Joseph Jr. joins a Methodist class in Harmony for three days. According to Joseph and Hiel Lewis, Joseph Smith joined on a Wednesday afternoon in June 1828 at their father Nathaniel Lewis's house . If the Lewises are correct about the date, his involvement with the Methodists would have likely followed the death of his infant son on 15 June, thus making the 18th or 25th (Wednesdays) probable dates, the latter being more likely due to Emma's illness. It is also possible that the Lewises were mistaken about the date and that this event actually occurred in early July after Smith's return from Manchester when he had learned of the loss of the translation manuscript.
[Source: Vogel, Dan, Early Mormon Documents, Appendix B: Chronology, 1771-1831, http://amzn.to/T5nY8w]
[Source: DV, EMD 5: 409]
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