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1841 - The Prophet Joseph Smith receives Doctrine and Covenants 124 in Nauvoo, Illinois. It contains the commandment to build a Temple in Nauvoo. It also commands the Saints to build the Nauvoo House, a place for visitors to come and "contemplate the glory of Zion." It also contains instructions concerning baptism for the dead, reorganization of priesthood quorums, and the calling of Hyrum Smith as the new Patriarch to the Church and as Assistant President of the Church.
1844 - The Prophet Joseph gave a lecture in Nauvoo, Illinois, on the Constitution of the United States, and on the candidates for the Presidency of the United States. He also attended a meeting to discuss the building of another library in Nauvoo.
1853 - The Social Hall in Salt Lake City, Utah, opens with its first theatrical performance. The Social Hall is used for social events until 1922, when it is razed.
1928 - Fearing the rising Mississippi River, due to the dam built downstream from Nauvoo, Illinois, at Keokuk, Iowa, would cover the unmarked graves of Joseph and Hyrum, an archeological team associated with the RLDS (now Community of Christ) Church, begins the process locating the unmarked graves where they were secretly buried in 1844. After locating the bodies, they would be moved nearby and re-buried in their present location in the Smith Family Burial Ground. | 
