Today in Mormon History - Aug 08

Nauvoo, Illinois. A large group of friends and relatives attended the funeral of Joseph Smith's brother Don Carlos Smith, who was buried with military honors. (1)
-- 170 years ago today - Aug 8, 1841

[D and C] Doctrine and Covenants 60: Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, in Jackson County, Missouri, August 8, 1831. HC 1: 201-202. On this occasion the elders who had been appointed to return to the East desired to know how they should proceed, and by what route and manner they should travel.

1-9, The elders are to preach the gospel in the congregations of the wicked; 10-14, They should not idle away their time, nor bury their talents; 15-17, They may wash their feet as a testimony against those who reject the gospel. (2)
-- 180 years ago today - Aug 8, 1831

[Joseph Smith] The township of Far West, Missouri in Clay County is entered by the Mormons. It would serve as the county seat of the soon-to-be-formed Caldwell County. (3)
-- 175 years ago today - Aug 8, 1836

1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith, http://amzn.to/BYUStudies-JSChron
2 - Doctrine and Covenants, http://amzn.to/DoctrineandCovenants
3 - Wikipedia, Joseph Smith Chronology, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_Joseph_Smith,_Jr.