Missouri Church leaders agreed to citizens' demands to leave Clay County
Missouri Church leaders agreed to citizens' demands to leave Clay County.
926 entries in this era, shown 200 to a page. This is page 5 of 5, covering 1836 to 1837. See the same material on the moving timeline.
1836
Missouri governor Lilburn W
Missouri governor Lilburn W. Boggs signed the bill creating Caldwell County.
Most of the Twelve meet to prepare for their mission east
Most of the Twelve meet to prepare for their mission east. Orson Pratt has not returned from another mission since his calling was announced. He arrives in Kirtland just as the meeting begins, enters the room dramatically, and is ordained by David Whitmer and Oliver Cowdery.
Nine persons baptized in the River Ribble at Preston, England
Nine persons baptized in the River Ribble at Preston, England.
Northern Times ceases publication
Northern Times ceases publication.
Old Testament revisions complete
Old Testament revisions complete.
Oliver Cowdery returns from Philadelphia with plates
Oliver Cowdery returns from Philadelphia with plates to print bank notes.
Orson Hyde publishes Prophetic Warning, a single-sheet broadside on the Second Advent
Orson Hyde publishes Prophetic Warning, a single-sheet broadside on the Second Advent.
Priesthood keys were committed to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in the Kirtland Temple
Priesthood keys were committed to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in the Kirtland Temple.
Quorum of the Twelve forms a committee to move the Saints from Missouri
Quorum of the Twelve forms a committee to move the Saints from Missouri
Ratification of Kirtland Safety Society Bank Consitutition
Ratification of Kirtland Safety Society Bank Consitutition
Revelation on New England Journey
Revelation on New England Journey
The "anointed" meet by quorum in the House of the Lord
The "anointed" meet by quorum in the House of the Lord. Many visions are reported. Zebedee Coltrin sees "the Lord's host."
The 1836 Church Membership 13,293
1836 Church Membership 13,293
The Church published a hymnal selected by Emma Hale Smith
The Church published a hymnal selected by Emma Hale Smith.
The first temple (Kirtland
The first temple (Kirtland, Ohio) is dedicated, during which several people see visions of angels and Jesus, as well as "tongues of fire." Second Counselor Frederic G. Williams "arose and testified that while President Sidney Rigdon was making his first prayer an angel entered the window and took his position seated between Father Smith and himself. . . .President David Whitmer also saw angels in the House." The congregation sings William W. Phelps's "The Spirit of God Like a Fire Is Burning," the most popular Mormon hymn composed during Joseph Smith's lifetime. In the minutes of this meeting, Joseph Smith presents the Twelve as "Prophets and Seers" and the First Council of Seventy as "Apostles and special witnesses to the nations." The dedicatory prayer fills eight journal pages. $960 in donations are received from the congregation to defray the expenses of building the temple.
The Kirtland Camp, 515 members under
The Kirtland Camp, 515 members under the direction of the Seventy, leaves Kirtland for Far West, arriving October 2.
The Kirtland Safety Society Bank stockholders ratified its constitution
The Kirtland Safety Society Bank stockholders ratified its constitution.
The Kirtland Temple was dedicated
The Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
The Kirtland Temple, the first temple
The Kirtland Temple, the first temple built in this dispensation, was dedicated after being under construction for nearly three years.
The Savior and also Moses, Elias
The Savior and also Moses, Elias and Elijah appeared in the Kirtland Temple and committed the keys of their respective dispensations to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery. (See D&C 110.)
The Savior, Moses, Elias and Elijah appear to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery
The Savior, Moses, Elias and Elijah appear to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery.
W. W. Phelps, his son Waterman,
W. W. Phelps, his son Waterman, and John Whitmer and his family arrive in Kirtland help compile the D&C. The Phelps move into Joseph's home.
Washing of Feet Administered
Washing of Feet Administered
Washings and Anointings
Washings and Anointings
William Smith is dropped from the Quorum
William Smith is dropped from the Quorum of the Twelve
Zion's Camp is dissolved
Zion's Camp is dissolved.
1837
About sixty members of the Colesville
About sixty members of the Colesville branch under Newel Knight arrive in Independence.
According to Joseph Knight Sr
According to Joseph Knight Sr, Copley was cut off for refusing to consecrate his property. The Colesville branch left Copley's property some time in June and moved about 90 miles southeast to Wellsville on the Ohio River.
After visiting other villages in Upper
After visiting other villages in Upper Canada (Ontario), Joseph, Sidney, and Freeman return to Mount Pleasant on the 24th. Joseph finds the people "very superstitious," but on Sunday, the 27th begin baptizing—twelve on Sunday, two on Monday. "One of the sisters got the gift of tongues which made the saints rejoice may God increse the gifts among them for his sons sake."
Also on this day Apostles Luke
Also on this day Apostles Luke S. Johnson, Lyman Johnson, and John F. Boynton are disfellowshipped by the Kirtland High Council.
An appeals court confirms the conviction
An appeals court confirms the conviction and $1,000 fine each of Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon for operating an illegal bank.
An economic panic gripped the United States
An economic panic gripped the United States.
Appointment of First Missionaries to England
Appointment of First Missionaries to England
Arrest of JS and Sidney Rigdon in Painesville
Arrest of JS and Sidney Rigdon in Painesville
Arrival of Missionaries in Liverpool
Arrival of Missionaries in Liverpool
At Joseph Smith's trial for conspiracy
At Joseph Smith's trial for conspiracy to commit murder of Grandison Newell, Apostles Orson Hyde and Luke S. Johnson acknowledge that "Smith seemed much excited and declared that Newell should be put out of the way, or where the crows could not find him; he said destroying Newell would be justifiable in the sight of God, that it was the will of God, &c." Hyde and Johnson insist that Smith is "tender-hearted" and the court acquits him because the prophet's statements do not constitute consipiracy.
Brigham Young is baptized by Eleazer
Brigham Young is baptized by Eleazer Miller and ordained an elder. A day or two later Heber C. Kimball is baptized.
British mission is created
British mission is created
Charges Against JS for Issuing Bank Notes without State Charter
Charges Against JS for Issuing Bank Notes without State Charter
Charles Anthon replies to Eber D. Howe:
Charles Anthon replies to Eber D. Howe: "The whole story about my having pronounced the Mormonite inscription to be 'reformed Egyptian hieroglyphics' is perfectly false."
Church Anniversary Solemn Assembly
Church Anniversary Solemn Assembly
Church at Fayette is organized. Oliver
Church at Fayette is organized. Oliver delivers the first public address about the church at the home of Peter Whitmer. Oliver baptizes Hiram Page and Catherine Whitmer Page in Seneca Lake. Also baptized: Christian, Anne, Jacob, and Elizabeth Whitmer.
Conference (Hiram): Preparations for printing the Book of Commandments
Conference (Hiram): Preparations for printing the Book of Commandments, reimbursement for Smith and Whitmer families, Hiram Page.
Council of the Literary Firm Independence:
Council of the Literary Firm (Independence): print 3,000 copies of the Book of Commmandments; W. W. Phelps, Oliver and John to select revelations and edit them.
D&C 107:59–100 (Hiram): Offices and organization of the priesthood, especially relationship of the President
D&C 107:59–100 (Hiram): Offices and organization of the priesthood, especially relationship of the President of the High Priesthood to the office ofBishop, and church courts.
D&C 112 was revealed to Thomas B
D&C 112 was revealed to Thomas B. Marsh at Kirtland, Ohio.
D&C 120: First Presidency, bishop's council,
D&C 120: First Presidency, bishop's council, and high council are to dispose of tithes.
D&C 35 Fayette: Sidney, like John, prepared
D&C 35 (Fayette): Sidney, like John, prepared the way for the return of Jesus and Elijah. He baptized unto repentance, but now will (also) bestow the Holy Ghost. Signs follow believers. The Lord will "let fall the sword in their behalf." Joseph has the keys of the mysteries. If he fails, he will be replaced. Sidney is to be Joseph's scribe. The Lord will return soon.
D&C 36 (Fayette): Edward is called to preach the gospel
D&C 36 (Fayette): Edward is called to preach the gospel.
D&C 39 Fayette: Baptist minister James Covill
D&C 39 (Fayette): Baptist minister James Covill commanded to be baptized.
D&C 77 Hiram: Interpretation of Revelation 4–11
D&C 77 (Hiram): Interpretation of Revelation 4–11. The sea of glass is the earth sanctified, the four beasts represent classes of beings in their destined order, eyes represent light, wings represent power to act, etc.
D&C 80 (Hiram): mission call of Stephen Burnett and Eden Smith
D&C 80 (Hiram): mission call of Stephen Burnett and Eden Smith.
DeWitt falls to 400 vigilantes from Carroll and five other counties
DeWitt falls to 400 vigilantes from Carroll and five other counties. Mormons flee to Far West.
Doctrine & Covenants Section 112 was given to Joseph Smith in matters relating
Doctrine & Covenants Section 112 was given to Joseph Smith in matters relating to Thomas B. Marsh; Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; First Presidency
Elders' Journal first published in Far West, Missouri (Joseph Smith Jr., editor)
Elders' Journal first published in Far West, Missouri (Joseph Smith Jr., editor).
Eleven days after Apostles Brigham Young,
Eleven days after Apostles Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, and Orson Hyde arrive at Liverpool, England, they baptize nine converts in the Ribble River near Preston. These are the first convert baptisms outside of North America.
Ezra Booth letter: Edward Partridge is an honest man
Ezra Booth letter: Edward Partridge is an honest man, but he serves at Joseph's pleasure and cannot last long. Implores Edward to leave the church. Recounts their trip to Missouri—Joseph's false prophecy of a large church built up there by Oliver Cowdery, his hot temper, overbearance, use of revelations to silence critics, Sidney's exaggerations.
Failure of Kirtland Safety Society
Failure of Kirtland Safety Society
Far West priesthood members vote to double the size of the city
Far West priesthood members vote to double the size of the city. Those who lay out the city plat are to be compensated in land. The rest of the land to be consecrated to the public good.
Feast at Bishop N
Feast at Bishop N. K. Whitney's "after the order of the Son of God—the lame, the halt, and blind were invited, according to the instruction of the Saviour." Joseph Smith Sr. prays, gives N. K.'s parents patriarchal blessings.
First copies of the Book of Mormon go sale at Grandin Bookstore in Palmyra
First copies of the Book of Mormon go sale at Grandin Bookstore in Palmyra, New York.
First Issue of Elders' Journal Published
First Issue of Elders' Journal Published
First major British mission opened by Orson Hyde, Heber C
First major British mission opened by Orson Hyde, Heber C. Kimball, and five other missionaries.
First mission overseas
Heber C. Kimball and companions baptize their first British converts in the River Ribble. Tens of thousands of British and Scandinavian converts will later emigrate to America.
First Missionaries Departed to England
First Missionaries Departed to England
Frederick G. Williams Removed from Presidency
Frederick G. Williams Removed from Presidency
General Wilson surrounds Adam-ondi-Ahman, Adam Black
General Wilson surrounds Adam-ondi-Ahman, Adam Black convenes a court of inquiry. Joseph and other prisoners in Independence start for Richmond with three guards who get drunk. Prisoners take their arms and horses but apparently do not attempt to escape.
George M. Hinkle agrees to Lucas's
George M. Hinkle agrees to Lucas's terms to surrender Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, Lyman Wight, Parley P. Pratt (h), and George W. W. Robinson, all church property, including arms, and all Mormons to leave the state. Leaders taken prisoner.
Ground is broken for the Far
Ground is broken for the Far West Temple. The corner stones are not laid for a year. Nothing further is done until April 26, 1839, when the twelve apostles, in fulfillment of a revelation, hold a secret meeting on the temple site and symbolically re-commenced the building of the temple by rolling a large stone up to one of the corners. The temple is never built because the Mormons are driven from Missouri in 1839.
Haun's Mill massacre. Two hundred militia
Haun's Mill massacre. Two hundred militia from Livingston county kill 18 men, women, children. General Lucas marches militia to Goose Creek, one mile south of Far West.
Heber C. Kimball and companions leave Ohio on the first foreign mission (to England)
Heber C. Kimball and companions leave Ohio on the first foreign mission (to England).
Hebrew class is divided into classes
Hebrew class is divided into classes. Joseph Smith and Orson Pratt argue over the pronunciation of a Hebrew letter. "He manifested a stubborn spirit, in which I was much grieved."
In 1837 there were 52 missionaries
In 1837 there were 52 missionaries called to serve.
In Bedford, England, John Goodson and Willard Richards are cordially received by Joseph Fielding's
In Bedford, England, John Goodson and Willard Richards are cordially received by Joseph Fielding's brother-in-law, Rev. Timothy R. Matthews, and preach in his pulpit.
In the House of the Lord,
In the House of the Lord, Joseph has a vision of the Father and the Son, Adam, Abraham, his parents and his brother Alvin, in the celestial kingdom. Children who die before 8 years, and all others who would have received the gospel had they heard it before they died, inherit the celestial kingdom.
John E. Page and his company
John E. Page and his company of Canadian converts arrive in DeWitt.
John Taylor History
Second solemn assembly held in Kirtland Temple.
John Whitmer and William W. Phelps Confronted by High Council
John Whitmer and William W. Phelps Confronted by High Council
Joseph and Emma, and Joseph Sr.
Joseph and Emma, and Joseph Sr. and Lucy turn their Safety Society stock over to Ralph Granger and
Joseph and his fellow prisoners are
Joseph and his fellow prisoners are taken to Liberty jail.
Joseph leaves Far West for DeWitt
Joseph leaves Far West for DeWitt to welcome Canadian Saints.
Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon resign
Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon resign their positions in the Kirtland Safety Society, sell their interests and walk away from the institution.
Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon resigned as Kirtland Safety Society officers
Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon resigned as Kirtland Safety Society officers.
Joseph Smith defended himself at a Sunday meeting in the Kirtland Temple
Joseph Smith defended himself at a Sunday meeting in the Kirtland Temple.
Joseph Smith History
In Kirtland, a major internal Church dissension begins with the economic “Panic of 1837.”
Joseph Smith set apart Heber C
Joseph Smith set apart Heber C. Kimball and Orson Hyde as missionaries to England.
Joseph, Sidney, and Thomas B. Marsh
Joseph, Sidney, and Thomas B. Marsh leave Kirtland for Upper Canada, accompanied by Albert P. Rockwood returning to his home in Massachusetts, and Brigham Young on a mission to the East. But at Painesville, Joseph is "detained all day by malicious and vexatious law suits." As they were about to return to Kirtland, the sherriff arrests Joseph on a writ by a salesman who had placed a stove in his home as part of a promotion, but Joseph refused to pay for it. After leaving his watch for surety, "we all returned home."
JS Charged in Grandison Newell Case
JS Charged in Grandison Newell Case
JS Defended Himself against Dissenters
JS Defended Himself against Dissenters
JS Denounced Dissenters
JS Denounced Dissenters
JS Discharged in Grandison Newell Case
JS Discharged in Grandison Newell Case
JS's Departure from Kirtland
JS's Departure from Kirtland
JS's Journey to Toronto
JS's Journey to Toronto
JS's Resignation as Kirtland Safety Society Officer
JS's Resignation as Kirtland Safety Society Officer
JS's Warning against Using Kirtland Safety Society Notes
JS's Warning against Using Kirtland Safety Society Notes
JS's Withdrawal from Kirtland Safety Society
JS's Withdrawal from Kirtland Safety Society
Kirtland Safety Society Bank Petition Rejected by Senate
Kirtland Safety Society Bank Petition Rejected by Senate
Kirtland Safety Society Opened
Kirtland Safety Society Opened
Lamanite missionaries arrive in Mentor, Ohio
Lamanite missionaries arrive in Mentor, Ohio.
Messenger and Advocate ceases publication (William Marks, last editor)
Messenger and Advocate ceases publication (William Marks, last editor).
Mob of 40 or 50 men
Mob of 40 or 50 men partially destroy twelve Mormon homes at Whitmer settlement, 8–10 miles west of Independence, severely beat Hiram Page and one other.
Newel moves Joseph and Emma from Harmony to Fayette (David Whitmer home)
Newel moves Joseph and Emma from Harmony to Fayette (David Whitmer home).
Nine persons were baptized in the River Ribble at Preston
Nine persons were baptized in the River Ribble at Preston, England, the first converts to the Church in Great Britain. By December, there were 1,000 LDS members in England.
Oliver Cowdery and Newel K. Whitney
Oliver Cowdery and Newel K. Whitney arrive in Kirtland with a new press and type.
One hundred eighty-seven "subscribers" to the Kirtland Safety Society annul the November 2
One hundred eighty-seven "subscribers" to the Kirtland Safety Society annul the November 2, 1836 "constitution," change the company name to the Kirtland Safety Society Anti-Banking Company, and adopt a revised "Articles of Agreement."
Opposition in Kirtland
Opposition in Kirtland
Orson Hyde returns with news that the Ohio legislature would not grant a charter
Orson Hyde returns with news that the Ohio legislature would not grant a charter for the Kirtland Safety Society bank.
Orson Hyde, Willard Richards, Heber C.
Orson Hyde, Willard Richards, Heber C. Kimball and four others leave New York on the ship THE GARRICK bound for Liverpool to open the first mission outside of North America. During the voyage Kimball dreams "that the Prophet Joseph came to me while I was standing upon the forecastle of the ship, and said, 'Brother Heber, here is a rod (putting it into my hands) with which you are to guide the ship; while you hold this rod, you shall prosper and there shall be no obstacles thrown before you, but what you shall have power to over come, and the hand of God shall be with you;' after this I discovered every kind of obstruction would be placed before the trip to stop its progress, but the bow being sharp, the obstacles were compelled to move out one side like a bulrush, and when the she would come to a mountain, it would plow its course right through, as though it was in water. This rod which Joseph gave me was about three and a half feet in length. His appearance was just as natural as I ever beheld him in the flesh he blessed me and disappeared."
Orson Hyde's Prophetic Warning republished in Preston, England
Orson Hyde's Prophetic Warning republished in Preston, England.
Reorganization of Kirtland Safety Society Bank
Reorganization of Kirtland Safety Society Bank
Revelation on Quorum of Twelve
Revelation on Quorum of Twelve
Sampson Avard is captured. Prisoners say
Sampson Avard is captured. Prisoners say good-by E to their families in Far West, then leave for Independence, camping overnight at Crooked river.
Second church conference, Fayette, New York
Second church conference, Fayette, New York.
Six missionaries (including Brigham Young, Heber
Six missionaries (including Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde and Willard Richards) of the first foreign mission arrive in Liverpool, England.
The 1837 Church Membership 16,282
1837 Church Membership 16,282
The first mission in the Church
The first mission in the Church — the British Mission — was organized. Apostles Heber C. Kimball and Orson Hyde and Elders Willard Richards and Joseph Fielding had left Kirtland, Ohio, June 13 for England, opening up missionary work outside North America.
The Iowa high council for meets
The Iowa high council for meets for the first time, in Nashville, Iowa. Reynolds Cahoon and Lyman Wight are appointed counselors to John Smith.
The Voice of Warning published by Parley P
The Voice of Warning published by Parley P. Pratt, the first sustained exposition of Mormon teachings and primary proselytizing tool.
Three Apostles Disfellowshipped
Three Apostles Disfellowshipped
Three Apostles Restored to Fellowship
Three Apostles Restored to Fellowship
Twenty-Eight Dissenters Excommunicated
Twenty-Eight Dissenters Excommunicated
W. W. Phelps sends his wife,
W. W. Phelps sends his wife, Sally, the first six printed forms of the Doctrines and Covenants and writes that when Zion is redeemed, Martin Harris will receive the first inheritance, Joseph the second, and W. W. the 16th. Joseph preached a 3½-hour sermon, "and unfolded more mysteries than I can write at this time." [I]f you and I continue faithful to the end, we are certain to be one in the Lord throughout eternity."
Warren Parrish led opposition against Joseph Smith
Warren Parrish led opposition against Joseph Smith.
Wilford Woodruff describes his washing and anointing in the Kirtland Temple
Wilford Woodruff describes his washing and anointing in the Kirtland Temple: "I repaired to a room in Company with Elder Meeks & Priest J Turpin to attend to our first washing. After washing our bodies from head to foot in soap & watter we then washed ourselves in clear watter next in perfumed spirits."
Wilford Woodruff describes worship service at the Kirtland Temple
Wilford Woodruff describes worship service at the Kirtland Temple: "The congregation took their seats, for the services of the day, in the following order: The house being divided into four parts by veils, the females occupied two parts & the males the others. Some of the presidency presided in each appartment. The time was taken up during the day in each appartment in singing, exortation, & prayer. Some had a tongue, others an interpetation, & all was in order. The power of GOD rested upon the people. The gifts were poured out upon us. Some had the administering of angels & the image of GOD sat upon the countenances of the Saints. At 4 oclock PM the Veils were all rolled up together which brought the whole Congregation in full view of each other and while the presence of the LORD filled the house the congregation of the Saints fell upon their knees & all as one man, vocally poured forth rejoicing, supplication & Prayer, before the God of Israel which Closed the services of the day, after contributing for the support of the poor."