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Book of Mormon
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2200–600 BC
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According to the
Book of Mormon, the
Jaredites left the area around the
Tower of Babel. They traveled to the
Americas with help from God. In the Americas, the people fought each other in a
civil war and destroyed themselves. The last prophet of that time,
Ether, wrote the history of his people on plates. This is the
Book of Ether.
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600 BC–0
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The prophet
Lehi had a house in
Jerusalem. He escaped
Babylonian captivity by travelling with his family to the
Americas. God revealed to him during the journey the
Tree of life vision. The
Liahona showed him the way to follow. His descendants, the
Nephites and
Lamanites, populated the area.
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0–33 AD
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The descendants of Lehi were visited by the
resurrected Jesus. Jesus explained to them that they were a part of the
Ten Lost Tribes and preached a sermon, which had similarities to the
Sermon on the Mount.
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33–400 AD
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Mormon wrote the history of his people on the
Golden plates before he died during a battle on the
Hill Cumorah. His son,
Moroni, added his own words and the
Book of Ether to the record. Moroni hid and protected the Golden plates at the Hill Cumorah. For a possible map look at
Image:Book of Mormon Lands and Sites2.jpg. For Videos look at
Book of Mormon Videos.
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Great Apostasy
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The age after the
Book of Mormon, but before the founding events of the
Church of Christ, is called the
Great Apostasy.
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1492
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The
Americas were discovered on 12 October.
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1611
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The
King James Version of the
Bible was published for the first time.
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1620
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The
Pilgrim Fathers arrived on the
Mayflower at the area which is today known as
Cape Cod, on 12 November.
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1787
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The
United States Constitution was signed on 17 September.
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1805
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Joseph Smith was born on 23 December, in
Vermont.
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1816
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The
Smith family moved to
Palmyra,
New York during a time called the
Second Great Awakening.
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1820s
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1820
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Joseph Smith said that he received the
First Vision in the spring during this year.
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1823
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On 21 September, the
Angel Moroni appeared for the first time and Joseph was told about the
Hill Cumorah on the next day.
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1827
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On 18 January, Joseph married
Emma Hale, against the consent of her parents. On 22 September, he received the
Golden plates from the
Angel Moroni.
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1828
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April:
Martin Harris became the scribe for Joseph. Joseph stopped using him for that task after
116 pages were lost by Martin.
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1829
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5 April:
Oliver Cowdery became the new scribe for Joseph. 15 May: Joseph and Oliver received the
Aaronic priesthood. June: The
Book of Mormon witnesses testified to the truthfullness of the record.
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1830s
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1830
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On 26 March, the
Book of Mormon was published for the first time. On 6 April, the
Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) was founded and in October,
Sidney Rigdon joined the church.
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1832
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The
First Presidency was founded by Joseph and his two counselors.
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1833
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On 27 February, the
Word of Wisdom was revealed to Joseph. In the same year he published the concept of
Zion.
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1835
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138 Revelations of Joseph Smith were published in the book
Doctrine and Covenants.
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1836
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The
Kirtland Temple was dedicated on 27 March. In November, the
Kirtland Safety Society was founded.
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1838
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The non-Mormon Governor from
Missouri,
Lilburn Boggs, issued
Missouri Executive Order 44 on 27 October. In the same year, the
church's name was adopted through a revelation.
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1839
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Joseph Smith and his followers escaped to
Illinois and founded there the city
Nauvoo in April.
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1840s
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1842
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Emma Hale Smith founded the
Relief Society together with Joseph Smith on 17 March. The
Articles of Faith and the
Book of Abraham were published.
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1843
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Joseph Smith proclaimed
baptism for the dead and
polygamy.
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1844
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Joseph Smith was
killed on 27 June.
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1845
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Brigham Young gave the first
Endowments to church members, on 10 December.
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1846
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On 4 February, the
Mormon pioneers began their escape under the direction of
Brigham Young. The
Mexican–American War began on 25 April and the
Mormon Battalion enlisted. On 30 April, the
Nauvoo Temple was completed and dedicated.
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1847
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Pioneer Day: On 24 July, the
Mormon pioneers arrived in the
Salt Lake Valley. Later in the year, after leading the church as
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for several years,
Brigham Young became
President of the Church. The
Mormon Tabernacle Choir was founded.
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1848
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Many thousand Mormons came over the
Mormon Trail to
Salt Lake City.
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1849
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The provisional
State of Deseret was organized, but was rejected by the
United States Congress. The
Utah Territory was proposed instead.
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1850s
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1851
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The first pages of the
Book of Moses were published.
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1852
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The
Church of Christ (Temple Lot) was founded.
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1857
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The
Utah War started.
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1858
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The
Utah War ended with
Brigham Young being replaced as
Governor of Utah Territory.
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1860s
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1860
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The
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was officially founded on 6 April.
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1867
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The
Salt Lake Tabernacle was completed.
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1870s
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1875
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Brigham Young University was founded by
Karl G. Maeser.
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1880s
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1880
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The
Pearl of Great Price was accepted as
scripture by the church during
general conference on 10 October.
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1890s
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1890
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The President of the Church,
Wilford Woodruff, proclaimed the end of Polygamy in the
1890 Manifesto.
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1893
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The
Salt Lake Temple was dedicated on 6 April, exactly forty years after construction began.
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1894
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The
Family History Library was founded on 13 November.
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1896
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Utah became a state of the
United States on 4 January.
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1900s
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1935
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The
Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was founded by
excommunicated
Polygamists.
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1942
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Helmuth Hübener was excommunicated from the church and executed by the German government because of his resistance to the
Third Reich, on 27 October.
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1952
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First graphical representation of the
Plan of salvation (Latter Day Saints).
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1955
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The
Bern Switzerland Temple was dedicated by
David O. McKay on 11 September.
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1978
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The
1978 Revelation on Priesthood was accepted by the
General Conference on 30 September.
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1985
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The
Freiberg Germany Temple was dedicated by
Gordon B. Hinckley on 29 June.
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1987
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The
Frankfurt Germany Temple was dedicated by
Ezra Taft Benson on 28 August.
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1992
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The
Encyclopedia of Mormonism was published by
Brigham Young University in March.
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1994
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The
Independence Temple was dedicated by the
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on 17 April.
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1995
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The statement,
The Family: A Proclamation to the World, was first published on 23 September.
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1999
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The
Orchestra at Temple Square was founded by
Gordon B. Hinckley.
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2000s
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2000
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The
Conference Center was dedicated on 8 October.
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2001
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The
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints changed its name to
Community of Christ.
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2003
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The Book of Mormon Movie was given a
limited theatrical release on 12 September.
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2004
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The German
Dieter F. Uchtdorf was accepted into the
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), on 7 October.
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2012
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In the
2012 United States presidential election, was
Mitt Romney nominated, who is a
Mormon. He lost the election to
Barack Obama.
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2014
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The documentary
Meet the Mormons premiered in the cinemas of the United States on 10 October.
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2016
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The
Provo City Center Temple was dedicated by
Dallin H. Oaks on 20 March, the 150th temple.
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2017
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The
Paris France Temple was dedicated by
Henry B. Eyring on 21 May.
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2018
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The film
Believer (2018 American film) was released.
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2019
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The
Rome Italy Temple was dedicated by
Russell M. Nelson on 10 March. The
Book of Mormon Videos were released.
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2020
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Russell M. Nelson announced a new symbol for the church, featuring an image of the
Christus (statue) as the central element, on April 4.
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2021
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Ensign ceased publication and was replaced by
Liahona.
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