All the first generation from Christ have died
All the first generation from Christ have died.
32 entries in this era. See the same material on the moving timeline.
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A small group of people
They leave the church and call themselves Lamanites
Amos dies. Amos, son of Amos, keeps the records
Amos dies. Amos, son of Amos, keeps the records.
200
All but a few of the second generation have died
All but a few of the second generation have died.
201
Pride becomes a problem once
Some begin to be lifted up in pride in "costly apparel...and of the fine things of the world" (4 Nephi 1:24). The people no longer have their goods and substance in common, and they begin to be divided in classes.
Some are lifted up in pride, divide into classes, and deny the true church
Some are lifted up in pride, divide into classes, and deny the true church
231
The righteous are called Nephites and the unbelievers Lamanites
The righteous are called Nephites and the unbelievers Lamanites
245
The wicked are "exceedingly more
(4 Nephi 1:40)
261
The secret combinations and oaths
The secret combinations and oaths of Gadianton reappear.
301
The Nephites have become as wicked as the Lamanites
The Nephites have become as wicked as the Lamanites.
306
Amos dies. His brother Ammaron
Amos dies. His brother Ammaron takes charge of the records.
311
Mormon is born
Mormon is born.
321
Ammaron hides the records
Ammaron hides the records.
Ammaron visits Mormon
Instructs him on the location of the sacred engravings.
When Mormon is 10, Ammaron tells him of the plates and instructs him
When Mormon is 10, Ammaron tells him of the plates and instructs him to retrieve them at age 24
326
Mormon is visited at aged
Mormon is visited by the Lord at the age of fifteen, "and taste[s] and [knows] of the goodness of Jesus" (Mormon 1:15).
327
At age 16, Mormon heads the Nephite army
At age 16, Mormon heads the Nephite army
Mormon appointd Head of Army
Mormon becomes head of the Nephite armies and leads them in battle against the Lamanites.
331
Mormon defeats Lamanite King
Mormon and his army of 42,000 defeats the Lamanite king, Aaron, and his army of 44,000.
335
A Hill called Shim
Mormon goes to the hill called Shim in the land Antum, takes the plates of Nephi, and begins his abridgment of the records.
345
Nephites retreat
Nephites retreat to the land of Jashon, but are driven forth again northward to the land of Shem.
346
A Nephite army of 30,000
A Nephite army of 30,000 beats a Lamanite army of 50,000.
350
Nephit Treaty with Lamanites
The Nephites make a treaty with the Lamanites and the Gadianton Robbers, giving the Nephites the land northward up "to the narrow passage which led into the land southward", and giving the Lamanites the land southward (Mormon 2:28-9).
No battles fought between
No battles fought between the Nephites and the Lamanites
360
Lamanites again come to battle
Lamanites again come to battle the Nephites.
362
Nephite armies boast in their own strength; Mormon refuses to lead
Nephite armies boast in their own strength; Mormon refuses to lead
Nephites Boast in the victory
Nephites beat the Lamanites in battle and begin to boast in their own strength and "swear before the heavens that they would avenge themselves of the blood of their brethren who had
364
The Nephites grow wicked and are swept off by the Lamanites
The Nephites grow wicked and are swept off by the Lamanites
379
Mormon leads the Nephites in battle again
Mormon leads the Nephites in battle again
385
Lamanites destroy the Nephites at the final Cumorah battle
Lamanites destroy the Nephites at the final Cumorah battle; Mormon hides the sacred records except the plates given to Moroni
401
Moroni wanders alone and abridges the Jaredite record
Moroni wanders alone and abridges the Jaredite record
421
Moroni finishes the record and hides the plates in the Hill Cumorah
Moroni finishes the record and hides the plates in the Hill Cumorah before his death