February 3, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois
In the assembly room above the Red Brick Store, Joseph Smith related a dream about his efforts to save friends on a steamboat and walking on the water with his brother Samuel.
Sources:
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 6:194–95
Wilford Woodruff Journal Wilford Woodruff, 2:346–48
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