June 19, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois
Joseph Smith met the Nauvoo Legion at the front of his home and gave orders to have a picket guard posted on all the roads leading out of the city, to have all the powder and lead in the city secured, and to have all the arms put into use.
Sources:
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 6:504–5
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