Visions and Revelations

March 20, 1839

From jail Joseph Smith dictated a letter to the Saints who had found refuge in Quincy, Illinois, and elsewhere, after they had been driven from Missouri. The letter included what is now known as Doctrine and Covenants 121, 122, and 123.

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April 11, 1839

During the night, Joseph Smith saw in a vision a means of escape from his own unjust imprisonment and that Brother Stephen Markham, a witness for the defense, must flee for his life.

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About July 19, 1840

While giving a discourse, Joseph Smith prophesied that the "time would come when the nations of the whole earth, even this nation the United States, will be on the very verge of crumbling to pieces," and the United States Constitution would hang by a thread.

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August 15, 1840

While preaching a funeral sermon for Colonel Seymour Brunson, Joseph Smith first announced the doctrine of baptism for the dead.

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January 19, 1841

Joseph Smith received Doctrine and Covenants 124, a revelation giving extensive instructions regarding specific callings as well as the building of the Nauvoo Temple and the Nauvoo House (a hotel).

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About February 21, 1841

Joseph Smith prophesied to John Taylor's worried mother that her son John would safely return from jail within a week after having been imprisoned in Missouri for six months; he returned six days later.