▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 3 0 . ▁Joseph ▁said , ▁" I ▁am ▁Joseph ▁the ▁Pro ph et ; ▁you ▁have ▁pray ed ▁me ▁here ; ▁now ▁what ▁do ▁you ▁want ▁of ▁me ?" ▁Joseph ▁then ▁stayed ▁in ▁their ▁home . ▁While ▁there , ▁he ▁received ▁revel ations ▁that ▁are ▁recorded ▁in ▁Do ctrine ▁and ▁C oven ants . ▁ ▁Whit ney ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁hosted ▁a ▁three - day ▁fe ast ▁for ▁the ▁poor ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 3 6 . ▁They ▁lost ▁some ▁of ▁their ▁wealth ▁when ▁the ▁K irt land ▁Saf ety ▁Society ▁Bank ing ▁Company ▁col lapsed ▁and ▁people ▁began ▁per sec uting ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁church . ▁ ▁Tra vel ing ▁West ward ▁Whit ney ▁and ▁her ▁family ▁tra ve led ▁with ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁church . ▁They ▁left ▁K irt land ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁Far ▁West , ▁Missouri ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁due ▁to ▁per sec ution . ▁However , ▁when ▁they ▁reached ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁they ▁were ▁informed ▁that ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁were ▁being ▁k icked ▁out ▁of ▁Missouri . ▁They ▁settled ▁in ▁Car roll ton , ▁Illinois ▁during ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 8 3 8 – 1 8 3 9 . ▁They ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁Qu in cy , ▁Illinois ▁during ▁the ▁next ▁winter . ▁By ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁they ▁had ▁reached ▁Nau vo o , ▁Illinois , ▁then ▁called ▁Com merce . ▁When ▁the ▁family