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.
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1846
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.
After some men went hunting on Sunday Brigham Young warns the "Camp or Israel"
After some men went hunting on Sunday Brigham Young warns the "Camp or Israel" that he "wanted a new leaf turned over, if there was not, a scourge would come upon the Camp; we must give more attention to keeping theSabbath, and quit shooting and trading, . . ."
At a Strangite high council meeting,
At a Strangite high council meeting, Jehiel Savage testifies against the conduct of the Twelve at Nauvoo: "There was an institution called 'Aunt Peggy,' by means of which one Carl was whipped & . . . one Peck was annointed with human excrement."
At the "Camp of Israel" Brigham
At the "Camp of Israel" Brigham Young "gave them a lecture concerning the folly of one brother's overbidding another in purchasing corn, etc. I said I wished I could see the man that followed Howard Egan yesterday and overbid him, that I might kick him out of this Camp; . . ." This is an exaggeration since Young knew who the man was Thomas L. Williams. Egan had gone to the country to buy corn the day before and struck a deal for "a considerable amount of corn at 20 cents per bushel." Williams "learning of his bargain with Egan, told him he would give him 25 cents and pay him the cash." Brigham Young commented "This is one of the many difficulties which are liable to arise in a large Camp where there is not a perfect organization and the agents of the different divisions do not understand each others movements."
At the re-organization in Iowa of the Nauvoo Legion
At the re-organization in Iowa of the Nauvoo Legion, Hosea Stout instructs men in "the old Missouri Danite drill."
At Wilford Woodruff's request, two young
At Wilford Woodruff's request, two young men, Daniel Barnham and Palatire Brown, are whipped with 18 and 23 lashes for "larking" with his teenage brides who he divorced two weeks earlier because of "night ramblings." The young men's families refuse to continue to Utah. A week later Heber C Kimball "spoke upon the fuss made by some persons about those boys being whipped. Some went and hid themselves saying that they would shoot anybody who should undertake to whip them, which he regarded as a pretty sure sign of their guilt. The whipping has been done by order of the council and he would support his brethren in the course they had taken." Brigham Young "spoke very severely upon the course taken by some in undertaking to stir up strife in the camp because some boys had been whipped. . . . He thought the marshall Hosea Stout had not whipped them severe enough or they would hold their tongues." Woodruff writes of his two former wives: "Sarah Brown & Caroline Barton who had led them into evil, needed Punishment as well as the young men."
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 relates a dream he had the night
Brigham Young relates a dream he had the night before: "I was pursued by a beast which threatened my life, and I fled into a house for safety, the beast following me appeared to change into a human being which I attempted to shoot with a seven shooter, to save my own life but it would not go off, then to bluff off the person I drew my small six shooter which went off contrary to my expectations, the ball passed through the brain of the individual, soon as the blood started the man came to his senses and was sorry for what he had done. I felt so bad because I had shot a man, that I awoke and was thankful that it was but a dream."
Brigham Young tells a general meeting
Brigham Young tells a general meeting that certain apostles are wrong in saying that marriage sealings will occur "in the wilderness." He insists that sealings cannot occur until another temple is built.
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 in his journal:
Brigham Young writes in his journal: "My horse was bitten on the nose by a rattlesnake. I cut the snake into pieces and applied them to the wound. They drew out the poison, leaving the horse uninjured."
Brigham Young writes to Nauvoo Trustees asking them to send presses to Winter Quarters
Brigham Young writes to Nauvoo Trustees asking them to send presses to Winter Quarters.
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.
Nauvoo Temple***
This is a temple of the restoration and was dedicated by Heber C. Kimball
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.
Orson Pratt preaches: "the sectarian world
Orson Pratt preaches: "the sectarian world say that about six thousand years ago God made all things out of nothing. When it can be demonstrated that light is thirty thousand years in coming from the fixed stars to earth, consequently that light was in existence at least twenty-four thousand years before this earth."
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.
Patriarch "Uncle" John Smith writes
Patriarch "Uncle" John Smith writes: "For the first time since we left Nauvoo I blessed 3 persons & received one dollar. This same day I paid out my last half dollar." Four days later he notes, "Gave four blessings and one gratis."
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.
Resignation of Church Trustees-in-Trust
Resignation of Church Trustees-in-Trust
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.
U.S. President Stated He Would Not Send Federal Intervention
U.S. President Stated He Would Not Send Federal Intervention
Wilford Woodruff's four-year-old daughter asks her father
Wilford Woodruff's four-year-old daughter asks her father, "Where is my mother?" Woodruff replies, "Which one?"
William Clayton Crossed Mississippi River
William Clayton Crossed Mississippi River