April 6, 1839 Church leaders escape while being transported for trial with the help of their guards; Church members move to Commerce, Illinois and establish Nauvoo.
May 18, 1839 Woodruffs move to Montrose, Iowa; live in abandoned barracks with Brigham Young's family.
June 11, 1839 Joseph Smith begins dictating history to scribe James Mulholland; used in Manuscript History of the Church.
