Society Islands mission is created
Society Islands mission is created
994 entries in this era, shown 200 to a page. This is page 5 of 5, covering 1844 to 1846. See the same material on the moving timeline.
1844
Telegraph introduced by Samuel Morse with the first message ("What hath God wrought?")
Telegraph introduced by Samuel Morse with the first message ("What hath God wrought?") from Baltimore to Washington.
The 1844 Church Membership 26,146
1844 Church Membership 26,146
The apostles and most other LDS
The apostles and most other LDS leaders leave Nauvoo to campaign for Joseph Smith.
The Council of Fifty appoints Amos
The Council of Fifty appoints Amos Fielding as theocratic ambassador to England. Ambassadorial appointments to Republic of Texas, the United Stated, France, and Russia soon follow.
The day after he had exacted
The day after he had exacted a vote of confidence from the Nauvoo Saints, Brigham Young and the Quorum of Apostles begin to take firm control of the affairs of the Church by issuing a series of executive orders. On this and ensuing days they 1) appoint Bishops Newel Whitney and George Miller to assume the duties of the Trustee-in-Trust "and settle the affairs of the late Trustee"; 2) order the Nauvoo House Association to "wind up their business and report"; 3) strengthen the city police force; 4) take Amasa Lyman back into the Twelve; 5) put the Nauvoo Neighbor and the Times and Seasons under the personal management of John Taylor; 6) order that "the general superintendancies' sic direction and control of emigration from England be in the name of Brigham Young, President of the Quorum of Twelve"; 7) divid the North American Continent into administrative districts presided over by high priests under the direction of Apostles Young, Kimball, and Richards; 8) ordain that "Willard Richards continue the history of the Church and be supported"; 9) say that Lyman Wight and George Miller be allowed to take their company to Texas "if they desire to go"; 10) order an increased wage for some Temple workers; 11) decree that Nauvoo was still the place of gathering and would continue to be so; 12) urge all Saints to "proceed immediately to tithe themselves of a tenth of all their property and money…and then let them continue to pay in a tenth of their income…"; and 13) order them to have nothing to do with "politics, voting, or president making at present."
The day after the publication of the NAUVOO EXPOSITOR
The day after the publication of the NAUVOO EXPOSITOR, Mayor Joseph Smith "Made a long speech in favor of having an ordinance to suppress Libels &c. in Nauvoo and a committee was appointed to draft."
The first issue of the Nauvoo Expositor was published
The first issue of the Nauvoo Expositor was published.
The general of the Carthage militia
The general of the Carthage militia signs a secret order for a military attack against Nauvoo, with the march of forces to begin at Golden's Point at 2 p.m., June 27, 1844. In Carthage, Joseph Smith is charged with "crime of treason against the government and people of the State of Illinois aforesaid."
The last initiation in Joseph Smith's
The last initiation in Joseph Smith's Council of Fifty which nominates Sidney Rigdon as the third and final choice for Smith's vice-presidential running mate. They commission Apostle Lyman Wight and Non-Mormon Lucien Woodworth to make arrangements for a Texas settlement of Mormons. Council also votes to send Almon W. Babbit an ambassador to France.
The last initiation into Joseph Smith's
The last initiation into Joseph Smith's Quorum of the Anointed is performed. This is probably the date Joseph ordains Lyman Wight for his Texas mission and gives him "a white stone."
The last Relief Society meeting in Nauvoo is held
The last Relief Society meeting in Nauvoo is held. The Relief Society doesn't officially meet for ten years. John Taylor later gave the reason that Joseph's wife Emma "made use of the position she held to try to pervert the minds of the sisters ."
The MADISON CITY EXPRESS says of a group of newly-arrived English converts
The MADISON CITY EXPRESS says of a group of newly-arrived English converts that they are respectable-looking mechanics and farmers "who would make good settlers if they were free of the infatuation of Mormonism."
The Nauvoo City Council declared the Nauvoo Expositor a public nuisance
The Nauvoo City Council declared the Nauvoo Expositor a public nuisance.
The Prophet first published in New York City (William Smith
The Prophet first published in New York City (William Smith, editor), later succeeded by the New York Messenger.
The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles was sustained to lead the Church
The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles was sustained to lead the Church.
The Quorum of Twelve appoints Brigham
The Quorum of Twelve appoints Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, and Willard Richards to have general direction of church affairs in North America.
The Twelve Apostles are sustained as church leaders
The Twelve Apostles are sustained as church leaders.
There is no fourth-of-July celebration in Nauvoo
There is no fourth-of-July celebration in Nauvoo. William Clayton writes: "Instead of celebrating with splendor with joy we celebrate her the nation's down-fall with grief and mourn for the loss of our prophet & Patriarch & pray to God to avenge their blood speedily."
Thomas Ford Arrived in Carthage
Thomas Ford Arrived in Carthage
Thomas Morrison Issued Warrant for JS
Thomas Morrison Issued Warrant for JS
Twelve Initiated Plans to Send Missionaries to Electioneer
Twelve Initiated Plans to Send Missionaries to Electioneer
Wilfred Woodruff History
Prophet announces candidacy for President of the United States.
Willard Richards and others discuss Joseph
Willard Richards and others discuss Joseph Smith's statement that "if he and Hyrum were taken away Samuel H. Smith Joseph's brother would be his successor."
Willard Richards, John Taylor and W.
Willard Richards, John Taylor and W. W. Phelps announce that they will await the return of the Quorum of Twelve before deciding the nature of the church's new leadership. In Boston Wilford Woodruff, unaware of the assassination of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, attends the Jeffersonian Democracy Convention and nominates Joseph Smith for president of the United States and Sidney Rigdon for vice-president.
William Clayton Began Copying Council of Fifty Records
William Clayton Began Copying Council of Fifty Records
William Clayton Dug Up Council of Fifty Records
William Clayton Dug Up Council of Fifty Records
William Law and associates receive the printing press on which they plan to publish
William Law and associates receive the printing press on which they plan to publish the NAUVOO EXPOSITOR.
William Law and Others Formed New Church
William Law and Others Formed New Church
William Law Removed from First Presidency
William Law Removed from First Presidency
William Law, former counselor to Joseph
William Law, former counselor to Joseph Smith, writes in his diary: "Joseph has lately endeavored to seduce my wife, and has found her a virtuous woman."
William, Jane, and Wilson Law Excommunicated
William, Jane, and Wilson Law Excommunicated
1845
1845 edition titled Church Hymn Book
This edition was created in Liverpool, England and was compiled by F.D. Richards, O. Spencer. There were an unknown number of Hymns in this edition. At the time it was edition number 5.
A Church conference approved the decision to move west
A Church conference approved the decision to move west.
Act to Repeal Nauvoo Charter Signed into Law
Act to Repeal Nauvoo Charter Signed into Law
Administration of Ordinances Began in Nauvoo Temple
Administration of Ordinances Began in Nauvoo Temple
Almon Babbitt Conferred with Catholic Leaders
Almon Babbitt Conferred with Catholic Leaders
An official "clarification" appears in the TIMES AND SEASONS defining William Smith's position
An official "clarification" appears in the TIMES AND SEASONS defining William Smith's position as Patriarch TO the Church, not OVER the Church, an obvious restriction. William sees this as yet another attempt to undermine his position.
Announcement of Captains of Emigration Companies
Announcement of Captains of Emigration Companies
Approval of Letters to State Governors
Approval of Letters to State Governors
Approximately 5,000 members receive endowments in the Nauvoo Temple
Approximately 5,000 members receive endowments in the Nauvoo Temple.
At a meeting of the Council
At a meeting of the Council of Fifty plans to move west are discussed and John Taylor writes a song beginning: "The upper California, O thats the land for me / It lies between the mountains & the great Pacific sea, / The saints can be supported there / And taste the sweets of liberty; / With flocks & herds abounding, O thats the land for me / O that's the land for me, O that's the land for me
At General Conference Brigham Young is sustained as "President of the whole Church
At General Conference Brigham Young is sustained as "President of the whole Church of Latter Day Saints," though this is edited out of the church newspaper's conference minutes.
Attack on Morley Settlement
Attack on Morley Settlement
Backenstos's Forces Disbanded
Backenstos's Forces Disbanded
Brigham Young and leaders began planning an expedition to upper California
Brigham Young and leaders began planning an expedition to upper California.
Brigham Young and leaders were falsely indicted for counterfeiting
Brigham Young and leaders were falsely indicted for counterfeiting.
Brigham Young and Willard Richards published the Saints' intention to leave Illinois
Brigham Young and Willard Richards published the Saints' intention to leave Illinois.
Brigham Young directs the laying of the capstone on the Nauvoo Temple
Brigham Young directs the laying of the capstone on the Nauvoo Temple. Although this is a secret ceremony a brass band plays "The Capstone March" composed specifically for the occasion. Although the capstone was laid the interior was still not completed.
Brigham Young Escaped Arrest
Brigham Young Escaped Arrest
Brigham Young History
Led the exodus to Salt Lake Valley and returned to Winter Quarters, Nebraska.
Brigham Young Issued Proclamation to Levi Williams
Brigham Young Issued Proclamation to Levi Williams
Brigham Young pays William Clayton "one
Brigham Young pays William Clayton "one hundred and fifty dollars to purchase instruments for the brass band."
Brigham Young receives "a respectful letter
Brigham Young receives "a respectful letter from Governor Thomas Drew in reply to our Memorial to him as governor of Arkansas; stating his inability to protect us in the state of Arkansas, and suggesting the propriety of our settling in Oregon, California, Nebraska or some other country where we will be out of the reach of our persecutors." Young's "Memorial" to Drew, sent May 1, asked, "Will it be too much to ask you to convene a special session of your State Legislature, and furnish us an asylum where we can enjoy our rights of conscience and religion unmolested?"
Brigham Young records in his journal:
Brigham Young records in his journal: "I received a letter from Charles A. Lovell, Mass., October 20th recommending us as a community to remove to California. Another from Thomas J. Farnhaus, New York, October 20th, on the same subject. Also one from Edward Warren, Boston, October 22nd portraying the Bay of San Francisco and country round as one well adapted for our location in the west."
Brigham Young writes a letter to U.S
Brigham Young writes a letter to U.S. President James K. Polk asking, "Will it be too much for us to ask you to convene a special session of congress and furnish us an asylum, where we can enjoy our rights of conscience and religion unmolested?"
Brigham Young writes to Solomon Hancock
Brigham Young writes to Solomon Hancock in Yelrome, where mobbers are burning Mormon houses, "The object of our enemies is to get opposition enough to raise popular excitement but we think it best to let them burn up our houses while we take care of our families and grain. . . . Be calm and patient till all things are ready. What is a little property or a few lives, compared with the properties and lives of a great people, and the house and ordinances on which the salvation of that people depend?"
Brigham Young's convenes the Council of Fifty
Brigham Young's convenes the Council of Fifty. They resolve "that a company of 1500 men be selected to go to Great Salt Lake valley and that a committee of five be appointed to gather information relative to emigration, and report the same to the council."
Catholic Representatives Considered Buying or Renting Church Properties
Catholic Representatives Considered Buying or Renting Church Properties
Ceremony for Placement of Last Capstone on Nauvoo Temple
Ceremony for Placement of Last Capstone on Nauvoo Temple
Church Leaders Continued Preparations to Leave Nauvoo
Church Leaders Continued Preparations to Leave Nauvoo
Church leaders dedicated the attic story of the Nauvoo Temple
Church leaders dedicated the attic story of the Nauvoo Temple.
Church Leaders Indicted for Counterfeiting
Church Leaders Indicted for Counterfeiting
Church Leaders Signed Letters to State Governors
Church Leaders Signed Letters to State Governors
Church Leaders' Plan for Expedition to Upper California
Church Leaders' Plan for Expedition to Upper California
Citizens at a mass meeting in Quincy
Citizens at a mass meeting in Quincy, Ill., endorsed a proposal requesting that the Saints leave Illinois as quickly as possible. The Twelve's reply reiterated the Latter-day Saints' intention to move to a remote area and asked for cooperation and an end of harassment in order to prepare for the move early the following summer.
Citizens at Quincy, Illinois endorsed a proposal for the Saints to leave
Citizens at Quincy, Illinois endorsed a proposal for the Saints to leave.
Commission Sent to Nauvoo about Saints' Offer to Leave Illinois
Commission Sent to Nauvoo about Saints' Offer to Leave Illinois
Company of Latter-day Saint Militia Occupied Carthage
Company of Latter-day Saint Militia Occupied Carthage
Council of Fifty Meetings Halted
Council of Fifty Meetings Halted
Council of Fifty's Vote to Emigrate to Great Salt Lake
Council of Fifty's Vote to Emigrate to Great Salt Lake
Dedication of Nauvoo Temple Attic
Dedication of Nauvoo Temple Attic
Delegates Accept Latter-day Saints' Offer to Leave State
Delegates Accept Latter-day Saints' Offer to Leave State
Discussion of Finding New Home in West for Saints
Discussion of Finding New Home in West for Saints
Election Held to Incorporate Nauvoo
Election Held to Incorporate Nauvoo
Emma Smith argues that the Nauvoo
Emma Smith argues that the Nauvoo high council is the presiding authority of the church and that William Marks is the lawful successor to her husband. She bases this on an 1835 revelation (D&C 107).
Excommunication of William Smith
Excommunication of William Smith
Federal Government Likely to Halt Latter-day Saints' Emigration
Federal Government Likely to Halt Latter-day Saints' Emigration
Final testimony in the trial of five men accused in the murders of Joseph
Final testimony in the trial of five men accused in the murders of Joseph and Hyrum Smith.
Five men tried for Joseph Smith's murder were found not guilty
Five men tried for Joseph Smith's murder were found not guilty.
General Conference's Approval of Move West
General Conference's Approval of Move West
Group Departed for Exploratory Mission to Indian Territory
Group Departed for Exploratory Mission to Indian Territory
I cant support the twelve as the first presidency, George J
I cant support the twelve as the first presidency, George J. Adams writes. "I cant do it when I know that it belongs to Josephs Son--Young Joseph who was ordained by his father before his Death." In May Adams had organized a church with Joseph Smith III as the intended president and himself as spokesman.
Illinois governor Thomas Ford ordered militia to restore peace in Hancock County
Illinois governor Thomas Ford ordered militia to restore peace in Hancock County.
Illinois governor Thomas Ford writes to Brigham Young advising him on what to do
Illinois governor Thomas Ford writes to Brigham Young advising him on what to do after the Illinois Legislature had revoked Nauvoo's city charter (a move Ford opposed). He advises separating Nauvoo into a series of separately incorporated towns. He lists the "The powers under your town charters" which include "to prevent the indecent exhibition of horses." Ford's letter also states: "If you can get off by yourselves, you may enjoy peace; but, surrounded by such neighbors, I confess that I do not see the time when you will be permitted to enjoy quiet. I was informed by General Joseph Smith last summer, that he contemplated a removal West; and from what I learned from him and others at that time, I think if he had lived he would have begun to move in the matter before this time."
In 1845 there were 84 missionaries
In 1845 there were 84 missionaries called to serve.
In Nauvoo the Nauvoo Legion marches
In Nauvoo the Nauvoo Legion marches in a parade along with the "Junior Legion" of some 250 boys who train every week during the summer of 1845; they march in white caps and pants trimmed in red.
Jacob Backenstos Forced to Leave Carthage
Jacob Backenstos Forced to Leave Carthage
Last General Conference held before evacuating Nauvoo
Last General Conference held before evacuating Nauvoo.
Latter-day Saint Militia Occupied Warsaw
Latter-day Saint Militia Occupied Warsaw
Letter to Brigham Young on Nauvoo Charter Repeal
Letter to Brigham Young on Nauvoo Charter Repeal
Lucy Mack Smith is the first
Lucy Mack Smith is the first woman to speak at general conference. Church authorities do not invite another woman to address conference for 143 years.
Lucy Mack Smith obtains a copyright
Lucy Mack Smith obtains a copyright on her manuscript for her history of Joseph Smith and his progenitors. Seven years later Orson Pratt has the manuscript published in Liverpool England after many changes which include inserting Joseph Smiths account of the First Vision which was not mentioned in the original manuscript.
Lyman Wight led a group to investigate settlement in Texas
Lyman Wight led a group to investigate settlement in Texas.
Lyman Wight's Company Began Trek to Texas
Lyman Wight's Company Began Trek to Texas
Lyman Wight's Company Left for Texas
Lyman Wight's Company Left for Texas
Meeting to Discuss Response to Loss of Nauvoo Charter
Meeting to Discuss Response to Loss of Nauvoo Charter
Men on Trial for JS's Murder Found Not Guilty
Men on Trial for JS's Murder Found Not Guilty
Municipal Elections Held in Nauvoo
Municipal Elections Held in Nauvoo
Nauvoo charter revoked
The Illinois legislature repeals the Nauvoo charter, dissolving the city government and militia and making departure inevitable.
Nauvoo Police Force Reinstated
Nauvoo Police Force Reinstated
New Nauvoo Charter Approved
New Nauvoo Charter Approved
Nine accused murderers of Joseph and Hyrum Smith acquitted
Nine accused murderers of Joseph and Hyrum Smith acquitted.
Offer of Peace Extended to Church Leaders
Offer of Peace Extended to Church Leaders
Opponent of Saints Killed by Orrin Porter Rockwell
Opponent of Saints Killed by Orrin Porter Rockwell
Organization of Ecclesiastical Police Force
Organization of Ecclesiastical Police Force
Peace Commissioners' Meeting with Church Leaders
Peace Commissioners' Meeting with Church Leaders
Portion of Nauvoo Temple Dedicated
Portion of Nauvoo Temple Dedicated
Proclamation Issued Denouncing Attacks on Latter-day Saints
Proclamation Issued Denouncing Attacks on Latter-day Saints
Proclamation Issued Stating Peace Had Been Restored
Proclamation Issued Stating Peace Had Been Restored
Public Meeting Accepted Latter-day Saints' Offer to Leave State
Public Meeting Accepted Latter-day Saints' Offer to Leave State
Reorganization of Council of Fifty
Reorganization of Council of Fifty
Reorganization of Nauvoo House Association
Reorganization of Nauvoo House Association
Repeal of Nauvoo Charter
Repeal of Nauvoo Charter
Saints gathered in the Nauvoo Temple's first-floor assembly room
Saints gathered in the Nauvoo Temple's first-floor assembly room.
Senate Tabled Bill to Approve New Nauvoo Charter
Senate Tabled Bill to Approve New Nauvoo Charter
Sheriff Assaulted by Opponent of Saints
Sheriff Assaulted by Opponent of Saints
Sidney Rigdon publishes an editorial: "Nauvoo
Sidney Rigdon publishes an editorial: "Nauvoo is a sink of corruption, Deception in its most forbidding forms, is resorted to by them, to make people think they are different from what they are in truth. They deny, or attempt to deny, the existence of the very doctrine on which they pretend that their exaltation depends. . . . A true saint would publish his faith to the world, though he would suffer death for it; and rejoice in the thought that he suffered death for Christ's sake. . . . Has it come to this, that men must lie, defame, and slander, in order to sustain the religion of Jesus Christ?"
Sidney Rigdon's supporters in Pittsburgh publicly
Sidney Rigdon's supporters in Pittsburgh publicly sustain him as "first president of the church" which is formally organized as a new "Church of Christ" on April 6, 1845.
Skirmish between Latter-day Saint Militia and Opposing Forces
Skirmish between Latter-day Saint Militia and Opposing Forces
Some 5,000 members received their endowments
Some 5,000 members received their endowments in the yet-to-be-finished Nauvoo Temple prior to their exodus from Nauvoo.
Some five thousand members received endowments in the Nauvoo Temple
Some five thousand members received endowments in the Nauvoo Temple.
State Militia to Restore Peace in Hancock County
State Militia to Restore Peace in Hancock County
Statement Issued Declaring Saints' Intentions to Leave State
Statement Issued Declaring Saints' Intentions to Leave State
That evening the Twelve and others
That evening the Twelve and others meet at John Taylor's: "The subject of the United States endeavoring to prevent our removal West by taking out U.S. writs for the Council of Fifty was talked over and plans devised to defeat them in case they undertake to do it."
The 1845 Church Membership 30,332
1845 Church Membership 30,332
The Church began administering the endowment in the Nauvoo Temple
The Church began administering the endowment in the Nauvoo Temple.
The Council of Fifty decides it is "best for those who are hunted
The Council of Fifty decides it is "best for those who are hunted with writs to go on Missions."
The Council of Fifty sent a delegation west to find a new home
The Council of Fifty sent a delegation west to find a new home.
The Council of Fifty voted to organize emigration companies westward
The Council of Fifty voted to organize emigration companies westward.
The Council of the Twelve Apostles
The Council of the Twelve Apostles announce publicly that the Saints intended to leave Illinois.
The Doctrine and Covenants first published in England (Liverpool) by Wilford Woodruff
The Doctrine and Covenants first published in England (Liverpool) by Wilford Woodruff.
The Illinois Legislature repealed the city charter of Nauvoo
The Illinois Legislature repealed the city charter of Nauvoo. May — The nine accused murderers of Joseph and Hyrum Smith were acquitted upon instructions of the court.
The Nauvoo charter was repealed by the Illinois legislature
The Nauvoo charter was repealed by the Illinois legislature.
The Nauvoo Neighbor ceases publication
The Nauvoo Neighbor ceases publication.
The New York Messenger (successor to The Prophet) begins publication (Parley P
The New York Messenger (successor to The Prophet) begins publication (Parley P. Pratt, editor).
The Prophet ceases publication (Parley P
The Prophet ceases publication (Parley P. Pratt, last editor).
The Quorum of Twelve ordains Apostle
The Quorum of Twelve ordains Apostle William Smith as Patriarch to the Church. By necessity he is the first Presiding Patriarch ordained by apostolic authority, rather than by the patriarchal ordination within the Smith family.
The trial of five men accused
The trial of five men accused of the murder of Joseph Smith begins in Carthage, Illinois. Judge Richard M. Young begins by empanelling a 23-man Grand Jury which contains nine Mormons including the foreman Daniel Spencer. He then empanels two "petit juries" of 24 men each. The first contains ten Mormons and the second eleven. Upon defense motion the juries are discharged and new juries chosen from men present at the trial. Since Mormon leaders instructed them to keep away from the trial there are only four Mormons among the 96 potential jurors and no Mormons on the final twelve-man jury.
Thomas Ford Suggested that Saints Settle in Mexican California
Thomas Ford Suggested that Saints Settle in Mexican California
Three bishops instruct the high priests
Three bishops instruct the high priests of Nauvoo’s 5th Ward that if some members did not reform "they would at once discover themselves in the hands of Aunt Peggy and take leave of absence."
Trial begins in Carthage
Trial begins in Carthage, Illinois of five men charged with the murder of Joseph Smith. All are acquitted.
Warning of Possible Federal Intervention in Latter-day Saints' Departure
Warning of Possible Federal Intervention in Latter-day Saints' Departure
Welsh mission is created
Welsh mission is created
William Smith preaches in favor of "spiritual wifery," to which John Taylor gives
William Smith preaches in favor of "spiritual wifery," to which John Taylor gives an immediate rebuttal. William's niece Mary (orphaned daughter of Samuel Smith) later writes: "He was ordered to discontinue his discourses, but he did not obey orders." His relatives helped build wooden seates to accommodate a crowd near his house. On the first Sunday "every seat in that grove had been fouled with outhouse refuse." Within months his mother Lucy Mack Smith would angrily tell James J.Strang's followers about this incident.
With a jury finally seated the trial of the murderers of Joseph Smith begins
With a jury finally seated the trial of the murderers of Joseph Smith begins in Carthage, Illinois.
1846
12,000 Mormons who evacuated Nauvoo are on the road with 3,700 wagon teams across
12,000 Mormons who evacuated Nauvoo are on the road with 3,700 wagon teams across Iowa.
1846 edition titled Manchester Hymnal
This date is an estimate. This edition was created in Liverpool, England and was compiled by Orson Spencer. There were 283 Hymns in this edition. At the time it was edition number 6.
A public meeting in Iowa approves
A public meeting in Iowa approves Brigham Young's proposal to sell the Nauvoo temple to Roman catholic priests.
A temporary settlement of the westward-moving
A temporary settlement of the westward-moving Saints was established at Garden Grove, Iowa. Other camps were established at Mount Pisgah, Iowa, on May 16; at Kanesville (Council Bluffs), Iowa, on June 14; and at Winter Quarters, Neb., in September.
Brigham Young and other leaders cross the frozen Mississippi River, leading the exodus west
Brigham Young and other leaders cross the frozen Mississippi River, leading the exodus west.
Brigham Young crossed the Mississippi River into Iowa Territory
Brigham Young crossed the Mississippi River into Iowa Territory.
Brigham Young History
Drove team of oxen for Mary Fielding Smith family from Nauvoo, Illinois, to Salt Lake Valley.
Brigham Young warns non-Mormon Thomas L.
Brigham Young warns non-Mormon Thomas L. Kane (whom Young had just met) "that we had more influence with the indians than all other nations on earth, & if we were compelled we would use it."
Brigham Young writes to the members
Brigham Young writes to the members of the Mormon Batallion: "We have the opportunity of sending to Fort Leavenworth, this morning, by Dr. Reed, a package of twenty-five letters, which we improve, with this word of counsel to you all: If you are sick, live by faith, and let the surgeon's medicine alone if you want to live, using only such herbs and mild food as are at your disposal. If you give heed to this counsel, you will prosper; but if not, we cannot be responsible for the consequences. A hint to the wise is sufficient."
Brigham Young's Arrival in Iowa Territory
Brigham Young's Arrival in Iowa Territory
California mission is created
California mission is created
Church leaders ceased administering ordinances and blessed those heading west
Church leaders ceased administering ordinances and blessed those heading west.
City of Nauvoo is nearly as large as Chicago
City of Nauvoo is nearly as large as Chicago.
Council of Fifty Meeting
Council of Fifty Meeting
First Group of Saints Reached Iowa Territory
First Group of Saints Reached Iowa Territory
First volunteers of the Mormon Battalion enlisted at Kanesville, Iowa
First volunteers of the Mormon Battalion enlisted at Kanesville, Iowa.
Four companies of the Mormon Battalion raised from Saints along the Missouri River
Four companies of the Mormon Battalion raised from Saints along the Missouri River.
In 1846 there were 32 missionaries
In 1846 there were 32 missionaries called to serve.
John C. Bennett is baptized into James J
John C. Bennett is baptized into James J. Strang's Church of Jesus Christ and ordained high priest.
John Taylor History
Went to Great Britain on a second mission with Parley P. Pratt and Orson Hyde.
Joseph F. Smith History
Returned to Winter Quarters, Nebraska, from England. Led a large company of Saints to Utah, arriving in October.
Louisa Barnes Pratt, traveling with "Camp
Louisa Barnes Pratt, traveling with "Camp of Israel" in Iowa, writes: "Last evening the ladies met to organize. Mrs. Isaac Chase was called to the chair. She was also appointed President by unanimous vote. Mrs. Louisa B. Pratt, counsellor and scribe. Several resolutions were adopted: 1st Resolved: that when the brethren call on us to attend prayers, get engaged in conversation and forget what they called us for, that the sisters retire to some convenient place, pray by themselves and go about their business. 2nd. If the men wish to hold control over women, let them be on the alert. We believe in equal rights. Meeting adjourned, sine die."
Many Saints began their journey to the Salt Lake Valley
Many Saints began their journey to the Salt Lake Valley.
Migration from Nauvoo begins to camps in Iowa and Nebraska
Migration from Nauvoo begins to camps in Iowa and Nebraska.
Mobs drive remaining Mormons from Illinois
Mobs drive remaining Mormons from Illinois after a week of artillery bombardment in the so-called Battle of Nauvoo.
Mormon exodus from Nauvoo begins
Mormon exodus from Nauvoo begins; first Saints cross the Mississippi and the ship Brooklyn sets sail from New York.
Mormons settle in Iowa, creating Kanesville (Council Bluffs) and Winter Quarters
Mormons settle in Iowa, creating Kanesville (Council Bluffs) and Winter Quarters.
Orson Hyde reads his own revelation
Orson Hyde reads his own revelation against James J. Strang to a Sunday congregation in Nauvoo temple. That evening some see an unearthly light illuminating the temple, "as the brightness of fire," while others see angels. Hyde publishes his revelation as a broadside, but it is not canonized.
Parley P. Pratt arrives at Winter
Parley P. Pratt arrives at Winter Quarters from Fort Leavenworth with $5,860, "being a portion of the allowance for clothing of the Mormon battalion.
Prophwyd y Jubili (Prophet of the Jubilee) first published in Wales by Captain Dan
Prophwyd y Jubili (Prophet of the Jubilee) first published in Wales by Captain Dan Jones.
Seventies president Levi W. Hancock enlists
Seventies president Levi W. Hancock enlists as the first actively serving federal authority to participate in a U.S. war. Brigham Young promises the battalion on July 18 that "you will have no fighting to do," which proves true. A sick detachment would siphon off nearly 275 Mormons to Pueblo, Colorado, where they would be discharged and arrive in Salt Lake Valley on July 29, 1847. The rest would march along the Mexican border to San Diego where most would be discharged in Los Angeles on July 16, 1847.
Temporary settlement established at Garden Grove, Iowa
Temporary settlement established at Garden Grove, Iowa.
The 1846 Church Membership 33,993
1846 Church Membership 33,993
The Brooklyn reaches Yerba Buena (now San Francisco)
The Brooklyn reaches Yerba Buena (now San Francisco).
The exodus begins
Sixteen thousand Saints abandon Nauvoo and cross Iowa to camps on the Missouri River, where hundreds die at Winter Quarters before spring.
The first group of Saints departed Nauvoo, crossing the Mississippi River
The first group of Saints departed Nauvoo, crossing the Mississippi River.
The first of the volunteer companies
The first of the volunteer companies of the Mormon Battalion was enlisted in response to a request delivered to Brigham Young two weeks earlier by Capt. James Allen of the United States Army. The battalion left Kanesville, Iowa, for Fort Leavenworth, Kan., on July 20.
The last of the Saints (about 14,000 refugees) flee Nauvoo onto the road west
The last of the Saints (about 14,000 refugees) flee Nauvoo onto the road west.
The Mormon Battalion leaves Iowa
The Mormon Battalion leaves Iowa, beginning one of the longest infantry marches in military history.
The Mormon migration from Nauvoo began
The Mormon migration from Nauvoo began. The same day the ship Brooklyn left New York for California under the direction of Samuel Brannan.
The Nauvoo Temple was dedicated in public services by Apostle Orson Hyde
The Nauvoo Temple was dedicated in public services by Apostle Orson Hyde
The remaining Saints in Nauvoo were driven from the city in violation
The remaining Saints in Nauvoo were driven from the city in violation of a "treaty of surrender" worked out with a citizens' committee from Quincy, Ill. The siege became known as the Battle of Nauvoo.
The ship Brooklyn arrived in Yerba
The ship Brooklyn arrived in Yerba Buena (now San Francisco), California.
The U.S.-Mexican War (1846-1848) begins
The U.S.-Mexican War (1846-1848) begins.
Times and Seasons ceases publication in Nauvoo
Times and Seasons ceases publication in Nauvoo, leaving the Church without a press until about 1848.
U.S. army officers ask church leaders
U.S. army officers ask church leaders at Kanesville (Council Bluffs), Iowa, to raise 500 volunteers for the Mexican War. Brigham Young had previously commissioned Jesse C. Little to secretly negotiate army service for 2,000 Mormons to finance exploration of the Great Basin. But in public sermons Young would insist that the Mormon Battalion was a necessary accommodation to the U.S. president's threat to annihilate the Mormons if they did not comply.
U.S. Army solicits 500 Mormon volunteers for the Mexican War.
U.S. Army solicits 500 Mormon volunteers for the Mexican War.
William Clayton Crossed Mississippi River
William Clayton Crossed Mississippi River