January 1, 1843

Springfield, Illinois
Joseph Smith accepted the offer of Representatives Hall to provide Sunday services there while awaiting his hearing in District Court. Orson Hyde and John Taylor delivered the sermons.
Sources: 
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch, 
Winter Quarters

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