1847 edition titled Manchester Hymnal
This edition was created in Liverpool, England and was compiled by Orson Pratt. There were an unknown number of Hymns in this edition. At the time it was edition number 7.
930 entries in this era, shown 200 to a page. This is page 1 of 5, covering 1847 to 1851. See the same material on the moving timeline.
1847
A new church choir, organized at the behest of Brigham Young
A new church choir, organized at the behest of Brigham Young, performs together for the first time at general conference, just 29 days after the arrival in the Salt Lake Valley of the first company of Latter-day Saint pioneers. At the time, the informal ensemble has no name and no regular conductor.
Abraham O. Smoot - George B.
Abraham O. Smoot - George B. Wallace Company departs on their journey.
Abraham O. Smoot - Samuel Russell
Abraham O. Smoot - Samuel Russell Company departs on their journey.
An advance party led by Orson
An advance party led by Orson Pratt arrives in the Salt Lake Valley and begins planting crops.
Appleton Milo Harmon constructs the Mormon
Appleton Milo Harmon constructs the Mormon pioneer "Roadometer" (odometer) according to Orson Pratt’s design and William Clayton's original suggestion. The next day it is attached to Clayton's wagon and relieves Clayton of the task of counting individual rotations of a wagon wheel which he has been doing until now.
Brigham Young and Apostles publish a General Epistle to the scattered Saints
Brigham Young and Apostles publish a General Epistle to the scattered Saints, printed in St. Louis.
Brigham Young and the vanguard company entered the Salt Lake Valley
Brigham Young and the vanguard company entered the Salt Lake Valley.
Brigham Young becomes second president of the Church
Brigham Young becomes second president of the Church.
Brigham Young enters Salt Lake Valley
Brigham Young enters Salt Lake Valley with the rest of the pioneer company, and officially decrees this as the new Mormon headquarters. Wilford Woodruff writes of his impressions of the valley: "We gazed with wonder and admiration upon the vast rich fertile valley which lay for about 25 miles in length & 16 miles in width Clothed with the Heaviest garb of green vegitation in the midst of which lay a large lake of Salt water . . . After gazing awhile upon the seenery we travled across the table land into the valley 4 miles to the encampment of our Brethren who had arived 2 days before. - they had pitched there encampment upon the bank of two small streams of pure water & had commenced plowing. Had broke about 5 acres of ground & commenced planting Potatoes."
Brigham Young History
Entered Salt Lake Valley with Brigham Young.
Brigham Young instructs the pioneer company
Brigham Young instructs the pioneer company about to embark on the trek from Winter Quarters to Salt Lake valley, "after we start from here, every man must keep his loaded gun in his hand, or in wagon where he can put his hand on it at a moments warning."
Brigham Young Pioneer Company departs on their journey
Brigham Young Pioneer Company departs on their journey.
Brigham Young presented "the word and will
Brigham Young presented "the word and will of the Lord" (see D&C 136) concerning the westward trek, including the pattern for organizing the wagon companies and the conduct of the participants, based on gospel principles.
Brigham Young presented a revelation concerning westward trek organization
Brigham Young presented a revelation concerning westward trek organization.
Brigham Young records, on the pioneer
Brigham Young records, on the pioneer trek west: "Traveled nineteen miles. The prairie appeared black being covered with immense herds of buffalo."
Brigham Young selected a site for the Salt
Brigham Young selected a site for the Salt Lake Temple and instructed surveyors to lay out a city on a grid pattern aligned to the compass.
Brigham Young selects the site of the Salt Lake temple by using Oliver Cowdery's
Brigham Young selects the site of the Salt Lake temple by using Oliver Cowdery's divining rod. This same day Cowdery writes David Whitmer, also a BOOK OF MORMON witness and previously ordained successor that "we have the authority, and DO HOLD THE KEYS. It is important, should we not be permitted to act in that authority, that we confer them upon some man or men, whom God may appoint. . . ." A year later Cowdery would disavow his succession claim and accept baptism in the church Brigham Young was leading to Utah.
Brigham Young sustained as president
Three years after the martyrdom, the Twelve reorganize the First Presidency with Brigham Young at its head; he will lead the Church for thirty years.
Brigham Young was sustained as the second Church president at Kanesville
Brigham Young was sustained as the second Church president at Kanesville.
Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Wilford
Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Wilford Woodruff and five others explore the hills at the north end of the valley. They climb what is now called "Ensign Peak." Heber C. Kimball declares, "someday an ensign will be flown here" and waves his yellow bandana tied to Willard Richards' walking stick as a crude flag. There was no American flag among the pioneers.
Brigham Young's pioneer company arrived in the Great Salt Lake Valley
Brigham Young's pioneer company arrived in the Great Salt Lake Valley. Eleven companies arrived in the valley in 1847.
Charles C Rich Company departs on their journey
Charles C Rich Company departs on their journey.
D&C 136 was revealed through Brigham Young at Winter Quarters, Iowa
D&C 136 was revealed through Brigham Young at Winter Quarters, Iowa.
Daniel Spencer/Ira Eldredge Company departs on their journey
Daniel Spencer/Ira Eldredge Company departs on their journey.
Daniel Spencer/Perrigrine Sessions Company departs on their journey
Daniel Spencer/Perrigrine Sessions Company departs on their journey.
Doctrine & Covenants Section 136 was given to Brigham Young in matters relating
Doctrine & Covenants Section 136 was given to Brigham Young in matters relating to the Organization of Mormon pioneer westward journey
Edward Hunter - Jacob Foutz Company
Edward Hunter - Jacob Foutz Company departs on their journey.
Edward Hunter - Joseph Horne Company
Edward Hunter - Joseph Horne Company departs on their journey.
Eliza R. Snow writes: " I
Eliza R. Snow writes: " I spoke to br. Hunter in the gift of tongues, sis. Sessions interpreted, after which br. Hunter, sis. Sessions & I laid hands on sis. Hunter's head and rebuk'd her illness & blessed her. I then sang a song to them & sis. Sessions sang the interpretation. Susanna present & arose & bless'd sis. Hunter."
First performance of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
First performance of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, in the Bowery at the first General Conference in Utah.
First pioneer company left Winter Quarters, Nebraska for the West
First pioneer company left Winter Quarters, Nebraska for the West.
Heber C. Kimball addresses the pioneer
Heber C. Kimball addresses the pioneer saints on what is now Temple Square. It is "decided that the three companies form into one camp and labor together. . . . That we build houses instead of living in wagons this winter. That we go to work immediately putting up houses. That we work unitedly. That the houses form a stockade or fort to keep out the Indians, that our women and children be not abused, and that we let the Indians alone." With trees scarce in the valley "it was voted to put up a stockade of adobie houses."
Horace M. Alexander Company departs on their journey
Horace M. Alexander Company departs on their journey.
Howard Egan writes in his diary
Howard Egan writes in his diary of the beginning of Mormon agriculture in the Salt Lake Valley: "At 6 a.m. the bugle sounded for the brethren to collect their horses and cattle to recommence plowing and planting, the team to be relieved at intervals of every four hours during the day." The next day, he continued, "the bugle sounded as usual for the brethren to go to work plowing and planting."
In 1847 there were 40 missionaries
In 1847 there were 40 missionaries called to serve.
In Immigration Canyon William Clayton writes:
In Immigration Canyon William Clayton writes: "While the brethren were cutting the road I followed the old one to the top of the hill Donner hill from which he could view the Great Salt Lake, as well as entire Great Salt Lake Valley and on arriving there was much cheered by a handsome view of the great Salt Lake laying as I should judge, from 25 to 30 miles to the west of us, and at 11 o'clock I sat down to contemplate and view the surrounding scenery. There is an extensive, beautiful, level looking valley from here to the Lake which I should judge from the numerous deep green patches must be fertile and rich. . . . The ground seems literally alive with the very large black crickets crawling round, up grass and bushes. They look loathsome but are said to be excellent for fattening hogs which would feed on them voraciously."
In Winter Quarters, while preparing to cross the plains to Utah
In Winter Quarters, while preparing to cross the plains to Utah, forty-five-year-old Brigham Young marries two sisters: sixteen-year-old Lucy Bigelow and nineteen-year-old Mary Jane Bigelow. They are his 42nd and 43rd wives. He and Mary Jane Bigelow are divorced on September 3, 1851.
Into the Salt Lake Valley
Brigham Young’s vanguard company reaches the valley and begins plowing and irrigating within days. By 1869 some seventy thousand pioneers have made the crossing.
Jedediah M. Grant - Joseph B.
Jedediah M. Grant - Joseph B. Noble Company departs on their journey.
Jedediah M. Grant - Willard Snow
Jedediah M. Grant - Willard Snow Company departs on their journey.
John Taylor History
Received section 136 of the Doctrine and Covenants. Saw Joseph Smith in vision and was given valuable instruction.
Levi W. Hancock/Jefferson Hunt/James Pace/Andrew Lytle
Levi W. Hancock/Jefferson Hunt/James Pace/Andrew Lytle Company departs on their journey.
Members of Orson Pratt's advance party,
Members of Orson Pratt's advance party, which had reached the Salt Lake valley the previous day, dam what is now called City Creek and dig a trench to irrigate the nearby ground. They lay out a plot of about five acres and, with three plows rigged together, start planting potatoes, buckwheat, and turnips. William Clayton describes the valley: "The grass here appears even richer and thicker on the ground than where we left this morning. The soil looks indeed rich, black and a little sandy. The grass is about 4 feet high and very thick on the ground and well mixed with rushes." Brigham Young views the valley for the first time from Wilford Woodruff's wagon while crossing the summit of Big Mountain.
Members of the Mormon Battalion were discharged at Los Angeles, Calif
Members of the Mormon Battalion were discharged at Los Angeles, Calif.
Mormon Battalion arrived at San Luis Rey, California
Mormon Battalion arrived at San Luis Rey, California.
Mormon Battalion arrives in San Diego, completing its historic trek
Mormon Battalion arrives in San Diego, completing its historic trek.
Mormon Battalion Sick Detachments departs on their journey
Mormon Battalion Sick Detachments departs on their journey.
On the pioneer trail Orson Pratt
On the pioneer trail Orson Pratt determines the height of "Chimney rock" to be 260 feet.
On the trek westward Orson Pratt
On the trek westward Orson Pratt sets up his telescope and shows the pioneers the moons of Jupiter and other astronomical sights.
Orson Hyde purchases another printing press (a Washington), shipped to Kanesville, Iowa
Orson Hyde purchases another printing press (a Washington), shipped to Kanesville, Iowa.
Orson Pratt and Henry G. Sherwood
Orson Pratt and Henry G. Sherwood began the first survey in Salt Lake City. It is completed three weeks later.
Orson Pratt begins to survey what
Orson Pratt begins to survey what will become Salt Lake City determining the altitude, latitude and longitude and laying out lots. L. B. Myers makes a preliminary exploration of Utah Valley.
Pioneer company crosses the flat, almost
Pioneer company crosses the flat, almost imperceptible 7,750-foot-high continental divide at South Pass. The elevation is measured by Orson Pratt's barometer to assure they have crossed the high point.
Pioneer wagons leave Winter Quarters and head out for the Great Basin in Utah
Pioneer wagons leave Winter Quarters and head out for the Great Basin in Utah.
Presiding Bishop George Miller "gave his views relative to the church removing to Texas
Presiding Bishop George Miller "gave his views relative to the church removing to Texas, to the country lying between the Neuces and Rio Grande rivers." Brigham Young writes that he "informed Bishop Miller that his views were wild and visionary,--that when we moved hence it would be to the great Basin, where the Saints would soon form a nucleus of strength and power sufficient to cope with mobs."
Second wagon train of Saints enters the Great Salt Lake Valley
Second wagon train of Saints enters the Great Salt Lake Valley.
The 1847 Church Membership 34,694
1847 Church Membership 34,694
The Apostles choose their lots in Salt Lake City
The Apostles choose their lots in Salt Lake City. Wilford Woodruff writes: "In the afternoon the Twelve went onto the Temple Block & picked out there inheritances. President Young took a block east of the temple & runing S.E. to settle his friends around him. Br H. C. Kimball took A Block North of the Temple. Will settle his friends on the north. O. Pratt south of the Temple Joining the temple Block & runs south. W. Woodruff took A Block Cornering on the Temple lot at the S. west Corner Joining O Pratts Block & will settle his friends on the south. A Lyman took A Block 40 rods Below & west of W. Woodruff Block & runs S West of the Temple to settle his friends. G. A. Smith took A Block Joining the Temple on the west & runs due west. It was supposed Br Richards would take his inheritance on the east near Br Young. None others of the Twelve were present in the Camp."
The California Star first published by Samuel Brannan in San Francisco (first San Francisco
The California Star first published by Samuel Brannan in San Francisco (first San Francisco newspaper).
The first pioneer company heads westward
The first pioneer company heads westward.
The first pioneer company, numbering 143
The first pioneer company, numbering 143 men, 3 women and 2 children, left Winter Quarters, Neb., for the West, under the leadership of Brigham Young.
The First Presidency was reorganized by the Quorum of the Twelve in Kanesville
The First Presidency was reorganized by the Quorum of the Twelve in Kanesville, Iowa, with Brigham Young sustained as president, and Heber C. Kimball andWillard Richards as counselors.
The Mormon Battalion, completing its march
The Mormon Battalion, completing its march across the Southwest, arrived at San Luis Rey, Calif., near San Diego, within view of the Pacific Ocean.
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir has its
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir has its first performance at a General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (29 days after the pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley).
The pioneers en route to Salt
The pioneers en route to Salt Lake Valley meet a tribe of Indians: "The Indians to the number of about 200 on the south side of the river came down to the shore. Some waded over. About 75 came into camp including the grand Chief of the Nation with many war Chiefs. We met them before we left the ground & made them presents of about 4 lbs of tobacco 15 lbs lead powder fish Hooks heads flour salt &c.
The Pioneers, on their way to the Salt Lake Valley
The Pioneers, on their way to the Salt Lake Valley, quit the Oregon Trail, which turned north, and begin the last leg of their journey, following Hastings Cutoff, the barely visible track left through the Rockies by the Reed-Donner party of 1846, which perished in the Sierra snows.
The Salt Lake Valley pioneers are
The Salt Lake Valley pioneers are visited by two Ute Indians. They give the Indians "a rifle and a musket" in exchange for two ponies. Later, in the afternoon, "two more Indians came in to trade. Some of the brethren are making unwise trades giving 20 charges of powder and balls for a buck skin, while the usual price is three charges."
The Twelve had decide on a name for their settlement "and a caption
The Twelve had decide on a name for their settlement "and a caption for all letters and documents issued from this place, which is as follows: Salt Lake City, Great Basin, North America."
This morning the Camp was called
This morning the Camp was called together and addressed by Elder Kimball. Heber C. Kimball calls the pioneer camp together to report that Brigham Young is "a very sick man." He proposes that the men should "meet together and pray and exhort each other, that the Lord may turn away sickness from our midst and from our president that we may proceed on our journey." During the meeting, Kimball proposes "that all the camp, except President Young's and 8 or 10 other wagons with brethren enough to take care of him proceed on tomorrow and go through, find a good place, begin to plant potatoes &c as we have little time to spare." The proposition is unanimously accepted.
W.W. Phelps buys a Ramage press in Boston and ships it toward Winter Quarters
W.W. Phelps buys a Ramage press in Boston and ships it toward Winter Quarters.
Wilfred Woodruff History
Sustained as President of the Church at Kanesville (Council Bluffs), Iowa.
William E. McLellin and BOOK OF MORMON witnesses John Whitmer
William E. McLellin and BOOK OF MORMON witnesses John Whitmer, Jacob Whitmer, and Hiram Page ordain David Whitmer as "Prophet, Seer, and Revelator, and Translator" for the church organized by McLellin at Kirtland in February. All living BOOK OF MORMON witnesses except Oliver Cowdery join.
1848
1848 edition titled Manchester Hymnal
This edition was created in Liverpool, England and was compiled by Orson Pratt. There were 283 Hymns in this edition. At the time it was edition number 8.
A conference in Manchester
A conference in Manchester, England, was attended by more than 17,000 members of the British Mission.
Arsonist burns Nauvoo temple. Its ruins
Arsonist burns Nauvoo temple. Its ruins are leveled by tornado on May 27, 1850.
Brigham Young Company departs on their journey
Brigham Young Company departs on their journey.
Brigham Young History
Helped organize beginning of Perpetual Emigration Fund.
Brigham Young instructs his special counselor,
Brigham Young instructs his special counselor, Presiding Patriarch John Smith, to select men to go to California on "Gold Mission" for church. Among "Forty-Niners" who travel to California are about fifty gold-digging Mormon missionaries.
Church members begin moving from the Midwest to the Great Basin
Church members begin moving from the Midwest to the Great Basin.
Crickets invaded the Salt Lake Valley; gulls ate the crickets
Crickets invaded the Salt Lake Valley; gulls ate the crickets.
Ebenezer Brown Company departs on their journey
Ebenezer Brown Company departs on their journey.
First issue of the Frontier Guardian printed in Kanesville, Iowa (Orson Hyde, editor)
First issue of the Frontier Guardian printed in Kanesville, Iowa (Orson Hyde, editor).
FRONTIER GUARDIAN editorial "Dancing" observes: "Among
FRONTIER GUARDIAN editorial "Dancing" observes: "Among the Saints, it is regarded not only as a civil recreation, but a religious exercise when conducted by the sanction and under the government of the Church."
Gold discovered at Sutter's Mill in California
Gold discovered at Sutter's Mill in California.
Heber C. Kimball Company departs on their journey
Heber C. Kimball Company departs on their journey.
Henry G. Boyle Company departs on their journey
Henry G. Boyle Company departs on their journey.
In 1848 there were 55 missionaries
In 1848 there were 55 missionaries called to serve.
Jonathan H. Holmes/Samuel Thompson Company departs
Jonathan H. Holmes/Samuel Thompson Company departs on their journey.
Marcus De Lafayette Shepherd Company departs
Marcus De Lafayette Shepherd Company departs on their journey.
Millions of crickets descended into Salt Lake Valley and devoured the crops
Millions of crickets descended into Salt Lake Valley and devoured the crops of the pioneers. The "miracle of the sea gulls" saved what was left of the crops by devouring the crickets.
Miracle of the Gulls occurs
Miracle of the Gulls occurs.
Nauvoo Temple burned by an arsonist
Nauvoo Temple burned by an arsonist.
Nine members of the discharged Mormon
Nine members of the discharged Mormon Battalion were at Sutter's Mill in California when gold was discovered. The millrace, or canal to the millwheel, was dug by members of the battalion. Battalion member Henry Bigler was given credit for recording in his journal the date of discovery .
Prophwyd y Jubili (Welsh) ceases publication (John Davis, editor)
Prophwyd y Jubili (Welsh) ceases publication (John Davis, editor).
The 1848 Church Membership 40,477
1848 Church Membership 40,477
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the U.S.-Mexican War; Deseret (Utah) becomes U.S
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the U.S.-Mexican War; Deseret (Utah) becomes U.S. territory.
Willard Richards Company departs on their journey
Willard Richards Company departs on their journey.
1849
1849 edition titled Manchester Hymnal
This edition was created in Liverpool, England and was compiled by Franklin D. Richards. There were 296 Hymns in this edition. At the time it was edition number 9.
A company of converts from Wales
A company of converts from Wales under the leadership of John Parry arrives in Utah. After Parry directs a choir of 85 Welsh Saints at general conference, Brigham Young invites him to form a church choir to sing at future general conferences. Parry's choir remains somewhat loosely organized over the next two decades, with a succession of conductors following in his footsteps.
A Perpetual Emigrating Fund to assist the poor to immigrate to the Salt Lake
A Perpetual Emigrating Fund to assist the poor to immigrate to the Salt Lake Valley was established during general conference. The system, which was incorporated a year later, continued until it was disincorporated by the Edmunds-Tucker Act in 1887.
A provisional State of Deseret was established and appeals were made to the federal
A provisional State of Deseret was established and appeals were made to the federal government for self-government.
Addison Pratt, departing missionary, receives endowment
Addison Pratt, departing missionary, receives endowment given on Ensign Peak, "the place being consecrated for the purpose."
Allen Taylor Company departs on their journey
Allen Taylor Company departs on their journey.
Almon W. Babbitt Company departs on their journey
Almon W. Babbitt Company departs on their journey.
At a conference in Manchester England
At a conference in Manchester England the membership in England, Scotland and Wales is "17,902 members 350 branches, 929 Elders 1,185 Priests, 608 Teachers 341 Deacons."
At a special conference in the Bowery on Temple Square
At a special conference in the Bowery on Temple Square, Hosea Stout and two companions are called to go to China. They arrived in Hong Kong in April 1853. They become ill from the oppressive heat and the unusual food. Their message falls on deaf ears. There is no response other than ridicule. In four months they return home.
Brigham H. Young assembles the Salt Lake Valley's first print shop
Brigham H. Young assembles the Salt Lake Valley's first print shop; Deseret's printing press established.
Brigham Young calls several men to the Pacific islands
Brigham Young calls several men to the Pacific islands, he tells them that "when the First Presidency ordered a thing, they need not ask any questions but just do as they were told."
Brigham Young History
Presided over missionary work in France and Germany. Near Boulogne, France, offered a prayer dedicating France for the preaching of the Gospel. Directed translation and publication of French and German editions of the Book of Mormon. Established and edited the first Church periodical in France, Ãtoile du Déseret (Star of Deseret). Published the first Church periodical in Germany, a monthly newspaper named Zion's Panier (Zion's Banner).
California gold rush begins; gold-rush immigrants pass through Salt Lake
California gold rush begins; gold-rush immigrants pass through Salt Lake.
Constitution of the State of Deseret printed at Orson Hyde's Frontier Guardian office
Constitution of the State of Deseret printed at Orson Hyde's Frontier Guardian office in Kanesville, Iowa.
Disregarding the newly created Constitution of the State of Deseret
Disregarding the newly created Constitution of the State of Deseret, the Council of Fifty holds elections with a slate of unopposed candidates. The Church paper the MILLENIAL STAR reports: "The Election Came off to day and resulted in the unanimous choice of Brigham Young as Governor, Willard Richards Secretary, Newell K. Whitney Treasurer, Heber C Kimball Chief Justice, John Tailor and Newell K. Whitney Associate Judges, Daniel H. Wells Attorney General Horace Eldridge Marshall, Albert Carrington Assessor and Collector Joseph L Heywood surveyor of Highways And the Bishops of the several wards as magistrates."
Ezra T. Benson Company departs on their journey
Ezra T. Benson Company departs on their journey.
First "valley currency" issued and signed by Church leaders
First "valley currency" issued and signed by Church leaders.
First General Epistle written from the Salt Lake Valley
First General Epistle written from the Salt Lake Valley, printed in Orson Hyde's Frontier Guardian.
First mass celebration of Pioneer Day;
First mass celebration of Pioneer Day; first LDS historical event to be "ritualized."
First Sunday School in the Rocky Mountains organized by Richard Ballantyne
First Sunday School in the Rocky Mountains organized by Richard Ballantyne.
FRONTIER GUARDIAN observes that "Mr. Jonathan
FRONTIER GUARDIAN observes that "Mr. Jonathan Browning is manufacturing some of the most splendid revolving rifles that we ever saw." He invents one of "the earliest known American repeating rifles" when he moves to Nauvoo in 1842. Establishes gunsmith shop in Ogden, Utah where he continues making his unpatented "six-shot repeater." His son John M. Browning is "the father of modern firearms."
George A. Smith/Dan Jones Company departs
George A. Smith/Dan Jones Company departs on their journey.
Great Salt Lake City was divided
Great Salt Lake City was divided into 19 wards of nine blocks each.
Howard Egan Company departs on their journey
Howard Egan Company departs on their journey.
In 1849 there were 58 missionaries
In 1849 there were 58 missionaries called to serve.
James J. Strang is publicly crowned
James J. Strang is publicly crowned "King of Zion" at St. James, Beaver Island, Michigan. Ceremony is performed by Jeorge J. Adams, former member of Joseph Smith's Council of Fifty. Non-believers and apostates murder Strang in 1856.
John W. Hess Company departs on their journey
John W. Hess Company departs on their journey.
Lorenzo Snow History
Served mission to Europe; superintended publication of Italian edition of Book of Mormon.
Missionary work opened in Scandinavia, France, Italy, Switzerland and Hawaii
Missionary work opened in Scandinavia, France, Italy, Switzerland and Hawaii.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund
Members who could not afford passage borrow from the fund and repay after arriving, helping tens of thousands emigrate before Congress dissolves it in 1887.
Perpetual Emigration Fund established by Brigham Young to assist pioneer immigrants
Perpetual Emigration Fund established by Brigham Young to assist pioneer immigrants.
Ramage press and print-shop supplies (5 tons) reach the Salt Lake Valley by ox-wagon
Ramage press and print-shop supplies (5 tons) reach the Salt Lake Valley by ox-wagon.
Ramage press shipped from Kanesville, Iowa to Great Salt Lake City
Ramage press shipped from Kanesville, Iowa to Great Salt Lake City.
Second General Epistle printed and mailed from Salt Lake — Deseret's first fully printed
Second General Epistle printed and mailed from Salt Lake — Deseret's first fully printed sheet.
Silas Richards Company departs on their journey
Silas Richards Company departs on their journey.
Sunday School begins
Sunday School begins.
The 1849 Church Membership 48,160
1849 Church Membership 48,160
The Conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle
The Conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Chior is John Parry. Converted Welsh Baptist priest; organized the choir at the request of Brigham Young.
The first $1 denomination of "valley
The first $1 denomination of "valley currency" was issued and signed by Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball and Thomas Bullock. It was the first printing in the Salt Lake Valley.
The Sunday School was started by Richard Ballantyne in Salt Lake City.George Q
The Sunday School was started by Richard Ballantyne in Salt Lake City.George Q. Cannon became the first general superintendent in November 1867.
Thomas Rhoades Company departs on their journey
Thomas Rhoades Company departs on their journey.
Truman O. Angell creates a homemade press to print scrip money ("Valley Notes") secured
Truman O. Angell creates a homemade press to print scrip money ("Valley Notes") secured with gold dust.
Udgorn Seion (Trumpet of Zion)
Udgorn Seion (Trumpet of Zion), successor to the Welsh Prophet of the Jubilee, published in Wales.
W. Clayton prints an overland guidebook, The Latter-day Saints' Emigrants' Guide, in St
W. Clayton prints an overland guidebook, The Latter-day Saints' Emigrants' Guide, in St. Louis.
1850
Aaron Johnson Company departs on their journey
Aaron Johnson Company departs on their journey.
Amasa M. Lyman Company departs on their journey
Amasa M. Lyman Company departs on their journey.
B.H. Young prints an overland guidebook (probably the first printed in the West)
B.H. Young prints an overland guidebook (probably the first printed in the West).
Benjamin Hawkins Company departs on their journey
Benjamin Hawkins Company departs on their journey.
Charles C. Rich Company departs on their journey
Charles C. Rich Company departs on their journey.
Congress creates Utah Territory; Brigham Young appointed Territorial Governor by President Fillmore
Congress creates Utah Territory; Brigham Young appointed Territorial Governor by President Fillmore.
David Evans Company departs on their journey
David Evans Company departs on their journey.
Documents printed on the Ramage press relating to the University of the State
Documents printed on the Ramage press relating to the University of the State of Deseret.
Edward Hunter Company departs on their journey
Edward Hunter Company departs on their journey.
First issue of church's DESERET NEWS,
First issue of church's DESERET NEWS, which includes astrological almanacs. Willard Richards is the editor.
French mission is created
French mission is created
In 1850 there were 50 missionaries
In 1850 there were 50 missionaries called to serve.
Incorporation of Perpetual Emigrating Company by General Assembly of State of Deseret
Incorporation of Perpetual Emigrating Company by General Assembly of State of Deseret. Before federal government forces its disincorporation in 1887, PEF assists more than third of all European Immigrants to Utah.
Italian mission is created
Italian mission is created
James Lake Company departs on their journey
James Lake Company departs on their journey.
James Pace Company departs on their journey
James Pace Company departs on their journey.
Jefferson Hunt Company departs on their journey
Jefferson Hunt Company departs on their journey.
Justus Morse Company departs on their journey
Justus Morse Company departs on their journey.
Lorenzo Dow Young Company departs on their journey
Lorenzo Dow Young Company departs on their journey.
Milo Andrus Company departs on their journey
Milo Andrus Company departs on their journey.
Missionary work opened in India, China, Siam, Cape of Good Hope and other areas
Missionary work opened in India, China, Siam, Cape of Good Hope and other areas.
Missionary work took on a wider scope as missions were opened overseas in Scandinavia
Missionary work took on a wider scope as missions were opened overseas in Scandinavia, France, Italy, Switzerlandand Hawaii; most, however, were discontinued after a few years.
Official establishment of Territory of Utah
Official establishment of Territory of Utah by federal government which also appoints Brigham Young as Utah's first governor.
Orson Hyde Company departs on their journey
Orson Hyde Company departs on their journey.
Sandwich Islands mission is created
Sandwich Islands mission is created
Scandinavia opened for missionary work
Scandinavia opened for missionary work.
Scandinavian mission is created
Scandinavian mission is created
Shadrach Roundy Company departs on their journey
Shadrach Roundy Company departs on their journey.
Stephen Markham Company departs on their journey
Stephen Markham Company departs on their journey.
Swiss mission is created
Swiss mission is created
The 1850 Church Membership 51,839
1850 Church Membership 51,839
The Constitution of the State of Deseret printed on the Ramage press
The Constitution of the State of Deseret printed on the Ramage press in the Salt Lake Valley.
The Deseret News begins
Printed on a press hauled across the plains, it is still publishing today as the oldest continuously operating business in Utah.
The Deseret News issues its first edition (Willard Richards
The Deseret News issues its first edition (Willard Richards, editor) — first newspaper in the Rocky Mountain west.
The first edition of the Deseret
The first edition of the Deseret News was published in Salt Lake City.
Thomas S. Williams/Seth M. Blair Freight
Thomas S. Williams/Seth M. Blair Freight Train departs on their journey.
University of the State of Deseret begun in Salt Lake City
University of the State of Deseret begun in Salt Lake City.
Warren Foote Company departs on their journey
Warren Foote Company departs on their journey.
Warren Smith Company departs on their journey
Warren Smith Company departs on their journey.
Wilford Woodruff Company departs on their journey
Wilford Woodruff Company departs on their journey.
Wilfred Woodruff History
Became governor of the Territory of Utah.
William Snow/Joseph Young Company departs on their journey
William Snow/Joseph Young Company departs on their journey.
1851
1851 edition titled Manchester Hymnal
This edition was created in England and was compiled by John Lyon (Unofficial). There were 8 Hymns in this edition. At the time it was the only edition.
A company of 500 settlers called
A company of 500 settlers called to settle in California departed from Payson, Utah. The group settled in San Bernardino, Calif., which became the first Mormon colony outside the Great Basin since the arrival of the pioneers in 1847.
Adobe tabernacle dedicated on Temple Block
Adobe tabernacle dedicated on Temple Block.
Almon W. Babbitt Company departs on their journey
Almon W. Babbitt Company departs on their journey.
Australian mission is created
Australian mission is created
Book of Mormon published in Danish, the first language other than English
Book of Mormon published in Danish, the first language other than English.
Brigham Young declares "Martial law is hereby declared to exist in this Territory
Brigham Young declares "Martial law is hereby declared to exist in this Territory. . . . and no person shall be allowed to pass or repass into, or through, or from this Territory, without a permit from the proper officer."
Brigham Young has conference covenant to accept and obey Word of Wisdom as commandment
Brigham Young has conference covenant to accept and obey Word of Wisdom as commandment and to accept excommunication for non-payment of tithing. Church leaders do not consistently enforce either practice until 20th century.
Brigham Young History
Organized Polysophical Society in Salt Lake City, Utah, to promote cultural refinement.
Brigham Young signs a law legalizing
Brigham Young signs a law legalizing all laws passed previously by State of Deseret. He adjourns poorly attended meeting of the Council of Fifty and does not reconvene it for 15 years. He also signs a legislative act designating that Millard County be formed and that Fillmore City be the "seat of Government of the Territory." This is an attempt to curry favor with U.S. President Millard Fillmore as part of the quest to secure statehood for Utah.
David Lewis Company departs on their journey
David Lewis Company departs on their journey.
East Indian mission is created
East Indian mission is created
Easton Kelsey Company departs on their journey
Easton Kelsey Company departs on their journey.
First foreign-language edition of the Doctrine and Covenants printed (Welsh)
First foreign-language edition of the Doctrine and Covenants printed (Welsh).
Five hundred settlers called to settle in California departed Payson, Utah
Five hundred settlers called to settle in California departed Payson, Utah.
General Assembly of State of Deseret
General Assembly of State of Deseret dissolves itself to accept jurisdiction of Territory of Utah. In most elections from 1851 to 1869, 99 percent of Utah's voters choose church-approved candidates. Ballots are marked to show how persons vote.