[Joseph Smith] Fayette, New York. Joseph Smith received Doctrine & Covenants 35, a revelation calling Sidney Rigdon to be the Prophets scribe for the translation of the Bible. (1)
-- about December 19, 1830
[Joseph Smith] Fayette, New York. Joseph Smith received Doctrine & Covenants 36, a revelation containing a blessing and calling for Edward Partridge. (1)
-- about December 21, 1830
[Joseph Smith] Fayette, New York. Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon received Doctrine & Covenants 37, a revelation calling the Saints to gather in Ohio. (1)
-- 1830, December-January 1831
The Saints were commanded to gather to Ohio (see D&C 37; 38: 31-32). (2)
-- December 30, 1830
[Revelations] Canandaigua, New York. Doctrine and Covenants 37. Suspend translating until you get to Ohio. Visit Colesville church. Church to gather in Ohio until Oliver returns.
Book of Commandments 39 heading: A Revelation to Joseph and Sidney, given in Canandaigua, New-York, December, 1830.
1835 Doctrine and Covenants 58 heading: Revelation to Joseph Smith, jr. and Sidney Rigdon, given December, 1830. (3)
-- 1830
[Membership] Church Membership at end of year: 280
New Converts : 274
Percent Change from previous year: 4566.67% (4)
-- 1831
[Deseret] Ashley's final Utah rendezvous ensues in Cache Valley; the remaining ones were held in southwestern Wyoming and eastern Idaho until their discontinuance in 1840. (5)
-- 1831?-1844
W.W. Phelps -- primary scribal author for this period. Writings used in assembling The History of the Church (often cited as HC) (originally entitled History of Joseph Smith; first published under the title History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; nicknamed Documentary History of the Church or DHC) (6)
-- 1831 January
Joseph Smith, Jun., moved to Kirtland, Ohio, where he arrived about the first of February. (7)
Joseph Smith, Jr. moves to Kirtland, Ohio. (8)
[Joseph Smith] [Joseph Smith] Moves to Kirtland, Ohio, area. (9)
-- January 1, 1831
[Joseph Smith] Joseph and Emma move to Kirtland, Ohio. (10)
-- January 2, 1831
[Joseph Smith] Fayette, New York. During the third conference of the Church, which was held at the Peter Whitmer Sr. home, Joseph Smith received Doctrine & Covenants 38, a revelation calling the Saints to gather in Ohio. (1)
[Revelations] Fayette, New York. Doctrine and Covenants 38. A land of promise and riches to inherit for eternity. God will rule. Go to Ohio for His law and power from on high. Sell, rent, sacrifice New York property. Be clean and united, preach in meekness. (3)
-- January 5, 1831
[Joseph Smith] Fayette, New York. Joseph Smith received Doctrine & Covenants 39, a revelation calling James Covill to be baptized and labor in Zion. (1)
[Revelations] Fayette, Seneca county, New York. Doctrine and Covenants 39. James Covill called to be baptized, preach, go to Ohio, gathering, signs of second coming (near).
Book of Commandments 41 heading: A Revelation to James (C. ,) given in Fayette, New-York, January, 1831.
1835 Doctrine and Covenants 59 heading: Revelation to James Covill given New-York, January, 1831. (3)
-- about January 6, 1831
[Joseph Smith] Fayette, New York. Joseph Smith received Doctrine & Covenants 40, an additional revelation concerning James Covill, who had broken his covenant with the Lord. (1)
-- 6 Jan. 1831
[Lucy Mack Smith] Lucy writes from Waterloo to her brother, Solomon Mack, and his wife, explaining the Book of Mormon and the Mormon restoration. (11)
-- January 6, 1831
[Revelations] Fayette, Seneca county, New York. Doctrine and Covenants 40. James Covill gladly received the commandment (D&C 39), but Satan tempted him, feared persecution, rejected the word.
Book of Commandments 42 heading: A Revelation to Joseph, and Sidney, given in Fayette, New-York, January, 1831, explaining why James (C. ,) obeyed not the revelation which was given unto him.
1835 Doctrine and Covenants 60 heading: Revelation to Joseph Smith, jr. and Sidney Rigdon, given January, 1831, explaining why James Covill, obeyed not the revelation which was given unto him. (3)
-- 8 Jan. 1831
[Lucy Mack Smith] According to Lucy's date by 15 Jan. 1831 John Whitmer arrives at Kirtland to preside over the branch there. (11)
-- about January 15, 1831
[Joseph Smith] Fayette, New York. Joseph Smith reportedly saw in vision the face of Newel K. Whitney, who would later receive him and his wife, Emma Smith, in Kirtland, Ohio, on February 1. (1)
Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - http://scriptures.lds.org/chchrono/contents
3 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/s/_dc.phtml
4 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_membership_history
5 - http://historytogo.utah.gov/timeline/trapperstradersandexplorers.html
6 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Church
7 - Richards - Little, Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
8 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
9 - http://josephsmithpapers.org/TimelineOfEvents.htm
10 - http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline
11 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
Clair Barrus
