February 12, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois
At a city council meeting, Joseph Smith signed the memorial to Congress, a document outlining the afflictions of the Saints in Missouri, and he blessed Orson Pratt to prosper in presenting the memorial before government officials in Washington, D.C.
Sources:
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 6:212
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters, Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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