Life of Joseph Smith from 1831 to 1837

[5] According to recorded accounts of the event, the mob broke down the front door, took Smith's oldest surviving adopted child from his arms,[6] dragged Smith from the room, leaving his exposed child on a trundle bed and forcing Emma and the others from the house, the mob threatening her with rape and murder.

[8] The child died from exposure (many accounts say pneumonia) five days after the event [9] from the condition that doctors said he developed the night of the mob violence.

Forming vigilante groups, many burned Latter Day Saint homes and destroyed the church print shop.

They crossed most of the state by the end of June and news of their approach caused some alarm among non-Mormons in Jackson and Clay Counties.

While the march failed to return Latter Day Saint property, many of its participants became committed loyalists in the movement.

During the Kirtland period, Smith's followers published a collection of his revelations, titled the "Book of Commandments," which was renamed the Doctrine and Covenants in later printings.

At and around the dedication, many extraordinary events were reported: appearances by Jesus, Moses, Elijah, Elias and numerous angels; speaking and singing in tongues, often with translations; prophesying; and other spiritual experiences.

[17] Having heard of a large sum of money supposedly hidden in Salem, Massachusetts, Smith traveled there and announced a revelation that God had "much treasure in this city".

Many critics leveled accusations that Smith was actively misleading KSS members from the beginning of the financial enterprise as it was operating without an official Ohio bank charter and required reserves.