Joseph Smith Timeline

An interactive timeline detailing the events in the life of the Mormon Prophet, Joseph Smith.

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The events included in the timeline are:D&C 2Sept 21 1823 00:00:00 GMTHC 1: 12D&C 3between July 1 1828 00:00:00 GMT and July 31 1828 00:00:00 GMTHC 1: 21-23D&C 10between Aug 1 1828 00:00:00 GMT and Sep 30 1828 00:00:00 GMTHC 1: 20–23D&C 4between Feb 1 1829 00:00:00 GMT and Feb 28 1829 00:00:00 GMTHC 1: 28D&C 5between March 1 1829 00:00:00 GMT and March 31 1829 00:00:00 GMTHC 1: 28-31D&C 6April 7 1829 00:00:00 GMTHC 1: 32-35D&C 7between April 5 1829 00:00:00 GMT and April 30 1829 00:00:00 GMTHC 1: 35-36D&C 8between April 5 1829 00:00:00 GMT and April 30 1829 00:00:00 GMTD&C 9between April 5 1829 00:00:00 GMT and April 30 1829 00:00:00 GMTD&C 11between May 26 1829 00:00:00 GMT and May 31 1829 00:00:00 GMTHotC1: 44-45D&C 12between May 26 1829 00:00:00 GMT and May 31 1829 00:00:00 GMTHotC1: 44-45D&C 13May 15 1829 00:00:00 GMTD&C 14between June 1 1829 00:00:00 GMT and June 30 1829 00:00:00 GMTD&C 15between June 1 1829 00:00:00 GMT and June 30 1829 00:00:00 GMTD&C 16between June 1 1829 00:00:00 GMT and June 30 1829 00:00:00 GMTD&C 17between June 1 1829 00:00:00 GMT and June 30 1829 00:00:00 GMTD&C 18between June 1 1829 00:00:00 GMT and June 30 1829 00:00:00 GMTD&C 19between March 1 1830 00:00:00 GMT and March 30 1830 00:00:00 GMTD&C 20between April 1 1830 00:00:00 GMT and April 5 1830 00:00:00 GMTD&C 21April 6 1830 00:00:00 GMTD&C 22between April 6 1830 00:00:00 GMT and April 30 1830 00:00:00 GMTD&C 23between April 6 1830 00:00:00 GMT and April 30 1830 00:00:00 GMTD&C 24between July 1 1830 00:00:00 GMT and July 31 1830 00:00:00 GMTD&C 25between July 1 1830 00:00:00 GMT and July 31 1830 00:00:00 GMTD&C 26between July 1 1830 00:00:00 GMT and July 31 1830 00:00:00 GMTD&C 27between Aug 1 1830 00:00:00 GMT and Aug 15 1830 00:00:00 GMTHotC1: 106D&C 28between Sept 1 1830 00:00:00 GMT and Sept 25 1830 00:00:00 GMTHotC1: 110D&C 29between Sept 1 1830 00:00:00 GMT and Sept 25 1830 00:00:00 GMTD&C 30between Sept 26 1830 00:00:00 GMT and Sept 28 1830 00:00:00 GMTHotC1: 110,115-116D&C 31between Sept 26 1830 00:00:00 GMT and Sept 28 1830 00:00:00 GMTHotC1: 110,115-116D&C 32between Oct 1 1830 00:00:00 GMT and Oct 18 1830 00:00:00 GMTCHitFoT: 88D&C 33between Oct 1 1830 00:00:00 GMT and Oct 31 1830 00:00:00 GMTD&C 34Nov 4 1830 00:00:00 GMTD&C 35between Dec 1 1830 00:00:00 GMT and Dec 31 1830 00:00:00 GMTD&C 36between Dec 1 1830 00:00:00 GMT and Dec 31 1830 00:00:00 GMTD&C 37between Dec 1 1830 00:00:00 GMT and Dec 31 1830 00:00:00 GMTD&C 38Jan 2 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 39Jan 5 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 40Jan 6 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 41Feb 4 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 42Feb 9 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 43between Feb 9 1831 00:00:00 GMT and Feb 14 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 44between Feb 14 1831 00:00:00 GMT and Feb 28 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 45March 7 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 46March 8 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 47March 8 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 48between March 8 1831 00:00:00 GMT and March 31 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 49between March 8 1831 00:00:00 GMT and March 31 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 50between May 1 1831 00:00:00 GMT and May 31 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 51between May 2 1831 00:00:00 GMT and May 31 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 52June 7 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 53between June 8 1831 00:00:00 GMT and June 30 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 54between June 1 1831 00:00:00 GMT and June 30 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 55between June 10 1831 00:00:00 GMT and June 20 1831 00:00:00 GMTHotC1: 184-185D&C 56between June 11 1831 00:00:00 GMT and June 30 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 57July 20 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 58Aug 1 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 59Aug 7 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 60Aug 8 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 61Aug 12 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 62Aug 13 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 63between Aug 15 1831 00:00:00 GMT and Aug 31 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 64Sep 11 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 65between Oct 1 1831 00:00:00 GMT and Oct 11 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 66Oct 25 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 1Nov 1 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 67between Nov 1 1831 00:00:00 GMT and Nov 3 1831 00:00:00 GMTHotC 1:229D&C 68between Nov 1 1831 00:00:00 GMT and Nov 3 1831 00:00:00 GMTHotC 1:229D&C 69between Nov 3 1831 00:00:00 GMT and Nov 12 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 133Nov 3 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 70Nov 12 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 71Dec 1 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 72Dec 4 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C 73Jan 10 1832 00:00:00 GMTD&C 74between Jan 10 1832 00:00:00 GMT and Jan 25 1832 00:00:00 GMTD&C 75Jan 25 1832 00:00:00 GMTD&C 76Feb 16 1832 00:00:00 GMTD&C 77March 1 1832 00:00:00 GMTD&C 78between March 1 1832 00:00:00 GMT and March 20 1832 00:00:00 GMTD&C 79between March 1 1832 00:00:00 GMT and March 20 1832 00:00:00 GMTD&C 80between March 1 1832 00:00:00 GMT and March 20 1832 00:00:00 GMTD&C 81between March 1 1832 00:00:00 GMT and March 20 1832 00:00:00 GMTD&C 82April 26 1832 00:00:00 GMTD&C 83April 30 1832 00:00:00 GMTD&C 99between Aug 1 1832 00:00:00 GMT and Aug 31 1832 00:00:00 GMTD&C 84between Sep 22 1832 00:00:00 GMT and Sep 23 1832 00:00:00 GMTD&C 85Nov 27 1832 00:00:00 GMTD&C 86Dec 6 1832 00:00:00 GMTD&C 87Dec 25 1832 00:00:00 GMTD&C 88Dec 27 1832 00:00:00 GMTD&C 89Feb 27 1833 00:00:00 GMTD&C 90March 8 1833 00:00:00 GMTD&C 91March 9 1833 00:00:00 GMTD&C 92March 15 1833 00:00:00 GMTD&C 93May 6 1833 00:00:00 GMTD&C 94May 6 1833 00:00:00 GMTD&C 95June 1 1833 00:00:00 GMTD&C 96June 4 1833 00:00:00 GMTD&C 97Aug 2 1833 00:00:00 GMTD&C 98Aug 6 1833 00:00:00 GMTD&C 100Oct 12 1833 00:00:00 GMTD&C 101Dec 16 1833 00:00:00 GMTD&C 102Feb 17 1834 00:00:00 GMTD&C 103Feb 24 1834 00:00:00 GMTD&C 104April 23 1834 00:00:00 GMTD&C 105June 22 1834 00:00:00 GMTD&C 106Nov 25 1834 00:00:00 GMTD&C 107March 28 1835 00:00:00 GMTD&C 134Aug 17 1835 00:00:00 GMTD&C 108Dec 26 1835 00:00:00 GMTD&C 137Jan 21 1836 00:00:00 GMTD&C 109Mar 27 1836 00:00:00 GMTD&C 110April 3 1836 00:00:00 GMTD&C 111aug 6 1836 00:00:00 GMTD&C 112July 23 1837 00:00:00 GMTD&C 113between March 1 1838 00:00:00 GMT and March 31 1838 00:00:00 GMTD&C 114April 17 1838 00:00:00 GMTD&C 115April 26 1838 00:00:00 GMTD&C 116May 19 1838 00:00:00 GMTD&C 117July 8 1838 00:00:00 GMTD&C 118July 8 1838 00:00:00 GMTD&C 119July 8 1838 00:00:00 GMTD&C 120July 8 1838 00:00:00 GMTD&C 121March 20 1839 00:00:00 GMTD&C 122between March 1 1839 00:00:00 GMT and March 31 1839 00:00:00 GMTD&C 123between March 1 1839 00:00:00 GMT and March 31 1839 00:00:00 GMTD&C 124Jan 19 1841 00:00:00 GMTD&C 125between March 1 1841 00:00:00 GMT and March 31 1841 00:00:00 GMTD&C 126July 9 1841 00:00:00 GMTD&C 127Sep 1 1842 00:00:00 GMTD&C 128Sep 6 1842 00:00:00 GMTD&C 129Feb 9 1843 00:00:00 GMTD&C 130April 2 1843 00:00:00 GMTD&C 131between May 16 00:00:00 GMT and May 17 00:00:00 GMTD&C 132July 12 1843 00:00:00 GMTD&C 135June 27 1844 00:00:00 GMTBirth of Joseph smith, Sr.July 12 1771 00:00:00 GMTCHitFoT: 15Birth of Lucy MackJuly 8 1775 00:00:00 GMTJSatBoM: 14; see note 17Marriage of Joseph Smith & Lucy MackJan 24 1796 00:00:00 GMTJSatBoM: 19Birth & Death of Joseph & Lucy's First Childbetween Jan 1 1797 00:00:00 GMT and Dec 31 1797 00:00:00 GMTCHitFoT: 21Birth of Alvin SmithFeb 11 1798 00:00:00 GMTCHitFoT: 21Birth of Hyrum SmithFeb 9 1800 00:00:00 GMTCHitFoT: 21Birth of Sophronia SmithMay 16 1803 00:00:00 GMTCHitFoT: 21Birth of Joseph Smith, Jr.Dec 23 1805 00:00:00 GMTCHitFoT: 21Birth of Samuel Harrison SmithMarch 13 1808 00:00:00 GMTJSatBoM: 31Birth of Ephraim SmithMarch 13 1810 00:00:00 GMTJSatBoM: 31Death of Ephraim SmithMarch 24 1810 00:00:00 GMTJSatBoM: 31Birth of William SmithMarch 13 1811 00:00:00 GMTJSatBoM: 31Birth of Catherine SmithJuly 28 1812 00:00:00 GMTJSatBoM: 32Birth of Don Carlos SmithMarch 25 1816 00:00:00 GMTCHitFoT: 21The First Visionbetween March 21 1820 00:00:00 GMT and June 21 1820 00:00:00 GMTBirth of Lucy SmithJuly 18 1821 00:00:00 GMTJSatBoM: 48, 60Visit of the Angel MoroniSept 21 1823 00:00:00 GMTJSatBoM: 61-62Joseph Visits the Hill CumorahSept 22 1823 00:00:00 GMTJSatBoM: 61-62Death of Alvin SmithNov 19 1823 00:00:00 GMTCHitFoT: 21; JSatBoM: 64-65Marriage of Joseph & EmmaJan 18 1827 00:00:00 GMTCHitFoT: 43Joseph aquires the PlatesSep 22 1827 00:00:00 GMTCHitFoT: 44First 116 Pages TranslatedApril 12 1828 00:00:00 GMT through June 14 1828 00:00:00 GMTJSatBoM: 90Birth & Death of Alvin Smith June 15 1828 00:00:00 GMTJSatBoM: 91116 Pages Lostbetween June 15 1828 00:00:00 GMT and June 30 1828 00:00:00 GMTJSatBoM: 90-91Arrival of Oliver CowderyApril 5 1829 00:00:00 GMTHotC1: 32-33Book of Mormon TranslatedApril 7 1829 00:00:00 GMT through July 11 1829 00:00:00 GMTCHitFoT: 53, 66Aaronic Priesthood RestoredMay 15 1829 00:00:00 GMTCHitFoT: 52Melchizedek Priesthood RestoredMay 15 1829 00:00:00 GMT through May 31 1829 00:00:00 GMTCHitFoT: 52; HotC1: 61; D&C 128:20BoM CopyrightedJune 11 1829 00:00:00 GMTCHitFoT: 62Translation CompletedJune 1 1829 00:00:00 GMT through June 30 1829 00:00:00 GMTD&C 17Printing Contract SignedAug 17 1829 00:00:00 GMTCHitFoT: 62-63Harris Farm MortgagedAug 25 1829 00:00:00 GMTCHitFoT: 66BoM Publicly AvailableMar 26 1830 00:00:00 GMTWayne SentinelCHitFoT: 66Church is OrganizedApril 6 1830 00:00:00 GMTHotT: 75-78First SermonApril 11 1830 00:00:00 GMTHotT: 81First ConferenceJune 9 1830 00:00:00 GMTHotT: 85Parley P. Pratt BaptizedSep 1 1830 00:00:00 GMTCHitFoT: 75Second ConferenceSept 26 1830 00:00:00 GMT through Sept 28 1830 00:00:00 GMTHotC1: 110,115-118Missionaries DepartOct 18 1830 00:00:00 GMTCHitFoT: 88Missionaries in Ohiobetween Nov 1 1830 00:00:00 GMT and Nov 30 1830 00:00:00 GMTCHitFoT: 87Sidney Rigdon travels to New Yorkbetween Dec 1 1830 00:00:00 GMT and Dec 31 1830 00:00:00 GMTCHitFoT: 87Missionaries in Missouribetween Jan 1 1831 00:00:00 GMT and Jan 31 1831 00:00:00 GMTCHitFoT: 87Emma's TwinsApril 30 1831 00:00:00 GMTHotC1: 260Joseph Leaves For MissouriJune 19 1831 00:00:00 GMTHotC1: 188Joseph Arrives In Missouribetween July 10 1831 00:00:00 GMT and July 20 1831 00:00:00 GMTHotC1: 188Zion RevealedJuly 30 1831 00:00:00 GMTD&C: 57Zion ConsecratedAug 2 1831 00:00:00 GMTHotC1: 196Joseph Returns To OhioSept 12 1831 00:00:00 GMTHotC1: 215Joseph S. Murdock diesMar 29 1832 00:00:00 GMTHotC1: 261-265Joseph leaves for MissouriApril 1 1832 00:00:00 GMTHotC1: 265-266Joseph arrives in MissouriApril 24 1832 00:00:00 GMTHotC1: 266BoC printing commencesMay 1 1832 00:00:00 GMTHotC1: 270Joseph leaves for KirtlandMay 6 1832 00:00:00 GMTHotC1: 271Joseph arrives in Kirtlandbetween June 1 1832 00:00:00 GMT and June 30 1832 00:00:00 GMTHotC1: 272Joseph Smith III is bornNov 6 1832 00:00:00 GMTHotC1: 295Bible Translation CompletedFeb 2 1833 00:00:00 GMTHotC1: 324Counselors ChosenMar 18 1833 00:00:00 GMTD&C 90:6Saints Flee7 Nov 1833 00:00:00 GMTZion's Camp5 May 1834 00:00:00 GMTQuorm of the Twelve Organized14 Feb 1835 00:00:00 GMTD&C 107:23-24Seventy Organized28 Feb 1835 00:00:00 GMTHotC 2:201-202D&C Canonized17 Aug 1835 00:00:00 GMTTemple Dedicated27 Mar 1836 00:00:00 GMTD&C 109Christ Visits3 April 1836 00:00:00 GMTD&C 110Overseas Missionaries19 July 1837 00:00:00 GMTChurch Named26 April 1838 00:00:00 GMTD&C 115:4Prophet Jailed1 Dec 1838 00:00:00 GMTD&C 121-123Baptism for the Dead15 Aug 1840 00:00:00 GMTRelief Society Organized17 March 1842 00:00:00 GMTTemple Endowments4 May 1842 00:00:00 GMTProphet Martyred27 June 1844 00:00:00 GMTD&C 135

CHitFoT is Church History in the Fullness of Times. D&C is the Doctrine and Covenants. HotC is the History of the Church. JSatBoM is Joseph Smith and the Beginnings of Mormonism.

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