September 10, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois
George W. Taggart, later a musician in the Mormon Battalion, described the Prophet Joseph Smith as "one of the warmest patriots and friends to his country and laws."
Sources:
Remembering Joseph: Personal Recollections of Those Who Knew the Prophet Joseph Smith, Mark L. McConkie, p. 37
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