1845 January The Illinois Legislature repealed the city charter of Nauvoo. May: The nine accused murderers of Joseph and Hyrum Smith were acquitted upon instructions of the court.
Sep. 22 Citizens at a mass meeting in Quincy, Il. endorsed a proposal requesting that the Saints leave Illinois as quickly as possible. The Twelve's reply reiterated the Latter-day Saints' intention to move to a remote area and asked for cooperation and an end of harassment in order to prepare for the move early the following summer.
Dec. 10, 1845 - Feb. 7, 1846 Some 5,000 members received their endowments in the yet-to-be-finished Nauvoo Temple prior to their exodus from Nauvoo.
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