July 15, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois
After finding a despairing letter by Orson Pratt and fearing that he intended to take his own life, Joseph organized a search for him. Elder Pratt returned that evening.
Sources:
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 5:60–61
The Papers of Joseph Smith, Dean C. Jessee, 2:398
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