February 21, 1843

Nauvoo, Illinois

Joseph Smith publicly chastised Robert D. Foster for selling lots and building the big "Mammoth Hotel" in uptown Nauvoo in competition with Church lot sales and the Church's Nauvoo House hotel. This was a major grievance against Joseph Smith for the Fosters (and Laws), who considered Joseph Smith as having an unjust monopoly and engaging in unfair competition.