-- 1838 November 3
Joseph prophesies that none of the prisoners are going to die. (1)
-- November 3, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Crooked River, Ray County, Missouri. While traveling under heavy guard toward Independence, Missouri, Joseph Smith prophesied to his fellow prisoners that none of their lives would be taken. (2)
-- 1838 November 4
Fifty-six more prisoners are taken from Far West. The imprisoned leaders arrive in Independence. (1)
-- November 4, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Independence, Missouri. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to his wife, Emma Smith, at Kirtland, Ohio. (2)
[Joseph Smith] Ray to Clay County, Missouri. While en route to Independence with other prisoners, Joseph Smith preached the gospel of Jesus Christ to a woman who inquired whether he professed to be the Lord and Savior. (2)
-- 4 November 1838
[Missouri War] General Clark arrives with troops and announces his intention to carry out the surrender terms exacted by General Lucas. (3)
-- November 5, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Independence, Missouri. Joseph Smith and other prisoners were able to explain their doctrines to many people, thus removing mountains of prejudice, and enlist[ing] the populace in our favor. (2)
-- 1838 November 6
General Lucas addresses the citizens of Far West. Far West prisoners leave for Richmond. (1)
-- 1838 November 8
General Wilson surroundes Adam-ondi-Ahman. Joseph and some of the other prisoners in Independence leave for Richmond. Their guards become drunk, but no escape is attempted. (1)
-- 1838, November 9
Joseph Smith and fellow prisoners arrived at Richmond, MO, and put in chains. Joseph rebuked guards. [See Richmond Jail.] (4)
-- 1838 9 November
Joseph Smith and others imprisoned in Richmond, Ray County, Missouri. (5)
-- November 9, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Richmond, Missouri. Colonel Sterling Price chained Joseph Smith and the other prisoners together in an old vacant house. (2)
-- 1838 November 9
[Joseph Smith] Confined at Richmond, Ray County, pending outcome of court of inquiry. (6)
Footnotes:
1 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
2 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
3 - Stephen C. LeSueur: The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, Appendix: Chronology of Events in Missouri, 1838-1839
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
LDS History, 1838 November 1
-- 1838 November 1
Joseph Smith, Jun., and others condemned to be shot. Far West plundered. (1)
Mormon leaders are taken into custody and declared responsible for the violence and destruction of the conflict. (2)
-- November 1, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Goose Creek Camp, Caldwell County, Missouri. Officers of the Missouri militia held a courts martial and sentenced Joseph Smith, his brother Hyrum Smith, and others to be shot at 9:00 a.m. that morning, but General Alexander W. Doniphan refused to execute the sentence. (3)
-- 1838 November 1
[Joseph Smith] Sentenced to death by military court. Execution prevented by opposition of Brigadier General Alexander Doniphan, Goose Creek camp, Rockford Township, Caldwell County. (4)
-- 1838 1 November
[Joseph Smith] [Joseph Smith] Sentenced to death; General Alexander W. Doniphan prevents execution. (5)
-- 1 Nov. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Hyrum and Amasa M. Lyman are arrested and put with the other prisoners. (6)
-- 1838 Nov 1
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph, Hyrum, and others sentenced to be shot. Doniphan intervenes. (7)
-- 1 November 1838
[Missouri War] General Lucas holds a court-martial of seven Mormon leaders. Opposition of General Doniphan and others prevents the execution of Mormon prisoners. (8)
[Missouri War] Joseph Smith advises Mormon troops at Far West and Diahman to surrender. Mormon War ends. (8)
-- 1838 November 2
After a short trial, General Lucas orders the leaders of the church to be executed. General Doniphan refuses, recognizing the charges were inaccurate and that little solid information about the events of the conflict was known. Far West is plundered, and several other leaders are captured. After being allowed a brief good-bye, the leaders are led away to Independence for imprisonment and trial. (2)
-- November 2, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smiths wife and children wept as the guards thrust them away with their swords and took the Prophet under heavy guard toward Independence, Missouri. (3)
-- 2 Nov. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Lucas orders Alexander W. Doniphan to execute Joseph and Hyrum. Doniphan refuses. Lucy and her daughter Lucy bid goodbye to Joseph and Hyrum at Far West, and they are driven to Independence. Joseph Sr. collapses with grief and anxiety. (6)
-- 2 November 1838
[Missouri War] Mormons forced to deed over their property to pay expenses for the war. This part of the surrender agreement is later declared illegal. (8)
Footnotes:
1 - Richards - Little, Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
2 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
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 - http://josephsmithpapers.org/TimelineOfEvents.htm
6 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
7 - History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced by Scot Facer Proctor Maurine Jensen Proctor
8 - Stephen C. LeSueur: The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, Appendix: Chronology of Events in Missouri, 1838-1839
Joseph Smith, Jun., and others condemned to be shot. Far West plundered. (1)
Mormon leaders are taken into custody and declared responsible for the violence and destruction of the conflict. (2)
-- November 1, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Goose Creek Camp, Caldwell County, Missouri. Officers of the Missouri militia held a courts martial and sentenced Joseph Smith, his brother Hyrum Smith, and others to be shot at 9:00 a.m. that morning, but General Alexander W. Doniphan refused to execute the sentence. (3)
-- 1838 November 1
[Joseph Smith] Sentenced to death by military court. Execution prevented by opposition of Brigadier General Alexander Doniphan, Goose Creek camp, Rockford Township, Caldwell County. (4)
-- 1838 1 November
[Joseph Smith] [Joseph Smith] Sentenced to death; General Alexander W. Doniphan prevents execution. (5)
-- 1 Nov. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Hyrum and Amasa M. Lyman are arrested and put with the other prisoners. (6)
-- 1838 Nov 1
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph, Hyrum, and others sentenced to be shot. Doniphan intervenes. (7)
-- 1 November 1838
[Missouri War] General Lucas holds a court-martial of seven Mormon leaders. Opposition of General Doniphan and others prevents the execution of Mormon prisoners. (8)
[Missouri War] Joseph Smith advises Mormon troops at Far West and Diahman to surrender. Mormon War ends. (8)
-- 1838 November 2
After a short trial, General Lucas orders the leaders of the church to be executed. General Doniphan refuses, recognizing the charges were inaccurate and that little solid information about the events of the conflict was known. Far West is plundered, and several other leaders are captured. After being allowed a brief good-bye, the leaders are led away to Independence for imprisonment and trial. (2)
-- November 2, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smiths wife and children wept as the guards thrust them away with their swords and took the Prophet under heavy guard toward Independence, Missouri. (3)
-- 2 Nov. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Lucas orders Alexander W. Doniphan to execute Joseph and Hyrum. Doniphan refuses. Lucy and her daughter Lucy bid goodbye to Joseph and Hyrum at Far West, and they are driven to Independence. Joseph Sr. collapses with grief and anxiety. (6)
-- 2 November 1838
[Missouri War] Mormons forced to deed over their property to pay expenses for the war. This part of the surrender agreement is later declared illegal. (8)
Footnotes:
1 - Richards - Little, Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
2 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
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 - http://josephsmithpapers.org/TimelineOfEvents.htm
6 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
7 - History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced by Scot Facer Proctor Maurine Jensen Proctor
8 - Stephen C. LeSueur: The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, Appendix: Chronology of Events in Missouri, 1838-1839
LDS History, 1838 Oct 30
-- 1838 Oct 30
[Lucy Mack Smith] Hauns Mill massacre. (1)
-- 30 October 1838
[Missouri War] Missouri troops, under command of Gen. Samuel D. Lucas of Jackson County, arrive outside Far West. Mormon leaders send messengers to learn intentions of troops. (2)
[Missouri War] Two hundred soldiers from Livingston and nearby counties overrun Mormon village of Haun's Mill, killing eighteen and wounding fifteen. (2)
-- 1838, October 31
Joseph Smith and other leaders of the Church arrested by Missouri State militia, Far West. (3)
-- 1838 31 October
Joseph Smith and other leaders arrested by Missouri State Militia. (4)
-- 1838 October 31
Joseph Smith, Jan., and others were betrayed by G.M. Hinckle. (5)
-- about October 31, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Colonel George M. Hinkle, on the pretense that the hostile militia surrounding Far West desired a truce, escorted Joseph Smith and other Church leaders to a supposed parley with militia officers. Instead they were taken prisoner and marched to the enemy camp on Goose Creek. (6)
-- 1838 October 31
[Joseph Smith] Taken prisoner by state militia, Far West. (7)
-- 1838 31 October
[Joseph Smith] [Joseph Smith] Surrenders to Missouri militia at Far West; imprisoned. (8)
-- 31 Oct. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph, Sidney Rigdon, Parley P. Pratt, Lyman Wight, and George W. Robinson are delivered by George Hinkle, the Far West militia colonel, to General Lucas. Given Bogart's known enmity for those who fought against him at Crooked River, Samuel Smith and several others slip out under cover of night and make their way with much hardship to Quincy, Illinois. (9)
-- 1838 Oct 31
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph, Hyrum, and others surrender to Missouri militia at Far West. (1)
-- 31 October 1838
[Missouri War] Col. George Hinkle, John Corrill, and other Mormon representatives attempt to negotiate with General Lucas, but receive demands for surrender. Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, Lyman Wight, and other Mormon leaders give themselves up as hostages. About seventy-five Mormon soldiers, advised of the surrender plans, flee from Far West during the night. (2)
-- During Fall 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Two militia companies of Mormons are organized under Alexander Doniphan in Caldwell County and Hiram G. Parks in Daviess County. (9)
Footnotes:
1 - History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced by Scot Facer Proctor Maurine Jensen Proctor
2 - Stephen C. LeSueur: The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, Appendix: Chronology of Events in Missouri, 1838-1839
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 - Richards - Little, Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
6 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
7 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
8 - http://josephsmithpapers.org/TimelineOfEvents.htm
9 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
[Lucy Mack Smith] Hauns Mill massacre. (1)
-- 30 October 1838
[Missouri War] Missouri troops, under command of Gen. Samuel D. Lucas of Jackson County, arrive outside Far West. Mormon leaders send messengers to learn intentions of troops. (2)
[Missouri War] Two hundred soldiers from Livingston and nearby counties overrun Mormon village of Haun's Mill, killing eighteen and wounding fifteen. (2)
-- 1838, October 31
Joseph Smith and other leaders of the Church arrested by Missouri State militia, Far West. (3)
-- 1838 31 October
Joseph Smith and other leaders arrested by Missouri State Militia. (4)
-- 1838 October 31
Joseph Smith, Jan., and others were betrayed by G.M. Hinckle. (5)
-- about October 31, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Colonel George M. Hinkle, on the pretense that the hostile militia surrounding Far West desired a truce, escorted Joseph Smith and other Church leaders to a supposed parley with militia officers. Instead they were taken prisoner and marched to the enemy camp on Goose Creek. (6)
-- 1838 October 31
[Joseph Smith] Taken prisoner by state militia, Far West. (7)
-- 1838 31 October
[Joseph Smith] [Joseph Smith] Surrenders to Missouri militia at Far West; imprisoned. (8)
-- 31 Oct. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph, Sidney Rigdon, Parley P. Pratt, Lyman Wight, and George W. Robinson are delivered by George Hinkle, the Far West militia colonel, to General Lucas. Given Bogart's known enmity for those who fought against him at Crooked River, Samuel Smith and several others slip out under cover of night and make their way with much hardship to Quincy, Illinois. (9)
-- 1838 Oct 31
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph, Hyrum, and others surrender to Missouri militia at Far West. (1)
-- 31 October 1838
[Missouri War] Col. George Hinkle, John Corrill, and other Mormon representatives attempt to negotiate with General Lucas, but receive demands for surrender. Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, Lyman Wight, and other Mormon leaders give themselves up as hostages. About seventy-five Mormon soldiers, advised of the surrender plans, flee from Far West during the night. (2)
-- During Fall 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Two militia companies of Mormons are organized under Alexander Doniphan in Caldwell County and Hiram G. Parks in Daviess County. (9)
Footnotes:
1 - History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced by Scot Facer Proctor Maurine Jensen Proctor
2 - Stephen C. LeSueur: The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, Appendix: Chronology of Events in Missouri, 1838-1839
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 - Richards - Little, Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
6 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
7 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
8 - http://josephsmithpapers.org/TimelineOfEvents.htm
9 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
LDS History, about October 27, 1838
-- about October 27, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Jefferson City, Missouri. Lilburn W. Boggs, governor of Missouri, issued an extermination order concerning the Saints, in which he stated, The Mormons must be treated as enemies and must be exterminated or driven from the state. (1)
-- 1838 October 27
[Joseph Smith] Missouri governor Lilburn W. Boggs issued order to treat the Latter-day Saints as enemies and exterminate them or drive them from state if necessary, Jefferson City. (2)
-- 1838, October 27
[Joseph Smith] Missouri governor Lilburn W. Boggs issues the infamous Extermination Order. This order and severe persecution cause the Saints to leave Missouri for Illinois during the winter and spring of 1838-39. (3)
-- 27 Oct. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Boggs issues an order that the Saints must leave the state or be exterminated. (4)
-- 1838 Oct 27
[Lucy Mack Smith] Extermination order issued by Governor Lilburn W. Boggs. (5)
-- 27 October 1838
[Missouri War] Governor Boggs, responding to reports of Mormon depredations in Daviess County and their attack on state troops at Crooked River, orders that the Mormons must be "exterminated or driven from the state." (6)
-- 1838, October 30
Haun's Mill Massacre, Caldwell Co., MO. (7)
-- 1838 30 October
Haun's Mill Massacre. (8)
-- 1838 October 30
The massacre at Haun's Mill took place, (9)
A renegade militia group from Livingston County attacks a Mormon settlement in the bloodiest conflict of the Mormon War, and 17 are killed. The event is known as Haun's Mill Massacre. (10)
-- October 30, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. About 3,500 mob members and Missouri militia approached Far West, acting on march orders from Governor Lilburn W. Boggs. (1)
-- 1838 October 30
[Joseph Smith] Vigilantes attacked outlying community of Latter-day Saints, killing seventeen and wounding fourteen, Hauns Mill settlement, Grand River Township, Caldwell County. (2)
-- 30 Oct. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] The Haun's Mill Massacre leaves about eighteen Mormons dead and fifteen wounded. The militia, under General Samuel Lucas, reinforced by Neil Gillum with about 150 men, reaches Far West a little after sunrise. Samuel Bogart then joins Lucas's army. (4)
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 - Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah
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 - Stephen C. LeSueur: The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, Appendix: Chronology of Events in Missouri, 1838-1839
7 - Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
8 - http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
9 - Richards - Little, Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
10 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
[Joseph Smith] Jefferson City, Missouri. Lilburn W. Boggs, governor of Missouri, issued an extermination order concerning the Saints, in which he stated, The Mormons must be treated as enemies and must be exterminated or driven from the state. (1)
-- 1838 October 27
[Joseph Smith] Missouri governor Lilburn W. Boggs issued order to treat the Latter-day Saints as enemies and exterminate them or drive them from state if necessary, Jefferson City. (2)
-- 1838, October 27
[Joseph Smith] Missouri governor Lilburn W. Boggs issues the infamous Extermination Order. This order and severe persecution cause the Saints to leave Missouri for Illinois during the winter and spring of 1838-39. (3)
-- 27 Oct. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Boggs issues an order that the Saints must leave the state or be exterminated. (4)
-- 1838 Oct 27
[Lucy Mack Smith] Extermination order issued by Governor Lilburn W. Boggs. (5)
-- 27 October 1838
[Missouri War] Governor Boggs, responding to reports of Mormon depredations in Daviess County and their attack on state troops at Crooked River, orders that the Mormons must be "exterminated or driven from the state." (6)
-- 1838, October 30
Haun's Mill Massacre, Caldwell Co., MO. (7)
-- 1838 30 October
Haun's Mill Massacre. (8)
-- 1838 October 30
The massacre at Haun's Mill took place, (9)
A renegade militia group from Livingston County attacks a Mormon settlement in the bloodiest conflict of the Mormon War, and 17 are killed. The event is known as Haun's Mill Massacre. (10)
-- October 30, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. About 3,500 mob members and Missouri militia approached Far West, acting on march orders from Governor Lilburn W. Boggs. (1)
-- 1838 October 30
[Joseph Smith] Vigilantes attacked outlying community of Latter-day Saints, killing seventeen and wounding fourteen, Hauns Mill settlement, Grand River Township, Caldwell County. (2)
-- 30 Oct. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] The Haun's Mill Massacre leaves about eighteen Mormons dead and fifteen wounded. The militia, under General Samuel Lucas, reinforced by Neil Gillum with about 150 men, reaches Far West a little after sunrise. Samuel Bogart then joins Lucas's army. (4)
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 - Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah
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 - Stephen C. LeSueur: The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, Appendix: Chronology of Events in Missouri, 1838-1839
7 - Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
8 - http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
9 - Richards - Little, Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
10 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
LDS History, 1838, October 25
-- 1838, October 25
Battle of Crooked River, between Missouri State militia and Saints. David W. Patten, apostle, slain. (1)
-- 1838 25 October
Battle of Crooked River; David W. Patten killed. (2)
-- 1838 October 25
The Battle of Crooked River occurs as a unit of Mormon Militia fight against Missouri State Militia. Sixteen are wounded, and 4 die from their wounds, including Apostle David W. Patten. (3)
-- October 25, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Log Creek near Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith attended to Elder David W. Patten just after he received a fatal gunshot wound at the battle of Crooked River. (4)
-- 1838 October 25
[Joseph Smith] Mormon militia attacked volunteers from Ray County, Missouri, who had kidnapped Latter-day Saints. Two Latter-day Saints, their guide, and one citizen of Ray County were killed at Crooked River, unorganized territory attached to Ray County. (5)
-- 25 Oct. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] At the Battle of Crooked River, between forces led by David W. Patten and Samuel L. Bogart, three Mormons and one non-Missourian are killed. It is reported to Boggs as a massacre. (6)
-- 1838 Oct 25
[Lucy Mack Smith] David Patten, President of the Twelve, shot and killed at Crooked River. (7)
-- 25 October 1838
[Missouri War] Capt. David W. Patten leads Mormon troops to rescue spies. Troops clash at Crooked River, with three Mormons and one Missourian killed. Exaggerated reports of Crooked River battle spread throughout the state. Fearing the Mormons intend to continue attacks, Generals Atchison, Doniphan, and Parks call out state militia to quell alleged Mormon rebellion. (8)
-- October 25, 1838
[Quorum of the Twelve] David W. Patten killed in Battle of Crooked River. (9)
-- 1838, October 27
Missouri Governor Lilburn W. Boggs issued Extermination Order, Jefferson City, MO. (Rescinded June 25, 1976, by Governor Christopher S. Bond.) (1)
-- 1838 27 October
Lilburn W. Boggs issued extermination order, driving the Saints from Missouri. (2)
-- 1838 October 27
Governor Boggs' exterminating order was issued. (10)
Governor Boggs issues an executive order known as the "Extermination Order", revoked in 1976 by then Missouri Governor Christopher S. Bond. (3)
Footnotes:
1 - Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
2 - http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
3 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
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
6 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
7 - History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced by Scot Facer Proctor Maurine Jensen Proctor
8 - Stephen C. LeSueur: The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, Appendix: Chronology of Events in Missouri, 1838-1839
9 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)
10 - Richards - Little, Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
Battle of Crooked River, between Missouri State militia and Saints. David W. Patten, apostle, slain. (1)
-- 1838 25 October
Battle of Crooked River; David W. Patten killed. (2)
-- 1838 October 25
The Battle of Crooked River occurs as a unit of Mormon Militia fight against Missouri State Militia. Sixteen are wounded, and 4 die from their wounds, including Apostle David W. Patten. (3)
-- October 25, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Log Creek near Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith attended to Elder David W. Patten just after he received a fatal gunshot wound at the battle of Crooked River. (4)
-- 1838 October 25
[Joseph Smith] Mormon militia attacked volunteers from Ray County, Missouri, who had kidnapped Latter-day Saints. Two Latter-day Saints, their guide, and one citizen of Ray County were killed at Crooked River, unorganized territory attached to Ray County. (5)
-- 25 Oct. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] At the Battle of Crooked River, between forces led by David W. Patten and Samuel L. Bogart, three Mormons and one non-Missourian are killed. It is reported to Boggs as a massacre. (6)
-- 1838 Oct 25
[Lucy Mack Smith] David Patten, President of the Twelve, shot and killed at Crooked River. (7)
-- 25 October 1838
[Missouri War] Capt. David W. Patten leads Mormon troops to rescue spies. Troops clash at Crooked River, with three Mormons and one Missourian killed. Exaggerated reports of Crooked River battle spread throughout the state. Fearing the Mormons intend to continue attacks, Generals Atchison, Doniphan, and Parks call out state militia to quell alleged Mormon rebellion. (8)
-- October 25, 1838
[Quorum of the Twelve] David W. Patten killed in Battle of Crooked River. (9)
-- 1838, October 27
Missouri Governor Lilburn W. Boggs issued Extermination Order, Jefferson City, MO. (Rescinded June 25, 1976, by Governor Christopher S. Bond.) (1)
-- 1838 27 October
Lilburn W. Boggs issued extermination order, driving the Saints from Missouri. (2)
-- 1838 October 27
Governor Boggs' exterminating order was issued. (10)
Governor Boggs issues an executive order known as the "Extermination Order", revoked in 1976 by then Missouri Governor Christopher S. Bond. (3)
Footnotes:
1 - Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
2 - http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
3 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
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
6 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
7 - History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced by Scot Facer Proctor Maurine Jensen Proctor
8 - Stephen C. LeSueur: The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, Appendix: Chronology of Events in Missouri, 1838-1839
9 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)
10 - Richards - Little, Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
LDS History, October 14, 1838
-- October 14, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith preached about the scripture, Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for this brethren and requested the support of all who would stand by him to meet on the public square the next day. (1)
-- 14-15 October 1838
[Missouri War] Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon call upon Mormon troops to ride to Diahman to protect the Saints, threatening those who will not join the Mormon army. Four hundred soldiers march to Daviess County. (2)
-- October 15, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith traveled to Adam-ondi-Ahman with a militia company of about 100 men under the command of Colonel George M. Hinckle to protect the Saints from the Daviess County mob. (1)
-- 16-17 October 1838
[Missouri War] Generals Doniphan and Parks prepare to march with troops to Daviess, but inclement weather and anti-Mormon sentiment in militia causes generals to abandon expedition. Parks continues to Daviess alone. (2)
-- 1838 October 18-21
[Joseph Smith] Mormon forces plundered and burned residences and businesses of perceived opponents and communities supportive of anti-Mormon vigilantes, Daviess County. (3)
-- 18 October 1838
[Missouri War] General Parks visits Mormons and Missourians in Daviess. Parks discovers that civil war has broken out and declares that Mormons are now the aggressors. (2)
[Missouri War] Mormon soldiers attack Gallatin, Millport, and other settlements in Daviess, driving non-Mormon settlers from their homes, plundering, and burning. Missourians retaliate. (2)
-- 1838 October 19
Apostle Thomas B. Marsh, angry with Joseph Smith, leaves the church. (4)
-- 22 October 1838
[Missouri War] Mormon troops return to Far West after driving nearly all non-Mormons from Daviess. (2)
-- 1838 October 23
Under the pretense that the Mormon militia looted and burned property in Daviess County to disperse the mobs, General Atchison authorizes local groups to patrol the border of Ray County and Caldwell County. (4)
-- 1838 October 24
Apostles Thomas B. Marsh and Orson Hyde, also disaffected from the church, sign an affidavit claiming that Joseph Smith was trying to take over the world and was using the Danites to murder people. They submit the affidavit to authorities in Richmond, Missouri. (4)
-- 24 October 1838
[Missouri War] Apostles Thomas B. Marsh and Orson Hyde sign affidavits in Ray County describing Mormon activities. Ray committee returns from Daviess with similar reports of depredations. Capt. Samuel Bogart calls out Ray troops to prevent invasion by Mormons. (2)
[Missouri War] Bogart and his troops harass Mormon settlers in Ray and Caldwell counties. They capture two Mormon spies and threaten to execute them. (2)
Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - Stephen C. LeSueur: The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, Appendix: Chronology of Events in Missouri, 1838-1839
3 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
4 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith preached about the scripture, Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for this brethren and requested the support of all who would stand by him to meet on the public square the next day. (1)
-- 14-15 October 1838
[Missouri War] Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon call upon Mormon troops to ride to Diahman to protect the Saints, threatening those who will not join the Mormon army. Four hundred soldiers march to Daviess County. (2)
-- October 15, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith traveled to Adam-ondi-Ahman with a militia company of about 100 men under the command of Colonel George M. Hinckle to protect the Saints from the Daviess County mob. (1)
-- 16-17 October 1838
[Missouri War] Generals Doniphan and Parks prepare to march with troops to Daviess, but inclement weather and anti-Mormon sentiment in militia causes generals to abandon expedition. Parks continues to Daviess alone. (2)
-- 1838 October 18-21
[Joseph Smith] Mormon forces plundered and burned residences and businesses of perceived opponents and communities supportive of anti-Mormon vigilantes, Daviess County. (3)
-- 18 October 1838
[Missouri War] General Parks visits Mormons and Missourians in Daviess. Parks discovers that civil war has broken out and declares that Mormons are now the aggressors. (2)
[Missouri War] Mormon soldiers attack Gallatin, Millport, and other settlements in Daviess, driving non-Mormon settlers from their homes, plundering, and burning. Missourians retaliate. (2)
-- 1838 October 19
Apostle Thomas B. Marsh, angry with Joseph Smith, leaves the church. (4)
-- 22 October 1838
[Missouri War] Mormon troops return to Far West after driving nearly all non-Mormons from Daviess. (2)
-- 1838 October 23
Under the pretense that the Mormon militia looted and burned property in Daviess County to disperse the mobs, General Atchison authorizes local groups to patrol the border of Ray County and Caldwell County. (4)
-- 1838 October 24
Apostles Thomas B. Marsh and Orson Hyde, also disaffected from the church, sign an affidavit claiming that Joseph Smith was trying to take over the world and was using the Danites to murder people. They submit the affidavit to authorities in Richmond, Missouri. (4)
-- 24 October 1838
[Missouri War] Apostles Thomas B. Marsh and Orson Hyde sign affidavits in Ray County describing Mormon activities. Ray committee returns from Daviess with similar reports of depredations. Capt. Samuel Bogart calls out Ray troops to prevent invasion by Mormons. (2)
[Missouri War] Bogart and his troops harass Mormon settlers in Ray and Caldwell counties. They capture two Mormon spies and threaten to execute them. (2)
Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - Stephen C. LeSueur: The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, Appendix: Chronology of Events in Missouri, 1838-1839
3 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
4 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
LDS History, 1838 October 2
-- 1838 October 2
[Joseph Smith] Members of Kirtland Camp arrived, Far West. (1)
-- 2 Oct. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] The Kirtland Company arrives at Far West and, on 4 October, reaches Adam-ondi-Ahman. (2)
-- October 5, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith was interrupted on his journey to lower Caldwell County, Missouri, when some brethren from De Witt, Missouri, told him that the Saints in De Witt were in danger. (3)
-- 1838 October 5-14
[Joseph Smith] Led rescue company to defend besieged Latter-day Saints at De Witt, Carroll County, Missouri; assisted with evacuation and migration to Far West. (1)
-- October 6, 1838
[Joseph Smith] De Witt, Missouri. Joseph Smith arrived in De Witt and found the Saints surrounded by an armed mob. (3)
-- 6 October 1838
[Missouri War] General Parks arrives in DeWitt with one hundred troops to quell disturbances. Anti-Mormon spirit among troops forces Parks to return to Ray County a few days later. (4)
-- 1838 October 8
[Wilford Woodruff] Begins trek from Maine to mid-west for ordination and instructions (5)
-- October 9, 1838
[Joseph Smith] De Witt, Missouri. An armed mob held the Saints in De Witt under siege for a period of days, during which time Joseph Smith saw several of the brethren die from starvation. (3)
-- 9 October 1838
[Missouri War] Messenger reports to Mormons that the governor said they must rely on local authorities for protection. He will not intervene. (4)
-- 11 Oct. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] The Saints surrender De Witt County and evacuate to Far West. About this time, Agnes Coolbrith Smith is forced from her home by a mob, walks three miles through three inches of snow, and wades the Grand River carrying her two daughters. She takes refuge at Lyman Wight's home at Adamondi-Ahman. (2)
-- 11 October 1838
[Missouri War] Mormons at DeWitt surrender and move to Caldwell and Daviess counties. Carroll vigilantes resolve to help settlers expel Mormons from Daviess. (4)
-- October 12, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Caldwell County, Missouri. Joseph Smith arrived in Caldwell County after having buried some of the Saints who died of fatigue and privation during the evacuation from DeWitt, Missouri. (3)
-- 1838 October 14
Under the direction of the state militia, Mormons organize as an official state militia and march to disband the forming mobs in Daviess County. Allegations of property destruction and theft are made against the Mormons. No lives are lost. (6)
Footnotes:
1 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
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 - Stephen C. LeSueur: The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, Appendix: Chronology of Events in Missouri, 1838-1839
5 - Wilford Woodruff's Journals 1833-1898: Typescript Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books, Midvale, Utah. Chronology
6 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
[Joseph Smith] Members of Kirtland Camp arrived, Far West. (1)
-- 2 Oct. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] The Kirtland Company arrives at Far West and, on 4 October, reaches Adam-ondi-Ahman. (2)
-- October 5, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith was interrupted on his journey to lower Caldwell County, Missouri, when some brethren from De Witt, Missouri, told him that the Saints in De Witt were in danger. (3)
-- 1838 October 5-14
[Joseph Smith] Led rescue company to defend besieged Latter-day Saints at De Witt, Carroll County, Missouri; assisted with evacuation and migration to Far West. (1)
-- October 6, 1838
[Joseph Smith] De Witt, Missouri. Joseph Smith arrived in De Witt and found the Saints surrounded by an armed mob. (3)
-- 6 October 1838
[Missouri War] General Parks arrives in DeWitt with one hundred troops to quell disturbances. Anti-Mormon spirit among troops forces Parks to return to Ray County a few days later. (4)
-- 1838 October 8
[Wilford Woodruff] Begins trek from Maine to mid-west for ordination and instructions (5)
-- October 9, 1838
[Joseph Smith] De Witt, Missouri. An armed mob held the Saints in De Witt under siege for a period of days, during which time Joseph Smith saw several of the brethren die from starvation. (3)
-- 9 October 1838
[Missouri War] Messenger reports to Mormons that the governor said they must rely on local authorities for protection. He will not intervene. (4)
-- 11 Oct. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] The Saints surrender De Witt County and evacuate to Far West. About this time, Agnes Coolbrith Smith is forced from her home by a mob, walks three miles through three inches of snow, and wades the Grand River carrying her two daughters. She takes refuge at Lyman Wight's home at Adamondi-Ahman. (2)
-- 11 October 1838
[Missouri War] Mormons at DeWitt surrender and move to Caldwell and Daviess counties. Carroll vigilantes resolve to help settlers expel Mormons from Daviess. (4)
-- October 12, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Caldwell County, Missouri. Joseph Smith arrived in Caldwell County after having buried some of the Saints who died of fatigue and privation during the evacuation from DeWitt, Missouri. (3)
-- 1838 October 14
Under the direction of the state militia, Mormons organize as an official state militia and march to disband the forming mobs in Daviess County. Allegations of property destruction and theft are made against the Mormons. No lives are lost. (6)
Footnotes:
1 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
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 - Stephen C. LeSueur: The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, Appendix: Chronology of Events in Missouri, 1838-1839
5 - Wilford Woodruff's Journals 1833-1898: Typescript Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books, Midvale, Utah. Chronology
6 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
LDS History, 10 September 1838
-- 10 September 1838
[Missouri War] Judge King orders General Atchison to raise four hundred troops and disperse the Mormons and non-Mormon vigilantes. (1)
-- September 12, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith received a report that citizens from Daviess County, Missouri, sent a letter to the governor, Lilburn W. Boggs, filled with lies and falsehoods about the Saints in Missouri. (2)
-- 13 September 1838
[Missouri War] Carroll vigilantes postpone assault on DeWitt and march to Daviess to assist settlers against the Mormons. (1)
-- September 18, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith was at home with illness when Lilburn W. Boggs, governor of Missouri, issued orders to General David W. Atchison of the state militia to march into Daviess and Caldwell Counties in Missouri and assist in the apprehension of certain Church leaders. (2)
-- 18 September 1838
[Missouri War] After receiving reports of disturbances, Governor Boggs orders out two thousand troops and prepares to lead march to western Missouri. (1)
-- 20 September 1838
[Missouri War] Atchison disperses vigilantes in Daviess County and leaves one hundred troops under General Parks to maintain peace. (1)
-- 21 September 1838
[Missouri War] Carroll County vigilantes, returning from Daviess, resolve to expel the Saints from DeWitt. (1)
-- 24 September 1838
[Missouri War] Governor Boggs receives letter from Atchison stating that vigilantes in Daviess have dispersed. Boggs dismisses troops and returns to Jefferson City. (1)
-- 25 Sept. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Don Carlos Smith and George A. Smith leave on a mission to Kentucky and Tennessee to raise funds for the struggling Saints in Missouri. (3)
-- September 26, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. A committee of the Church related to Joseph Smith that they had entered into an agreement with a mob to purchase the lands of all of those citizens wishing to leave Daviess County. (2)
-- 1838 October 1-October 11
Carroll County residents besieges the town of De Witt, which was inhabited by Mormons. Negotiations led to the abandonment of the settlement without violence. (4)
-- 1 October 1838
[Missouri War] Vigilantes attack DeWitt, burn the home and stables of Smith Humphrey. During the next several days Mormons appeal to Governor Boggs and other civil authorities for protection. (1)
-- 1838 October 2
The "Kirtland Camp" arrives in Far West, after traveling 3 months through difficult conditions. (4)
Footnotes:
1 - Stephen C. LeSueur: The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, Appendix: Chronology of Events in Missouri, 1838-1839
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 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
[Missouri War] Judge King orders General Atchison to raise four hundred troops and disperse the Mormons and non-Mormon vigilantes. (1)
-- September 12, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith received a report that citizens from Daviess County, Missouri, sent a letter to the governor, Lilburn W. Boggs, filled with lies and falsehoods about the Saints in Missouri. (2)
-- 13 September 1838
[Missouri War] Carroll vigilantes postpone assault on DeWitt and march to Daviess to assist settlers against the Mormons. (1)
-- September 18, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith was at home with illness when Lilburn W. Boggs, governor of Missouri, issued orders to General David W. Atchison of the state militia to march into Daviess and Caldwell Counties in Missouri and assist in the apprehension of certain Church leaders. (2)
-- 18 September 1838
[Missouri War] After receiving reports of disturbances, Governor Boggs orders out two thousand troops and prepares to lead march to western Missouri. (1)
-- 20 September 1838
[Missouri War] Atchison disperses vigilantes in Daviess County and leaves one hundred troops under General Parks to maintain peace. (1)
-- 21 September 1838
[Missouri War] Carroll County vigilantes, returning from Daviess, resolve to expel the Saints from DeWitt. (1)
-- 24 September 1838
[Missouri War] Governor Boggs receives letter from Atchison stating that vigilantes in Daviess have dispersed. Boggs dismisses troops and returns to Jefferson City. (1)
-- 25 Sept. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Don Carlos Smith and George A. Smith leave on a mission to Kentucky and Tennessee to raise funds for the struggling Saints in Missouri. (3)
-- September 26, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. A committee of the Church related to Joseph Smith that they had entered into an agreement with a mob to purchase the lands of all of those citizens wishing to leave Daviess County. (2)
-- 1838 October 1-October 11
Carroll County residents besieges the town of De Witt, which was inhabited by Mormons. Negotiations led to the abandonment of the settlement without violence. (4)
-- 1 October 1838
[Missouri War] Vigilantes attack DeWitt, burn the home and stables of Smith Humphrey. During the next several days Mormons appeal to Governor Boggs and other civil authorities for protection. (1)
-- 1838 October 2
The "Kirtland Camp" arrives in Far West, after traveling 3 months through difficult conditions. (4)
Footnotes:
1 - Stephen C. LeSueur: The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, Appendix: Chronology of Events in Missouri, 1838-1839
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 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
LDS History, 30 August 1838
-- 30 August 1838
[Missouri War] Governor Lilburn W. Boggs, responding to reports of civil and Indian disturbances in western counties, orders twenty-eight hundred state troops to stand ready to march. (1)
-- September 1, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith traveled with the First Presidency to the halfway house of Waldo Littlefield in the Daviess County, Marrowbone Settlement, for the purpose of appointing yet another city of Zion as a place of refuge for the Saints. (2)
-- September 2, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith visited with a man from Livingston County, who gave him reports of a growing mob in Daviess County. (2)
-- 3 September 1838
[Missouri War] David R. Atchison and Alexander W. Doniphan are hired as lawyers for Smith and Wight. (1)
-- 1838 September 4
John N. Sapp, who declared himself a member of a secret Mormon group known as the Danites, swears in an affidavit before the Carroll County clerk concerning the size of the Danite army. He states that they were about 800 1,000 well-equipped and ready men. (3)
-- September 4, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith engaged Generals David R. Atchison and Alexander W. Doniphan as his lawyers. (2)
-- September 6, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Halfway house, Daviess County, Missouri. Joseph Smiths hearing at the home of Waldo Littlefield before Judge Austin A. King could not proceed because of the absence of the plaintiff. (2)
-- September 7, 1838
[Joseph Smith] John Raglin home, Daviess County, Missouri. In a hearing, Adam Black claimed his life had been threatened by Church members, and Joseph Smith was required to post a $500 security bond despite the lack of evidence against him. (2)
-- 1838 September 7
[Joseph Smith] Appeared for preliminary hearing with Lyman Wight before Judge Austin A. King on charges arising from confrontation with Adam Black; gave bonds for later court appearance, Honey Creek Township, Daviess County. (4)
-- 7 September 1838
[Missouri War] Smith and Wight are tried at a preliminary hearing in Daviess County. Judge Austin A. King orders the defendants to post bail and appear at the next hearing of the grand jury in Daviess. (1)
-- September 8, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith received news that a mob planned to attack Adam-ondi-Ahman, Missouri. (2)
-- September 9, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. A mob was frustrated in its attempts to attack Adam-ondi-Ahman, Missouri, but the mobbers continued to send taunting reports of tortured prisoners to Joseph Smith and the Saints, trying to provoke them to commit the first act of violence. (2)
-- 9 September 1838
[Missouri War] Excitement in upper counties continues as Mormons capture three men attempting to transport guns to vigilantes in Daviess County. Mormons and Missourians petition Judge King to quell the disturbances. (1)
Footnotes:
1 - Stephen C. LeSueur: The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, Appendix: Chronology of Events in Missouri, 1838-1839
2 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
3 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
4 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
[Missouri War] Governor Lilburn W. Boggs, responding to reports of civil and Indian disturbances in western counties, orders twenty-eight hundred state troops to stand ready to march. (1)
-- September 1, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith traveled with the First Presidency to the halfway house of Waldo Littlefield in the Daviess County, Marrowbone Settlement, for the purpose of appointing yet another city of Zion as a place of refuge for the Saints. (2)
-- September 2, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith visited with a man from Livingston County, who gave him reports of a growing mob in Daviess County. (2)
-- 3 September 1838
[Missouri War] David R. Atchison and Alexander W. Doniphan are hired as lawyers for Smith and Wight. (1)
-- 1838 September 4
John N. Sapp, who declared himself a member of a secret Mormon group known as the Danites, swears in an affidavit before the Carroll County clerk concerning the size of the Danite army. He states that they were about 800 1,000 well-equipped and ready men. (3)
-- September 4, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith engaged Generals David R. Atchison and Alexander W. Doniphan as his lawyers. (2)
-- September 6, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Halfway house, Daviess County, Missouri. Joseph Smiths hearing at the home of Waldo Littlefield before Judge Austin A. King could not proceed because of the absence of the plaintiff. (2)
-- September 7, 1838
[Joseph Smith] John Raglin home, Daviess County, Missouri. In a hearing, Adam Black claimed his life had been threatened by Church members, and Joseph Smith was required to post a $500 security bond despite the lack of evidence against him. (2)
-- 1838 September 7
[Joseph Smith] Appeared for preliminary hearing with Lyman Wight before Judge Austin A. King on charges arising from confrontation with Adam Black; gave bonds for later court appearance, Honey Creek Township, Daviess County. (4)
-- 7 September 1838
[Missouri War] Smith and Wight are tried at a preliminary hearing in Daviess County. Judge Austin A. King orders the defendants to post bail and appear at the next hearing of the grand jury in Daviess. (1)
-- September 8, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith received news that a mob planned to attack Adam-ondi-Ahman, Missouri. (2)
-- September 9, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. A mob was frustrated in its attempts to attack Adam-ondi-Ahman, Missouri, but the mobbers continued to send taunting reports of tortured prisoners to Joseph Smith and the Saints, trying to provoke them to commit the first act of violence. (2)
-- 9 September 1838
[Missouri War] Excitement in upper counties continues as Mormons capture three men attempting to transport guns to vigilantes in Daviess County. Mormons and Missourians petition Judge King to quell the disturbances. (1)
Footnotes:
1 - Stephen C. LeSueur: The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, Appendix: Chronology of Events in Missouri, 1838-1839
2 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
3 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
4 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
LDS History, August 11, 1838
-- August 11, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith traveled with members of the high council to visit the Canadian brethren who had settled on the Grand River at Three Forks, Gentry County, contrary to the Churchs counsel. (1)
-- 1838 August 11
[Joseph Smith] Departed Far West on journey to forks of Grand River, northwest of Daviess County, Missouri, to warn company of Canadian Latter-day Saints who had settled outside of Adam-ondi-Ahman area contrary to his directions. (2)
-- 11 Aug. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph leaves Far West for the Grand River to welcome a colony of Canadian Saints settling at Adam-ondi-Ahman. (3)
-- August 13, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith was chased by evil designing men on his journey back to Far West from the Grand River and upon arrival was informed of a writ for his arrest. (1)
-- 13 August 1838
[Missouri War] Committee of Carroll citizens orders the Saints to leave the county. (4)
[Missouri War] Daviess County judges issue writs for the arrest of Joseph Smith and Lyman Wight. (4)
-- August 16, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith told Sheriff William Morgan of Daviess County that he wished to be tried in Caldwell County according to the law. (1)
-- August 20, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith met with various inhabitants of Caldwell County who formed themselves into Agricultural Companies. (1)
-- ca. 20 Aug. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] While Samuel is at Far West, Mary Bailey Smith is sent to Far West in a wagon during a drenching rainstorm with her newborn son and two daughters, ages one and two, by neighbors who report the prospect of mob violence. (George A. Smith dates her evacuation at about this time; Lucy recalls it as three days after the birth.) Lucy nurses her slowly back to health. (3)
-- 20-30 August 1838
[Missouri War] Citizen groups and vigilantes meet in upper counties and resolve to assist Daviess and Carroll counties in bringing alleged Mormon criminals to justice. (4)
-- 20 August 1838
[Missouri War] One hundred armed men ride into DeWitt and threaten Mormons. (4)
-- August 30, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith spent the day in an interview with Brother John Corrill, whose conduct for some time had been very unbecoming. (1)
-- 30 Aug. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Governor Boggs orders Major General David Rice Atchison to call out the militia. About this time Neil Gillum/Gillium, a militia captain, begins beating, plundering, and burning out the Saints at Hunters Mills. (3)
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 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
4 - Stephen C. LeSueur: The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, Appendix: Chronology of Events in Missouri, 1838-1839
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith traveled with members of the high council to visit the Canadian brethren who had settled on the Grand River at Three Forks, Gentry County, contrary to the Churchs counsel. (1)
-- 1838 August 11
[Joseph Smith] Departed Far West on journey to forks of Grand River, northwest of Daviess County, Missouri, to warn company of Canadian Latter-day Saints who had settled outside of Adam-ondi-Ahman area contrary to his directions. (2)
-- 11 Aug. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph leaves Far West for the Grand River to welcome a colony of Canadian Saints settling at Adam-ondi-Ahman. (3)
-- August 13, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith was chased by evil designing men on his journey back to Far West from the Grand River and upon arrival was informed of a writ for his arrest. (1)
-- 13 August 1838
[Missouri War] Committee of Carroll citizens orders the Saints to leave the county. (4)
[Missouri War] Daviess County judges issue writs for the arrest of Joseph Smith and Lyman Wight. (4)
-- August 16, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith told Sheriff William Morgan of Daviess County that he wished to be tried in Caldwell County according to the law. (1)
-- August 20, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith met with various inhabitants of Caldwell County who formed themselves into Agricultural Companies. (1)
-- ca. 20 Aug. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] While Samuel is at Far West, Mary Bailey Smith is sent to Far West in a wagon during a drenching rainstorm with her newborn son and two daughters, ages one and two, by neighbors who report the prospect of mob violence. (George A. Smith dates her evacuation at about this time; Lucy recalls it as three days after the birth.) Lucy nurses her slowly back to health. (3)
-- 20-30 August 1838
[Missouri War] Citizen groups and vigilantes meet in upper counties and resolve to assist Daviess and Carroll counties in bringing alleged Mormon criminals to justice. (4)
-- 20 August 1838
[Missouri War] One hundred armed men ride into DeWitt and threaten Mormons. (4)
-- August 30, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith spent the day in an interview with Brother John Corrill, whose conduct for some time had been very unbecoming. (1)
-- 30 Aug. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Governor Boggs orders Major General David Rice Atchison to call out the militia. About this time Neil Gillum/Gillium, a militia captain, begins beating, plundering, and burning out the Saints at Hunters Mills. (3)
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 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
4 - Stephen C. LeSueur: The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, Appendix: Chronology of Events in Missouri, 1838-1839
LDS History, 6 Aug. 1838
-- 6 Aug. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] A fight between Mormons and non-Mormons at the Gallatin election near Adam-ondi-Ahman sets the scene for armed conflict. Joseph Jr. is in Far West. (1)
-- 1838 Aug 6
[Lucy Mack Smith] Election held at Gallatin, Mo.-riot ensues. (2)
-- 6 August 1838
[Missouri War] Gallatin election battle. Daviess settlers talk of organizing against the Mormons. (3)
-- 1838 August 7
Upon hearing the exaggerated reports of the previous day's battle, Joseph Smith rallies 150 men and marches to Adam-ondi-Ahman to protect the settlement there. (4)
-- August 7, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith went with a group of about 15 brethren to Colonel Lyman Wights in Gallatin, Missouri, and met with the Saints who had been beaten while trying to vote. (5)
-- 7 August 1838
[Missouri War] Joseph Smith leads one hundred fifty Danites to Diahman to protect the Saints. Mormons threaten judge Adam Black and others suspected of anti-Mormon activities. Reports of Mormon "invasion" spread through upper counties. (3)
-- 1838 August 7
[Wilford Woodruff] Returns to Fox Islands (6)
-- 1838 August 8
Judge Adam Black of Daviess County pledges support of the constitutional rights of everyone in Daviess County, regardless of religion. (4)
-- August 8, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Daviess County, Missouri. Joseph Smith met with the justice of the peace, Adam Black, who gave a written agreement to the Saints to uphold the law. (5)
-- 1838 August 8
[Joseph Smith] With large company of men, called upon Daviess County justice of the peace Adam Black, asking that he uphold the law, Grand River Township, Daviess County. (7)
-- 8 Aug. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Jr., Hyrum, and a large party call on Judge Adam Black in Daviess County. He writes a statement that he will support the Constitution, which he later says was extorted under duress. (1)
-- August 9, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Adam-ondi-Ahman, Missouri. Joseph Smith and other Saints met with a citizens committee from Millport and entered into a covenant of peace with them. Joseph then rode to Far West. (5)
-- 1838 August 9
[Wilford Woodruff] Receives call to Mormon apostleship and mission to England (6)
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 - Stephen C. LeSueur: The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, Appendix: Chronology of Events in Missouri, 1838-1839
4 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
5 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
6 - Wilford Woodruff's Journals 1833-1898: Typescript Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books, Midvale, Utah. Chronology
7 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
[Lucy Mack Smith] A fight between Mormons and non-Mormons at the Gallatin election near Adam-ondi-Ahman sets the scene for armed conflict. Joseph Jr. is in Far West. (1)
-- 1838 Aug 6
[Lucy Mack Smith] Election held at Gallatin, Mo.-riot ensues. (2)
-- 6 August 1838
[Missouri War] Gallatin election battle. Daviess settlers talk of organizing against the Mormons. (3)
-- 1838 August 7
Upon hearing the exaggerated reports of the previous day's battle, Joseph Smith rallies 150 men and marches to Adam-ondi-Ahman to protect the settlement there. (4)
-- August 7, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith went with a group of about 15 brethren to Colonel Lyman Wights in Gallatin, Missouri, and met with the Saints who had been beaten while trying to vote. (5)
-- 7 August 1838
[Missouri War] Joseph Smith leads one hundred fifty Danites to Diahman to protect the Saints. Mormons threaten judge Adam Black and others suspected of anti-Mormon activities. Reports of Mormon "invasion" spread through upper counties. (3)
-- 1838 August 7
[Wilford Woodruff] Returns to Fox Islands (6)
-- 1838 August 8
Judge Adam Black of Daviess County pledges support of the constitutional rights of everyone in Daviess County, regardless of religion. (4)
-- August 8, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Daviess County, Missouri. Joseph Smith met with the justice of the peace, Adam Black, who gave a written agreement to the Saints to uphold the law. (5)
-- 1838 August 8
[Joseph Smith] With large company of men, called upon Daviess County justice of the peace Adam Black, asking that he uphold the law, Grand River Township, Daviess County. (7)
-- 8 Aug. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Jr., Hyrum, and a large party call on Judge Adam Black in Daviess County. He writes a statement that he will support the Constitution, which he later says was extorted under duress. (1)
-- August 9, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Adam-ondi-Ahman, Missouri. Joseph Smith and other Saints met with a citizens committee from Millport and entered into a covenant of peace with them. Joseph then rode to Far West. (5)
-- 1838 August 9
[Wilford Woodruff] Receives call to Mormon apostleship and mission to England (6)
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 - Stephen C. LeSueur: The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, Appendix: Chronology of Events in Missouri, 1838-1839
4 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
5 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
6 - Wilford Woodruff's Journals 1833-1898: Typescript Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books, Midvale, Utah. Chronology
7 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
LDS History, July 26, 1838
-- July 26, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. The First Presidency, high council, and bishops court were assembled to determine what to do with surplus property and how the First Presidency was to be supported. (1)
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. The First Presidency, high council, and bishops court were assembled to determine what to do with surplus property and how the First Presidency was to be supported. (1)
-- July 28, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith left Far West for Adam-ondi-Ahman, Missouri, to transact business and to help some of the Canadian brethren who were settling there. (1)
-- July 31, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith attended court and received a visit from Judge Austin A. King. (1)
-- During 1838 Summer-Autumn
The 1838 Mormon War begins in Missouri. (2)
-- During 1838 Summer
Settlement in Adam-ondi-Ahman surpasses that of the county seat Gallatin, causing the balance of power to shift towards the Mormons settling in Daviess County. (2)
-- During Summer 1838
[Heber C. Kimball] Moves his family to church headquarters in Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri. (3)
-- During July 1838
[Missouri War] Mormons open settlements at DeWitt and throughout northwestern Missouri. (4)
-- 1 Aug. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Samuel Harrison Bailey Smith, the third child and only son of Samuel Harrison Smith and Mary Bailey Smith, is born. (5)
-- 1838, August 6
Election-day fight, Gallatin, MO. [See Missouri Conflict.] (6)
-- 1838 6 August
Gallatin Election Day fight. (7)
-- 1838 August 6
The first battle of the Mormon War occurs as Mormons in Daviess County are prevented from voting in the Gallatin Election. The brawl leaves no one dead, but reports are exaggerated. (2)
-- August 6, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith met with the citizens of Far West in the schoolhouse, where his suggestion that they start a weekly newspaper was welcomed. (1)
-- 1838 August 6
[Joseph Smith] Fight broke out at Gallatin, Daviess County, during attempt to prevent Latter-day Saints from voting in election; injuries and rumor of deaths resulted. (8)
Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
3 - 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
4 - Stephen C. LeSueur: The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, Appendix: Chronology of Events in Missouri, 1838-1839
5 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
6 - Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
7 - http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
8 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
Clair Barrus
LDS History, 1838 8 July
-- 1838 8 July
Joseph Smith received revelation on tithing (D&C 119). (1)
Joseph Smith received revelation on tithing (D&C 119). (1)
-- 1838 July 8
John Taylor, John E. Page, Wilford Woodruff, and Willard Richards are called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles to fill vacancies caused by the excommunications of John F. Boynton, Luke S. Johnson, and Lyman Johnson, and William E. McLellin (see D&C 118). The twelve are also called to missionary work in England and were to leave on April 26, 1839. (2)
-- July 8, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith received four revelations: Doctrine & Covenants 119 and 120 on tithing; Doctrine & Covenants 117 concerning the duties of William Marks, Newel K. Whitney, and Oliver Granger; and Doctrine & Covenants 118 on the will of the Lord concerning the Twelve Apostles. (3)
[Joseph Smith] Joseph receives a revelation concerning tithing and institutes it as a part of the Church. (4)
-- 1838 July 8
[Joseph Smith] Revelations on tithing and other subjects, Far West. (5)
-- July 8, 1838
[Revelations] . Doctrine and Covenants 117. Far West, Missouri.
N. K. Whitney and William Marks to Kirtland, sell property, pay debts. William is to preside over Far West. Newel's secret abominations, littleness of soul. Oliver Granger to be a merchant in Zion.
Scriptory Book heading, "Revelation Given to Wm. Marks, N. K. Whitney Oliver Granger & others. Given in Zion. July 8th 1838". (6)
[Revelations] . Doctrine and Covenants 119. Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri.
Tithing: All surplus to bishop, then 10% of annual interest.
Scriptory Book. (6)
[Revelations] Far West. Doctrine and Covenants Section 120. Time for a council of the First Presidency, bishop's council, high council. (6)
[Revelations] Far West, Missouri. Doctrine and Covenants 118. John Taylor, John E. Page, Wilford Woodruff, Willard Richards are called to fill vacancies in the Quorum of the Twelve. The Twelve are to leave Far West on April 26, 1839 to preach the gospel "over the great waters. ". (6)
[Revelations] Far West, Missouri. Revelation of July 8, 1838. Frederick G. Williams and William W. Phelps have lost their standing (priesthood and offices as counselor in the First Presidency and assistant president of the high council of Zion respectively). To be saved, they may be ordained Elders and serve missions abroad.
Also on this date, D&C 106, 117, 118, 120. These appear to be the last recorded revelations before Joseph and other leaders are taken prisoner and imprisoned in Liberty Jail.
Revelation Given July 8, 1838 in Far West, Mo. /.
Verily thus saith the Lord in Consequence of their transgressions their former Standing has been taken away from them,/.
and now. if they will be saved. let them be ordained as Elders in my Church to Preach my gospel, and travel abroad from land to land & from place to place to gather mine Elect unto me Saith the Lord. and let this be their labors from hence forth Amen/. (6)
-- 1838, July 8
[Wilford Woodruff] Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles by a revelation to the Prophet Joseph Smith. (7)
-- about July 10, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Adam-ondi-Ahman, Missouri. Joseph Smith visited Adam-ondi-Ahman with the First Presidency, which consisted of Sidney Rigdon, his brother Hyrum Smith, and clerk, George W. Robinson. (3)
-- 14 July 1838
[Missouri War] Carroll citizens meet to oppose Mormon settlement at DeWitt. Meetings and threats against Mormons at DeWitt continue throughout the summer. (8)
Footnotes:
1 - http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
2 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
3 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
4 - http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline
5 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
6 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/s/_dc.phtml
7 - Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Wilford Woodruff, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah
8 - Stephen C. LeSueur: The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, Appendix: Chronology of Events in Missouri, 1838-1839
Clair Barrus
LDS History, 1838 July 1
-- 1838 July 1
[Wilford Woodruff] Baptizes father, mother, and sister in Farmington, Connecticut (1)
[Wilford Woodruff] Baptizes father, mother, and sister in Farmington, Connecticut (1)
-- 1838 4 July
Far West Temple cornerstones laid. (2)
-- 1838 July 4
The cornerstone is laid for the new temple to be constructed at Far West. Sidney Rigdon declares a "war of extermination" on those who intend to remove the saints from their land and deprive them of their liberties. (3)
-- July 4, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith participated in laying the cornerstones for the Far West Temple. (4)
[Joseph Smith] Cornerstones are laid for a temple in Far West. (5)
-- 1838 July 4
[Joseph Smith] Presided over Independence Day celebration that included ceremonial laying of temple cornerstones and public address by Sidney Rigdon declaring Saints intent to defend themselves from persecution, Far West. (6)
-- 4 July 1838
[Missouri War] Fourth of July celebration at Far West. Rigdon declares Mormons will wage a "war of extermination" against mobs. (7)
-- 1838 6 July
Exodus of most Saints from Kirtland, Ohio. (2)
-- 1838 July 6
515 Saints left Kirtland for Missouri. (8)
The "Kirtland Camp", 515 members under the direction of the Seventy, leave Kirtland, Ohio for Far West, Missouri. (3)
[Joseph Smith] About five hundred Latter-day Saints constituting Kirtland Camp departed Kirtland, migrating to Missouri. (6)
-- 6 July 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Over 500 Kirtland Saints set out for Missouri; only 260 are left by the time they reach Springfield, Illinois, about the half-way point. About this time, William and Caroline Smith, both dangerously ill, are brought to Joseph Sr.'s and Lucy's home for nursing. (9)
-- July 8, 1838
[Financial] Joseph Smith records the revelation (in Section 119 of the Doctrine and Covenants) that formally institutes the law of tithing among Latter-day Saints. Church members are instructed to pay "one-tenth of all their interest annually," with the stipulation that "this shall be a standing law unto them forever." The revelation also instructs that all tithing shall be put "into the hands of the bishop of my church in Zion."
A second revelation (in Section 120 of the Doctrine and Covenants) recorded the same day creates the Council on the Disposition of the Tithes to oversee the management of funds and property accrued from tithing. (10)
Footnotes:
1 - Wilford Woodruff's Journals 1833-1898: Typescript Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books, Midvale, Utah. Chronology
2 - http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
3 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
4 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
5 - http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline
6 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
7 - Stephen C. LeSueur: The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, Appendix: Chronology of Events in Missouri, 1838-1839
8 - Richards - Little, Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
9 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
10 - http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/282148/
Clair Barrus
LDS History, 7 June 1838
-- 7 June 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Alvin Salisbury, the fourth child and second son of Katharine Smith Salisbury and Wilkins J. Salisbury, is born en route to Missouri, about thirty-five miles from Huntsville. Lucy becomes very ill from exposure. (1)
[Lucy Mack Smith] Alvin Salisbury, the fourth child and second son of Katharine Smith Salisbury and Wilkins J. Salisbury, is born en route to Missouri, about thirty-five miles from Huntsville. Lucy becomes very ill from exposure. (1)
-- 1838 June 17
Sidney Rigdon delivers the "Salt Sermon" which generated much excitement in the church and among detractors. (2)
-- 17/19 June 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Sidney Rigdon's "salt sermon" intensifies hostilities. The Danites are organized around this time. (1)
-- 17 June 1838
[Missouri War] Sidney Rigdon delivers "Salt Sermon" condemning Mormon dissenters. (3)
-- ca. 19 June 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Through her faith Lucy's strength is restored. Her family is reunited at Huntsville, Missouri. They reach Far West a few days later. (1)
-- 19 June 1838
[Missouri War] After receiving warning, dissenters flee from Caldwell County. (3)
-- 1838 June 25
A Mormon settlement is established in a church conference above Wight's ferry on Spring Hill in Daviess County. The site is named as Adam-ondi-Ahman. (2)
-- 1838 June 28
Adam-ondi-Ahman is formed into a stake and thus a gathering place for members of the church. It is the third stake established in the church. John Smith is named president of the stake, with Reynolds Cahoon and Lyman Wight counselors. Vinson Knight is acting bishop. President John Smith then organizes the High Council: John Lemon, Daniel Stanton, Mayhew Hillman, Daniel Carter, Isaac Perry, Harrison Sagers, Alanson Brown, Thomas Gordon, Lorenzo Barnes, George A. Smith, Harvey Olmstead, Ezra Thayer. (2)
-- June 28, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Adam-ondi-Ahman, Missouri. Joseph Smith held a conference where he organized the high council and a stake of Zion, with his uncle John Smith as president. (4)
-- 1838 June 28
[Joseph Smith] Organized stake at Adam-ondi-Ahman, Daviess County. (5)
-- 28 June 1838
[Missouri War] Mormons lay out town and organize a Stake of Zion at Adam-ondi-Ahman in Daviess County. (3)
-- During June 1838
[Missouri War] Danites organize in Far West. (3)
-- 1 July 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] About this time Joseph Jr. arranges for Joseph Sr. and Lucy to manage a large tavern he bought from Sidney Gilbert. (1)
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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
3 - Stephen C. LeSueur: The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, Appendix: Chronology of Events in Missouri, 1838-1839
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
Clair Barrus
LDS History, 1838 19 May
-- 1838 19 May
Adam-ondi-Ahman selected for settlement in Daviess County, Missouri. (1)
Adam-ondi-Ahman selected for settlement in Daviess County, Missouri. (1)
-- May 19, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Spring Hill, Missouri. Joseph Smith received Doctrine & Covenants 116, a revelation that identified Spring Hill as the site of Adam-ondi-Ahman and the place where Adam would again come to meet with his people. (2)
-- 1838 May 19
[Joseph Smith] Planned Mormon settlement at Spring Hill (soon renamed Adam-ondi-Ahman), Daviess County. (3)
-- 22 May 1838
[Heber C. Kimball] Returns to Kirtland from first English mission. (4)
-- During 1838 May
[Wilford Woodruff] Visits Scarboro and Boston 1:243f (5)
-- 1838 June 1
[Joseph Smith] Returned to Far West from journey to Daviess County. (3)
-- 1 June 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Jr. returns to Far West. (6)
-- June 2, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph and Emma Smiths son Alexander Hale Smith was born. (2)
-- 1838 June 2
[Joseph Smith] Son Alexander Hale Smith born, Far West. (3)
-- 2 June 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Emma gives birth to Alexander Hale Smith at Far West. He is her sixth biological child and fifth son. (6)
-- 1838 June 2
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph and Emmas Alexander Hale born at Far West, Mo. (7)
-- June 3, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Emma gives birth to a son; he is named Alexander Hale. (8)
-- 4 June 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph, Hyrum, and Sidney Rigdon leave Far West for Adam-ondi-Ahman. (6)
Footnotes:
1 - http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
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 - 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 - Wilford Woodruff's Journals 1833-1898: Typescript Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books, Midvale, Utah. Chronology
6 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
7 - History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced by Scot Facer Proctor Maurine Jensen Proctor
8 - http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline
Clair Barrus
LDS History, April 28, 1838
-- April 28, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon attended the high council by invitation and filled in as councilors in an appeals case. (1)
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon attended the high council by invitation and filled in as councilors in an appeals case. (1)
-- 1838 May 2
Joseph Smith writes Joseph Smith History. (2)
-- May 5, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith learned from Brother Bailey that 200 families and wagons would arrive in three weeks from Canada. (1)
-- 7 May 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Lucy, Joseph Sr., and their family leave for Missouri with sixteen-year-old Lucy and accompanied by three of their married children: (1) twenty-two-year-old Don Carlos, his twenty-nine-year-old wife Agnes, and their two daughters: Agnes Charlotte, who would turn two in August, and threeweek-old Sophronia; (2) thirty-five-year-old Sophronia, her six-year-old daughter Maria by Calvin Stoddard, and her second husband, forty-four-year-old William McCleary; and (3) twenty-four-year-old Katharine, who is eight months pregnant, her twenty-eight-year-old husband, Wilkins Jenkins Salisbury, and their three children: six-year-old Elizabeth, three-year-old Lucy, and two-year-old Solomon Jenkins. Joseph Jr., Hyrum, and Samuel are already in Missouri. William and Caroline apparently did not travel with the family but had apparently reached Missouri by the time they got there. (3)
-- May 9, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith preached at the funeral of James G. Marsh, son of Thomas B. Marsh. (1)
-- 1838 May 11
Apostle William E. McLellin is excommunicated. He joins forces with some of the anti-Mormon groups to persecute the Mormons. (2)
-- May 11, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith attended the trial of William E. McLellin and Dr. McCord before the bishops court. Both were excommunicated. (1)
-- 11 May 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] William E. McLellin is tried at Far West; no verdict is recorded, but he is considered excommunicated from this time. (3)
-- May 11, 1838
[Quorum of the Twelve] William E. M'Lellin excommunicated. (4)
-- May 12, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon were suffering financially and did not have enough money to provide for their families. (1)
-- May 14, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith plowed his garden. (1)
-- 1838 May 18
[Joseph Smith] Departed Far West on journey to Daviess County, Missouri, to select sites for new Mormon settlements. (5)
-- 18 May 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Jr. and his party choose the site of Adam-ondi-Ahman on the Grand River. (3)
Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
3 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
4 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)
5 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
Clair Barrus
LDS History, April 17, 1838
-- April 17, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith received Doctrine & Covenants 114, a revelation instructing David W. Patten to prepare for a mission the coming spring. (1)
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith received Doctrine & Covenants 114, a revelation instructing David W. Patten to prepare for a mission the coming spring. (1)
-- 20 Apr. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Heber C. Kimball and Orson Hyde leave Liverpool after baptizing about 1,500 in nine months. (2)
-- 22 Apr. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Sophronia Coolbrith Smith, second of Don Carlos Smith and Agnes Coolbrith Smith's three daughters, is born at Norton, Ohio. (2)
-- 1838 26 April
Name of the Church specified as "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" (D&C 115:4). (3)
-- 1838, April 26
Name of the Church specified by revelation (see D&C 115: 4). (4)
-- 1838 April 26
While in Far West, Missouri, Joseph Smith presents section 115 of the Doctrine of Covenants, naming the church "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints". Also in this revelation, the Lord commands the church to build a temple in Far West. Work begins almost immediately. (5)
-- April 26, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith received Doctrine & Covenants 115, a revelation commanding the Church to build a house unto the Lord in Far West. (1)
-- 1838 April 26
[Joseph Smith] Revelation clarifying name of church and commanding Latter-day Saints to build a house of the Lord, Far West. (6)
-- April 26, 1838
[Revelations] Far West, Missouri. Doctrine and Covenants Section 115. Name: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Gather. Far West a holy city with house of the Lord. Begin on July 4, foundation next year. Settlements for other stakes. (7)
-- 26 April 1838
[Temple] Adam-ondi-Ahman Temple; Location: Adam-ondi-Ahman, Missouri; Notes: Site dedicated. Laid out by Brigham Young (although no cornerstones were laid). Never built because of 1838 Mormon War. Design was to be similar to Kirtland Temple. Site dedicated and temple announced on 26 April 1838 by Joseph Smith, Jr. (8)
-- April 27, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith spent the day working on a history of the Church from its beginnings, which would eventually be published as History of the Church. (1)
-- 1838 April 27
[Joseph Smith] Commenced writing detailed history of the church, Far West. (6)
-- 1838, April 27
[Joseph Smith] Initiates the writing of his history, published serially as the History of Joseph Smith in Church periodicals beginning in 1842; later republished as History of the Church. (9)
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://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
4 - http://scriptures.lds.org/chchrono/contents
5 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
6 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
7 - http://saintswithouthalos.com/s/_dc.phtml
8 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_temples_of_The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints#List_of_temples
9 - Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah
Clair Barrus
LDS History, March 29, 1838
-- March 29, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to the presidency of the Church in Kirtland. (1)
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to the presidency of the Church in Kirtland. (1)
-- 4 Apr. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Sidney Rigdon and his family arrive at Far West. (2)
-- 11 April 1838 - 14 September 1840
[1st Presidency Changes] Joseph Smith, Jr. Sidney Rigdon (never ordained an apostle) Hyrum Smith Joseph Smith, Sr. (never ordained an apostle, Assistant Counselor) John Smith (never ordained an apostle, Assistant Counselor) Oliver Cowdery excommunicated (3)
-- 11-12 Apr. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Oliver Cowdery is excommunicated by the Far West high council. (2)
-- 1838 12 April
Oliver Cowdery excommunicated. (4)
-- 1838 April 12
The High Council and bishopric in Far West vote to excommunicate Lyman E. Johnson, David Whitmer, and Oliver Cowdery. (5)
[Joseph Smith] Church council excommunicated Oliver Cowdery, Far West. (6)
-- 1838 13 April
David Whitmer excommunicated. (4)
-- 1838 April 13
Apostle Luke S. Johnson is excommunicated from the church after being disfellowhipped and returning for a short period. (5)
[Joseph Smith] Church council excommunicated David Whitmer and Lyman Johnson, Far West. (6)
-- 13 Apr. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Charges are brought against David Whitmer, but he withdraws from the church. Luke and Lyman Johnson are excommunicated. (2)
-- April 13, 1838
[Quorum of the Twelve] Lyman E. Johnson and his brother, Luke S. Johnson excommunicated. (7)
-- 16 April 1838
[Temple] Far West Temple; Location: Far West, Missouri; Announcement: 16 April 1838; Notes: Site Dedicated. Cornerstones laid and dedicated 26 April 1839. Efforts discontinued in 1800s. (8)
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 - http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
5 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
6 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
7 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)
8 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_temples_of_The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints#List_of_temples
Clair Barrus
LDS History, 1838 March 10
-- 1838 March 10
John Whitmer and William Wines Phelps are excommunicated by the High Council in Far West. (1)
John Whitmer and William Wines Phelps are excommunicated by the High Council in Far West. (1)
-- March 13, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith wrote a journal entry that was included with his Scriptory Book, which described his various activities. (2)
-- 1838 14 March
Far West, Missouri, established as new Church headquarters. (3)
-- 1838 March 14
Joseph Smith, Jun., and family arrived at Far West. (4)
-- March 14, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith arrived in Far West at the conclusion of a difficult journey from Kirtland, Ohio, and was immediately received under the hospitable roof of Brother George W. Harris, who treated us with all possible kindness. (2)
[Joseph Smith] Joseph and his family arrive in Far West, Missouri. (5)
-- 1838 March 14
[Joseph Smith] Arrived at Far West. (6)
-- 1838, March 14
[Joseph Smith] Arrives in Far West and establishes Church headquarters there. (7)
-- 14 Mar. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Jr. and Emma arrive at Far West. (8)
-- 1838 Mar 14
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph and Emma arrive in Far West, Mo. (9)
-- 14 March 1838
[Missouri War] Joseph Smith arrives in Far West. (10)
-- March 16, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. At about this time, Joseph Smith composed what later became known as The Political Motto of the Church of Latter-day Saints, proclaiming a love of peace and good order in society. (2)
-- 17 Mar. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Samuel Smith and his family arrive at Far West. Mary is four and a half months pregnant. (8)
Footnotes:
1 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
2 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
3 - http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
4 - Richards - Little, Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
5 - http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline
6 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
7 - Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah
8 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
9 - History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced by Scot Facer Proctor Maurine Jensen Proctor
10 - Stephen C. LeSueur: The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, Appendix: Chronology of Events in Missouri, 1838-1839
Clair Barrus
LDS History, 1838 12 January
-- 1838 12 January
[Joseph Smith] [Joseph Smith] -14 March Flees Kirtland for Far West, Missouri. (1)
[Joseph Smith] [Joseph Smith] -14 March Flees Kirtland for Far West, Missouri. (1)
-- 1838, January 12
[Joseph Smith] (age 32)Leaves Kirtland for Far West, Missouri, to escape mob violence. (2)
-- 12 Jan. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] A warrant is issued for Joseph Jr. for fraud. He flees toward Missouri with Sidney Rigdon by night. They wait at Norton, Ohio, for their families. (3)
-- 1838 Jan 12
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Jr. and Sidney Rigdon ride at midnight to escape danger in Kirtland. (4)
-- 13 Jan. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Luke Johnson arrests Joseph Sr. for performing a marriage without proper authority but also helps him escape. Joseph Sr. hides at Oliver Snow's for two or three weeks. (3)
-- about January 14, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith prophesied to a council of brethren that he would live at least another five years. (5)
-- about January 16, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Norton Township, Ohio. Fleeing mob violence in Ohio, Joseph Smith traveled to Dublin, Indiana, where he tarried nine days. He was then given $300 from the sale of Brother Nathan Tomlinsons farm, which allowed him to continue his journey. (5)
-- 16 Jan. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] In Dublin, Indiana, Joseph Jr. stays nine days with Brigham Young, who had fled from Kirtland on 22 December. They chop wood to earn money. (3)
-- 1838 January 26
The Far West High Council, meeting with apostles Thomas B. Marsh and David W. Patten, reject the presidency of David Whitmer, John Whitmer, and William Wines Phelps, the stake presidency of Far West. (6)
-- 5 Feb. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] A general assembly at Far West rejects David Whitmer, John Whitmer, and W. W. Phelps for Word of Wisdom violations and for profiteering from land sales. (3)
-- ca. 7 Feb. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Sr. continues his underground existence at Brother Taylor's at New Portage, Ohio, then with Edwin D. Woolley. (3)
-- 11 Feb. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] Sophronia Smith Stoddard marries William McCleary at Kirtland. (3)
-- about March 3, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith received Doctrine & Covenants 113, a revelation identifying the stem of Jesse and the rod and root of Jesse in Isaiah 11. (5)
Footnotes:
1 - http://josephsmithpapers.org/TimelineOfEvents.htm
2 - Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah
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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
Clair Barrus
LDS History, 1837 December
-- During 1837 December
Martin Harris excommunicated. (1)
Martin Harris excommunicated. (1)
Many people are excommunicated from the church for various reasons. (2)
-- During 1837 late December
[Joseph Smith] High council excommunicated twenty-eight dissenters, including Martin Harris, Warren Parrish, and apostles Luke Johnson and John F. Boynton, Kirtland. (3)
-- During 1837
Notable problems begin in the Kirtland Safety Society. (2)
-- During 1837-1838
[Periodicals] Elders' Journal; Joseph Smith, Jr. Kirtland and Far West, Missouri (Periodical) (4)
-- During 1837
[U.S. Religious History] England, Birth of Mormonism (5)
-- 5 Jan. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] At a conference in Far West, the Saints reject David Whitmer, John Whitmer, and W. W. Phelps as the local presidency; then the high council excommunicates Phelps and John Whitmer. (6)
-- 11 Jan. 1838
[Lucy Mack Smith] At a meeting in the home of Joseph Sr. and Lucy, Joseph Jr. gives instructions to the brethren, then assures them that his life is safe for five more years (1843). (6)
-- 1838 12 January
Joseph Smith fled persecution in Kirtland, Ohio. (1)
-- 1838 January 12
Joseph Smith Jr. and others flee Kirtland, fearing their safety in wake of assertions dealing with the legality and financial viability of the Kirtland Safety Society. (2)
-- January 12, 1838
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon fled Kirtland to escape mob violence. (7)
[Joseph Smith] Josephs life is threatened and he leaves Kirtland. He waits in Norton for his family to join him. He is followed for nearly two hundred miles by those who threatened him. (8)
-- 1838 January 12
[Joseph Smith] Departed Kirtland for move to Far West. (3)
Footnotes:
1 - http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
2 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
3 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
4 - Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol.4, Appendix 3: Church Periodicals
5 - Milton Backman, Regional Studies, British Isles, Birth of Mormonism, p.27. Preliminaries to the Restoration: Chronology
6 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
7 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
8 - http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline
Clair Barrus
LDS History, 1837 November 7
-- 1837 November 7
[Joseph Smith] Held church conference, Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri, at which Frederick G. Williams was removed from the presidency and Hyrum Smith appointed in his place. (1)
[Joseph Smith] Held church conference, Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri, at which Frederick G. Williams was removed from the presidency and Hyrum Smith appointed in his place. (1)
-- 7 Nov. 1837
[Lucy Mack Smith] At a Far West conference where Joseph Jr. presides, Frederick G. Williams is replaced by Hyrum. David Whitmer is reluctantly accepted as stake president, while John Whitmer and William Phelps are sustained after confession. (2)
-- 10 Nov. 1837
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Jr. leaves Far West for Kirtland. (2)
-- December 7, 1837
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith presided over a two-day conference of the Church in Far West. (3)
-- 1837 December 10
About this time Joseph Smith, Jun., arrived in Kirtland from Missouri. (4)
Joseph returns to Kirtland from Missouri. (5)
[Joseph Smith] Returned to Kirtland from journey to Missouri. Faced dissenters forming rival church, Kirtland. (1)
-- 10 Dec. 1837
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Jr. arrives at Kirtland. The dissident movement, calling itself the "old standard" and organized as the "Church of Christ," is at its height in Kirtland. Public declarations against Joseph are made by Oliver Cowdery, John Whitmer, David Whitmer, John Boynton, and Warren Parrish. (2)
-- 1837, December 24
[Joseph F. Smith] Marriage of Hyrum Smith and Mary Fielding, Kirtland, Ohio. (6)
-- 24 Dec. 1837
[Lucy Mack Smith] Hyrum Smith marries Mary Fielding Smith. (2)
-- 1837 December 25
The first Conference of the Latter-day Saints in England was held in the Cock Pit, Preston. During this mouth a somewhat extensive apostacy took place in Kirtland. (4)
-- 1837 December 27
Brigham Young flee Kirtland, Ohio. His life was threatened for vigorously defending Joseph Smith. (5)
-- 1837
[Membership] Church Membership at end of year: 16,282
New Converts : 2,989
Percent Change from previous year: 22.49% (7)
Footnotes:
1 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
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 - Richards - Little, Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
5 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
6 - Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph F. Smith, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah
7 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_membership_history
Clair Barrus
LDS History, 1837 September 27
-- 1837 September 27
Joseph Smith, Jun., left Kirtland to visit the Saints in Missouri and establish gathering places. He arrived in Far West about the last of October, or first of November. (1)
Joseph Smith, Jun., left Kirtland to visit the Saints in Missouri and establish gathering places. He arrived in Far West about the last of October, or first of November. (1)
-- September 27, 1837
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon left Kirtland to travel to Missouri. (2)
-- 1837 September 27
[Joseph Smith] Departed Kirtland on journey to northwest Missouri to identify places for Latter-day Saints to settle. (3)
-- 27 Sept. 1837
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph, Sidney Rigdon, William Smith, and Vinson Knight leave for Missouri, arriving at Far West about 1 November 1837. (4)
-- 2 Oct. 1837
[Lucy Mack Smith] Sarah, sixth child and fourth daughter of Hyrum and Jerusha Smith, is born. (4)
-- October 13, 1837
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. During Joseph Smiths journey to Far West, Missouri, his brother Hyrum Smiths wife, Jerusha Barden Smith, died. (2)
-- 13 Oct. 1837
[Lucy Mack Smith] Jerusha Barden Smith dies at Kirtland. (4)
-- During 1837 October
Elder's Journal began publication in Kirtland, Ohio. (5)
-- During Oct. 1837
[Lucy Mack Smith] The Elders Journal prints its first issue, is suspended when the press is burned in December 1837, and resumes publication in Far West in July 1838. (4)
-- During 1837 Fall
[Lucy Mack Smith] Apostasy in Kirtland grows rapidly. (6)
-- During 1837 October
[Wilford Woodruff] Visits Scarboro, Maine 1:181f (7)
-- 7 November 1837 - 11 April 1838
[1st Presidency Changes] Joseph Smith, Jr. Oliver Cowdery (Assistant President) Sidney Rigdon (never ordained an apostle) Hyrum Smith Oliver Cowdery (Assistant Counselor) Joseph Smith, Sr. (never ordained an apostle, Assistant Counselor) John Smith (never ordained an apostle, Assistant Counselor) Frederick G. Williams (never ordained an apostle) rejected as Second Counselor at church conference; Hyrum Smith called as Second Counselor (8)
-- November 7, 1837
[Joseph Smith] Far West, Missouri. Joseph Smith held a conference to reorganize Church leadership, and his brother Hyrum Smith was sustained as the Second Counselor in the First Presidency. (2)
Footnotes:
1 - Richards - Little, Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
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 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
5 - http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
6 - History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced by Scot Facer Proctor Maurine Jensen Proctor
7 - Wilford Woodruff's Journals 1833-1898: Typescript Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books, Midvale, Utah. Chronology
8 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Presidency_(LDS_Church)#Chronology_of_the_First_Presidency
Clair Barrus
LDS History, 3 September 1837 - 7 November 1837
-- 3 September 1837 - 7 November 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 (Assistant Counselor) Hyrum Smith (Assistant Counselor) John Smith (never ordained an apostle, Assistant Counselor) Joseph Smith, Sr. (never ordained an apostle, Assistant Counselor) Hyrum Smith, John Smith (never ordained an apostle) and Joseph Smith, Sr. called as Assistant Counselors; Oliver Cowdery also given the title of Assistant Counselor (1)
[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 (Assistant Counselor) Hyrum Smith (Assistant Counselor) John Smith (never ordained an apostle, Assistant Counselor) Joseph Smith, Sr. (never ordained an apostle, Assistant Counselor) Hyrum Smith, John Smith (never ordained an apostle) and Joseph Smith, Sr. called as Assistant Counselors; Oliver Cowdery also given the title of Assistant Counselor (1)
-- 1837 September 3
Apostle Luke S. Johnson is disfellowshipped from the church in Kirtland, Ohio. Apostle John F. Boynton is excommunicated. (2)
-- September 3, 1837
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith held a conference for the whole Church to reorganize its leadership. (3)
-- 1837 September 3
[Joseph Smith] Presided over conference at which apostles Luke Johnson, Lyman Johnson, and John F. Boynton were disfellowshipped, Kirtland. (4)
-- 3 Sept. 1837
[Lucy Mack Smith] At a conference at Kirtland, Frederick G. Williams is not sustained as counselor. Oliver Cowdery, Joseph Smith Sr., Hyrum, and Uncle John Smith are introduced as assistant counselors and unanimously sustained. Not sustained as apostles are Luke S. Johnson, Lyman E. Johnson, and John F. Boynton. (5)
-- September 3, 1837
[Quorum of the Twelve] John F. Boynton disfellowshipped. He was excommunicated later that year. (6)
-- September 4, 1837
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to John Corrill and the Church in Missouri. (3)
-- September 10, 1837
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith attended an assembly of Saints in the Kirtland Temple, where the sacrament of the Lords Supper was administered. (3)
-- 1837 September 10
[Joseph Smith] Presided over conference at which apostles Luke Johnson, Lyman Johnson, and John F. Boynton confessed errors and were received back into church fellowship, Kirtland. (4)
-- 10 Sept. 1837
[Lucy Mack Smith] At a meeting in the Kirtland temple, Luke and Lyman Johnson, John Boynton, and John P. Greene confess and are returned to their offices. (5)
-- September 17, 1837
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith presided at a conference of elders in the Kirtland Temple to discuss the gathering of the Saints. (3)
-- 1837 September 17
[Joseph Smith] Appointed 109 missionaries, Kirtland. (4)
-- 17 Sept. 1837
[Lucy Mack Smith] 109 missionaries are called from Kirtland. (5)
Footnotes:
1 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Presidency_(LDS_Church)#Chronology_of_the_First_Presidency
2 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
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 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
6 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)
Clair Barrus
LDS History, 1837 July 27
-- 1837 July 27
[Joseph Smith] Departed Kirtland on journey to Toronto, Upper Canada, to visit Latter-day Saints. (1)
[Joseph Smith] Departed Kirtland on journey to Toronto, Upper Canada, to visit Latter-day Saints. (1)
-- 27 July 1837
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph leaves for Canada, is stopped at Painesville by writs and lawsuits, then leaves by night on 28 July. (2)
-- July 29, 1837
[Joseph Smith] Ashtabula, Ohio. On his journey to Canada, Joseph Smith walked on the beach and bathed in the beautiful, clear water of Lake Erie at Ashtabula before boarding the steamer for Buffalo, New York, in the afternoon. (3)
-- 1837 30 July
First converts baptized in Great Britain. (4)
-- 1837 July 30
The first baptism in England, by divine authority took place in the River Ribble. (5)
-- During 1837 late July
[Joseph Smith] Church newspaper acknowledged failure of Kirtland Safety Society, Kirtland. (1)
-- During 1837 July
[Wilford Woodruff] Visits home in Connecticut 1:160f (6)
-- 1837 August 4
The first confirmation of members in the Church took place in England, in Walkerfold, Chaidgley. (5)
-- 1837 August 19
[Wilford Woodruff] Arrives in Fox Islands, Maine (6)
-- about August 22, 1837
[Joseph Smith] Canada. Joseph Smith spent most of August in Canada, where he preached, baptized, blessed the Saints, and strengthened the branches. (3)
-- 1837 August 27
[Joseph Smith] Returned to Kirtland from journey to Toronto. (1)
-- late Aug. 1837
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Jr. returns to Kirtland. (2)
-- During Aug. 1837
[Lucy Mack Smith] The Messenger and Advocate stops publication with this issue but contains a prospectus for the Elders Journal. (2)
Footnotes:
1 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
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 - http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
5 - Richards - Little, Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
6 - Wilford Woodruff's Journals 1833-1898: Typescript Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books, Midvale, Utah. Chronology
Clair Barrus
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