Church History Time Line

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New York

 

Manchester

The First Vision

1820

   

Angel Moroni's first visits to Joseph Smith

1823

 

South Bainbridge

Joseph Smith marries Emma Hale

1827

 

Hill Cumorah

Joseph obtains gold plates

   

Pennsylvania

 

1828

Joseph begins translating gold plates

Harmony

 

116 manuscript pages lost

   

1829

Aaronic Priesthood restored

   

Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery baptized

   

Melchizedek Priesthood restored

   

Joseph and Oliver move to Fayette

 

Fayette

Book of Mormon translation completed

   

Three Witnesses see the angel Moroni and the gold plates

   

Eight Witnesses see the gold plates

 

Palmyra

Book of Mormon published

1830

 

Fayette

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints organized

   

Saints commanded to go to Ohio

   

Ohio

 

1831

Joseph Smith meets Newel K. Whitney

Kirtland

 

Edward Partridge called as first bishop

 

Missouri

 

Independence

Saints settle in Jackson County

   

Jackson County dedicated to be Zion

   

1832

Vision of the Three Degrees of Glory

Hiram

 

Joseph tarred and feathered

   

1833

School of the Prophets organized

Kirtland

 

Word of Wisdom revealed

   

Kirtland Temple construction begins

   

Printing press destroyed

   

Saints driven from Jackson County

   

1834

Zion's Camp organized

   

Zion's Camp disbanded

   

1835

Quorum of the Twelve organized

   

Doctrine and Covenants published

   

First hymnbook published

   

1836

Kirtland Temple dedicated

   

Priesthood keys restored in Kirtland Temple

   

1837

First missionaries go to England

 

Far West

Joseph Smith moves to Far West

1838

   

Saints settle in Far West

   

Location of Adam-ondi-Ahman revealed

   

Cornerstone laid for temple at Far West

   

David Patten killed

   

Extermination order

   

Haun's Mill Massacre

 

Liberty

Joseph in Liberty Jail

   

Saints leave Missouri and move to Quincy, Illinois

1839

   

Joseph allowed to escape from Missouri

 

Far West

Apostles leave for mission to British Isles

   

Illinois

 

Joseph and Saints move to Commerce (later named Nauvoo)

Nauvoo

 

1841

Nauvoo Temple construction begins

   

Temple baptismal font dedicated

   

1842

Wentworth Letter (Articles of Faith)

   

Joseph goes into hiding

   

1844

Joseph and Hyrum Smith put in Carthage Jail

Carthage

 

Joseph and Hyrum Smith martyred

   

Transformation of Brigham Young

Nauvoo

 

1845

Endowments first performed in Nauvoo Temple

   

1846

Saints begin exodus west

   

Final dedication of Nauvoo Temple

 

Iowa

Mount Pisgah

Mormon Battalion organized

 

Nebraska

 

Winter Quarters

Winter Quarters established

   

Brigham Young and first pioneer company leave for the Salt Lake Valley

1847

   

Utah

 

First pioneer company enters Salt Lake Valley

Salt Lake Valley

Iowa

 

Kanesville

Brigham Young sustained as prophet

   

1853

Salt Lake Temple construction begins

Salt Lake City

Iowa City

First handcart pioneers move west

1856

   

1893

Salt Lake Temple dedicated

   

1899

Lorenzo Snow receives revelation on tithing

St. George



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