September 8, 1838

Far West, Missouri
Joseph Smith received news that a mob planned to attack Adam-ondi-Ahman, Missouri.
Sources: 
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 3:74
Joseph Smith History B1:822 
Joseph Smith, Journal, 8 September 1838 
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch, 
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