March 14, 1838

Far West, Missouri
Joseph Smith arrived in Far West at the conclusion of a difficult journey from Kirtland, Ohio, and was "immediately received under the hospitable roof of Brother George W. Harris, who treated us with all possible kindness."
Sources: 
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 3:8–9
Joseph Smith History B1:784 
Joseph Smith, Journal, March–September 1838 (undated entry), 16 
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