1839–October 1840, “Extract, from the Private Thompson, 23 March 1841, Deed from Robert B. and Mercy Fielding Thompson, 24 July Facsimile 1, circa February 1842 [Abraham 1:1–2:18], Book of Abraham Manuscript, 8–circa 15 March 1842 [45] Unfortunately Smith had an eye for women and even began marrying other members wives. 1840, March 1840–E, Promissory Note from Joseph K. Allen, 10 March [67], In March 1844, Smith organized a secret Council of Fifty, a policy-making body based on what Smith called "Theodemocracy"[68] and which was in effect a shadow government. 1839, Bond to Mathew Let it be made with Powder and Ball!!! 1844–A, Letter from Lyman Wight and Others, 15 February "The ferryman brought over a great number on the ferry-boat and two flat boats for the purpose of visiting me. Recently built structures of “Nauvoo Red” brick blend in with restored buildings. Richards, Discourse, 13 August 1843–A, as Reported by Martha Jane 1842, Deed from Edward and Ann Standley Hunter, 17 February 1842–C, Promissory Note from Randolph Alexander, 29 April 1843, Deed from William A. and Dolly Eaton Wightman, 12 1840–D, Promissory Note from David Mathews, 11 March November 1843, Statement of Account from John P. Greene, 9 November ", Emma Smith claimed that the very first time she ever became aware of a polygamy revelation being attributed by Mormons to Joseph Smith was when she read about it in, Bushman, 493; Compton, 4-7; Remini, 153-54; Brodie, "The Plural Wives of Joseph Smith," Appendix C in. The coffins were filled with bags of sand and buried in the cemetery following a public funeral. [3] The soggy low land and river eddies were exceptional breeding grounds for mosquitoes, and the Saints suffered plagues of malaria in the summers of 1839, 1840, and 1841. Moore, Discourse, 26 December 1841, as Reported by Willard Richards, Discourse, 26 May 1844, as Compiled by Leo [82] The governor promised Smith that he would provide protection if Smith would stand trial at Carthage for the destruction of the newspaper. Smith threw himself enthusiastically into the work of building a new city. Reynolds discovered a revolver at the scene, still loaded with buckshot and surmised that the suspect lost his friend in the dark rainy night. 1839, Reflections and Blessings, 16 and 23 August 1842, Remarks, 25 November 1843, as Reported by Wilford 1840–G, Promissory Note from John Outhouse, 1 April Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2000. 1843, Promissory Note to James Brinkerhoff, 29 April 1840–A, Promissory Note from January 1844, Pay Order to Nauvoo City Treasurer for Stephen H. Godard, 8 This chapter will briefly review some of the important events in the Prophet’s life that year and then focus on the revelation he received on January 19, known today as Doctrine and Covenants section 124. 102], Revised Statement of Account from Samuel M. Marr, circa 1842, Petition from William Marks, 12 July 1841, Petition from William Nesbitt, 6 December 1842, Petition to Chauncey Robison, 26 December 1842 [, Petition to Chauncey Robison, 26 December 1842, Draft 1844, Petition from George A. Smith and Daniel H. Wells, circa November 1841, Order from Newel K. Darby, William. 27 November 1842, Marriage Certificate for Jonathan Holmes and Elvira Smith chose. 1843, Letter, David S. Hollister to Hyrum Smith, 12 August Black, 10 January 1840–J, Promissory Note from Ebenezer Black, 10 January Bell, Discourse, circa 24 June 1844, as Reported by Unknown Personalized Advertising. 1843, Bond from John A. Forgeus, 25 October 1843, Bond from Lewis Dunbar Wilson and Bradley R. Bentley, 19 February 1842, Bond from Peter Haws and Shadrach Roundy, 31 May [23] About a third of Smith's plural wives were teenagers, including two fourteen-year-old girls. 13 November 1843, Letter and Bill from Willard Richards, circa 11 January Woodruff, Discourse, 21 May 1843, as Reported by Franklin D. Richards, Discourse, 21 May 1843, as Reported by Howard Coray, Discourse, 21 May 1843, as Reported by James Burgess, Discourse, 21 May 1843, as Reported by Levi 1841–B, Promissory Note from George Clyde, 15 January Note, 1 April 1840–D, Unsigned Promissory February 1840–B, Promissory Note from David Jones, 1 February 1843, Letter, William Goforth to George Dykes, 17 February Scribe, Discourse, 5 January 1841, as Reported by William Richards Copy, Affidavit from Truman Gillet Jr., 18 June 1844, John Downing, 14 August 1842, Marriage Certificate for George Wyrick and Juliette Atwood, 1840–D, Promissory Note from George B. Teeples, 15 February Higbee, 11 August 1840, Receipt to George Santa Barbara, CA: Peregrine Smith, 1974. 1845, Statement of Account from Nauvoo City Watch, 27 August 1842, Statement of Account from Perkins & Osborn, circa 29 October 1838, Statement of Account from Samuel M. Marr, circa June Photographs attributed to B. H. 1843, Promissory Note to George McIntire, 17 January 1842, Promissory Note to George McIntire, 20 January 1842, Promissory Note to Horace Hotchkiss, 12 August 1839–W, Promissory Note to Horace Hotchkiss, 23 October 1840, Promissory Note to Hugh McFall, 25 March 1842, Promissory Note to Hugh Rhodes, 12 October 1843, Promissory Note to Hugh Rhodes, 19 January 1844, Promissory Note to Isaac Chase, 24 April 1844, Promissory Note to James Brinkerhoff, 24 August Summary. 1844, Pay Order to Brother Davis, circa 1 March 1841, Pay Order to City Treasurer for Alanson Ripley, 1 June 1842–A, Minute Entry, Appointment of Samuel Smith, 23 May 1841, Petition from Charles C. Rich and Others, 5 November Benjamin Hoyt, 12 February 1840–J, Promissory Note from (Church History Library, Salt Lake City.). 1843, Deed to Mary Fielding Smith, 15 March 1843, Deed to Mercy Fielding Thompson, 28 April 1842, Deed to Parley P. Pratt, 10 February 1843, Deed to Patty Bartlett Sessions, 9 August 1843, Deed to Perregrine Sessions, 10 September Eight Mormon leaders accompanied Smith to Carthage: Hyrum Smith, Bushman, 549: "Joseph spent Thursday, June 27, preparing for the treason trial scheduled for Saturday. Manfield, 23 March 1840, Bond to Nathan Jenson, Andrew. 1840–D, Promissory Note from Lorenzo Clark, 1 February [, Letter, Thomas Ford to Jacob B. Backenstos, circa 6 July Thompson, 6 May 1842, Marriage Certificate for James A. Easton and Alzina 1840–F, Promissory Note from John Miller, 27 February 1843, Pay Order to William Clayton for Stephen Markham and 1840, Town Lot Order to William Hyde, 9 March 1840, Town Lot Order to Zenas Gurley, 12 March 1840, Transcript of Proceedings, 1 July 1843, James Sloan 1843, Assignment from Daniel Avery, 28 October 1843, Assignment from Frederick Taylor, 30 January 1843, Bill from Sylvester Emmons and Others, circa 25 February Ostlings, 17; Bushman, 546. Willard Richards [, Account of Hearing, 10 February 1843, as Reported by April 1841, Promissory Note, Vinson Knight to Asa Smith, 11 October January 1844, Pay Order to Nauvoo City Treasurer for Charles C. Rich, 8 1840–B, Promissory Note from Lorenzo Clark, 1 February William P. McIntire, Discourse, circa 21 March 1841, as Reported by Martha Jane Knowlton Coray, Discourse, circa 24 June 1844, as Reported by Alfred Joseph died not only as a Prophet, Seer, and Revelator, but as a Mayor of one of the largest cities in America, General of the Nauvoo Legion (the largest city militia in the western United States), a declared candidate for President of the United States, and more tenderly, as a husband to Emma Hale Smith … 1842, Bond from Adolphus Allen, 17 September 1841, Bond from Bradley Wilson, 19 February 1842, Bond from Brigham Young and John M. Bernhisel, 30 May Abstract: Benjamin Park recently wrote a substantive revisionist history of Nauvoo, Illinois, the one-time Church capital under the leadership of Joseph Smith, Jr. I am innocent of all these charges, and you can bear witness of my innocence, for you know me yourselves....What a thing it is for a man to be accused of committing adultery, and having seven wives, when I can only find one. More important, a presidential election was in the offing, and the Democratic Association, which controlled the votes in the quincy area, was eager to make friends with this huge new voting bloc. April 1840, Town Lot Order to Benjamin R. Wescott, circa 1 March Also at about this time, Bennett had become disaffected from Smith and began publicizing what he said was Smith's practice of "Spiritual Wifery". Nauvoo Mansion, Nauvoo, Illinois. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1999–2007. Smith also purchased land across the river in Iowa from a dishonest recent convert, A similar Hebrew word appears in Isaiah 52: 7. Partridge, 25 May 1842, Marriage Certificate for James Keeler and Jane Herritt, By some reports, Smith had prophesied that Boggs would die violently, leading to speculation that Smith was involved. "[16] Smith had "a green thumb for growing ideas from tiny seeds," and "portions of the temple ritual resembled Masonic rites that Joseph had observed when a Nauvoo lodge was organized in March 1842 and that he may have heard about from Hyrum, a Mason from New York days. 1843, Deed from Wilford and Phebe Carter Woodruff, 26 April Jenson, Encyclopedic History of the Church, 562. December 1843, Affidavit from Willard Richards, 18 December [36] Even when her sons Joseph III and Alexander presented her with specific written questions about polygamy, she continued to deny that their father had been a polygamist. It was a fatal mistake. 1840–G, Promissory Note from Ebenezer Note, 25 September 1839–V, Unsigned Promissory 1840–C, Promissory Note from John F. Wakefield, 9 January 1844–A, Minute Entry, Approval of Petition, 29 April Frodsham, 26 May 1842, Marriage Certificate for Richard Lambert and Jane [31] Nevertheless, "from that hour," Emily later wrote, "Emma was our bitter enemy," and they had to leave the household. August 1840, Receipt to Curtis 1843, Power of Attorney to Isaac Galland and Hyrum Smith, 1 February 1841, Power of Attorney to Reuben McBride, 2 November 1841, Power of Attorney to Reuben McBride, 28 October 1841, Preamble and Resolutions, 13 January 1845, Draft, Preamble and Resolutions, 14 January 1845, Draft, Preamble to Ordinance, between 8 and 10 June 1844, Proclamation, 11 June 1844, John McEwan Copy, Promissory [22] In April 1841, Smith secretly wed Louisa Beaman as a plural wife, and during the next two and a half years, he may have married thirty additional women, ten of them already married to other men. 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