February 8, 1843

Nauvoo, Illinois
After visiting with a man and woman from Michigan, Joseph Smith recorded, "I went out with my little Frederick, to exercise myself by sliding on the ice."
Sources: 
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 5:265
Winter Quarters

Read peer-reviewed articles about Joseph Smith and other Church history topics from BYU Studies. Visit byustudies.byu.edu.