Isambulo esanikwa uJoseph Smith umPhrofethi, eNauvoo, e-Illinois, ngomhlaka 19 Januwari, 1841. Ngenxa yokwanda kokuhlushwa ngokunjalo nezinqubo ezingekho emthethweni ezazenziwa yizikhulu zomkhandlu ophetheyo kubo, abaNgcwele babephoqelekile ukushiya eMissouri. Umyalelo wokubashabalalisa owakhishwa nguLilburn W. Boggs, umbusi waseMissouri, womhlaka 27 Oktoba, 1838, wabashiya bengenako okunye ababengakwenza. Ngo1841, ngesikhathi lesi sambulo sinikwa, idolobha laseNauvoo, elalise sizeni salokho okwakuyisigodi saseCommerce, e-Illinois, lase lakhiwe ngabaNgcwele, futhi lapha kwakumiswe ikomkhulu leBandla.