November 3, 1838
Crooked River, Ray County, Missouri
While traveling under heavy guard toward Independence, Missouri, Joseph Smith prophesied to his fellow prisoners that none of their lives would be taken.
Sources:
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 3:200
Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt, Parley P. Pratt, p. 210
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