Emma Hale is born in the town of Harmony, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
Emma Hale is born in the town of Harmony, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
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1804
1805
Joseph Smith Jr
Joseph Smith Jr. was born in Sharon, Vermont.
Joseph Smith Jr. is born
Joseph Smith Jr. is born the fifth of eleven children. Crop failures push the family through several moves before they settle near Palmyra, New York, in 1816.
Joseph Smith was born
Joseph Smith was born.
JS Born in Vermont
JS Born in Vermont
1806
Oliver Cowdery is born in Wells,
Oliver Cowdery is born in Wells, Vermont. In 1832 he marries Elizabeth Ann Whitmer, daughter of Peter Whitmer, Sr. Cowdery was brother-in-law to Brigham Young's brother Phineas and to Book of Mormon Witnesses David Whitmer, Jacob Whitmer, and Peter Whitmer, Jr. He was a third cousin to the Prophet Joseph Smith.
1807
Wilfred Woodruff History
Born in Milnthorpe, Westmorland, England, to James Taylor and Agnes Taylor.
1808
John Taylor History
Contracts typhus during an epidemic, undergoes leg operation at West Lebanon, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
Samuel Harrison Smith, brother of Joseph
Samuel Harrison Smith, brother of Joseph Smith born at Tunbridge, Vermont; he dies in 1844--some suspect poisoning.
1811
William Smith, brother of Joseph Smith
William Smith, brother of Joseph Smith born at Royalton, Vermont; he is the only male in the Smith family to live beyond 1844. He dies November 13, 1893.
1812
Joseph Smith contracted typhoid fever requiring surgery
Joseph Smith contracted typhoid fever requiring surgery.
JS's Leg Surgery
JS's Leg Surgery
1814
Brigham Young History
Born at Mantua, Portage County, Ohio, to Oliver Snow and Rosetta Leonora Pettibone.
Lorenzo Snow History
Smith family moves to the village of Palmyra, Ontario County, New York.
1816
An early "killing" frost comes to Norwich
An early "killing" frost comes to Norwich, Vermont which cuts down those few crops that survived earlier snows that fell in July and August. The Joseph Smith Sr. family, facing the third year of crop failure, decides to move to New York.
Joseph Smith Sr
Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith moved their family to Manchester, New York.
Smith Family's Move to Palmyra
Smith Family's Move to Palmyra
1819
John Taylor History
Sees First Vision, Manchester Township, Ontario County, New York. 1
Smith Family's Move to Farm
Smith Family's Move to Farm
1820
God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, appeared to Joseph Smith
God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, appeared to Joseph Smith.
Joseph Smith experienced the First Vision near his home
Joseph Smith experienced the First Vision near his home.
Joseph Smith experienced the First Vision near his home in upstate New York
Joseph Smith experienced the First Vision near his home in upstate New York.
Joseph Smith experiences the First Vision
Joseph Smith experiences the First Vision.
The First Vision
Caught between competing revivals, Joseph prays in the woods near his family farm and later describes seeing the Father and the Son. He is told to join none of the existing churches.
1822
John Taylor History
First instructed by angel Moroni.
1823
Alvin Smith, Joseph Smith's older brother,
Alvin Smith, Joseph Smith's older brother, comes into the house in great pain. He is taken sick and dies 18 days later after an "emetic" administered by a local doctor substituting for the family doctor lodges in his digestive tract. This complicates things for Joseph as he claimed he had been instructed by an angel to bring Alvin to the Hill Cumorah to receive the plates.
Death of Alvin Smith
Death of Alvin Smith
Doctrine & Covenants Section 2
Doctrine & Covenants Section 2 was given to Joseph Smith (angelic visitation) in matters relating to Moroni’s visit to Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith's older brother Alvin died
Joseph Smith's older brother Alvin died.
JS's First Visions of Angel Moroni
JS's First Visions of Angel Moroni
JS's Visit to Hill Cumorah
JS's Visit to Hill Cumorah
Moroni and the record
An angel named Moroni tells Joseph of a record buried in a nearby hill. He returns each year for four years before he is allowed to take it.
Moroni visits with Joseph Smith,
<p>In five visits with Joseph Smith, the resurrected Moroni revealed the existence of ancient gold plates, from which the Book of Mormon was translated, and instructed him on his role in restoring the gospel.</p>
The angel Moroni first appeared to Joseph Smith
The angel Moroni first appeared to Joseph Smith.
The angel Moroni visited Joseph Smith and told him of an ancient record
The angel Moroni visited Joseph Smith and told him of an ancient record.
1824
John Taylor History
Instructed by angel Moroni at Hill Cumorah.
JS's First Annual Visit with Angel Moroni
JS's First Annual Visit with Angel Moroni
1825
John Taylor History
Instructed by angel Moroni at Hill Cumorah.
Joseph Smith History
Tried and acquitted on fanciful charge of being a “disorderly person,” South Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York. New York law defined a disorderly person as, among other things, a vagrant or a seeker of “lost goods.” The Prophet had been accused of both the first charge was false and was made simply to cause trouble; Joseph’s use of a seer stone to see things that others could not see with the naked eye brought the second charge. Those who brought the charges were apparently concerned that Joseph might bilk his employer, Josiah Stowell, out of some money. Mr. Stowell’s testimony clearly said this was not so and that he trusted Joseph Smith. 2
Joseph Smith Jr. and his father
Joseph Smith Jr. and his father Joseph Smith Sr. sign "Articles of Agreement" concerning the seeking of a lost Spanish silver mine near Josiah Stowall's property in Harmony Pennsylvania. Stowall had heard of Joseph Smith's ability to see hidden treasures and brought him 150 miles from Palmyra, New York to help locate the fabled treasure. No money was ever found and Joseph was later tried and convicted as a "disorderly person" for his "glass looking" activities with Stowall.
JS and Others' Search for Silver Mine
JS and Others' Search for Silver Mine
JS Hired by Josiah Stowell
JS Hired by Josiah Stowell
JS's Second Annual Visit with Angel Moroni
JS's Second Annual Visit with Angel Moroni
1826
Joseph Smith History
Instructed by angel Moroni at Hill Cumorah.
Joseph Smith is brought to trial
Joseph Smith is brought to trial on charges of being a "disorderly person." Court records of Bainbridge, Chenango County, State of New York, "People vs Joseph Smith The Glass Looker," reveal that he was brought to trial on charges of money digging, using a "peep stone" to locate buried hidden treasures. Joseph is convicted but "took Leg Bail," i.e. he is allowed to get out of town rather than serve jail time.
JS's First Trial in South Bainbridge
JS's First Trial in South Bainbridge
JS's Third Annual Visit with Angel Moroni
JS's Third Annual Visit with Angel Moroni
1827
Emma Smith Acted as JS's Scribe
Emma Smith Acted as JS's Scribe
Heber C. Kimball is awakened by a neighbor, John P
Heber C. Kimball is awakened by a neighbor, John P. Greene, to see a manifestation in the sky: "It was one of the most beautiful starlight nights, so clear that we could see to pick up a pin. We looked to the eastern horizon, and beheld a white smoke arise toward the heavens; as it ascended it formed itself into a belt, and made a noise like the sound of a mighty wind, and continued southwest, forming a regular bow dipping in the western horizon. "
J Smith gets the plates, hides
J Smith gets the plates, hides them in a birch log.
Joseph and Emma Smith moved to Harmony Township, Pennsylvania
Joseph and Emma Smith moved to Harmony Township, Pennsylvania.
Joseph Smith History
In New York City, Professor Charles Anthon certifies authenticity of Book of Mormon characters, then withdraws certification, offers to translate the gold plates himself. Learning that part of the plates are sealed, he says, in fulfillment of prophecy (Isaiah 29:11), “I cannot read a sealed book.”
Joseph Smith married Emma Hale at South Bainbridge, New York
Joseph Smith married Emma Hale at South Bainbridge, New York.
Joseph Smith obtains the Book of Mormon plates
Joseph Smith obtains the Book of Mormon plates.
Joseph Smith received the gold plates from Moroni
Joseph Smith received the gold plates from Moroni.
Joseph Smith received the gold plates from the Angel Moroni at the Hill Cumorah
Joseph Smith received the gold plates from the Angel Moroni at the Hill Cumorah in upstate New York. He also received the Urim and Thummim, which was used in translating the Book of Mormon.
Joseph Smith receives the Golden Plates and the Urim and Thummim
Joseph Smith receives the Golden Plates and the Urim and Thummim.
Joseph Smith tells his mother that he has not brought the plates home
Joseph Smith tells his mother that he has not brought the plates home but has hidden the, plates in an old birch log three miles from his home. He tells her he hid them by cutting out a segment of bark, carving out the interior, depositing the plates, and replacing the bark. After breakfast he tells visiting Joseph Knight "It is ten times Better then I expected. Then he went on to tell the length and width and thickness of the plates and, said he, they appear to be gold. But he seamed to think more of the glasses or the urim and thummim than he did of the plates for says he, I can see anything. They are Marvelous."
Joseph warned to remove the plates and breastplate
Joseph was later warned to remove the plates and breastplate, whereupon he removed them from the chest under the floor, and placed them in some flax in the loft of the shop. The mob arrived as soon as it was dark"" [REH 150; EMD 1:342], found the chest under the floor and splintered it to pieces, but were unsuccessful in finding the plates in the loft. I have selected the date as the Sunday following the burial of the plates under the hearth."
JS and Emma Smith Moved onto Hale Property
JS and Emma Smith Moved onto Hale Property
JS Copied Characters from Plates
JS Copied Characters from Plates
JS Obtained Plates
JS Obtained Plates
JS's Marriage to Emma Hale
JS's Marriage to Emma Hale
JS's Move to Harmony
JS's Move to Harmony
The plates are obtained
Joseph receives the plates and moves to Harmony, Pennsylvania, to escape harassment. Most of the translation is finished in under three months in 1829 with Oliver Cowdery as scribe.
1828
a Son is born to Joseph
a Son is born to Joseph and Emma Smith in Harmony, Pennsylvania and dies within an hour. The gravestone gives no name but the family bible records the name as "Alvin" after Joseph's older brother who had died.
Birth and Death of JS's Son
Birth and Death of JS's Son
BoM plates and U&T returned, D&C
BoM plates and U&T returned, D&C 10:1-5 received.
Doctrine & Covenants Section 10 was given to Joseph Smith in matters relating
Doctrine & Covenants Section 10 was given to Joseph Smith in matters relating to the lost 116 pages
Doctrine & Covenants Section 3 was given to Joseph Smith in matters relating
Doctrine & Covenants Section 3 was given to Joseph Smith in matters relating to the lost 116 pages
Joseph delivers up the Urim and Thummim to the angel
Joseph delivers up the Urim and Thummim to the angel.
Joseph Smith completes 116 pages foolscap-size
Joseph Smith completes 116 pages (foolscap-size) of translation from the gold plates (the book of Lehi), with Martin Harris transcribing with a blanket stretched between them. Martin Harris repeatedly asks Joseph Smith to borrow the transcript. Smith refuses twice but relents (by revelation) on the third request but makes Harris agree to a covenant to show only his family. Harris brings the 116 page translation from the gold plates back to Palmyra and shows them to his wife, Lucy Harris, but he loses the transcripts (says they were stolen). Lucy Harris is suspected of hiding or destroying them.
Joseph Smith History
Martin Harris leaves Harmony with 116 translated pages of the Book of Lehi. The pages are stolen in Palmyra Township, June–July 1828.
Joseph Smith translated the Book of Lehi with Martin Harris as scribe
Joseph Smith translated the Book of Lehi with Martin Harris as scribe.
Joseph Smith translates the Book of Mormon with Martin Harris
Joseph Smith translates the Book of Mormon with Martin Harris.
JS Learned of Lost Manuscript Pages
JS Learned of Lost Manuscript Pages
L Cowdery contracts to teach school
Professor Charles Anthon wrote in his first letter: “ Some years ago, a plain, apparently simple-hearted farmer called on me with a note from Dr. Mitchell, of our city, now dead, requesting me to decipher, if possible, the paper which the farmer would hand me”. Letter to E. D. Howe, February 17, 1834. [CHC 1:103] Many years ago--the precise date I do not now recollect,--a plain-looking countryman called upon me with a letter from Dr. Samuel L. Mitchell, requesting me to examine, and give my opinion upon a certain paper, marked with various characters, which the doctor confessed he could not decipher, and which the bearer of the note was very anxious to have explained. . . . As Dr. Mitchell was our 'Magnus Appollo' in those days, the man called first upon him; but the Doctor, evidently suspecting some trick, declined giving any opinion about the matter, and sent the countryman down to the college, to see, in all probability, what the 'learned pundits' in that place would make of the affair. Letter to T. W. Coit, April 3, 1841. [CHC 1:104-105, 106]. Martin Harris indicates that he saw Professor Anthon before seeing Dr. Mitchill. He [Professor Charles Anthon] replied 'I cannot read a sealed book' I left him and went to Dr. Mitchell, who sanctioned what Professor Anthony had said respecting both the characters and the translation. [PJS 1:285-286 and HC 1:20]
M and L Harris leave Palmyra
Emma states ‘When my husband was translating the Book of Mormon, I wrote a part of it, as he dictated each sentence, word for word, and when he came to proper names he could not pronounce, or long words, he spelled them out, and while I was writing them, if I made any mistake in spelling, he would stop me and correct my spelling, although it was impossible for him to see how I was writing them down at the time. Even the word Sarah he could not pronounce at first, but had to spell it, and I would pronounce it for him. As the word "Sarah" does not appear in the Book of Mormon, it is more likely that the word "Sariah" was intended as is found in a later report by Edmund C. Biggs: "This brings to my mind a statement of the Elect Lady, Emma, in the winter of 1856. She said to me, 'When you see David Whitmer you will see an honest man.' And in the same conversation, she remarked of her husband Joseph's limited education while he was translating the Book of Mormon, and she was scribe at the time, 'He could not pronounce the word Sariah.' [DWI 126 ] "And one time while translating, where it speaks of the walls of Jerusalem, he stopped and said, 'Emma, did Jerusalem have walls surrounding it.' When I informed him it had, he replied, 'O, I though I was deceived.' [DWI 126-127] He [David Whitmer] said Smith translated by means of a pair of large bound Speciales ie the 'Book of Mormon', that the Characters would appear in the air & stay until correctly translated and then disappear that Smith was ignorant of the Bible that when translating he first came to where Jerusalem was spoken of as a 'Walled City' he stopped until they got a Bible & showed him where the fact was recorded - Smith not believing it was a walled city."" [MMM 486]
M Harris arrives in Palmyra with the 116 pages
M Harris arrives in Palmyra with the 116 pages.
M Harris leaves Harmony for Palmyra
M Harris leaves Harmony for Palmyra with 116 pages.
M Harris visits with Professor Charles
M Harris visits with Professor Charles Anthon.
Mancaester. J. Smith Sr. and Lucy
Emma gives birth to Joseph Smith's first son.
Martin Harris Showed Manuscript to Family
Martin Harris Showed Manuscript to Family
Martin Harris Showed Transcript to Scholars
Martin Harris Showed Transcript to Scholars
Martin Harris took a transcript
Martin Harris took a transcript and partial translation of the Book of Mormon to Professor Charles Anthon of Columbia College and to Dr. Samuel L. Mitchell of New York. In June, Harris borrowed and lost 116 manuscript pages.
Martin Harris took Book of Mormon manuscript pages to professors in New York
Martin Harris took Book of Mormon manuscript pages to professors in New York.
Martin Harris took character transcripts to scholars in New York
Martin Harris took character transcripts to scholars in New York.
Martin Harris took manuscript pages to Palmyra, which were subsequently lost
Martin Harris took manuscript pages to Palmyra, which were subsequently lost.
Martin Harris' trip to New York
Martin Harris' trip to New York City - Professor Anthon.
Oliver Cowdery Met Smith Family
Oliver Cowdery Met Smith Family
Plates Temporarily Taken from JS
Plates Temporarily Taken from JS
The 116 manuscript pages are stolen
The 116 manuscript pages are stolen.
The plates and translation power were restored to Joseph Smith
The plates and translation power were restored to Joseph Smith.
The plates were temporarily taken from Joseph Smith following the lost manuscript
The plates were temporarily taken from Joseph Smith following the lost manuscript.
With Martin Harris as scribe Joseph
With Martin Harris as scribe Joseph Smith begins translating the Book of Mormon. A curtain divides them to prevent Martin from seeing the plates. Two months later they have completed 116 pages.
1829
Agreement for Printing of Book of Mormon
Agreement for Printing of Book of Mormon
An angel showed the gold plates to the Three Witnesses
An angel showed the gold plates to the Three Witnesses; Joseph showed them to the Eight Witnesses.
Baptism of Hyrum Smith, David Whitmer, and Peter Whitmer Jr.
Baptism of Hyrum Smith, David Whitmer, and Peter Whitmer Jr.
Book of Mormon Pages Delivered for Typsetting
Book of Mormon Pages Delivered for Typsetting
Copyright secured for the Book of Mormon
Copyright secured for the Book of Mormon.
D&C 10 was revealed to Joseph Smith
D&C 10 was revealed to Joseph Smith.
D&C 11 and 12 were revealed to Hyrum Smith and Joseph Knight Sr.
D&C 11 and 12 were revealed to Hyrum Smith and Joseph Knight Sr.
D&C 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18 were revealed at Fayette, New York
D&C 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18 were revealed at Fayette, New York.
D&C 19 was revealed at Manchester, New York
D&C 19 was revealed at Manchester, New York.
D&C 4 was revealed to Joseph Smith Sr.
D&C 4 was revealed to Joseph Smith Sr.
D&C 5 received. Translation
Joseph Smith stated “Mean time our translation drawing to a close, we went to Palmyra, Wayne County, N.Y: Secured the Copyright; and agreed with Mr Egbert Grandin to print five thousand Copies for the sum of three thousand dollars. [PJS 1:300; see HC 1:71]. The copyright registration for the Book of Mormon is extant, and bears the date of June 11, 1829. The description of the Book of Mormon Joseph says is a literal translation "taken from the very last leaf, on the left hand side of the collection or book of plates" (see PJS 1:300 and HC 1:71-72
D&C 5 was revealed at Martin Harris's request
D&C 5 was revealed at Martin Harris's request.
D&C 6, 7, 8, and 9 were revealed to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery
D&C 6, 7, 8, and 9 were revealed to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery.
David Whitmer helped Joseph Smith move to the Whitmer farm in Fayette
David Whitmer helped Joseph Smith move to the Whitmer farm in Fayette.
Doctrine & Covenants Section 11 was given to Joseph Smith in matters relating
Doctrine & Covenants Section 11 was given to Joseph Smith in matters relating to Hyrum Smith
Doctrine & Covenants Section 12 was given to Joseph Smith in matters relating
Doctrine & Covenants Section 12 was given to Joseph Smith in matters relating to Joseph Knight, Sr.
Doctrine & Covenants Section 13 was given to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery (angelic visitation) in matters
Doctrine & Covenants Section 13 was given to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery (angelic visitation) in matters relating to the Conferral of Aaronic priesthood by John the Baptist
Doctrine & Covenants Section 14 was given to Joseph Smith in matters relating
Doctrine & Covenants Section 14 was given to Joseph Smith in matters relating to David Whitmer
Doctrine & Covenants Section 15 was given to Joseph Smith in matters relating
Doctrine & Covenants Section 15 was given to Joseph Smith in matters relating to John Whitmer
Doctrine & Covenants Section 16 was given to Joseph Smith in matters relating
Doctrine & Covenants Section 16 was given to Joseph Smith in matters relating to Peter Whitmer, Jr.
Doctrine & Covenants Section 17 was given to Joseph Smith in matters relating
Doctrine & Covenants Section 17 was given to Joseph Smith in matters relating to the Three Witnesses
Doctrine & Covenants Section 18 was given to Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery
Doctrine & Covenants Section 18 was given to Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, and David Whitmer in matters relating to the selection of Twelve Apostles
Doctrine & Covenants Section 4 was given to Joseph Smith in matters relating
Doctrine & Covenants Section 4 was given to Joseph Smith in matters relating to Joseph Smith, Sr.
Doctrine & Covenants Section 5 was given to Joseph Smith in matters relating
Doctrine & Covenants Section 5 was given to Joseph Smith in matters relating to Martin Harris; golden plates
Doctrine & Covenants Section 6 was given to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in matters relating
Doctrine & Covenants Section 6 was given to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in matters relating to Oliver Cowdery
Doctrine & Covenants Section 7 was given to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in matters relating
Doctrine & Covenants Section 7 was given to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in matters relating to Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery; John the Apostle
Doctrine & Covenants Section 8 was given to Joseph Smith in matters relating
Doctrine & Covenants Section 8 was given to Joseph Smith in matters relating to Oliver Cowdery; Book of Mormon translation
Doctrine & Covenants Section 9 was given to Joseph Smith in matters relating
Doctrine & Covenants Section 9 was given to Joseph Smith in matters relating to Oliver Cowdery; Book of Mormon translation
E.B. Grandin contracts to print the Book of Mormon and typesetting begins
E.B. Grandin contracts to print the Book of Mormon and typesetting begins.
Emma Smith and Samuel Smith Acted as Scribes
Emma Smith and Samuel Smith Acted as Scribes
First Gathering of Book of Mormon Printed
First Gathering of Book of Mormon Printed
John the Baptist appears to Joseph
John the Baptist appears to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery and confers the Aaronic Priesthood on them. They then baptize each other.
John the Baptist restored the Aaronic Priesthood to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery
John the Baptist restored the Aaronic Priesthood to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery.
Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery received the Aaronic Priesthood from John the Baptist along
Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery received the Aaronic Priesthood from John the Baptist along the banks of the Susquehanna River, near Harmony, Pa. (See D&C 13.) The two baptized one another, as instructed.
Joseph Smith History
Joseph and Oliver receive the Melchizedek Priesthood from Peter, James, and John on the banks of the Susquehanna River.
Joseph Smith obtains copyright for the Book of Mormon
Joseph Smith obtains copyright for the Book of Mormon. Even before the translation of the Book of Mormon is finished he deposits the title page R. R. Lansing, clerk of the Northern District Court of New York.
Joseph Smith resumed Book of Mormon translation with Oliver Cowdery as scribe
Joseph Smith resumed Book of Mormon translation with Oliver Cowdery as scribe.
Joseph Smith, with Oliver Cowdery as his scribe
Joseph Smith, with Oliver Cowdery as his scribe, completes the translation of the Book of Mormon at the home of David Whitmer's father in Fayette, New York.
JS and Oliver Cowdery Baptized
JS and Oliver Cowdery Baptized
June 26, 1829, The Wayne Sentinel,
June 26, 1829, The Wayne Sentinel, one of Palmyra's papers, publishes the title page of the Book of Mormon and mentions that the book "will be published as soon as the translation is completed."
Martin Harris Pledged Farm to E. B. Grandin
Martin Harris Pledged Farm to E. B. Grandin
Martin Harris pledged his farm to assure payment for Book of Mormon printing
Martin Harris pledged his farm to assure payment for Book of Mormon printing.
Mr Egbert Grandinagrees to print five
Mr Egbert Grandinagrees to print five thousand Copies of Book of Mormon
Oliver Cowdery begins serving as scribe for the translation
Oliver Cowdery begins serving as scribe for the translation.
Oliver Cowdery's Arrival in Harmony
Oliver Cowdery's Arrival in Harmony
Peter, James and John confer the Melchizedek Priesthood
Peter, James and John confer the Melchizedek Priesthood.
Peter, James and John conferred
Peter, James and John conferred the Melchizedek Priesthood uponJoseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery near the Susquehanna River between Harmony, Pa., and Colesville, N.Y.
Priesthood restored
Joseph and Oliver describe the ministering of John the Baptist, followed by Peter, James, and John, restoring the authority they would use to baptize and organize a church.
Reflector to Publish Sections from Book of Mormon
Reflector to Publish Sections from Book of Mormon
Revelation Calling for Three Witnesses
Revelation Calling for Three Witnesses
Revelation on Lost Manuscript Pages
Revelation on Lost Manuscript Pages
Samuel Smith Baptized
Samuel Smith Baptized
The 1829 Church Membership 6
1829 Church Membership 6
The Aaronic and Melchizedek Priesthoods were restored
The Aaronic and Melchizedek Priesthoods were restored.
The Book of Mormon translation
The Book of Mormon translation was completed, and the three witnesses — Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin Harris — were shown the plates by a heavenly messenger. (See D&C 17). Soon afterward, the plates were shown to eight other witnesses.
The Book of Mormon translation was completed in Fayette
The Book of Mormon translation was completed in Fayette.
Three Witnesses Viewed Plates
Three Witnesses Viewed Plates