Timeline of the Funeral Sermons of the Prophet Joseph Smith and Deaths in Smith Family
DEATH/SERMON
DATE
LOCATION
DEATH: Alvin Smith (brother of joseph) – age 25
19 November 1823
Harmony, PA
DEATH: Alvin Smith (son of Joseph & Emma) - stillborn
15 June 1828
Harmony, PA
DEATH: Twins Thaddeus & Louisa Smith - shortly after birth
30 April 1831
Kirtland, OH
SERMON: Polly Knight (wife of Joseph Knight)
7 August 1831
Kaw Township, MO
DEATH: Joseph Murdock Smith (adopted son) – age 10 mos.
30 March 1832
Kirtland, OH
VISION: Zions Camp cholera victims
30 June 1834
Clay County, MO
SERMON: Nathan Harris (father of Martin Harris)
18 November 1835
Kirtland, OH
REVELATION: D&C 137 (Alvin Smith in the Celestial Kingdom)
21 January 1836
Kirtland Temple
SERMON: James Marsh
9 May 1838
Far West, MO
PRIVATE REMARKS: David Patten
25 October 1838
Far West, MO
SERMON: Seymour Brunson
15 August 1840
Nauvoo, IL
DEATH: Joseph Smith, Sr. (eulogy)
14 September 1840
Nauvoo, IL
EPISTLE: to the Quorum of the Twelve (Baptism for the Dead)
19 October 1840
Nauvoo, IL
SERMON: General Funeral Sermon
25 July 1841
Nauvoo, IL
DEATH: Don Carlos Smith (Joseph’s brother) – age 25-30
7 August 1841
Nauvoo, IL
DEATH: Don Carlos Smith (son) – age 14 months
15 September 1841
Nauvoo, IL
DEATH: Thomas Smith (son) - stillborn
6 February 1842
Nauvoo, IL
SERMON: Marian Lyon – age 2 yrs, 8 months
20 March 1842
Nauvoo, IL
SERMON: Ephraim Marks
7 April 1842
Nauvoo, IL
SERMON: Lorenzo Barnes
16 April 1843
Nauvoo, IL
SERMON: Elias Higbee
13 August 1843
Nauvoo, IL
SERMON: James Adams
9 October 1843
Nauvoo, IL
SERMON: King Follett
7 April 1844
Nauvoo, IL
Sources: Cannon, Donald Q. Words of Comfort: Funeral Sermons of the Prophet Joseph Smith. Provo, Utah:
Maxwell Institute; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints genealogical and temple records; History of the
Church