History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints before Brigham Young

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  • Birth of Joseph Smith

    Joseph Smith (1805–44) born to Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith

  • Joseph Smith's First Vision

    Joseph Smith received the First Vision in a grove of trees in Palmyra and Manchester Townships, New York, near his home.

  • Moroni Visits Joseph Smith

    Joseph Smith visited by angel Moroni and told of the Book of Mormon record. Joseph viewed the gold plates buried in a nearby hill.

  • Joseph Smith Marries Emma Hale

    Joseph Smith and Emma Hale are married in South Bainbridge, New York.

  • Joseph Smith Obtains Plates

    Joseph Smith obtained the gold plates from Moroni at the Hill Cumorah.

  • Aaronic Priesthood Restored

    John the Baptist conferred the Aaronic Priesthood on Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in Harmony, Pennsylvania.

  • Book of Mormon Translation Completed

    Translation of the Book of Mormon completed. The Three Witnesses and the Eight Witnesses shown the gold plates .
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    Melchizedek Priesthood Restored

    Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery received the Melchizedek Priesthood from Peter, James, and John near the Susquehanna River between Harmony, Pennsylvania, and Colesville, New York.

  • Book of Mormon Published

    First printed copies of the Book of Mormon available, Palmyra, New York.

  • Church Organized

    The Church organized in Fayette Township, New York.

  • Site for Zion Revealed

    Site for the city of Zion (the New Jerusalem) in Independence, Missouri, revealed to the Prophet Joseph Smith.

  • Resolution to Publish Revelations

    Conference of elders decided to print 10,000 copies of what was to be the Book of Commandments, a compilation of revelations received by the Prophet Joseph Smith.

  • Joseph Smith Sustained as President

    A conference in Amherst, Ohio, sustained Joseph Smith as President of the High Priesthood.

  • Joseph Smith’s Counselors Ordained

    Jesse Gause and Sidney Rigdon were ordained as counselors to Joseph Smith.

  • Press in Independence Destroyed

    A mob destroyed the printing office in Independence, Missouri, stopping the publication of the Book of Commandments.

  • Saints Leave Jackson County

    Saints began fleeing from mobs in Jackson County, Missouri, across the Missouri River and into Clay County.

  • Quorum of the Twelve Organized

    The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles organized, Kirtland, Ohio .

  • First Mission to Britain

    Heber C. Kimball and six others arrived in Liverpool, England, on the Church’s first mission outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Name of Church Established

    The name of the Church was established by revelation as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

  • Joseph Smith and Imprisoned in Liberty Jail

    The Prophet Joseph Smith and others imprisoned in Liberty Jail, Liberty, Clay County, Missouri.

  • Baptisms for the Dead Announced

    Joseph Smith publicly announced the doctrine of baptism for the dead, Nauvoo, Illinois.

  • Relief Society Organized

    Female Relief Society organized, Nauvoo, Illinois.

  • Joseph Smith Gives Last Charge

  • Joseph Smith Martyred

    Joseph Smith and Hyrum Smith martyred in Carthage Jail.

  • Brigham Young Sustained

    Church conference sustained Brigham Young and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as leaders of the Church, Nauvoo, Illinois.
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    Lamanite Mission

    First missionaries called to preach to the Lamanites (American Indians).