Revelations of Joseph Smith - 1842
When: 28 January 1842 (Friday)
Where: Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, USA
Who: Joseph Smith
What: A revelation on the Times and Seasons
Source: History of the Church, 4:503.
When: 7 April 1842 (Thursday)
Where: Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, USA
Who: Joseph Smith
What: A revelation concerning the Council of the Fifty
Source: Joseph F. Smith, “Minutes of Council of Fifty, Saturday April 10, 1880, Meeting 10 am at Council House and 2 pm at City Hall,” typescript available in L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA; as cited by Andrew F. Ehat “’It Seems Like Heaven Began on Earth’: Joseph Smith and the Constitution of the Kingdom of God,” BYU Studies 20:3 (Spring 1980), 254.
When: 18 April 1842 (Monday)
Where: Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, USA
Who: Joseph Smith to the Council of the Fifty
What: Council of the Fifty are commanded to keep the Lord’s commandments as they are His spokesmen
Source: Joseph F. Smith, “Minutes of Council of Fifty, Saturday April 10, 1880, Meeting 10 am at Council House and 2 pm at City Hall,” typescript available in L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA; as cited by Andrew F. Ehat “’It Seems Like Heaven Began on Earth’: Joseph Smith and the Constitution of the Kingdom of God,” BYU Studies 20:3 (Spring 1980), 254.
When: 19 May 1842 (Thursday)
Where: Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, USA
Who: Joseph Smith about Hiram Kimball
What: Joseph Smith is warned that Hiram Kimball has been insinuating evil against him, if he continues he shall be accursed
Source: History of the Church, 5:12.
When: 27 July 1842 (Wednesday)
Where: Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, USA
Who: Joseph Smith to Newel K. Whitney
What: The words that are to be used to seal Joseph Smith and Sarah Ann Whitney are revealed.
Source: Revelations Collection, Church History Library, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
When: 1 September 1842 (Thursday)
Where: Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, USA (Joseph Smith Jr. Homestead or Red Brick Store)
Who: An epistle from Joseph Smith
What: Joseph Smith glories in tribulation, records must be kept for baptisms for the dead.
Source: D&C 127; First published in the Times and Seasons (15 September 1842) and included as section 105 in the 1844 Doctrine and Covenants.
When: 6 September 1842 (Tuesday)
Where: Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, USA (Site of Edward Hunter Home)
Who: An epistle from Joseph Smith
What: Local and general recorders must certify baptisms for the dead, records are binding on earth and in heaven, baptismal font is similitude of the grave, Elijah restored power for baptisms for the dead, all keys, powers, and authorities have been restored.
Source: D&C 128; First published in the Times and Seasons (1 October 1842) and included as section 106 in the 1844 Doctrine and Covenants.