March 6, 1842
Joseph Smith preached at Orson Spencer's house on the hill near the Nauvoo Temple.
Ecclesiastical Duties
March 17, 1842
Joseph Smith organized the Relief Society of Nauvoo with his wife Emma as the president.
March 20, 1842
Joseph Smith preached a sermon on death and resurrection, baptized a large number of individuals in the river, confirmed many of them in the grove near the temple, and then performed additional baptisms in the font of the temple.
March 24, 1842
Joseph Smith attended the Relief Society meeting to complete its organization.
March 27, 1842
Joseph Smith witnessed the landing of Latter-day Saint immigrants from England on the steamboat Ariel and performed ordinances for 107 individuals after speaking on baptism for the dead.
March 30, 1842
Joseph Smith spoke to the Relief Society, saying that the Society "should move according to the ancient priesthood."
April 9, 1842
Joseph Smith preached at the funeral of Brother Ephraim Marks in the morning.
April 10, 1842
While preaching in a grove near the Nauvoo Temple site, Joseph Smith "reproved and rebuked" the Saints for wickedness and all forms of iniquity.
April 24, 1842
Joseph Smith preached on the hill near the Nauvoo Temple concerning the building of the temple.
April 28, 1842
Joseph Smith spoke to the Relief Society on the sisters' responsibilities when laying hands on the sick and on living up to their privileges.
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