LDS History, 1835 February 15

-- 1835 February 15
David W. Patten, Orson Hyde, William E. M'Lellin, Luke S. Johnson, William Smith, and John F. Boynton are ordained apostles and members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. (1)

-- February 15, 1835
[Quorum of the Twelve] David W. Patten, Orson Hyde, William E. M'Lellin, Luke S. Johnson, William Smith, and John F. Boynton ordained. (2)

-- about February 16, 1835
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith saw in vision the order of the priesthood and the postmortal condition of those who died in Zions Camp. (3)

-- February 17, 1835
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith and his counselors approved the publication of the 1835 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants. (3)

-- 18 February 1835
[Heber C. Kimball] At Kirtland, is called to be a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. (4)

-- 1835 February 21
Parley P. Pratt is ordained an apostle and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. (1)

-- February 21, 1835
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith ordained Parley P. Pratt as one of the Twelve Apostles and blessed him with great promises of health and capability in his calling. (3)

[Quorum of the Twelve] Parley P. Pratt ordained. (2)

-- February 27, 1835
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith met with nine of the Twelve Apostles at home and gave them counsel on the authority of the apostleship and the importance of keeping records. (3)

-- 1835, February 28
First Council of the Seventy organized, Kirtland, OH. (5)

-- 1835 28 February
Original Quorum of Seventy organized. (6)

-- 1835, February 28
The organization of the First Quorum of the Seventy commenced, Kirtland, Ohio (see HC 2: 201-2). (7)

-- 1835 February 28
The organization of the Quorums of Seventies commenced. (8)

Footnotes:
1 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
2 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)
3 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
4 - On the Potter's Wheel: The Diaries of Heber C. Kimball, Stanely B. Kimball editor. Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1987. Chronology
5 - Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
6 - http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
7 - http://scriptures.lds.org/chchrono/contents
8 - Richards - Little, Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306

Clair Barrus

LDS History, February 8, 1835

-- February 8, 1835
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. The Spirit of the Lord was poured out when Brigham Young and his brother Joseph Young came to Joseph Smiths home. (1)

-- 1835, February 14
[Brigham Young] Ordained as one of the original members of the Quorum of the Twelve. (2)

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles organized, Kirtland, OH. (3)

-- 1835 14 February
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles organized at Kirtland. (4)

-- 1835, February 14
The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles organized, Kirtland, Ohio (see D&C 107: 23-24). (5)

-- 1835 February 14
After a special conference, Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris choose the individuals who areto be in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles: Thomas B. Marsh, David W. Patten, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, William E. M'Lellin, Parley P. Pratt, Luke S. Johnson, William Smith, Orson Pratt, John F. Boynton, and Lyman E. Johnson. Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, and Lyman E. Johnson are ordained apostles and members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. (6)

-- February 14, 1835
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith presided at a meeting where the Quorum of the Twelve was organized and the Twelve Apostles were chosen. (1)

[Joseph Smith] Joseph Smith organizes the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. (7)

-- 1835 February 14
[Joseph Smith] Three Witnesses to the Book of Mormon selected Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Kirtland. (8)

-- 1835, February 14
[Joseph Smith] (age 29)Organizes the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. (9)

-- 14 Feb. 1835
[Lucy Mack Smith] Twelve apostles are chosen by Three Witnesses, all from Zion's Camp: Lyman E. Johnson, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, David W. Patten, Luke S. Johnson, William E. McLellin, John F. Boynton, Orson Pratt, William Smith, Thomas B. Marsh, and Parley P. Pratt. (10)

-- 1835 Feb 14
[Lucy Mack Smith] Organization of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. (11)

-- February 14, 1835
[Quorum of the Twelve] Quorum of the Twelve Apostles is organized. Oliver Cowdery, Martin Harris, and David Whitmer choose the first 12 members. Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, and Lyman E. Johnson ordained. (12)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah
3 - Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
4 - http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
5 - http://scriptures.lds.org/chchrono/contents
6 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
7 - http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline
8 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
9 - Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah
10 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
11 - History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced by Scot Facer Proctor Maurine Jensen Proctor
12 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)

Clair Barrus

LDS History, 9 Dec. 1834

-- 9 Dec. 1834
[Lucy Mack Smith] At a family blessing meeting, Joseph Sr. refers to his and Lucy's firstborn dead son (Lucy later remembered this child as a daughter) and at least one occasion when he had been intoxicated. He pronounces patriarchal blessings on members of the family, recorded by Oliver Cowdery. (1)

-- 9 December 1834
[Patriarchal Blessings] Patriarchal Blessing of Joseph Smith, Jr., given by Joseph Smith, Sr. stated "thou shalt stand on Mount Zion when the tribes of Jacob come shouting from the north, and with thy brethren, the sons of Ephraim, crown them in the name of Jesus Christ: Thou shalt see thy Redeemer come in the clouds of heaven (2)

-- about December 27, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to Oliver Cowdery. (3)

-- 1834
[Membership] Church Membership at end of year: 4,372
New Converts : 1,232
Percent Change from previous year: 39.24% (4)

-- 1834 December 31
[Wilford Woodruff] Consecrates personal property to Mormon church (5)

-- 1835-1837
Warren Parrish -- 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)

-- 1835-1836
[Periodicals] Northern Times, The; Frederick G. Williams Kirtland, Ohio (News Paper) (7)

-- 1835
[West] Texas revolted against Mexico. (8)

-- 1835 Fall
Emma Smith compiled hymns for publication. (9)

-- about January 8, 1835
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. During the month of January, Joseph Smith was engaged in the School of the Prophets and in preparing a set of lectures on theology for publication in the Doctrine and Covenants. (3)

-- 1835 January 13
[Wilford Woodruff] Departs on church mission to Tennessee and Kentucky; companions include Warren Parrish and Abraham O. Smoot (5)

-- 1835, January 13
[Wilford Woodruff] Leaves Missouri for his first full-time mission, preaching the gospel in Arkansas and Tennessee. (10)

-- 1835 February
[Joseph Smith] [Joseph Smith] Organizes Quorum of Twelve Apostles and Quorum of Seventy. (11)

Footnotes:
1 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
2 - http://www.xmission.com/~research/about/patb2.htm
3 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
4 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_membership_history
5 - Wilford Woodruff's Journals 1833-1898: Typescript Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books, Midvale, Utah. Chronology
6 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Church
7 - Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol.4, Appendix 3: Church Periodicals
8 - http://www.mormonmiscellaneous.com/radioprogramblog/id8.html
9 - http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
10 - Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Wilford Woodruff, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah
11 - http://josephsmithpapers.org/TimelineOfEvents.htm

Clair Barrus

LDS History, November 29, 1834

-- November 29, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith said that he had never been more busily engaged than he was during the month of November. (1)

-- about November 30, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith and the brethren received a prophecy by revelation that the Lord would deliver them from their current financial troubles and debt. (1)

-- about December 1, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. The School of the Prophets was established and well attended, and Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon gave regular lectures on theology that later became known as the Lectures on Faith. (1)

-- 1 Dec. 1834
[Lucy Mack Smith] The School of the Elders begins studying the Lectures on Faith. It closes during the last week in March 1835. (2)

-- 5 December 1834 - 3 September 1837
[1st Presidency Changes] Joseph Smith, Jr. Oliver Cowdery (Assistant President) Sidney Rigdon (never ordained an apostle) Frederick G. Williams (never ordained an apostle) Oliver Cowdery called as Assistant President of the Church (3)

-- 1834, December 5
Oliver Cowdery made Assistant (Associate) President of Church. (4)

-- 1834 5 December
Oliver Cowdery named assistant president of the Church in Kirtland, Ohio. (5)

-- 1834 December 5
Joseph Smith, Jr. ordains Oliver Cowdery as an Assistant President of the Church, with the understanding that Cowdery should act in Smith's absence. (6)

-- December 5, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith ordained Oliver Cowdery to be an Assistant President of the Church, a position that no longer exists. (1)

-- 1834 December 5
[Joseph Smith] Appointed Oliver Cowdery an assistant president of the church, Kirtland. (7)

-- 1834 December 6
Joseph ordains Hyrum Smith and Joseph Smith, Sr. as Assistant Presidents of the Church. (6)

[Joseph Smith] Appointed brother Hyrum Smith and father, Joseph Smith Sr., as additional assistant presidents of the church, Kirtland. (7)

-- 1834 December 9
[Joseph Smith] Received patriarchal blessing from father, Kirtland. (7)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
3 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Presidency_(LDS_Church)#Chronology_of_the_First_Presidency
4 - Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
5 - http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
6 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
7 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839

Clair Barrus

LDS History, 3 Oct. 1834

-- 3 Oct. 1834
[Lucy Mack Smith] Lucy Salisbury, the second child and second daughter of Katharine Smith Salisbury and Wilkins J. Salisbury, is born at Willoughby, Lake County, Ohio (or at Lebanon, Madison County, New York). (1)

-- about October 8, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Despite limited funds and means, Joseph Smith spent the first half of the month furthering the work on the Kirtland Temple. (2)

-- October 16, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith left Kirtland with his brother Hyrum Smith and others to visit some Saints in Pontiac, Michigan, arriving there four days later. (2)

-- 1834 October 16
[Joseph Smith] Departed Kirtland on journey to Pontiac, Michigan, to meet with Latter-day Saints and proselytize in area. (3)

-- 16-20 Oct. 1834
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Jr., Lucy, Joseph Sr., Hyrum, David Whitmer, Frederick G. Williams, Oliver Cowdery, Roger Orton, and possibly Martin Harris visit the Pontiac Branch of the church. (1)

-- October 17, 1834
[Joseph Smith] En route to Michigan. While on board the steamer Monroe, a man called Ellmer claimed to know about Joe Smith and insisted, even in the Prophets presence, that Joseph Smith was a liar and that he was dead. (2)

-- October 20, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Pontiac, Michigan. Joseph Smith and his company arrived in Pontiac, completing their journey from Kirtland. (2)

-- October 31, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith prepared a meeting place for the School of the Prophets. (2)

-- 1834 November
School of the Elders organized in Kirtland. (4)

-- 1834 November 5
[Wilford Woodruff] Ordained priest in Mormon church by Simeon Carter in Clay County (5)

-- 1834, November 5
[Wilford Woodruff] Ordained a priest by Simeon Carter in Clay County, Missouri. (6)

-- November 25, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith received Doctrine & Covenants 106, a revelation calling Warren Cowdery as a high priest in the Church. (2)

[Revelations] Kirtland, Ohio. Revelation of November 25, 1834. (7)

Footnotes:
1 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
2 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
3 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
4 - http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
5 - Wilford Woodruff's Journals 1833-1898: Typescript Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books, Midvale, Utah. Chronology
6 - Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Wilford Woodruff, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah
7 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/s/_dc.phtml

Clair Barrus

LDS History, August 21, 1834

-- August 21, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith sent Dr. Frederick G. Williams to Cleveland, Ohio, to administer to those who were sick with cholera. (1)

-- August 23, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. The Kirtland High Council read and adopted resolutions concerning Joseph Smiths conduct toward Sylvester Smith, saying that Joseph Smith was worthy of [their] esteem and fellowship. (1)

-- August 28, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. During a special council assembled for the trial of Sylvester Smith, Joseph Smith was cleared of Sylvester Smiths false accusations from the Zions Camp march. (1)

-- about September 1, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith labored with other Church members to build the Kirtland Temple, acting as the foreman in the stone quarry. (1)

-- September 1, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Joseph personally works on the temple in Kirtland. (2)

-- 1 Sept. 1834
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph works as the foreman in the temple's stone quarry. (3)

-- September 5, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith traveled with Oliver Cowdery to New Portage, Ohio, to attend a conference of the Church. (1)

-- September 8, 1834
[Joseph Smith] New Portage, Ohio. At a conference of elders, Joseph Smith answered questions regarding the gift of tongues and told the brethren that it was particularly instituted for the preaching of the Gospel to other nations, and not for governing the Church. (1)

-- September 24, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to Oliver Cowdery. (1)

-- 1834, October
First issue of Messenger and Advocate published, Kirtland, OH. (4)

-- 1834 October
Messenger and Advocate began publication in Kirtland, Ohio. (5)

-- 1834 late October
[Joseph Smith] Returned to Kirtland from journey to Pontiac. (6)

-- Oct. 1834
[Lucy Mack Smith] Eber D. Howe, with affidavits by Philastus Hurlburt, publishes Mormonism Unvailed. (3)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline
3 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
4 - Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
5 - http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
6 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839

Clair Barrus

LDS History, July 2, 1834

-- July 2, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Liberty, Missouri. Joseph Smith told the brethren in Zions Camp that they could avoid a second plague of cholera by humbling themselves and covenanting to obey the Lords commandments. (1)

-- 1834, July 3
Presidency and High Council organized, Clay Co., MO, David Whitmer, president. (2)

-- July 3, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Liberty, Missouri. Joseph Smith organized a high council from members of the assembled high priests; he also organized the first Missouri stake with presidents David Whitmer, William W. Phelps, and John Whitmer. (1)

-- 1834 July 7
Twelve High Priests in Clay County, Missouri is organized into a High Council. David Whitmer is ordained president of the council, and John Whitmer and William Wines Phelps are ordained as counselors. Joseph Smith, while ordaining David Whitmer, also appoints him as "Prophet, Seer, Revelator, and Translator" and mentions that he (Whitmer) should succeed him if Joseph "did not live to see God himself." (3)

-- July 7, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Liberty, Missouri. Joseph Smith assembled with the high council in the home of Lyman Wight and gave them instructions pertaining to their callings. (1)

-- 1834 July 7
[Joseph Smith] Organized high council for church in Missouri and ordained David Whitmer president of the church in Missouri and potential successor to JS, Liberty Township. (4)

-- 9 July 1834
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Jr. and Hyrum start for Kirtland with Frederick G. Williams and others. (5)

-- about August 1, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith arrived in Kirtland from Missouri after a tedious journey from the midst of enemies, mobs, cholera, and excessively hot weather. (1)

-- 1834 Aug 1
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Jr. returns to Kirtland. (6)

-- August 11, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Elder Sylvester Smith accused Joseph Smith of criminal conduct during his journey to and from Missouri, but later confessed that his accusation was false and asked Joseph Smith for forgiveness. (1)

-- 13 Aug. 1834
[Lucy Mack Smith] Samuel Harrison Smith marries Mary Bailey. (5)

-- August 16, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith wrote instructions to the high council of the Church in Missouri and urged them to sign a petition to Governor Daniel Dunklin of Missouri requesting his protection. (1)

-- 1834 August 16
[Joseph Smith] Joseph writes Lyman Wight that September 11, 1836 "is the appointed time for the redemption of Zion." Joseph to Lyman Wight and others, August 16, 1834 in JS personal, 2nd ed., 347-350; HC 2:144146. 1834
" I, the Lord, will to retain a strong hold in the land of Kirtland, for the space of five years, in the which I will not overthrow the wicked, that thereby I may save some." D&C 64:21 (7)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
3 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
4 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
5 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
6 - History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced by Scot Facer Proctor Maurine Jensen Proctor
7 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/c/1834_zc.phtml

Clair Barrus

LDS History, June 21, 1834

-- June 21, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Fishing River, Missouri. While encamped on the Fishing River, three men from Ray County visited Joseph Smith and the brethren of Zions Camp and became their allies after hearing about their afflictions firsthand. (1)

-- June 22, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Fishing River, Missouri. While on the Zions Camp march, Joseph Smith received Doctrine & Covenants 105, a revelation concerning the delay in the redemption of Zion in Jackson County. (1)

-- 1834 June 22
[Joseph Smith] Zion's Camp is disbanded. J. Whitmer, 72n4. (2)

-- June 22, 1834
[Revelations] Fishing River, Clay County, Missouri. Doctrine and Covenants 105. Church has been disobedient, not united. Selfish members. Postpone redemption of Zion. Keep revelations to yourselves, don't brag or swagger. Purchase lands in Jackson county. Seek peace with neighbors until a large army is raised. Joseph to choose first elders to receive endowment of power from on high.
Kirtland Revelations Book, 97-100, heading: Clay County, Missouri, June 22, 1834.
Not published in 1835 Doctrine and Covenants, first published in the 1844 edition. (3)

-- 1834 June 23
[Joseph Smith] Clay county. 15 are selected for Kirtland endowment. Minutes of June 23, 1834 (2)

-- June 24, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Rush Creek, Missouri. Joseph Smith and many of the Zions Camp marchers were taken sick with an outburst of cholera in the camp. (1)

-- 1834 June 25
[Joseph Smith] Joseph writes Col. Thornton, and attorneys Doniphan and Atchison, "to quiet the prejudices and fears of some part of the citizens of this county, we have concluded that our company shall be immediately dispersed, and continue so. till every effort for an adjustment of differences between us and the people of Jackson has been made [506] on our part, that would in any wise be required of us by disinterested men of republican principle." , 505-506
HC 2:114115. (2)

-- June 26, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Rush Creek, Missouri. Zions Camp was disbursed, and Joseph Smith left with David Whitmer and two other brethren for the western part of Clay County. The first deaths from the cholera outbreak occurred. (1)

-- 1834 June 26
[Joseph Smith] Cholera strikes early in the morning and continues four days. Sixty-eight are stricken, of which thirteen or fourteen die. Heber's Accounts of Zion's Camp (2)

-- 1834 June 30
[Wilford Woodruff] Zion's Camp disbanded in Clay County, Missouri (4)

-- 1834 late July
[Joseph Smith] Returned to Kirtland from expedition to Missouri. (5)

-- 1834 July
[Joseph Smith] Early in the month, on the Prophet's orders, Lyman Wight disbands Zion's Camp. (2)

[Joseph Smith] The high council in Zion issues a public appeal for assistance, warning if this violation of the constitutions prevails, no one will be safe from religious persecution. July 1834 Appeal (2)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/c/1834_zc.phtml
3 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/s/_dc.phtml
4 - Wilford Woodruff's Journals 1833-1898: Typescript Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books, Midvale, Utah. Chronology
5 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839

Clair Barrus

LDS History, June 15, 1834

-- June 15, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Chariton River, Missouri. While on the Zions Camp march, Joseph Smith received word that Daniel Dunklin, governor of Missouri, would not fulfill the expectation to reinstate the Saints to their lands in Jackson County, Missouri. (1)

-- 1834 June 15
[Joseph Smith] Orson Hyde and Parley P. Pratt return from Jefferson City: Governor Dunklin says it is impractical to restore the Saints in Jackson county. HC 2:89, 94. (2)

-- June 16, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Grand River, Missouri. Joseph Smith and the Zions Camp marchers suffered from thirst and fatigue as they went from the Chariton to the Grand River. (1)

-- 1834 June 16
[Joseph Smith] 800-1000 residents of Clay county, including Mormons, meet at Liberty court house at request of Judge Ryland. Non-Mormons argue Mormons should leave the county. General Doniphan argues on their behalf. Battle averted when one Missourian stabbs another. Mormons write Samuel C. Owens that they do not intend violence and will discourage other Mormons from entering Jackson county. HC 2:97100. (2)

[Joseph Smith] Cross Grand river in a ferry. Martin Harris handles a black snake with his bare feet and is bitten. Joseph reproves him and admonishes the brethren "never to trifle with the promises of God when a man designedly prokes a serpent to bite him, [96] the principle is the same as when a man drinks deadly poison knowing it to be such. In that case no man has any claim on the promises of God to be healed." HC 2:95-96. (2)

[Joseph Smith] Owens and James Campbell start for Independence to raise army to oppose Zion's Camp, but boat sinks in Missouri. Campbell drowns, Owens floats downstream and survives. (2)

-- June 17, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Wakenda River, Carroll County, Missouri. The Zions Camp marchers, led by Joseph Smith, experienced some divisions while trying to decide where to camp after crossing the Wakenda River. (1)

-- 1834 June 17
[Joseph Smith] Zion's Camp ferry across the Wakenda. HC 2:100. (2)

-- June 18, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Outside of Richmond, Missouri. On the Zions Camp march, Joseph Smith was in poor health and had no provisions, but he managed to travel 17 miles before eating. (1)

-- June 19, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Between Little and Big Fishing Rivers, Missouri. A violent hailstorm came upon a large mob of about 300 who had just commenced their attack on Joseph Smith and the brethren of Zions Camp. (1)

-- 1834 June 19
[Joseph Smith] Vigilantes assembled to attack Zions Camp but abandoned venture because of severe rainstorm, Fishing River Township, Clay County. (3)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Arrival of Zions Camp in Clay County, Mo. (4)

-- June 20, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Fishing River, Missouri. Joseph Smith counseled the brethren of Zions Camp to discharge all their firearms because of possible moisture; they then marched five miles onto the prairie where they could procure food and defend themselves from their enemies. (1)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/c/1834_zc.phtml
3 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
4 - History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced by Scot Facer Proctor Maurine Jensen Proctor

Clair Barrus

LDS History, June 4, 1834

-- June 4, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Mississippi River, Missouri. Joseph Smith and the Zions Camp marchers went from Atlas, Illinois, to the banks of the Mississippi River, where it took two days to cross into Missouri because they had only one ferry. (1)

[Joseph Smith] Mississippi River, Missouri. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to his wife, Emma Smith. (1)

-- 1834 June 4
[Joseph Smith] -5 Camp crosses the Mississippi into Missouri. (2)

[Joseph Smith] Joseph writes Emma that the Camp has reached the Mississippi in good condition, but needs more men. He enjoys the journey, especially "wandering over the plains of the Nephites, recounting occasionaly the history of the Book of Mormon, roving over the mounds of that once beloved people of the Lord, picking up their skulls & their bones, as a proof of its divine authenticity " 1834
Joseph to Emma, June 4, 1834 (2)

-- 1834 June 5
[Joseph Smith] A. S. Gilbert, W. W. Phelps, and "Edward Partridge, &c." write the governor, "We think the time is just at hand, when our Society will be glad to avail themselves of the protection of a military guard, that they may return to Jackson county." They request "an order on the commanding officer, to be sent by return of mail, that we might have it in our hands to present when our people are ready to start." History JS, MS 15 no. 5, (Jan. 29, 1853): 69-70. (2)

-- 1834 June 6
[Joseph Smith] Governor still looking for a compromise without getting involved personally. Daniel Dunklin to Col. Thornton, June 6, 1834 (2)

-- June 7, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Salt River, Missouri. The Zions Camp march, led by Joseph Smith, encamped in the woods near a spring of water at Salt River. (1)

-- June 8, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Salt River, Missouri. Joseph Smith and the Zions Camp brethren enjoyed preaching on the Sabbath and were joined later that day by the Prophets brother Hyrum Smith and Lyman Wight with a company of volunteers they had gathered from Michigan. (1)

-- June 9, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Salt River, Missouri. Joseph Smith and the Zions Camp marchers remained at the Salt River for three days, resting themselves and reorganizing the camp. (1)

-- 1834 June 9
[Joseph Smith] Governor Dunklin writes W. W. Phelps and others: HC 2:89. (2)

[Joseph Smith] you have a second order for the delivery of your arms now in the possession of the militia of Jackson county. Colonel Lucas has resigned his command, he informs me. If Lieut.-Colonel Pitcher should be arrested before you receive this, you will please hold up the order until I am informed who may be appointed to the command of the regiment. (2)

-- June 13, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Near the Salt River, Missouri. On the Zions Camp march led by Joseph Smith, Elder Heber C. Kimballs horses got loose through the negligence of the guards, and he had to pursue the horses for 10 miles. (1)

-- June 14, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Near the Salt River, Missouri. Joseph Smith and the Zions Camp marchers encamped in an unsafe and unpleasant situation in a ravine because it was the only place to get water for several miles. (1)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/c/1834_zc.phtml

Clair Barrus

LDS History, May 26, 1834

-- May 26, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Paris, Illinois. Joseph Smith demonstrated great care for the wild animals the brethren encountered on the Zions Camp march and then tested the readiness of the brethren by sounding a false alarm. (1)

-- 1834 May 26
[Joseph Smith] Resume journey, "and at night were aroused by the continual threats of our enemies," but "Notwithstanding our enemies were continually breathing threats of violence, we did not fear neither did we hesitate for God was with us, and His angels went before us, and the faith of our little band was unwavering. We know that angels were our companions, for we saw them." History JS, MS 15 no. 5, (Jan. 29, 1853): 69. Note: "resume our journey, {which we did on monday the 26th and at night were aroused by the constinued threats of our enemies.}" Pencil lines indicate the text beginning "Notwithstanding" and ending "we saw them." place the passage after "Tuesday {the} 27th". , 481. (2)

-- May 27, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Okaw branch of the Kaskaskia River, Illinois. As Joseph Smiths history records, he and the brethren of Zions Camp experienced the protection of angels on their journey. (1)

-- May 28, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Decatur, Illinois. Joseph Smith continued to lead the brethren on the Zions Camp march, who suffered from want of food and water. (1)

-- May 29, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Decatur, Illinois. Joseph Smith organized a sham battle for the Zions Camp marchers in order to alleviate growing tension and unrest due to low provisions in the camp. (1)

-- May 30, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Springfield, Illinois. Zions Camp passed through Springfield, and Ezra Thayre administered his own concocted medicine to the sick horses. (1)

-- May 31, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Jacksonville, Illinois. Saturday, Zions Camp moved on to Jacksonville after a man from Springfield, Illinois, gave Joseph Smith $100 for their march. (1)

-- 1834 June
Zion's camp is disbanded. (3)

-- June 1, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Jacksonville, Illinois. Joseph Smith and some of the brethren in Zions Camp preached all day to a good-size crowd just outside of Jacksonville. (1)

-- 1834 June 1
[Joseph Smith] Camp services in Jacksonville, Indiana (near Decater). Five Elders-former Baptist, Campbellite, Reformed Methodist, and Restorationist preachers-speak throughout the day. Local citizens ask questions, "but no one could learn our names, profession, business, or destinatin; and, although they suspected we were 'Mormons,' they were very civil." History JS, MS 15 no. 5, (Jan. 29, 1853): 69. Not in . (2)

-- June 2, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Jacksonville, Illinois. Joseph Smith and the Zions Camp marchers went from Jacksonville to the banks of the Illinois River and ferried over without difficulty, despite threats from enemies that the company would not cross the river. (1)

-- 1834 June 2
[Joseph Smith] Camp crosses Illinois river. "The ferryman counted, and declared there were five hundred of us; yet our true number was only about one hundred and fifty." History JS, MS 15 no. 5, (Jan. 29, 1853): 69. (2)

-- June 3, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Illinois River, Illinois. While the Zions Camp marchers were encamped on the banks of the Illinois River, Joseph Smith visited a burial mound and examined a skeleton. He identified the man as a righteous Lamanite warrior who had been called Zelph. (1)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/c/1834_zc.phtml
3 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)

Clair Barrus

LDS History, 1834 May 18

-- 1834 May 18
[Joseph Smith] During the night, the horses foundered in the river. Joseph promises they will be all right if the brethren repent. All are better by noon, except Sylvester's, which soon dies. Sunday services are held as usual, and the sacrament administered. Heber's Zion's Camp (1)

-- May 19, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Richmond, Indiana. Zions Camp, led by Joseph Smith, traveled 31 miles, going from Richmond to Franklin, Indiana. (2)

-- 1834 May 19
[Joseph Smith] a caravan of about two hundred Mormonites, with a long train of wagons, passed through this place, on their way to the "far west." There were but few women among them, and the men were generally, if not all, supplied with fire-arms. A stout, hardy set of looking fellows they were too, and many of them quite intelligent. From their equipments, it has been suspected that they intend joining and defending their brethren in Jackson county, Missouri. They professed to be in search of new lands, whereon to form a settlement, either in Illinois or farther west. (1)

[Joseph Smith] Mormonites, Daily National Intelligencer, May 31, 1834 (reprint from Richmond Palladin (Richmond, Indiana). Link to source at UDR. (1)

-- May 20, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Franklin, Indiana. Joseph Smith led the Zions Camp march from Franklin to Greenfield, Indiana. (2)

-- May 21, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Indianapolis, Indiana. By temporarily dispersing, Joseph Smith and the Zions Camp brethren passed through Indianapolis without problems. (2)

-- 1834 May 21
[Joseph Smith] Pass through Indianopolis without incident, despite hostile threats. , 480; Heber's Zion's Camp 1834
Heber's Zion's Camp mistakenly has the 19th. (1)

-- May 22, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Indianapolis, Indiana. The Zions Camp march, led by Joseph Smith, went from Indianapolis to Belleville, Indiana, and encamped near a small stream of water in a grove. (2)

-- 1834 May 22
[Joseph Smith] Revelation in Washington Township, Clay County, indicating that redemption of Zion must wait for a little season until elders were endowed with power from on high in Kirtland temple. (3)

-- May 23, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Belleville, Indiana. Joseph led the Zions Camp march from Belleville to Greencastle, Indiana, and they encamped about four miles from Greencastle after a hard drive. (2)

-- May 24, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Greencastle, Indiana. The ongoing Zions Camp march, led by Joseph Smith, left Greencastle, crossed the Wabash River in ferry boats, and pushed on to the Illinois state line at Edgar County. (2)

-- May 25, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Edgar County, Illinois. Joseph Smith and the other brethren on the Zions Camp march spent Sunday in camp, not on the road. (2)

-- 1834 May 25
[Joseph Smith] Arrive at Illinois border. Rest, but no Sunday services. Heber's Zion's Camp (1)

Footnotes:
1 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/c/1834_zc.phtml
2 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
3 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839

Clair Barrus

LDS History, May 10, 1834

-- May 10, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Wooster, Ohio. Continuing with Zions Camp, Joseph Smith passed through Mansfield on the way from Wooster to Richfield, Ohio. (1)

-- May 11, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Richfield, Ohio. On the Zions Camp march led by Joseph Smith, Elder Sylvester Smith preached to the brethren, after which they received the sacrament and were joined by eight more men. (1)

-- 1834 May 11
[Joseph Smith] Sunday. Sylvester Smith preaches and the sacrament is administered. Heber's Zion's Camp (2)

-- May 12, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Richfield, Ohio. Zions Camp, led by Joseph Smith, continued traveling through Indian settlements on the Sandusky Plains. (1)

-- 1834 May 12
[Joseph Smith] Camp passes through Indian settlements, Sylvester Smith's "refractory feelings" observed, cross Miami river at Dayton. Heber's Zion's Camp (2)

-- May 13, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Sandusky Plains, Ohio. Joseph Smith continued on the Zions Camp march. (1)

-- May 14, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Belle Fontaine, Ohio. Joseph Smith continued on the Zions Camp march. (1)

-- May 15, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Mad River, Ohio. Joseph Smith continued on the Zions Camp march. (1)

-- May 16, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Between Springfield and Dayton, Ohio. Joseph Smith continued on the Zions Camp march. (1)

-- 1834 May 16
[Joseph Smith] Joseph expresses low feelings shortly before encountering an ancient burial mound. Ezra Thayer (2)

-- May 17, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Wayne County, Indiana. Joseph Smith warned discontented Zions Camp members about misfortune that would befall them if they did not change their disobedient behavior. (1)

-- 1834 May 17
[Joseph Smith] Camp crosses into Indiana. Guard prevents spy from entering camp. Settling an argument in the camp, Joseph declares Sylvester Smith has a rebellious spirit and warns the brethren to humble themselves or be scourged. Heber's Zion's Camp (2)

-- May 18, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Richmond, Indiana. Joseph Smiths warning to the brethren in Zions Camp concerning their disobedience was evidenced when their horses foundered. (1)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/c/1834_zc.phtml

Clair Barrus

LDS History, 1834 5 May

-- 1834 5 May
[Joseph Smith] [Joseph Smith] -1 August Leads Zions Camp expedition to Missouri; returns.. (1)

-- 1834 May 5
[Joseph Smith] Joseph and volunteers later known as Zion's Camp leave Kirtland. Heber's Zion's Camp (2)

-- 5 May 1834
[Lucy Mack Smith] Zion's Camp, with a maximum of 204 men, leaves Kirtland. It reaches Missouri, about 900 miles away, on 3 July. The men are attacked by cholera on 24 June, and Joseph Jr. disbands the camp on 25 June. Fourteen die before the outbreak ends on 28 June, including Lucy's nephew Jesse Johnson Smith, son of Asael Smith Jr., who dies 1 July 1834. (3)

-- 1834 May 5
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Jr. leaves as leader of Zions Camp. (4)

-- May 6, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Streetsborough, Ohio. Continuing his trek with Zions Camp, Joseph Smith went from Streetborough to New Portage, Ohio. (5)

-- 1834 May 6
[Joseph Smith] Joseph arrives at New Portage with a hundred volunteers. Heber's Zion's Camp ; Orson Pratt journals, 40. (2)

-- May 7, 1834
[Joseph Smith] New Portage, Ohio. Joseph Smith and the Zions Camp brethren prepared for their journey to Missouri. (5)

-- 1834 May 7
[Joseph Smith] The brethren put their money into a general fund. Heber's Zion's Camp (2)

-- 1834 8 May
Zion's Camp began its march from Ohio to Missouri. (6)

-- May 8, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Chippewa, Ohio. Joseph Smith continued on the Zions Camp march to Missouri. (5)

[Joseph Smith] Joseph leads Zions Camp out of Kirtland to Missouri. (7)

-- 1834 May 8
[Joseph Smith] Camp is divided into companies of twelve. (Orson Pratt says "about 13 each" and adds, " behold the presence of the Lord was with us by day and by night and his Angel went before us to prepare the way." Heber's Zion's Camp ; Orson Pratt journals, 40. (2)

-- May 9, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Chippewa, Ohio. Continuing with Zions Camp, Joseph Smith went from Chippewa to Wooster, Ohio. (5)

Footnotes:
1 - http://josephsmithpapers.org/TimelineOfEvents.htm
2 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/c/1834_zc.phtml
3 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
4 - History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced by Scot Facer Proctor Maurine Jensen Proctor
5 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
6 - http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
7 - http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline

Clair Barrus

LDS History, May 3, 1834

-- May 3, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith presided over a conference of elders that discussed the name by which the Church was to be known. (1)

-- May 4, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith preached to the Saints under the shade of the new schoolhouse. (1)

-- 1834 May 4
[Joseph Smith] In New Portage, Orson Pratt addresses his camp on the second coming and millennium, and "the Saints inheriting the earth forever." Orson Pratt journals, 40. (2)

[Joseph Smith] Joseph calls volunteers in Kirtland together, speaks for a short time, and seals them up to eternal life: (2)

[Joseph Smith] Sidney Rigdon, 149. (2)

[Joseph Smith] Sunday services in Kirtland. Sidney urges men to "deeds of valor" and promises "the glory of Christian martyrs." (2)

[Joseph Smith] we ware all Sealed up to Eternal Life by Joseph and said they should come forth in the day of the Lord if they comited sins they would be delivereth over to the bufetings of Satan for the destruction of the flesh but they should come forth in of the day of the Lord Jesus. Reuben McBride diary (2)

-- 4 May 1834
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Jr. preaches in the new (unfinished) schoolhouse west of the temple. (3)

-- 1834, May 5
Joseph Smith left Kirtland for Missouri as leader of Zion's Camp to bring relief to Saints expelled from Jackson Co. (4)

President Joseph Smith left Kirtland, Ohio, for Missouri as leader of Zions Camp to bring relief to Saints expelled from Jackson County. (5)

-- 1834 May 5
Zion's Camp left Kirtland for Missouri. (6)

-- May 5, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith started from Kirtland as the leader of Zions Camp. (1)

-- 1834 May 5
[Joseph Smith] Departed Kirtland on journey to Missouri at head of Zions Camp. (7)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/c/1834_zc.phtml
3 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
4 - Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
5 - http://scriptures.lds.org/chchrono/contents
6 - Richards - Little, Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
7 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839

Clair Barrus

LDS History, 1834 April 24

-- 1834 April 24
[Joseph Smith] , 79 Attended court as complainant in state lawsuit against Doctor Philastus Hurlbut, who was put under bond to keep the peace and not harm JS, Chardon, Ohio. (1)

-- 1834 April 25
[Wilford Woodruff] Arrives in Kirtland, Ohio, headquarters of Mormon church (2)

-- April 27, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. As Wilford Woodruff remembered, Joseph Smith prophesied in a testimony meeting before the departure of Zions Camp that the Church would fill the Rocky Mountains and the work would fill the whole earth. (3)

-- 27 Apr. 1834
[Lucy Mack Smith] Hyrum, fourth child and second son of Hyrum and Jerusha Smith, is born. (4)

-- April 28, 1834
[Revelations] Kirtland, Ohio. Revelation of April 28, 1834. Division of the United Firm. Kirtland branch to keep $3,000 for inheritances to be used when revealed.
Kirtland Revelations Book, 111.
Division of United Firm/Verily thus saith the Lord concerning the division and settlement of the United Firm. /Virtually identical to the copy in Book of Commandments, Book C. Orson Hyde the scribe in both volumes.
Keep $3000 for Kirtland/Let there be reserved three Thousand Dollars for the right and claim of the Firm in Kirtland for inheritances in due time, even when the Lord will;.
To be used when revealed/and with this claim to be had in remembrance when the Lord Shall reveal it for a right of inheritance,
Branches free from each other/ye are made free from the Firm of Zion and the Firm in Zion is made free from the Firm in Kirtland:.
Thus Saith the Lord. Amen. (5)

-- 1834 late May
[Joseph Smith] With other members of Zions Camp, suffered outbreak of cholera, Liberty Township, Clay County. (1)

-- 1834, May-July
[Joseph Smith] (age 28)Leads Zions Camp from Kirtland, Ohio, to Clay County, Missouri, to bring relief to Saints expelled from their homes in Jackson County, Missouri. Returns to Kirtland after receiving a revelation that the Saints must wait for a little season for the redemption of Zion (D&C 105:9). (6)

-- 1834, May to June
[Wilford Woodruff] Travels with Zions Camp to the state of Missouri. Stays in Clay County, Missouri, to help the Saints there. (7)

-- 1834 May 1
[Joseph Smith] Orson Pratt's company of 20, including Wilford Woodruff, leaves Kirtland for Zion. Joseph remains in Kirtland to organize a larger body of men. Orson Pratt journals, 40. =1834
WWJ 1:9
Wilford Woodruff (8)

[Wilford Woodruff] Departs for Missouri with Zion's Camp (2)

-- 1834 3 May
Church adopted the designation "Latter-day Saints" (see Church, Names of). (9)

-- 1834 May 3
At a Conference of Elders in Kirtland, the Church was first named "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints." (10)

The name of the church is changed from The Church of Jesus Christ to The Church of the Latter Day Saints upon a proposal by Sidney Rigdon, seconded by Newel K. Whitney and passed by the church. (11)

Footnotes:
1 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
2 - Wilford Woodruff's Journals 1833-1898: Typescript Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books, Midvale, Utah. Chronology
3 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
4 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
5 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/s/_dc.phtml
6 - Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah
7 - Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Wilford Woodruff, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah
8 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/c/1834_zc.phtml
9 - http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
10 - Richards - Little, Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
11 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)

Clair Barrus

LDS History, 1834 April 11

-- 1834 April 11
[Wilford Woodruff] Leaves Richland to join Mormon militia or Zion's Camp (1)

-- April 12, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith went from Kirtland to a place near Lake Erie to go fishing and visit some brethren. (2)

-- April 15, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith plowed fields and planted oats on Brother Frederick G. Williamss farm. (2)

-- April 17, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith attended a meeting where Elder Sidney Rigdon discussed the deliverance of Zion and the building of a temple in Kirtland. (2)

-- 18-22 Apr. 1834
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Jr. attends conferences at New Portage and Norton, Ohio. (3)

-- April 19, 1834
[Joseph Smith] En route to New Portage, Ohio. Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, Oliver Cowdery, and Zebedee Coltrin gave one another priesthood blessings to gain strength and wisdom for their upcoming labors. According to Coltrins account, they saw Adam and Eve in vision. (2)

-- April 20, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Norton, Ohio. Elder Sidney Rigdon entertained a large congregation of Saints, including Joseph Smith, with an interesting discourse on the fulness of times. (2)

-- April 21, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Norton, Ohio. At a conference of elders at the home of Brother Carpenter, Joseph Smith spoke the famous words: Take away the Book of Mormon and the revelations, and where is our religion? We have none. (2)

-- 1834 April 21
[Joseph Smith] Attended church conference in Norton, Ohio, to raise funds and recruit volunteers for Zions Camp. (4)

[Joseph Smith] Conference of elders in Norton, Medina county, Ohio. Joseph, Sidney, Oliver, and Zebedee Coltrin raise $66.37 and a few volunteers. Minutes of April 20-21, 1834 (5)

-- April 22, 1834
[Joseph Smith] New Portage, Ohio. Joseph Smith returned home after traveling from New Portage to Kirtland, Ohio. (2)

-- April 23, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. While assembled in council with the brethren, Joseph Smith received Doctrine & Covenants 104, a revelation concerning the United Order and the care of the poor. (2)

[Revelations] Kirtland, Ohio. Doctrine and Covenants 104. Lord breaks up United Order become of the duplicty, or suspected duplicity, of some. They are cursed. Stewardships for Sidney , Martin , Frederick , John Johnson , Newel K. Whitney , and Joseph. The connection between the orders in Kirtland and Zion is severed. Protocols for the Lord's treasury. Withdrawals from treasury only by common consent of the order. Pay all debts. Be humble and the Lord will deliver the brethren from debt.
1835 Doctrine and Covenants 98 heading: Revelation given to Enoch, concerning the order of the church for the benefit of the poor. (6)

Footnotes:
1 - Wilford Woodruff's Journals 1833-1898: Typescript Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books, Midvale, Utah. Chronology
2 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
3 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
4 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
5 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/c/1834_zc.phtml
6 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/s/_dc.phtml

Clair Barrus

LDS History, March 31, 1834

-- March 31, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith went to Chardon, Ohio, to attend court as a witness for the prosecution in the case of Ohio v. Doctor P. Hurlbut. (1)

-- 1834 March 31
[Joseph Smith] Orson Hyde writes Joseph that he has failed to raise money quickly in the eastern branches of the church. (2)

-- 1834 April
Zion's Camp is assembled as an effort to help the beleaguered Mormons in Missouri. The "Camp" is really a motley collection of Mormons who followed Joseph Smith to Missouri with the manifest aim of defending the Mormons in Missouri. Shortly after arriving in Missouri, the force is disbanded. (3)

-- April-July 1834
[Heber C. Kimball] Participates in Zion's Camp to aid persecuted Saints in Missouri. (4)

-- 1834, April
[Wilford Woodruff] Goes to Kirtland, Ohio, where he meets the Prophet Joseph Smith. (5)

-- April 1, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Chardon, Ohio. While preparing subpoenas for witnesses at Ezekiel Riders, Joseph Smith prophesied that the Lord would not allow Doctor Philastus Hurlbut to prevail in court against Joseph. (1)

-- April 2, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Chardon, Ohio. Joseph Smith attended court in the case of Ohio v. Doctor Philastus Hurlbut. (1)

-- April 3, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Chardon, Ohio. Joseph Smith attended the court case of Doctor Philastus Hurlbut, who was on trial for threatening the Prophets life. (1)

-- April 5, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith traveled to Chardon, Ohio, to serve as a witness for John Johnson. (1)

-- April 7, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith met with Newel K. Whitney, Oliver Cowdery, Frederick G. Williams, and Heber C. Kimball in the council room and prayed for means to reconcile debts and to prevail against Doctor Philastus Hurlbut. (1)

-- 9 Apr. 1834
[Lucy Mack Smith] Doctor Philastus Hurlbut is found guilty of threatening Joseph Jr. and is placed under a peace bond by a court in Chardon, Ohio. (6)

-- April 10, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith held a council of the United Order in Ohio where he dissolved that economic order among the Kirtland Saints. (1)

-- April 11, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith attended a meeting where Father Andrews Tyler was restored to the fellowship of the Church. (1)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/c/1834_zc.phtml
3 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
4 - On the Potter's Wheel: The Diaries of Heber C. Kimball, Stanely B. Kimball editor. Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1987. Chronology
5 - Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Wilford Woodruff, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah
6 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books

Clair Barrus

LDS History, March 8, 1834

-- March 8, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Ellicottville, New York. Joseph Smith, Parley P. Pratt, and Freeman Nickerson traveled to Farmersville, New York, where they spent the evening in the home of Esquire Walker. (1)

-- March 9, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Farmersville, New York. Joseph Smith and his traveling companions held a meeting in a schoolhouse and afterwards had difficulty leaving because many who believed in their message were anxious to speak with them. (1)

-- March 10, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Freedom, New York. Joseph Smith preached to two large congregations with much success. (1)

-- March 11, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Freedom, New York. Joseph Smith held a meeting at which he baptized Heman T. Hyde, a young man whose entire family would later join the Church and form part of the Freedom Branch. (1)

-- March 12, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Stewards Tavern, New York. Joseph Smith rode 36 miles to Father Edmund Bosleys in Livonia, New York. (1)

-- March 17, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Avon, New York. Joseph Smith attended a conference of elders at which he recruited men to assist the Saints who had been driven from Jackson County, Missouri. He also appealed for funds to buy land in Missouri and to pay debts owed by the Churchs leaders in Kirtland. (1)

-- March 19, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Livonia, New York. Joseph Smith traveled to Bennington Township, Wyoming County, New York, where he stayed the night at Isaac McWithys tavern. (1)

-- March 22, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Perrysburg, New York. Joseph Smith arrived in Perrysburg and stayed at Vinson Knights home. (1)

-- March 25, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Perrysburg, New York. Joseph Smith traveled to Job Lewiss home in Westfield, New York. (1)

-- March 27, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Elk Creek, Pennsylvania. Joseph Smith traveled to Springfield, Pennsylvania, where he found Sidney Rigdon, then continued his homeward journey, stopping 16 miles east of Painesville, Ohio. (1)

-- March 28, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith praised the Lord that he found his family well when he returned from his journey to western New York. (1)

-- 1834 March 28
[Joseph Smith] Returned to Kirtland from journey to New York and Pennsylvania. (2)

-- March 30, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to Edward Partridge, William W. Phelps, and others of the Firm. (1)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839

Clair Barrus

LDS History, 1834 February 24

-- 1834 February 24
[Joseph Smith] D&C 103 (Kirtland): Jackson county saints to be restored to their lands. They were driven from Jackson because they were not entirely obedient. Now Zion to be redeemed to power; one will be raised up like Moses to lead the people back; Parley P. Pratt and Lyman to gather a hundred men, also Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, Hyrum Smith, Frederick G. Williams, Orson Hyde, Orson Pratt. (1)

-- 24 Feb. 1834
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Jr. receives a revelation (D&C 103) ordering the organization of Zion's Camp. (2)

-- February 24, 1834
[Revelations] Kirtland, Ohio. Doctrine and Covenants 103. Members driven out of Jackson county because of disobedience. Now Zion to be redeemed with power ; one will be raised up like Moses to lead the return. Parley & Lyman not to return to Jackson until 500 volunteers are raised, or 300, or at least 100. Parley to travel with Joseph , Lyman with Sidney, Orson Hyde with Orson Pratt.
Kirtland Revelations Book, 108-111, heading: Kirtland February 24 1834. Recorded by Orson Pratt, August 18, 1834.
Book of Commandments, Book C Recorded by Orson Pratt, August 18, 1834.
Newel Kimball Whitnery Papers (BYU), Box 1, fd. 15 [verses 15-20], heading: Excerpt of a revelation given at Kirtland when L Wight & P. P. Pratt went down & helped gather the army in 1834 being commanded by revelation [Revelation of Dec. 25, 1835 follows immediately. ].
First published in the 1844 Doctrine and Covenants, Section 101. (3)

-- February 26, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith started from Kirtland to gather volunteers for Zions Camp. (4)

-- 1834 February 26
[Joseph Smith] Departed Kirtland on journey to Pennsylvania and New York to raise funds and recruit volunteers for Zions Camp. (5)

[Joseph Smith] Those designated to raise men for Zion's camp on February 24 leave on their assignments. (1)

-- 26 Feb.-28 Mar. 1834
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Jr. and Parley P. Pratt go east to obtain volunteers for Zion's Camp. (2)

-- February 27, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Elk Creek, Pennsylvania. Joseph Smith stayed at Shadrach Roundys home while traveling to New York to gather volunteers for Zions Camp. (4)

-- February 28, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Wesleyville, Pennsylvania. Joseph Smith stayed with kind strangers on his journey to New York to gather volunteers for Zions Camp. (4)

-- March 2, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Westfield, New York. While traveling with Parley P. Pratt to enlist men to help the Saints return to their land in Jackson County, Missouri, Joseph Smith preached in the evening to a small congregation, which seemed strong in the faith. (4)

-- March 5, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Villanova, New York. Joseph Smith and Parley P. Pratt traveled to the home of the Freeman Nickerson family in Perrysburg, New York, where they held a meeting to recruit volunteers to help the Missouri Saints return to their homes in Jackson County, Missouri. (4)

-- March 6, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Perrysburg Township, Cattaraugus County, New York. Joseph Smith and Parley P. Pratt held another meeting at Freeman Nickersons home but without success. (4)

-- March 7, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Ellicottville, New York. Joseph Smith, Parley P. Pratt, and Freeman Nickerson experienced difficulties finding lodging. (4)

Footnotes:
1 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/c/1834_zc.phtml
2 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
3 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/s/_dc.phtml
4 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
5 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839

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LDS History, February 17, 1834

-- February 17, 1834
[Joseph Smith] The first stake of the Church is organized in Kirtland, Ohio; Joseph is the stake president. (1)

-- 1834 February 17
[Joseph Smith] Organized first high council, Kirtland. (2)

[Joseph Smith] D&C 102 (Kirtland): First high council is organized to settle "important difficulties" that cannot be settled by the church or bishop's council. Minutes of February 17, 1834 1834
Heber's Histories of Zion's Camp (3)

-- 17 Feb. 1834
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph organizes the first high council at Kirtland. (4)

-- 1834 Feb 17
[Lucy Mack Smith] High council is organized at Kirtland (D&C 102). (5)

-- February 17, 1834
[Revelations] Kirtland, Ohio. Doctrine and Covenants 102. High council: presidents and twelve counselors. Settle important difficulties. Presidents (First Presidency). Church president is president of council. Counselors casts lots. Rights of accused. President renders decision. Council majority can override. Councils abroad. Appeals. No appeal from the traveling high council (the Twelve) except to general authorities. Council members.
Several changes were made in the 1835 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants to reflect the addition of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles to church administration. Of the changes noted below, only those in vs. 10, 11 were made after 1835. They were made in or before the 1876 edition. For a comparison of the original and revised minutes, see Minutes of February 17, 1834.
Revised minutes are from the Kirtland Council Minutes.
1835 Doctrine and Covenants 5 heading: Minutes of the organization of the High Council of the church of Christ of Latter Day Saints, Kirtland, February 17, 1834.
Revised Minutes/Doctrine and Covenants 102.
Council of 24 high priests organize high council. (6)

-- February 19, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. During a meeting with the high council, Joseph Smith blessed other members of the council and received a blessing from his father. (7)

-- February 20, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. At a high council meeting Joseph Smith attended, the brethren discussed whether or not a transgression of the Word of Wisdom should deprive an official member from holding office in the Church. (7)

-- 1834 February 22
[Joseph Smith] Notified of condition of exiled Latter-day Saints in Clay County by Parley P. Pratt and Lyman Wight, Kirtland. (2)

[Joseph Smith] Parley P. Pratt and Lyman Wight arrive in Kirtland <. J. Whitmer, 72n4. (3)

-- 22 Feb. 1834
[Lucy Mack Smith] Parley P. Pratt and Lyman Wight arrive at Kirtland, destitute, having traveled all 800 miles on foot from Missouri to report conditions there. (4)

-- February 24, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith received Doctrine & Covenants 103, a revelation about the persecution and redemption of Zion in Missouri, with instructions to organize companies to go to the relief of the Saints in Jackson County. (7)

-- 1834 February 24
[Joseph Smith] Revelation in Kirtland commanding organization of expedition (later known as Zions Camp) to relieve Saints driven from Jackson County and to help them return to their properties. (2)

Footnotes:
1 - http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline
2 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
3 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/c/1834_zc.phtml
4 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
5 - History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced by Scot Facer Proctor Maurine Jensen Proctor
6 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/s/_dc.phtml
7 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith

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LDS History, January 16, 1834

-- January 16, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Chardon, Ohio. Joseph Smith visited his sister Catherines husband, Wilkins Jenkins Salisbury, and spent the night. (1)

-- January 28, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, and Frederick G. Williams prayed that Doctor Philastus Hurlbut would not prevail against them in a pending lawsuit. (1)

-- January 31, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Before departing on a mission to recruit and raise funds for the Zions Camp march, Joseph Smith prayed for more subscribers to the Church newspaper the Evening and Morning Star. (1)

-- 1834 February
[Joseph Smith] by 12 Moved from upper story of Whitney store to his own house north of temple lot, Kirtland. (2)

-- February 9, 1834
[Joseph Smith] New Portage, Ohio. Joseph Smith attended a conference of high priests, elders, priests, teachers, and deacons at the house of Brother Kirlins. (1)

-- February 10, 1834
[Brigham Young] Brigham Young, aged 32, marries Mary Ann Angell (1808-1882) (aged 27); first marriage; 6 children; mother of Brigham Young, Jr., John Willard Young and Joseph Angell Young. (3)

-- February 12, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. At a meeting of high priests and elders at his home, Joseph Smith spoke of the dignity of his office, and he taught the brethren, according to a vision he had of the pattern and organization of the Church, how a council of the Church should be ordered. (1)

-- 12 Feb. 1834
[Lucy Mack Smith] Martin Harris is tried before the Kirtland high priests/elders council for accusing Joseph "of not understanding the Book of Mormon, of wrestling too much, and of drinking when he was translating the Book of Mormon." Martin says Joseph did these things before the book was translated; he is forgiven. (4)

-- 1834, February 17
First Stake and High Council of Church organized, Kirtland, OH. (5)

-- 1834 17 February
First stake and high council organized in Kirtland, Ohio. (6)

-- 1834 February 17
A First Presidency of three and a High Council of twelve were first organized. (7)

A High Council in the Kirtland, Ohio area is organized. The Kirtland Stake of Zion is simultaneously organized. (8)

-- February 17, 1834
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith received Doctrine & Covenants 102, a revelation containing minutes from a meeting of high priests held at his home where he organized the first high council of the Church. (1)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
3 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Brigham_Young%27s_wives
4 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
5 - Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
6 - http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
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)

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LDS History, December 26, 1833

-- December 26, 1833
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith rebuked Elder Ezekiel Rider and Bishop Newel Whitney, who had been saying hard things to each other. (1)

-- 29 Dec. 1833
[Lucy Mack Smith] Wilford Woodruff is converted the first time he hears Zera Pulsipher and Elijah Cheney preach at Richland, New York. (2)

-- 1833 December 29
[Wilford Woodruff] Attends first Mormon meeting (3)

-- 1833, December 29
[Wilford Woodruff] Hears the restored gospel for the first time at a meeting conducted by two Latter-day Saint missionaries, Elders Zera Pulsipher and Elijah Cheney. (4)

-- 1833
[Membership] Church Membership at end of year: 3,140
New Converts : 479
Percent Change from previous year: 18.00% (5)

-- 1833 December 31
[Wilford Woodruff] Baptized in Richland, New York, by Zerah Pulsipher (3)

-- 1833, December 31
[Wilford Woodruff] Baptized and confirmed by Zera Pulsipher. (4)

-- 1834
[Brigham Young] Marries Mary Ann Angell. Acts as captain in march of Zions Camp. (6)

-- 1834-1836
Sylvester Smith -- 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) (7)

-- 1834-1837
[Periodicals] Latter Day Saints' Messenger and Advocate; Oliver Cowdery Kirtland, Ohio (Periodical) (8)

-- 1834 January 2
[Wilford Woodruff] Ordained a teacher in Mormon church (3)

-- 1834, January 2
[Wilford Woodruff] Ordained a teacher by Zera Pulsipher. (4)

-- 8 Jan. 1834
[Lucy Mack Smith] Enemies in Kirtland fire thirteen rounds from a cannon at 1:00 A.M. Work on temple continues. (2)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
3 - Wilford Woodruff's Journals 1833-1898: Typescript Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books, Midvale, Utah. Chronology
4 - Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Wilford Woodruff, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah
5 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_membership_history
6 - Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah
7 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Church
8 - Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol.4, Appendix 3: Church Periodicals

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LDS History, December 16, 1833

-- December 16, 1833
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith received Doctrine & Covenants 101, a revelation concerning the Saints afflictions in Jackson and Van Buren Counties in Missouri. (1)

[Revelations] Kirtland, Ohio. Doctrine and Covenants 101. Inhabitants of Zion brought persecution on themselves by transgression, but the Lord will remember them. He will let his sword fall in their behalf. During millennium Satan will have no power. Those born during the millennium will not die, but be changed in the twinkling of an eye. Continue to gather, purchase lands in Zion. No other gathering place. Appeal to the courts, governor, and president. If they won't restore lands, the Lord will. Don't sell property in Zion.
Painesville Telegraph, January 24, 1834, heading: "It will be recollected that an affray recently took place between the Mormon sect and a larger body of the people of Jackson county, Missouri, and that peace was only restored by the removal of the former across the river into another county, by the advice of the Lt. Governor of the state, until the difficulties could undergo a judicial investigation. Soon after the above accounts were received at the head quarters of the Mormon Prophet, in this county, the following document (which they call a revelation,) was printed and privately circulated among the deluded followers of the impostor, Smith. It will be seen that it is made to touch the difficulties in question, and settles them at once. The latter part of it may be better understood, when it is known that some of the people who fled from Jackson county, sold or attempted to sell their lands-that the "Sidney G. " spoken of, is A. S. Gilbert, a merchant among them, who actu
ally.
sold out his store and goods. The Deity is represented to be speaking throughout. We think the cloven foot is so visible in this document, that some of the deluded will discover it. -[Editor Telegraph. " Source.
1835 Doctrine and Covenants 97 heading: Revelation given December 1833. (2)

-- 18 December 1833-14 September 1840
[Church Patriarch] Joseph Smith, Sr. Father of Joseph Smith, Jr. (3)

-- 1833, December 18
Joseph Smith, Sr., ordained first Church Patriarch. (4)

-- 1833 18 December
Joseph Smith Sr. became first patriarch to the Church. (5)

-- 1833 December 18
Joseph Smith, Sen., was ordained Patriarch. (6)

Joseph Smith, Jr. ordains his father, Joseph Smith, Sr. as Presiding Patriarch and assistant to the President of the High Priesthood. (7)

-- December 18, 1833
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith saw Jehovah appear to Adam at Adam-ondi-Ahman. (1)

[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. The elders assembled and Joseph Smith dedicated the printing press. Later he pronounced blessings on his parents and siblings. (1)

[Joseph Smith] Joseph Smith gives the first patriarchal blessings in this dispensation to his parents, three brothers, and Oliver Cowdery. (8)

-- 1833, December 18
[Joseph Smith] Joseph Smith Sr. is ordained Patriarch to the Church. (9)

-- 18 Dec. 1833
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Smith Sr. is ordained patriarch to the church by the First Presidency in an emotional meeting, the minutes of which, kept by Oliver Cowdery, include his account of the restoration of the Aaronic priesthood. (10)

-- December 24, 1833
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smiths history reported the expulsion of four elderly families by the mobs from Independence, Missouri. (1)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/s/_dc.phtml
3 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presiding_Patriarch#Chronology_of_the_Presiding_Patriarchs_of_The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints
4 - Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
5 - http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
6 - Richards - Little, Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
7 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
8 - http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline
9 - Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah
10 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books

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LDS History, 1833 22 November

-- 1833 22 November
[Joseph Smith] [Joseph Smith] Learns of expulsion of Saints from Jackson County, Missouri. (1)

-- 22 Nov. 1833
[Lucy Mack Smith] Don Carlos Smith comes to live with Joseph at Kirtland to learn printing. (2)

-- November 25, 1833
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Orson Hyde and John Gould arrived from Missouri and told Joseph Smith and the other brethren about the expulsion of the Saints from Jackson County, Missouri. (3)

-- 1833 November 25
[Joseph Smith] In Kirtland, notified by Orson Hyde and John Gould that Latter-day Saints had been expelled from Jackson County earlier in month. (4)

-- 25 Nov. 1833
[Lucy Mack Smith] Orson Hyde and John Gould arrive from Missouri to report to Joseph at Kirtland. (2)

-- 1833 Nov 25
[Lucy Mack Smith] News received in Kirtland of expulsion of the Saints from Jackson County. (5)

-- 1 Dec. 1833
[Lucy Mack Smith] Oliver Cowdery and Newel Whitney return from New York with a printing press. (2)

-- December 5, 1833
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to Bishop Edward Partridge in Liberty, Missouri, concerning the persecution of the Saints there. (3)

-- December 6, 1833
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith and others prayed that the newly arrived printing press would be a means to bring about the restoration of the house of Israel. (3)

-- December 10, 1833
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith wrote a consoling letter to the Saints in Missouri who had been exiled from their homes in Jackson County. (3)

-- December 12, 1833
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Word was received that the Saints who had already fled from northwestern Jackson County, Missouri, were also about to be expelled from a southern area of that county soon to be known as Van Buren County, Missouri. (3)

-- 13 Dec. 1833
[Lucy Mack Smith] The first issue of the Evening and Morning Star is printed by Oliver Cowdery. (2)

-- 1833 December 16
Revelation is received appointing the formation of Stakes of Zion to gather the saints. (D&C 101:21) (6)

Footnotes:
1 - http://josephsmithpapers.org/TimelineOfEvents.htm
2 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
3 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
4 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
5 - History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced by Scot Facer Proctor Maurine Jensen Proctor
6 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)

Clair Barrus

LDS History, October 29, 1833

-- October 29, 1833
[Joseph Smith] Mount Pleasant, Upper Canada. Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon departed for their return trip to Kirtland, Ohio. (1)

-- 31 Oct.-7 Nov. 1833
[Lucy Mack Smith] Mobs attack Mormon settlements in Jackson County; 1,200 flee into Clay, Ray, Van Buren, and Lafayette counties. (2)

-- 1833 November
[Joseph Smith] Latter-day Saints fled Jackson County, migrating primarily to Clay County, Missouri. (3)

-- November 1, 1833
[Joseph Smith] Independence, Missouri. Joseph Smiths history reported that mobs attacked the Gilbert and Whitney Store, partially destroying it as well as the homes of many Saints. (1)

-- 1833 November 4
[Joseph Smith] Returned to Kirtland from journey to Mount Pleasant. (3)

-- 4 Nov. 1833
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Jr. and party return from their Canadian mission. Probably during the fall or early winter, Joseph Jr. has his parents move into his and Emma's Kirtland home. Lucy falls, suffers from inflammation of the eyes, and is healed by her faith and the administration of the elders. (2)

-- 1833 Nov 4
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Jr. returns to Kirtland. (4)

-- 1833, November 7
Saints fled from Jackson Co. mobs across Missouri River into Clay Co. [See Missouri Conflict.] (5)

-- 1833 7 November
Saints driven from Jackson County, Missouri. (6)

-- 1833, November 7
Saints began fleeing from mobs in Jackson County, Missouri across the Missouri River and into Clay County. (7)

-- November 13, 1833
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith arose at 4:00 a.m. and beheld a meteor shower, which he interpreted as a sign from God that the coming of Christ was close at hand. (1)

-- November 19, 1833
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to Moses Nickerson in Mount Pleasant, Upper Canada, relating some of his travel experiences and his testimony of the gospel. (1)

-- November 22, 1833
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smiths brother Don Carlos Smith came to live with him and learn the printing trade. (1)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
3 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
4 - History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced by Scot Facer Proctor Maurine Jensen Proctor
5 - Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
6 - http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
7 - http://scriptures.lds.org/chchrono/contents

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LDS History, 5 Oct. 1833

-- 5 Oct. 1833
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Jr., Sidney Rigdon, and Freeman Nickerson leave Kirtland on a mission to Upper Canada. (1)

-- 1833 Oct 5
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Jr. leaves on proselyting mission to Canada. (2)

-- October 10, 1833
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Construction on the Kirtland Temple was discontinued until early spring due to lack of materials. (3)

-- October 12, 1833
[Joseph Smith] Perrysburg, New York. While at Freeman Nickersons, Joseph Smith received Doctrine & Covenants 100, a revelation concerning his and Sidney Rigdons missionary labors. (3)

-- October 12 1833
[Revelations] Perrysburg, New York. Doctrine and Covenants 100. Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon are on their way to Mount Pleasant, Upper Canada (Ontario), with Freeman Nickerson. Their families are well. The spirit will give them what they need to say at the moment it is needed. Sidney is to be Joseph's spokesman and scriptorian, Joseph is to be his revelator. Zion will be redeemed, the Lord will raise up a pure people.
Joseph's 1832-1834 diary entry, in Sidney's hand: "came Saturday the 12th [to] the house of father Nicke[r]son. " Then, in Joseph's hand, "I feel very well in my mind the Lord is with us but have much anxiety about my family &c;-".
Newel K. Whitney manuscript heading: Prereysburg Chatoegua Co N York Saturday October 12th 1833. [Perrysburg is and always has been in Cattaraugus, not Chautauqua county. ].
1835 Doctrine and Covenants 94 heading: Revelation given in Perrysburgh, N. Y. to Joseph Smith jr. and Sidney Rigdon, October, 1833. (4)

-- October 15, 1833
[Joseph Smith] Lodi, New York. Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon were refused entrance to preach in a Presbyterian meetinghouse. (3)

-- October 18, 1833
[Joseph Smith] Mount Pleasant, Upper Canada. Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, and Freeman Nickerson arrived at the house of Eleazer Freeman Nickerson. (3)

-- 19 Oct. 1833
[Lucy Mack Smith] Governor Dunklin of Missouri rejects a petition from Orson Hyde and W. W. Phelps. (1)

-- October 20, 1833
[Joseph Smith] Brantford, Upper Canada. Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon preached in the morning and evening to attentive congregations. (3)

-- October 23, 1833
[Joseph Smith] Colburn, Upper Canada. At a candlelight meeting, Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon were challenged by a Wesleyan Methodist who exhibited a great lack of reason, knowledge, and wisdom, and gave [them] no opportunity to reply. (3)

-- October 24, 1833
[Joseph Smith] Mount Pleasant, Upper Canada. When Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon returned from preaching in Waterford, Eleazer Freeman Nickerson and his wife declared their belief in the work, and offered themselves for baptism. (3)

-- October 27, 1833
[Joseph Smith] Mount Pleasant, Upper Canada. Joseph Smith had great success while preaching in Mount Pleasant; 12 people requested baptism and others desired another meeting for the next day. (3)

-- October 28, 1833
[Joseph Smith] Mount Pleasant, Upper Canada. Joseph Smith held another meeting and confirmed 14 people who had been baptized in the previous two days. (3)

Footnotes:
1 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
2 - History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced by Scot Facer Proctor Maurine Jensen Proctor
3 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
4 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/s/_dc.phtml

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