January 21, 1842

Nauvoo, Illinois
Joseph Smith''s history records: "I read the Book of Mormon, transacted a variety of business in the store and city, and spent the evening in the office with Elders John Taylor and Willard Richards interpreting dreams."
Sources: 
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 4:501
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