Compiled by N. R. Tidd from Internet souces through 13 August, 1998 | |||
| Mormon Chronology Rev 01 Volume 04 | |||
Subject | Date | Event | |
| Organization | 1832 | United Firm established. Members include: Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, Jesse Gause, Oliver Cowdery, Martin Harris, Algernon Sidney Gilbert, Newel K. Whitmey, Edward Partridge, William W. Phelps, and John Whitmer. [Church History (annotated) Vol 1 Ch 16 notes] | |
| Dissent | Jan | 1832 | Several excommunicated in Kirtland by Orson Pratt and Elder Cahoon. [Orson Pratt journals] |
| Organization | 25 Jan | 1832 | General Conference at Amherst, OH. [Book of John Whitmer] |
| Dissent, Missions | Late Jan | 1832 | Joseph Smith receives a revelation chastising William E. McLellin and revoking his commission to preach in the east, rather, he's to preach in the south with Luke Johnson. Several others sent off on missions, two by two. [Church History Vol I] |
| Missions | Feb | 1832 | Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon preaching in Ravena. [Luman Shurtliff journal] |
| Doctrine | 16-Feb | 1832 | Joseph Smith reports a vision to him and Sidney Rigdon, (while translating the scriptures back at Hiram), of the Father and Son and angels.The vision includes a description of the celestial, telestial, and terrestrial kingdoms. [Church History Vol I] |
| Dissent | In / Prior Mar | 1832 | Simonds Ryder, Eli Johnson, Edward Johnson, John Johnson, Jr., Jacob Scott and others apostate [Church History Vol I] & [The Ohio Experience and Joseph Smith and the Restoration] |
| Misc. | Mar | 1832 | The Lord starts calling Joseph Smith, “Enoch.” The revelations also refer to Joseph Smith as “Gazelam,” Newel K. Whitney as “Ahashdah,” and Sidney Rigdon as “Pelagoram.” [Church History Vol I] |
| Missions, Organization | Mar | 1832 | Joseph Smith receives revelations for Frederick G. Williams to be a counselor to Joseph Smith. [Church History Vol I] |
| Organization | 8 Mar | 1832 | Jesse Gause and Sidney Rigdon appointed counselors. [All About Mormons site] |
| Persecution,Polygamy | 24 Mar | 1832 | Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon (while living in Hirum) are attacked and tarred; the mob included Simonds Ryder, McClentic, Streeter, and Felatiah Allen. One of the mobbers (while he tries to get pillows for the feathers) is temporarily trapped by a woman at Sidney Rigdon's. The mobbers are chased off by John Poorman and Father (John) Johnson, who mistake each other for mobbers and struggle, with Poorman striking Johnson. [Church History Vol I]Luke Johnson recalls it as the fall of 1831 and says a mob of 40 or 50 came to their house (Johnson's) and Carnot Mason dragged Smith from his bed and 40 rods from the house where they streached him on a plank, and after abusing him, to him to Dr. Dennison's for an operation, Dennison refused. [Luke Johnson autobiography] Eli Johnson demanded that Smith be castrated for being too intimate with his sister, Nancy Marinda Johnson [Fawn Brodie / Reason site] |
| Persecution | 25 Mar | 1832 | Joseph Smith preaches as usual, Simonds Ryder attends. [Church History Vol I] |
| Dissent | 26 Mar | 1832 | Joseph Smith visits Sidney Rigdon who's in bad shape and crazed; Rigdon tells his wife to get his razor so he can kill Smith; tells Smith he wants to kill his wife [Church History Vol I] |
| Finances | After 27 Mar | 1832 | Philo Dibble sells possessions to advance money to Joseph Smith to buy land in Jackson County: gives $50 to Parley P. Pratt and, when asked for more, gives $300 [Philo Dibble journal] |
| Death | 30 Mar | 1832 | Joseph S. Murdock (one of the adopted twins) dies. [John Murdock journal] [Church History Vol I] |
| Migration | 31-Mar | 1832 | Sidney Rigdon moves to Chardon. [Church History Vol I] |
| Conversion | Spring | 1832 | Elias Higbee (36) joins the Church. [Church History Vol I] |
| Migration | 1 Apr | 1832 | Joseph Smith, Newell K. Whitney, and Jesse Gause head out for Zion, Jackson Co., MO. [Book of John Whitmer]Peter Whitmer also goes with them. [Church History Vol I] |
| Organization | Apr | 1832 | Joseph Smith revelation that many had sinned.Also, that the following are to be bound:Newel K. Whitney (former Campbellite) (Ahashday*), Sidney Rigdon (Pelagoram*), Algernon Sidney Gilbert (Mahalaleel*), Joseph Smith (Gazelam*), Oliver Cowdery (Olihah*), [someone?] (Horah*), Martin Harris (Mahemson*), William W. Phelps (Shalemanasseh) Note: Edward Partridge is Alam*, John Johnson is Zombre*, and Frederick G. Williams is Shederlaomack*, Kirtland also called Shinehah.**Code names used in the Doctrine and Covenants due to persecution [Orson Pratt journals] |
| Finances, Press | 4 Apr | 1832 | Joseph Smith and company head to Wheeling, VA to buy paper for William W. Phelps' press. [Church History Vol I] |
| Conversion, Tongues | 14 Apr | 1832 | Brigham Young (30) (a carpenter and joiner and former Methodist) baptized by Eleazer Miller. [Church History Vol I],Later, he receives the gift of tongues and interpretation; speaks in tongues. |
| Conversion | 15 Apr | 1832 | Heber C. Kimball (30) (a Mason and former Baptist and acquaintance of Brigham Young), baptized by Alpheus Gifford. [Church History Vol I] & [Heber C. Kimball autobiography] |
| Migration | 24 Apr | 1832 | Joseph Smith and company arrive in Zion. [Church History Vol I] |
| Organization | 26 Apr | 1832 | Joseph Smith is acknowledged as President of the High Priesthood. Also, the hardness between Sidney Rigdon and Edward Partridge is amicably settled. [Church History Vol I] |
| Conversion | 27 Apr | 1832 | Amasa Lyman (19) baptized by Lyman E. Johnson. [Amasa Lyman autobiography] |
| Press | 1 May | 1832 | William W. Phelps ordered to print 3000 copies of the Book of Commandments. He's also to print the hymns selected by Emma Smith. [Church History Vol I] |
| Migration Health | 6 May | 1832 | Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, and Newel K. Whitney head back to Kirtland. On the way, Whitney breaks his leg in a wagon accident. [Church History Vol I] |
| Press | Jun | 1832 | The Evening and Morning Star published by Church in Independence, MO, William W. Phelps editor. [Church History Vol I] |
| Conversion | 15 Jun | 1832 | David W. Patten (32) baptized by John Patten in Creen Co. IN. [History of David W. Patten] |
| Migration, Lodging | 1 Jul | 1832 | Joseph Smith returns to John Johnson's in Hiram, OH. [Amasa Lyman autobiography] |
| Conversion | 10 Sep | 1832 | George A. Smith (15) baptized by Joseph H. Wakefield at Potsdam, NY. [Church History Vol I] |
| Missions | 22-23 Sep | 1832 | Joseph Smith receives a revelation for Newel K. Whitney to go to Albany, NY and Boston. Smith accompanies Whitney. [Church History Vol I] |
| Missions | 6 Nov | 1832 | Joseph Smith returns to Kirtland from trip to Albany and Boston. [Church History Vol I] |
| Birth | 6 Nov | 1832 | Joseph Smith III born in Kirtland, OH. [Church History Vol I] |
| 1st Vision | After 6 Nov | 1832 | Joseph Smith writes that reading the Bible and pondering these things from the age of 12 to 15 stirred him to pray. Says he the Lord appeared in a pillar of light and said his sins were forgiven, told him to keep the commandents, and that he was angry with those that professsed to keep the commandments but didn't, and that he would come quickly. [Joseph Smith's 1832 journal / Mormon Origins site] |
| Visits | 8-Nov | 1832 | Joseph Young, Brigham Young, and Heber C. Kimball visit Joseph Smith in Kirtland. [Church History Vol I] |
| Tongues | Fall | 1832 | Ohio disciples receive gift of tongues. [History of Wilford Woodruff] & [Book of John Whitmer] |
| Organization | 1 Dec | 1832 | Church has 538 members. [Book of John Whitmer] |
| Dissent | 3 Dec | 1832 | Jesse Gause (member of the First Presidency) excommunicated. [Church History (annotated) Vol 1 Ch 16 notes] |
| Marriage | 18 Dec | 1832 | Oliver Cowdery (26) marries Elizabeth Ann Whitmer (17). [Church History Vol I] |
| Migration | 1832 | Hiram Page moves to Independence, MO. [Nibley's biography of the eight witnesses] | |
| Conversion | 1833 | Philastus Hurlburt joins the Church. [Church History Vol I notes] | |
| Conversion | 1833 | Josiah Butterfield (~38) baptized. [Elders Qurom Records Appendix] | |
| Organization | 1833 | Fredrick G. Williams and John Johnson join the United Firm. [Church History (annotated) Vol 1 Ch 16 notes] | |
| Organization | 5 Jan | 1833 | Frederick G. Williams appointed counselor (replacing Jesse Gause). [All About Mormons site] |
| Tongues | 22 Jan | 1833 | Joseph Smith and others speak in tongues. [Church History Vol I] |
| Education | 23 Jan | 1833 | School of the Prophets started. [Zebedee Coltirn 1883 Testimonies] |
| Doctrine | 2 Feb | 1833 | Joseph Smith completes translation and review of the New testament. [Church History Vol I] |
| Polygamy, Legal | 12 Feb | 1833 | Illinois outlaws polygamy. |
| Dissent | 26 Feb | 1833 | Burr Riggs cut off from the Church. [Church History Vol I] |
| Doctrine, Wrd/Wisdm | 27 Feb | 1833 | Joseph Smith receives the Word of Wisdom revelation:No strong drink or wine, except
for sacrament,No tobacco except as a herb for bruises and for cattle,No hot
drinks,Use meat and fowl sparingly, Use grain, including barley for mild drinks. [Church History Vol I] |
| Dissent | 8 Mar | 1833 | Joseph Smith gets a revelation that the Lord is not pleased with William E. McLellin, or with Sidney Gilbert, or the Bishop. [Church History Vol I] |
| Conversion | About 20 May | 1833 | Warren Parrish (~30) baptized by Brigham Young. [History of David W. Patten] |
| Tongues | Jun | 1833 | Saints in Zion receive gift of tongues. [History of Wilford Woodruff] & [Book of John Whitmer] |
| Dissent, Bk of Morm | 3 Jun | 1833 | Philastus Hurlburt excommunicated for unchristian-like conduct with females. [Church History Vol I] |
| Dissent, Bk of Morm | 21 Jun | 1833 | Philastus Hurlburt appealed, was forgiven and reinstated.Daniel Copley cut off for not going on a mission. [Church History Vol I] (claiming to be too weak). [The Ohio Experience and Joseph Smith and the Restoration] |
| Dissent, Bk of Morm | 23 Jun | 1833 | Philastus Hurlburt charged with other offences and cut off again. AlsoJames Higby cut off from Church. [Church History Vol I] |
| Dissent | 25 Jun | 1833 | Ziba Peterson delivered over to the buffetings of Satan. [Church History Vol I] |
| Persecution | 15 Jul | 1833 | Saints in Zion, MO receive notice from the citizens of Jackson County, accusing them of planning to take over all the Jackson County land, tampering with their slaves, and inviting free Negroes and mulattos to join; the citizens instruct Mormons to leave or they will remove them. [Book of John Whitmer] |
| Persecution, Press | 20 Jul | 1833 | An Independence, MO citizens committee meeting voted to destroy the press of The Evening and Morning Star (A. S. Gilbert (store owner), Edward Partridge, Isaac Morley, John Corrill, William W. Phelps, and John Whitmer were present). The press was destroyed by the mob and Edward Partridge and Charles Allen were tarred and feathered and ordered to leave Independence [Church History Vol I] Earlier, they were living in house rented from Lilburn W. Boggs. [Eliza Marie Partridge autobiography] |
| Real Estate | 23 Jul | 1833 | Cornerstone laid for the Kirtland Temple. [Book of Mormon Studies site] |
| Persecution, Migration | 23 Jul | 1833 | Mormons agree to leave Jackson County, most by 1-Jan, 1834 and all by 1-Apr, 1834. [Book of John Whitmer] |
| Bk of Morm | Aug | 1833 | Philastus Hurlburt goes to Conneaut, OH and collects statements from eight people
claiming that the historical content of the Book of Mormon is from Solomon Spalding's
manuscript: John Spalding (Solomon's brother),Martha Spalding (John's wife),Henry Lake (Solomon's partner in the forge business),John N. Miller (employee of Spalding and Lake),Arron Wright (Conneaut Justice of the Peace),Oliver Smith (Spalding boarded with him),Nahum Howard (town doctor),Artemus Cunningham (a debt holder trying to get payment from Spalding). [Book of Mormon Studies site] |
| Doctrine | 1833 | Book of Commandments Published. | |
| 1st Vision | About | 1833 | Joseph Smith diary tells of "Strange Account" of vision when he was 16 of "the Lord" who said his sins were forgiven. [Reason site] |
| Bk of Morm | Aug | 1833 | Philastus Hurlburt finds Fabius Story; he shows it to the Spalding Manuscript Found witnesses who say it's not the same story that they saw. [Book of Mormon Studies site] |
| Conversion | 18 Aug | 1833 | John E. Page (34) baptized by Emer Harris. [John E. Page journal] |
| Missions | 5 Oct | 1833 | Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon head out for a mission to Canada. [Church History Vol I] |
| Organization | 12 Oct | 1833 | Sidney Rigdon revealed by Joseph Smith to be his spokesman. [Church History Vol I] |
| Defense | Prior 31 Oct | 1833 | Philo Dibble sent to Liberty to buy ammunition, brings John Poorman with him. [Philo Dibble autobiography] |
| Migration | Fall | 1833 | Heber C. Kimball moves to Kirtland, OH. [Heber C. Kimball autobiography] |
| Defense | 4 Nov | 1833 | Battle near Blue River: Mormons driven out of Jackson County, MO; Andrew Barber killed and one of the mob, a lawyer, Hugh L. Brazeale killed, Philo Dibble wounded. [Philo Dibble autobiography] |
| Persecution | 4 Nov | 1833 | Church driven by a mob from Jackson County. [Book of John Whitmer] |
| Migration | After 4 Nov | 1833 | Philo Dibble rents ferry at $9 per day for saints to cross river to Quincy, IL. [Philo Dibble journal] |
| Missions | By 13 Nov | 1833 | Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon back in Kirtland. [Church History Vol I] |
| Misc. | 13 Nov | 1833 | Meteor shower. [Church History Vol I] |
| Press, Dissent | 18 Dec | 1833 | "The Evening and Morning Star" press dedicated and publication resumed until Sep 1834 with Oliver Cowdery managing.Joseph Smith praises Oliver Cowdery at the dedication but says he has "two evils" that he must overcome. [Church History Vol I] |
| Conversion | 31 Dec | 1833 | Wilford Woodruff (26) baptized by Zerah Pulsipher in Richland, NY. [Zerah Pulsipher autobiography] |
| Dissent | 31 Dec | 1833 | Ezra Landen (a high priest) cut off. [Orson Pratt journals]and 25 others in Geneseo, NY. |
| Finances | ? | Joseph Smith instructs Edward Partridge to establish churches under the United Order, where all surplus (beyond what a family needs for itself) to be kept in the Lord's store house. [Amasa Lyman autobiography] | |
| Dissent | 2 Jan | 1834 | Wesley Hurlburt denies the faith. [Church History Vol II] |
| Legal | 28 Jan | 1834 | Hurlburt law suit pending. [Church History Vol II] |
| Dissent, Bk of Morm | 12 Feb | 1834 | Sidney Rigdon charges Martin Harris with telling A. C. Russell Esq. That Joseph Smith drank too much liquor when he was translating The Book of Mormon. Also says that Joseph Smith wrestled with many men and threw them. Martin Harris said he knew all about The Book of Mormon before it was translated. Martin confessed that his mind was darkened and was forgiven. [Church History Vol II] |
| Defense | 17 Feb | 1834 | First High Council of Church organized in Kirtland. Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, and Frederick G. Williams are Presidents. Twelve High Priests: Joseph Smith Senior, John Smith, Joseph Coe, John Johnson, Martin Harris, John S. Carter, Jared Carter, Oliver Cowdery, Samuel Harrison Smith, Orson Hyde, Sysvester Smith, and Luke Johnson. [Church History Vol II] |
| Defense | 19 Feb | 1834 | Letter sent to Judge Ryland requesting protection. [Book of John Whitmer] |
| Defense | 24 Feb | 1834 | Joseph Smith (28) says he will go to Zion and redeem it and asks for volunteers (30 to 40 volunteer). The Kirtland High Council nominates Smith as Commander-In-Chief of the Armies of Israel. [Church History Vol II] |
| Defense | 26 Feb | 1834 | Joseph Smith leaves Kirtland and heads east to raise volunteers. [Church History Vol II] |
| Bk of Morm | 20 Mar | 1834 | Isaac Hale (Emma Smith's father) signs affidavit describing his dealings with Joseph Smith and Smith's method of translating the gold plates. |
| Migration | 28 Mar | 1834 | Joseph Smith returns to Kirtland. [Church History Vol II] |
| Legal | 9 Apr | 1834 | Philastus Hurlburt convicted for threatening Joseph Smith's life, bound under a $200 bond to keep peace for six months and to pay court costs of $112.59. [Church History Vol II] |
| Organization | 10 Apr | 1834 | United Firm disolved. [Church History (annotated) Vol 1 Ch 16 notes] |
| Defense | 10 Apr | 1834 | Letter sent to President Andrew Jackson, asking for protection. [Book of John Whitmer] |
| Organization | 21 Apr | 1834 | Church Conference. [Church History Vol II] |
| Organization | 23 Apr | 1834 | United Firm separated into two organizations and operate independently. [Church History (annotated) Vol 1 Ch 16 notes] |
| Organization | 3 May | 1834 | Church re-named "The Church of the Latter Day Saints" (as proposed by Sidney Rigdon). [Church History Vol II] |
| Defense | 5 May | 1834 | Joseph Smith and a party of about 100 (“Zion's Camp”) depart Kirtland for Missouri to assist the saints. [Church History Vol II] |
| Defense | 5-May | 1834 | Zion's Camp has more than 130 men [Church History Vol II] |
| Defense | Abt 18 May | 1834 | Saints in Missouri establish an armory, repairing and purchasing arms and manufacturing swords, dirks, pistols, and stocking rifles. [Church History Vol II] |
| Defense | 26 May | 1834 | Parley P. Pratt and Amasa Lyman join Zions Camp with about 12 men. [Church History Vol II] |
| Bk of Morm | 3 Jun | 1834 | Zion's Camp finds a skeleton; Joseph Smith says they are the bones of Zelph, a white Lamanite. [Church History Vol II] |
| Defense | 3 Jun | 1834 | Luke S. Johnson arrives at the Camp and warns Joseph Smith of reports that there are 400 men waiting for them on the Missouri side. [Church History Vol II] |
| Dissent | 4 Jun | 1834 | Sylvester Smith rebels against the order of Zion's Camp. [Church History Vol II] |
| Legal | 6 Jun | 1834 | Governor Dunklin warns Mormons against marching to Jackson County in arms and appoints an aid for a peaceful solution. [Church History Vol II] |
| Defense | 8 Jun | 1834 | Hyrum Smith and Lyman Wight join the Camp with more volunteers; the Camp now totals 205. [Church History Vol II] |
| Organization | 13 Jun | 1834 | Joseph Smith refers to Frederick G. Williams as one of his lifeguards. [Church History Vol II] |
| Misc. | 16 Jun | 1834 | Martin Harris boasts that he can handle snakes, gets bit by one. [Church History Vol II] |
| Real Estate | 16 Jun | 1834 | People of Jackson County propose to buy the Mormons' land and to sell them theirs. [Church History Vol II] |
| Persecution | 19 Jun | 1834 | Jackson Mob reported at 200. [Church History Vol II] |
| Defense,Health | 20 Jun | 1834 | Three men in Zion's Camp are sick with cholera. [Church History Vol II] |
| Real Estate | 21 Jun | 1834 | Zion's Camp rejects Jackson County's offer, but working on their own proposal. [Church History Vol II] |
| Defense | 22 Jun | 1834 | Joseph Smith has “Fishing River” revelation saying to wait for the redemption of Zion and to purchase all the land that they can. [Church History Vol II] |
| Defense | 23 Jun | 1834 | General Atchison meets the Mormons marching to Liberty and advises them not to because of the spirit against them there. Zion's Camp goes to Algernon Sidney Gilbert's house. [Church History Vol II] |
| Defense | Jun | 1834 | Joseph Smith and party arrive at Missouri and disband.The leaders of Liberty negotiated peace with Smith and said the Mormons could settle in Caldwell County. [Philo Dibble autobiography] |
| Health, Death | 24 Jun | 1834 | Cholera outbreak in Zion's Camp, about 68 come down with it and 14 die. [Church History Vol II] & [Heber C. Kimball journal] |
| Defense | 25 Jun | 1834 | Joseph Smith disbands the Zion's Camp, they separate into small bands and stay at various members' homes in the area. [Church History Vol II] |
| Death | 29 Jun | 1834 | Algernon Sidney Gilbert (~55) dies of cholera (one of 14). [Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner autobiography] |
| Migration | 8 Jul | 1834 | Joseph Smith, Hyrum Smith, Frederick G. Williams, William E. McLellin and others head back to Kirtland. [Church History Vol II] |
| Migration | 26 Jul | 1834 | Heber C. Kimball and others arrive in Kirtland. [Vilate Kimball autobiography] |
| Dissent, Tongues | 31 Jul | 1834 | Samuel Brown's license is withdrawn for encouraging brethren to speak in tongues. [Church History Vol II] |
| Migration | About 1 Aug | 1834 | Joseph Smith and company arrive back in Kirtland. [Church History Vol II] |
| Dissent | 4 Aug | 1834 | Sylvester Smith accuses Joseph Smith of criminal conduct during his journey to and from Missouri; but later agrees to publish a confession, denying charges, in the Star. [Church History Vol II] |
| Dissent | 23 Aug | 1834 | Sylvester Smith rescinds his confession. [Church History Vol II] |
| Dissent | 28-29 Aug | 1834 | Sylvester is tried and again agrees to sign a confession (for fear of punishment). [Church History Vol II] |
| Marriage | 4 Sep | 1834 | Orson Hyde (29) marries Marinda N. Johnson (19). [Osron Hyde autobiography] |
| Bk of Morm | 1834 | Eber D. Howe obtains Hurlburt's statements of the Solomon Spalding Manuscript Found witnesses. [Book of Mormon Studies site] | |
| Press | 1834 | Eber D. Howe's book Mormonism Unveiled published. | |
| Press | Nov | 1834 | The “Messenger and Advocate” replaces “The Evening and Morning Star.” [Church History Vol II] |
| Education | 22 Dec | 1834 | Grammar School opened; Sidney Rigdon and William E. McLellin teachers. [Church History Vol II] |
| Real Estate, Finances | Fall | 1834 | Joseph Smith asks Thomas O. Angell to build a store in Kirtland. [Thomas O. Angell journal] |