July 14, 1840
Nauvoo, Illinois
Joseph Smith wrote to the Saints at the Crooked Creek Branch in Illinois (later Ramus, Hancock County), approving the organization of a stake there. The stake was later discontinued by Hyrum Smith at a conference on December 4-5, 1841.
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Times and Seasons 2:222
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