Mass meeting at Liberty, Missouri passed a resolution to expel the Saints
Mass meeting at Liberty, Missouri passed a resolution to expel the Saints.
1,629 entries in this era, shown 200 to a page. This is page 8 of 9, covering 1836 to 1837. See the same material on the moving timeline.
1836
Meeting of the United Firm Independence:
Meeting of the United Firm (Independence): A. S. Gilbert and Newel K. Whitney agents of the firm. Church loans the firm $15,000.
Missouri Church leaders agreed to citizens' demands to leave Clay County
Missouri Church leaders agreed to citizens' demands to leave Clay County.
Missouri governor Lilburn W
Missouri governor Lilburn W. Boggs signed the bill creating Caldwell County.
Mormon missionaries are tried for preaching
Mormon missionaries are tried for preaching. Apostle David W. Patten is one of the missionaries in the Tennessee court, are assessed court costs and released.
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 is elected a Justice
Oliver Cowdery is elected a Justice of the Peace in Kirtland without opposition.
Oliver Cowdery returns from Philadelphia with plates
Oliver Cowdery returns from Philadelphia with plates to print bank notes.
Oliver pretends to have a divine
Oliver pretends to have a divine mission and to have seen and conversed with Angels, and assisted in translating the plates. He proclaims destruction upon world within a few years,—holds forth that the ordinances of the gospel, have not been regularly administered since the days of the Apostliles, till the said Smith and himself commenced the work— In the neighboring township of Kirtland, we understand that twenty or thirty have been immersed into the new order of things; We understand that he [Oliver Cowdery] is bound for the regions beyond the Mississippi, where he contemplates founding a "City of Refuge" for his followers, and converting the Indians, under his prophetic authority.
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.
Parley P. Pratt (h) baptizes his brother Orson Pratt
Parley P. Pratt (h) baptizes his brother Orson Pratt.
Patriarch Joseph Smith Senior gives blessings
Patriarch Joseph Smith Senior gives blessings to Amos B. Fuller: "Thy years shall be many for thou shalt stand on the Earth and proclaim the Gospel to the Nations of the Gentiles, and the seed of Abraham, as long as the earth shall stand." And to Betsy Smith: " Thy children and thy children's children shall be saved and reign with thee in the kingdom of father and thou shall see the fourth generation and thou shall not see death but shall be grave thou must see tribulation but thou shalt have power to prevail over all thy enemies and shall see thy the Holy One of Israel while yet in the flesh"
Patriarch Joseph Smith Sr. blesses Ethan
Patriarch Joseph Smith Sr. blesses Ethan Barrows: "thou shalt receive a crown of celestial glory in the kingdom of the Father and live to see the end of this generation and proclaim the gospel to the end of the wicked until the earth shall reel to and fro and stagger like a drunkard at the coming of the glorious Messiah, for thou shalt live to see him come in the clouds of heaven while thou are yet in the flesh. . . . Thou shalt have power to translate thyself from land to land and from country to country, from one end of heaven to the other, and when thy work is done thou shalt translate from earth to heaven."
Preliminary hearing held at the Methodist
Preliminary hearing held at the Methodist chapel in Painesville. Joseph charged with plotting the murder of Grandison Newell. Orson Hyde testifies in behalf of the prosecution.
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
Responding to a letter from W
Responding to a letter from W. W. Phelps, Joseph writes the brethren in Zion, warning they will reap the judgments of God if they do not repent.
Revelation on New England Journey
Revelation on New England Journey
Samuel H. Smith: Presidents were chosen
Samuel H. Smith: Presidents were chosen by the difrent grades of oficers to Preside over them according to the Holy order of god.
Saturday. Sidney Rigdon arrives in Kirtland
Saturday. Sidney Rigdon arrives in Kirtland from Zion.
Sidney leads the brethren in pledging
Sidney leads the brethren in pledging to receive the land in Missouri as an inheritance, to keep the laws of God, and see that those who follow also keep the laws of God. He then consecrates and dedicates the land.
Sidney preaches the Book of Mormon
Sidney preaches the Book of Mormon in Canandaigua. He has a ten-hour conversation with W. W. Phelps, who had purchased a copy of the book from Parley P. Pratt on April 9.
Sidney Rigdon moves to the Kirtland
Sidney Rigdon moves to the Kirtland Flats.
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 CINCINNATI JOURNAL AND WESTERN LUMINARY
the CINCINNATI JOURNAL AND WESTERN LUMINARY prints a letter from Truman Coe pastor of the Old South Church in Kirtland, Ohio: "Mormonism, it is well known, originated with Joseph Smith in the town of Manchester, adjoining Palmyra, in the state of New York. Smith had previously been noted among his acquaintances as a kind of Juggler, and had been employed in digging after money. He was believed by the ignorant to possess the power of second sight, by looking through a certain stone in his possession. He relates that when he was 17 years of age, while seeking after the Lord he had a nocturnal vision, and a wonderful display of celestial glory. An angel descended and warned him that God was about to make an astonishing revelation to the world, and then directed him to go to such a place, and after prying up a stone he should find a number of plates of the color of gold inscribed with hieroglyphics, and under them a breastplate, and under that a transparent stone or stones which was the Urim and Thummin mentioned by Moses."
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.
This day was spent, by the Presidency, in writing
This day was spent, by the Presidency, in writing
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.
Warren Cowdery as JS's Clerk
Warren Cowdery as JS's Clerk
Washing of Feet Administered
Washing of Feet Administered
Washings and Anointings
Washings and Anointings
Wilford Woodruff writes that "A state's
Wilford Woodruff writes that "A state's warrant was issued against David W. Patten, Warren Parrish and Wilford Woodruff, . . . Elders Patten and Parrish were taken by an armed mob of about fifty, . . . I was in another county, and therefore not taken. We were accused of prophesying falsely, by saying that four persons who were baptized should receive the Holy Ghost in twenty-four hours, and that Christ should come the second time before this generation passed away." Three days later Patten and Parrish are "condemned . . . Without any cause of Guilt found in them & after condemning they let them go clear."
William E. McLellin and Luke Johnson
William E. McLellin and Luke Johnson leave on their mission.
William E. McLellin and Samuel H.
William E. McLellin and Samuel H. Smith leave Joseph's home on their mission.
William Smith is dropped from the Quorum
William Smith is dropped from the Quorum of the Twelve
You have a second order for the delivery of your arms now
you have a second order for the delivery of your arms now in the possession of the militia of Jackson county. Colonel Lucas has resigned his command, he informs me. If Lieut.-Colonel Pitcher should be arrested before you receive this, you will please hold up the order until I am informed who may be appointed to the command of the regiment.
Zion's Camp is dissolved
Zion's Camp is dissolved.
1837
[Brigham Young:] While Joseph was in Monroe
[Brigham Young:] While Joseph was in Monroe, Wilbur Denton threatened to kill him, so he and Willliam Smith rode out in a buggy to meet the stage in which the prophet's party was returning. Joseph traded places with William, and all returned to Kirtland without incident.
[George W. Robinson:] This day was chiefly spent in writing a history
[George W. Robinson:] This day was chiefly spent in writing a history of this Church from the earliest period of its existance up to this date, By Presidents Joseph Smith Jr & Sidney Rigdon, myself also.
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 four months of fever and ague
After four months of fever and ague, Orson Hyde leaves Commerce for Philadelphia on his mission.
After mature deliberation the council decided
After mature deliberation the council decided that Oliver Cowdery and myself should act as a board or committee to raise all the money we could in righteousness for a season, to send by, or to, certain wise men appointed to purchase land in Zion, in obedience to a revelation or commandment of the [727] Lord, for the mutual benefit of the council.
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."
Almon Babbitt's defense for breaking the Word
Almon Babbitt's defense for breaking the Word of Wisdom: Joseph and others don't observe it. Admonished to live it anyway.
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.
Anxieties inexpresible crowd themselves continually
Anxieties inexpresible crowd themselves continually upon my mnd for the saints, when I consider the many temptations with which we are subject from the cunning and flattery of the great adversary of our souls. When I contemplate the rapidity with which the great and glorious day of the coming of the Son of man advances, when he shall come to receive his saints unto himself when I consider that soon the heavens are to be shaken, and the earth tremble and reel to and fro I cry out in my heart, What manner of person ought i to be in all holy conversation and godliness!
Appointment is made of the first
Appointment is made of the first general authority born outside of the U.S., John Gould. Born in Canada, he is ordained to the First council of Seventy. At this conference Joseph Smith honorably releases five members of the First Council of Seventy because they had previously been ordained high priests. Brigham Young would later preach that this was the only uninspired decision he ever witnessed Smith perform in the church.
Appointment of First Missionaries to England
Appointment of First Missionaries to England
Appointment of Missionaries
Appointment of Missionaries
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 a preliminary hearing on charges
At a preliminary hearing on charges the Monroe, Michigan bank charter had been obtained illegally, a court date is set for the fall session.
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.
Church court in the temple. Parrish
Church court in the temple. Parrish testifies.
Conference (Hiram): Joseph Smith Sr
Conference (Hiram): Joseph Smith Sr. and Ezra Thayer reproved for their management of Frederick G. Williams' property in Kirtland.
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.
Conference continues: Sidney Rigdon ordains Lyman
Conference continues: Sidney Rigdon ordains Lyman Johnson to the High Priesthood; Oliver Cowdery reads a new revelation; brethren bear witness to the truthfulness of the revelations.
Conference Kaw township: Bishop Partridge presents
Conference (Kaw township): Bishop Partridge presents financial report; hotel to be built; Oliver Cowdery, William W. Phelps, and John Corrill to superintend schools; John Murdock and John Corrill to keep membership records. Letters from Sidney are read making "certain charges detrimental to [Edward's] character and standing as a Bishop." Sidney to settle his differences with Edward amicably.
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.
David Whitmer attends high council meeting
David Whitmer attends high council meeting in Far West for the first time since leaving Kirtland.
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 high council directs two
Far West high council directs two wagons and funds be sent to meet Joseph and Sidney.
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
Frederick prophecies that next spring Joseph
Frederick prophecies that next spring Joseph will go to Pittsburgh "to establish a Bishopwrick" and go to New York City within a year.
General conference of elders in Kirtland
General conference of elders in Kirtland appoints Joseph and Sidney to visit Far West and locate gathering places "for a refuge and safety, in the day of the wrath of God which is soon to burst upon the head of this generation, according to the testimony of the prophets; who speak expressly concerning the last days."
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.
George W. Robinson Appointed Church Clerk
George W. Robinson Appointed Church Clerk
George W. Robinson begins service as clerk and recorder of High Council meetings
George W. Robinson begins service as clerk and recorder of High Council meetings in Kirtland (to November 27, 1837).
Governor still looking for a compromise
Governor still looking for a compromise without getting involved personally.
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).
Heber C. Kimball arrives in Kirtland
Heber C. Kimball arrives in Kirtland from mission.
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."
Hyrum Smith Designated as Agent for JS's Missouri Land
Hyrum Smith Designated as Agent for JS's Missouri Land
In 1837 there were 52 missionaries
In 1837 there were 52 missionaries called to serve.
In a trial before the Kirtland
In a trial before the Kirtland High Council concerning unfulfilled contracts the Council decides: "After a long investigation by the Councilors and parties, the Presidency. W. W. Phelps and John Whitmer, it was decided that both accuser and accused should be disfellowshiped, if they did not settle their difficulties."
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 his hands shall the Urim
In his hands shall the Urim and Thummim remain
In Kirtland, the Smith men, Oliver,
In Kirtland, the Smith men, Oliver, Sidney, and Reynolds Cahoon meet. Hyrum and Joseph Smith Sr. are ordained to the presidency of the High Priesthood.
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.
It is well known that Joe
It is well known that Joe Smith never pretended to have any communion with angels, until a long period after the pretended finding of his book.
Jesse Gause and Zebedee Coltrin leave
Jesse Gause and Zebedee Coltrin leave Kirtland on a mission. Jesse never returns.
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 arrive in Kirtland,
Joseph and Emma arrive in Kirtland, stay at the home of Newel K. Whitney for several weeks.
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 and Newell leave Greenville for Kirtland
Joseph and Newell leave Greenville for Kirtland.
Joseph and Sidney go to Canandaigua
Joseph and Sidney go to Canandaigua "to translate &c," but while there a revelation (D&C 37) directs them to stop translating for the time being and strengthen the church in Colesville.
Joseph arrives in Colesville
Joseph arrives in Colesville.
Joseph leaves Far West for DeWitt
Joseph leaves Far West for DeWitt to welcome Canadian Saints.
Joseph leaves for Missouri with N.
Joseph leaves for Missouri with N. K. Whitney, Peter Whitmer, and Jesse Gause.
Joseph marries Newel Knight and Lydia Goldthwaite
Joseph marries Newel Knight and Lydia Goldthwaite. The state does not consider Mormons ministers and therefore refuses to license them.
Joseph predicts none of the prisoners
Joseph predicts none of the prisoners will lose their lives during captivity. Camp reaches Missouri river.
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 dictates a revelation to the Quorum of Twelve's president concerning himself
Joseph Smith dictates a revelation to the Quorum of Twelve's president concerning himself: "the keys which I have given unto him, and also to you, shall not be taken from him till I come."
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 Smith traveled to northwest Missouri, returning early December
Joseph Smith traveled to northwest Missouri, returning early December.
Joseph writes a lengthy letter to the editor of the American Revivalist and Rochester
Joseph writes a lengthy letter to the editor of the American Revivalist and Rochester Observer, warning that "not many years shall pass away, before the United States shall present such a scene of bloodshed as has not a parallel in the history of our nation: pestilence, hail, famine, and earthquake will sweep the wicked of this generation from off the face of the land. to open and prepare the way for the return of the lost tribes of Israel from the north country."
Joseph writes Edward Partridge to go
Joseph writes Edward Partridge to go to court over expulsion but do not sell any land.
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."
Joseph, Sidney, Thomas B
Joseph, Sidney, Thomas B. Marsh, and others visit Oliver Cowdery, Lyman E. Johnson and others in Daviess county who are also exploring northward on Grand River.
Joseph's journal is returned to Warren
Joseph's journal is returned to Warren Parrish, whose health has improved.
JS Charged in Grandison Newell Case
JS Charged in Grandison Newell Case
JS Charged with Lying and Extortion
JS Charged with Lying and Extortion
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 Tried in Absentia
JS Tried in Absentia
JS's Departure from Kirtland
JS's Departure from Kirtland
JS's Illness
JS's Illness
JS's Journey to Northwest Missouri
JS's Journey to Northwest Missouri
JS's Journey to Toronto
JS's Journey to Toronto
JS's Renegotiation of Debts
JS's Renegotiation of Debts
JS's Resignation as Kirtland Safety Society Officer
JS's Resignation as Kirtland Safety Society Officer
JS's Return from Toronto
JS's Return from Toronto
JS's Return to Kirtland
JS's Return to Kirtland
JS's Third Michigan Journey
JS's Third Michigan Journey
JS's Transfer of Land to William Marks
JS's Transfer of Land to William Marks
JS's Travel between Kirtland and Chester
JS's Travel between Kirtland and Chester
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 High Council reorganized
Kirtland High Council reorganized.
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.
Lorenzo Snow History
Served mission to eastern states and Fox Islands.
Lyman E. Johnson and Orson Pratt
Lyman E. Johnson and Orson Pratt leave Kirtland, travel through "Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York city, to Hurlgate, on Long Island; preached thirty times in towns and villages on the way, where they previously had never heard the Gospel."
Martin Harris arrives in Painesville from Palmyra
Martin Harris arrives in Painesville from Palmyra and testifies in a hotel bar. "Every idea that he advanced, he knew to be absolutely true, as he said, by the spirit and power of God." Concludes "declaring, that all who believed the new bible would see Christ within fifteen years, and all who did not would absolutely be destroyed and dam'd."
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).
Newel reports results of recently returned
Newel reports results of recently returned missionaries:
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 confirms Wight (and presumably his wife)
Oliver confirms Wight (and presumably his wife).
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 and Samuel H. Smith
Orson Hyde and Samuel H. Smith leave Kirtland on their mission to Boston. They visit brethren in Painesville and the next day preach to a large gathering (principally Campbellites) in the Perry schoolhouse. They are "much predjudiced and hard against the work."
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.
Parley baptizes Lyman Wight and Harriet Benton Wight
Parley baptizes Lyman Wight and Harriet Benton Wight.
Peter Whitmer Jr
Peter Whitmer Jr. leaves Independence for Ohio (exact date not specified).
Petition to Church Presidency on Behavior of Church Members
Petition to Church Presidency on Behavior of Church Members
Reorganization of Kirtland Safety Society Bank
Reorganization of Kirtland Safety Society Bank
Returns from Burlington. Brother Duel carried
Brother Duel carried Elders Young and Kimball in his wagon to Lima, sixteen miles, where another brother received them and carried them to Father Mikesell's near Quincy, about twenty miles; the fatigue of this day was too much for their feeble health; they were prostrated, and obliged to tarry a few days to recruit.
Revelation on Quorum of Twelve
Revelation on Quorum of Twelve
Reynolds Cahoon confirms Willard Richards h. Lyman
Reynolds Cahoon confirms Willard Richards (h). Lyman Sherman sings in tongues and Willard understands.
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.
Samuel H. Smith and Orson Hyde
Samuel H. Smith and Orson Hyde return from their mission to New York, Massachusetts, and Maine.
Second church conference, Fayette, New York
Second church conference, Fayette, New York.
Sidney lets them stay with him,
Sidney lets them stay with him, reads the book, and "partly condemned it," but two days later, declares it is true. Only after the missionaries see they have prospects for converts do they announce "that their book contained a new covenant, to come under which the disciple must be re-immersed."