March 21, 1836
Kirtland, Ohio
Joseph Smith prepared elders' licenses to send to Medina County for the Saints to obtain licenses to perform marriages, since the court in Geauga County had refused permission.
Sources:
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 2:408
"Joseph Smith's Performance of Marriages in Ohio," M. Scott Bradshaw, BYU Studies 39:4
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