December 25, 1843

Nauvoo, Illinois
Joseph Smith was serenaded in the morning by Sister Lettice Rushton's family. Later that evening Joseph and his wife Emma hosted a dinner for fifty couples.
Sources: 
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 6:134
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