Lodge Formed
Nauvoo Printing Office Leased to John Taylor and Wilford Woodruff
Nauvoo Printing Office Leased to John Taylor and Wilford Woodruff
New US Bankruptcy Law in Effect
New US Bankruptcy Law in Effect
Officers Arrived in Nauvoo to Arrest JS
Officers Arrived in Nauvoo to Arrest JS
Opening of JS's Mercantile Store
Opening of JS's Mercantile Store
Ordinance Passed Granting Nauvoo Citizens Access to Writ of Habeas Corpus
Ordinance Passed Granting Nauvoo Citizens Access to Writ of Habeas Corpus
Orson Pratt votes against a public
Orson Pratt votes against a public resolution in defense of Joseph Smith's virtuous conduct.
Orson Pratt writes a 'suicide' note:
Orson Pratt writes a 'suicide' note: "I am a ruined man! My future prospects are blasted! The testimony upon both sides seems to be equal: The one in direct contradiction to the other . . . If the testimonies of my wife and others are true then I have been deceived for twelve years past--my hopes are blasted and gone as it were in a moment . . . If on the other hand the other testimonies are true then my family are ruined forever. . . .My sorrows are greater than I can bear! Where I am henceforth it matters not."
Quincy Whig's Rumors on Latter-day Saint Involvement in Boggs Assassination
Quincy Whig's Rumors on Latter-day Saint Involvement in Boggs Assassination
Relief Society organized
Founded to care for the poor and the sick, the Relief Society grows into one of the largest women’s organizations in the world.
Reports of Companies of Men Searching for JS
Reports of Companies of Men Searching for JS
Requisition to Extradite JS and Orrin Porter Rockwell
Requisition to Extradite JS and Orrin Porter Rockwell
Revelation on Editorial Responsibility for Times and Seasons
Revelation on Editorial Responsibility for Times and Seasons
Revelation on Performing Plural Marriage Sealing
Revelation on Performing Plural Marriage Sealing
Reward Issued for JS's Arrest
Reward Issued for JS's Arrest
SANGAMO JOURNAL editorializes: "We do not know what course will be pursued by Mr
SANGAMO JOURNAL editorializes: "We do not know what course will be pursued by Mr. Orson Pratt. If he sinks under the denunciations and schemes of Joe Smith-- if he fails to defend the reputation of himself and of the woman he has vowed to protect before high heaven--he will fix a stain upon his character which he can never wash out, and carry to the grave the pangs caused by 'the gnawings of the worm that never dies.'" Pratt had recently refused to sign a statement attesting to the good character of Joseph Smith after finding that Joseph had proposed marriage to Pratt's wife while Pratt was on a mission.
Sangamo Journal Published John C. Bennett's First Letter Attacking JS
Sangamo Journal Published John C. Bennett's First Letter Attacking JS
Sangamo Journal Published John C. Bennett's Fourth Letter Attacking JS
Sangamo Journal Published John C. Bennett's Fourth Letter Attacking JS
Sangamo Journal Published John C. Bennett's Second and Third Letters Attacking JS
Sangamo Journal Published John C. Bennett's Second and Third Letters Attacking JS
Sangamo Journal Published JS's Second Bankruptcy Notice
Sangamo Journal Published JS's Second Bankruptcy Notice
Second Installment of Book of Abraham Published
Second Installment of Book of Abraham Published
The 1842 Church Membership 23,564
1842 Church Membership 23,564
The Articles of Faith
Joseph Smith summarizes Church belief in a letter to newspaper editor John Wentworth; the thirteen statements are later canonized in the Pearl of Great Price.
The Articles of Faith were published
The Articles of Faith were published for the first time in the Times and Seasons in Nauvoo, Ill. Joseph Smith, in response to a request from John Wentworth, editor of the Chicago Democrat.
The earliest reference to the special
The earliest reference to the special undergarment worn by the Holy Order of the endowment reads for this date: "they have oil poured on them, and then a mark or hole cut in the breast of their shirts . . . to keep the Destroying Angel from them and their families." From the eighteenth century to the 1840's, "shirt" referred to an undergarment which was often worn with a separate, tight-fitting underpant reaching to the knees.
The Millennial Star (England) republishes the available text of the Book of Abraham
The Millennial Star (England) republishes the available text of the Book of Abraham.
The Nauvoo WASP reports that "a sham battle will be fought between the mounted
The Nauvoo WASP reports that "a sham battle will be fought between the mounted Rifle-men under the immediate command of Lieutenant General Joseph Smith, and the Invincibles under the immediate command of Major General John C. Bennett."
The SANGAMO JOURNAL carries the following
The SANGAMO JOURNAL carries the following notice: "We, the undersigned, feeling ourselves aggrieved by the conduct of Joseph Smith, and others of the leaders of the Church of Latter Day Saints--and feeling that we have been most scandalously imposed upon in matters and things of a Divine character, wish publicly to withdraw from said Church, and no longer claim allegiance thereto." It is signed by ten people.
The U.S. Government obtains a judgment
The U.S. Government obtains a judgment against Joseph Smith for $5,184.31 in the U.S. District Court for Illinois. The debt may have been for a steamship that Joseph bought but was behind in paying for.
THE WASP EXTRA, a Nauvoo newspaper,
THE WASP EXTRA, a Nauvoo newspaper, accuses John C. Bennett of "adultery, fornication, embryo infanticide and buggery, . . ."
The Wasp first published in Nauvoo, Illinois (William Smith and John Taylor, editors)
The Wasp first published in Nauvoo, Illinois (William Smith and John Taylor, editors).
The Wasp Published
The Wasp Published
Thomas Carlin Sent Letter to Emma Smith
Thomas Carlin Sent Letter to Emma Smith
Thousands of Nauvoo Mormons search for Orson Pratt after discovering a suicide note
Thousands of Nauvoo Mormons search for Orson Pratt after discovering a suicide note. They find him distraught because Joseph Smith (according to Pratt's wife.) or John C. Bennett (according to Joseph Smith) had tried to seduce Pratt's wife Sarah.
Times and Seasons and the Nauvoo printing office purchased by Joseph Smith
Times and Seasons and the Nauvoo printing office purchased by Joseph Smith and the Quorum of Twelve.
Times and Seasons Defended JS
Times and Seasons Defended JS
Times and Seasons prints the available text of the Book of Abraham (with facsimiles)
Times and Seasons prints the available text of the Book of Abraham (with facsimiles) and Joseph Smith publishes the Articles of Faith.
Wentworth Letter Published
Wentworth Letter Published
Wilford Woodruff records: "Spent the day
Wilford Woodruff records: "Spent the day in the printing Office. WE struck off about 100 No of the 10 No 3 vol of Times & Seasons which contained the portion of the Book of Abraham that gave his account of Kolob, Oliblish, God siting upon his Throne The Earth, other planets & many great & glorious things as revealed to Abraham through the power of the priesthood."
Wilford Woodruff writes: "There was a Counsel of the Twelve held for four days
Wilford Woodruff writes: "There was a Counsel of the Twelve held for four days with Elder Orson Pratt to labour with him to get him to recall his sayings against Joseph & The Twelve but he persisted in his wicked course & would not recall any of his sayings which were made in public against Joseph & others sayings which were unjust & untrue. The Twelve then rejected him as a member of their quorum & he was cut off from the Church."
Wilfred Woodruff History
Begins operating a general store in Nauvoo (known as the Red Brick Store).
Willard Richards to Write Church History
Willard Richards to Write Church History
William W. Phelps to Continue Work on JS's History
William W. Phelps to Continue Work on JS's History
Word Received in Nauvoo of Lilburn W. Boggs Shooting
Word Received in Nauvoo of Lilburn W. Boggs Shooting
1843
1843 edition titled Church Hymn Book
This edition was created in Manchester, England and was compiled by Hiram Clark, Thos Ward. There were 271 Hymns in this edition. At the time it was edition number 3.
1843 edition titled Manchester Hymnal
This edition was created in Bellow Falls, VT, USA and was compiled by J.C. Little, G.B. Gardner. There were 47 Hymns in this edition. At the time it was the only edition.
After Joseph's murder in 1844 she becomes Heber C
After Joseph's murder in 1844 she becomes Heber C. Kimball's wife with the understanding that "I should be his wife for time, and time only, ...and in the resurrection he would surrender me, with my children, to Joseph Smith." On his death bed Heber C. Kimball says to Lucy, "What can you tell Joseph when you meet him? Cannot you say that I have been kind to you as it was possible to be under the circumstances? I know you can, and am confident you will be as a mediator between me and Joseph..."
Another Writ of Habeas Corpus Issued for JS
Another Writ of Habeas Corpus Issued for JS
Anti-Mormon Party Meeting Held
Anti-Mormon Party Meeting Held
Armed Vigilantes' Attempt to Prevent Latter-day Saints from Taking Oaths of Office
Armed Vigilantes' Attempt to Prevent Latter-day Saints from Taking Oaths of Office
Boggs's Affidavit Ruled Defective
Boggs's Affidavit Ruled Defective
Brigham Young, president of Twelve Apostles,
Brigham Young, president of Twelve Apostles, gives instructions to missionaries being sent to Hawaii ("Sandwich Islands"): "Keep union among yourselves. be servants to each other, when you arrive never say that the missionaries are wrong.-- attend their meetings.-- get the hearts of the people. go help build up a methodist church & till you get the hearts of the people, -- tell the Methodists the Presby Terians are right or -- never will do any thing with argument.-- do not contend against the missionaries."
Brigham Young's diary states: "Monday evening
Brigham Young's diary states: "Monday evening Baptized Sisters Cuoub Augusta Adams Cobb & Hariett Cook." Two days later Joseph Smith marries these two women to Young. Augusta Adams Cobb married Henry Cobb of Boston, Mass., in 1822. She left him five of her seven children to join with the Mormons. Her husband divorced her in 1847-- four years after she married Brigham Young.
D&C 129 provided instructions distinguishing ministering angels and spirits
D&C 129 provided instructions distinguishing ministering angels and spirits.
D&C 130, items of instruction, was given at Ramus, Illinois
D&C 130, items of instruction, was given at Ramus, Illinois.
D&C 131, instructions, was given at Ramus, Illinois
D&C 131, instructions, was given at Ramus, Illinois.
D&C 132, revelation on celestial and plural marriage, was recorded
D&C 132, revelation on celestial and plural marriage, was recorded.
Daniel Avery Abducted from Hancock County
Daniel Avery Abducted from Hancock County
Doctrine & Covenants Section 129 was given to Joseph Smith (instructions) in matters relating
Doctrine & Covenants Section 129 was given to Joseph Smith (instructions) in matters relating to distinguishing the nature of angels and disembodied spirits
Doctrine & Covenants Section 130 was given to Joseph Smith (instruction) in matters relating
Doctrine & Covenants Section 130 was given to Joseph Smith (instruction) in matters relating to Various items of instruction; corporeal nature of God and Jesus Christ; intelligence; seer stones
Doctrine & Covenants Section 131 was given to Joseph Smith (instruction) in matters relating
Doctrine & Covenants Section 131 was given to Joseph Smith (instruction) in matters relating to Various items of instruction; celestial marriage; eternal life
Doctrine & Covenants Section 132 was given to Joseph Smith in matters relating
Doctrine & Covenants Section 132 was given to Joseph Smith in matters relating to plural marriage; celestial marriage; sealing power; exaltation
During a sermon Joseph Smith refers
During a sermon Joseph Smith refers to the succession promise to his son Joseph III.
Emma Smith finds her husband Joseph
Emma Smith finds her husband Joseph Smith and 22-year-old Eliza Partridge secluded in an upstairs bedroom at the Smith home. Emma is devastated.
English Immigrants Arrived in Nauvoo
English Immigrants Arrived in Nauvoo
Eternal marriage revelation is received
Eternal marriage revelation is received.
First Issue of Nauvoo Neighbor Published
First Issue of Nauvoo Neighbor Published
In 1843 there were 374 missionaries
In 1843 there were 374 missionaries called to serve.
John Frierson Drafted Memorial
John Frierson Drafted Memorial
Joseph and Emma Smith are the first couple to receive the second anointing
Joseph and Emma Smith are the first couple to receive the second anointing in which each is "anointed & ordained to the highest & holiest order of the priesthood." At the meeting Joseph Smith "led in prayer that his days might be prolonged until his mission on the earth is accomplished, have dominion over his enemies, all their households be blessed, and all the Church and the world." Ten months later Joseph is killed at Carthage.
Joseph C. Kingsbury participates in a "pretend marriage" to seventeen-year-old Sarah Ann Whitney order
Joseph C. Kingsbury participates in a "pretend marriage" to seventeen-year-old Sarah Ann Whitney order to help Joseph Smith disguise his secret marriage to her. Kingsbury writes in his autobiography, "I according to Pres. Joseph Smith & Council & others agreed to stand by Sarah Ann Whitney as though I was supposed to be her husband and participated in a pretended marriage for the purpose of . . . Bringing about the purposes of God in these last days . . ."
Joseph Smith approves a decision two
Joseph Smith approves a decision two days previously by a "court martial" "That an arsenal be built in the city of Nauvoo, to be located in any part of the city where the lieutenant and major generals may direct, who are also authorized to make or cause to be made, a draft of the same, and also to purchase any piece of land for the aforesaid purposes which they may deem proper."
Joseph Smith arrested at Dixon, Illinois; released July 1, 1843
Joseph Smith arrested at Dixon, Illinois; released July 1, 1843.
Joseph Smith History
State officials in league with a Missouri sheriff and an Illinois constable conspire to arrest the Prophet at the home of his wife’s relatives in Dixon Township, Illinois, intending to whisk him away to Missouri; his friends foil the plan, and the Prophet wins release in the courts.
Joseph Smith is arrested for treason
Joseph Smith is arrested for treason against Missouri but freed the next day on writ of HABEUS CORPUS from Nauvoo court and released July 1.
Joseph Smith opened the Mansion House
Joseph Smith opened the Mansion House to the public with a memorable dinner party for "more than one hundred couple sic." Notices of the occasion prepared for publication in the Nauvoo Neighbor reports that "General Joseph Smith, the proprietor of said house, provided a luxurious feast for a pleasure party; and all having partaken of the luxuries of a well spread board, the cloth was removed, and a committee appointed to draft resolutions suitable to the occasion."
Joseph Smith physically assaults the county
Joseph Smith physically assaults the county tax assessor, for which he pleads guilty and pays a fine.
Joseph Smith tells Judge Stephen
Joseph Smith tells Judge Stephen A. Douglas, "I prophecy in the name of the Lord God that in a few years this government will be utterly overthrown and wasted so that there will not be a potsherd left".
Joseph Smith tells the Twelve, "wake
Joseph Smith tells the Twelve, "wake up the people to the importance of building the Nauvoo House, as there is a prejudice against it in favor of the Temple." The Nauvoo House was to be, according to Smith, a hotel "where men of wealth, character, and influence from abroad can go and repose themselves."
Joseph Smith was discharged from arrest in the Boggs shooting
Joseph Smith was discharged from arrest in the Boggs shooting.
Joseph Smith writes in his journal:
Joseph Smith writes in his journal: "Forenoon visited by several gentlemen concerning the plates which were dug out of a mound near Qunig Kinderhook, Pike County, Illinois. Sent by William Smith to the office for Hebrew Bible and Lexicon. Mr. Vickers the wire dancer called."
JS and Emma Smith Anointed and Ordained to Highest Order of Priesthood
JS and Emma Smith Anointed and Ordained to Highest Order of Priesthood
JS and Emma Smith Married for Eternity
JS and Emma Smith Married for Eternity