LDS History, 1847

-- During 1847
[Deseret] The Mormon High Council of Great Salt Lake City authorized James Brown to purchase Fort Buenaventura from Goodyear for $1,950. The fort, the outbuildings, and all of the animals except Goodyear's horses became Mormon property. (1)

[Deseret] Brigham Young and the Mormons arrive at the Great Salt Lake (2)

[Deseret] Migrating with the Ira Eldredge Company, Isaac and Jane Manning James and their sons Sylvester and Silas were the first free blacks to settle in Utah. (3)

[Deseret] On January 27 the Mormon Battalion, completed its march across the Southwest, arriving in San Luis Rey, California. (3)

[Deseret] Three African-American slaves, Green Flake, Hark Lay, and Oscar Crosby, come west with the first pioneer company. (3)

-- During 1847-1857
[Deseret] The primary establishment of settlements in Utah marked the founding of the north-south line of settlements from Cache Valley on the Idaho border, along the Wasatch Front and Wasatch Plateau, down to Utah's Dixie on the Arizona border. (3)

-- During 1847
[John Taylor] Returns to Winter Quarters from England. Leads a large company of Saints to Utah, arriving in October. (4)

[OREGON TRAIL] A new destination opens as Brigham Young leads the Mormon Brigade to Utah. The 2000 souls on the trails this year include many non-Mormons bound for Oregon and California. (5)

-- During 1847-1848
[Periodicals] California Star, The; E.P. Jones Yerba Buena (San Francisco), California (News Paper) (6)

-- During 1847
[Utah Statehood] In July 1847 the Mormon pioneers began entering the Salt Lake Valley. After years of persecution in the Midwest they realized the advantages of self-government, but the land they had come to belonged to Mexico. (7)

[West] July 24 First wagon train of LDS arrive in Salt Lake Valley. (8)

-- During 1847 to 1850
[Wilford Woodruff] Fulfills several assignments to help the Saints migrate to Salt Lake City from Winter Quarters and the eastern United States. (9)

-- Jan 24, 1848
[Deseret] nine members of the discharged Mormon Battalion were at Sutter's Mill in California when gold was discovered. (3)

Saints at Sutter's Mill in California when gold was discovered. (10)

-- Feb 2, 1848
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed by the U.S. and Mexico, granting the region of Deseret to the U.S. (11)

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed, which will grant the territory that the Mormons are settling to the United States. (12)

Footnotes:
1 - History to Go, Trappers, Traders and Explorers, http://historytogo.utah.gov/timeline/trapperstradersandexplorers.html
2 - Legends of America, Old West Timeline, http://www.legendsofamerica.com/WE-TimeLine2.html
3 - History to Go, Pioneers and Cowboys, http://historytogo.utah.gov/timeline/pioneersandcowboys.html
4 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: John Taylor, Salt Lake City, Utah
5 - Clackamas Heritage Partners, http://www.historicoregoncity.org/HOC/index.php?option=com_contentview=articleid=107Itemid=75
6 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol.4, Appendix 3: Church Periodicals
7 - Thatcher, Linda, History to Go, Statehood Chronology, http://www.onlineutah.com/statehoodchronology.shtml
8 - Hale, Van, Mormon Miscellaneous, Rocky Mountain Prophecy, http://www.mormonmiscellaneous.com/radioprogramblog/id8.html
9 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Wilford Woodruff, Salt Lake City, Utah
10 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
11 - Wikipedia, Utah War, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_War#Timeline_of_events
12 - Wikipedia, 19th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Aug 22, 1847

-- Aug 22, 1847
The choir that would later become the Mormon Tabernacle Choir has its first performance at a general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (29 days after the pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley). (1)

-- During 1847 August
Arriving settlers form the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. (2)

-- Oct 7, 1847
[Lucy Mack Smith] William is excommunicated from Strang's church for adultery and apostasy. (3)

-- Oct 31, 1847
[Heber C. Kimball] Arrives back in Winter Quarters. (4)

-- Dec 23, 1847
The Twelve sent forth an epistle to the Saints to recommence the gathering. (5)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Emma marries "Major" Lewis C. Bidamon at Nauvoo. (6)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Emma Hale Smith marries Major Lewis C. Bidamon at Nauvoo on Joseph's birthday. (3)

-- Dec 27, 1847 - 11 March 1854
[1st Presidency Changes] Brigham Young Heber C. Kimball Willard Richards First Presidency reorganized after deaths of Joseph Smith, Jr. and Hyrum Smith (7)

-- Dec 27, 1847
[Brigham Young] Sustained as President of the Church at Kanesville (Council Bluffs), Iowa. (8)

Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, and Willard Richards sustained as new First Presidency at Kanesville, Iowa. (9)

Church conference sustained President Brigham Young, Elder Heber C. Kimball, and Elder Willard Richards as First Presidency. (10)

Brigham Young reorganizes the First Presidency, with himself as president, Heber C. Kimball as first counselor, and Willard Richards as second counselor. This is done in the Kanesville Tabernacle in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The tabernacle is constructed in just two weeks and housed over 1,000 people for the ceremony. [1] (2)

[Heber C. Kimball] First Presidency organized; becomes first counselor to Brigham Young. (4)

[Quorum of the Twelve] The First Presidency is reorganized, with Brigham Young President, Heber C. Kimball First Counselor, and Willard Richards Second Counselor. Orson Hyde becomes President of the Quorum. (11)

-- 1847
Church Membership at end of year: 34,694
New Converts : 701
Percent Change from previous year: 2.06% (12)

[Deseret] Jim Bridger meets the Mormon pioneers and discusses the merits of settling in the Salt Lake Valley, draws a map on the ground depicting the region with great accuracy, and conveys to Brigham Young his misgivings regarding the agricultural productivity of the Salt Lake area. (13)

Footnotes:
1 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Newsroom, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=036eb2987ff92110VgnVCM100000176f620aRCRDvgnextchannel=9ae411154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD
2 - Wikipedia, 19th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
3 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
4 - Kimball, Stanley B. (editor), On the Potter's Wheel: The Diaries of Heber C. Kimball, Chronology, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1987
5 - Richards, Franklin Dewey and Little, James A., Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
6 - Proctor, Scott and Maurine Jensen, editors, History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced
7 - Wikipedia, First Presidency (LDS Church), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Presidency_(LDS_Church)#Chronology_of_the_First_Presidency
8 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young, Salt Lake City, Utah
9 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
10 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Chronology of Church History, http://scriptures.lds.org/chchrono/contents
11 - Wikipedia, Chronology of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)
12 - Wikipedia, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Membership History, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_membership_history
13 - History to Go, Trappers, Traders and Explorers, http://historytogo.utah.gov/timeline/trapperstradersandexplorers.html
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, 18/May 19, 1847

-- 18/May 19, 1847
[Lucy Mack Smith] William Smith marries Caroline's younger sister, Roxie Ann Grant. After the births of two children, Thalia and Hyrum Wallace, they separate. (1)

-- Jul 16, 1847
Mormon Battalion disbanded at Los Angeles. (2)

-- 1847 21-24 July
First pioneers arrived in the Salt Lake Valley. (2)

-- July 22-24, 1847
[Financial] Having emigrated from Nauvoo following the death of Joseph Smith, the first companies of Latter-day Saints, under the leadership of Brigham Young, arrive in the valley of the Great Salt Lake. On July 28, Young selects the site for the Salt Lake Temple and proposes the layout of a new city. (3)

-- Jul 22, 1847
[U.S. Religious History] The first group of Mormon immigrants entered the Salt Lake Valley, still Mexican territory at that time. Not long thereafter, Mormon leader Brigham Young founded Salt Lake City, Utah. (4)

-- Jul 24, 1847
[Deseret] William Carter broke the first ground and laid the first furrow in the Valley. (5)

[Deseret] the first party of Mormon pioneers arrive in the Salt Lake Valley to establish a new home free of religious persecution. (5)

Mormon Pioneers found Salt Lake City as the first city of the State of Deseret. (6)

President Brigham Young entered Salt Lake Valley. (7)

The Pioneers entered Great Salt Lake Valley. (8)

Brigham Young enters the Salt Lake Valley, the journey from Winter Quarters having taken him 111 days. He is one of the last members of the pioneer company to enter the valley due to ill health. On the same day pioneers started planting their crops. (9)

The first settlers arrive in the Salt Lake Basin. This is later memorialized at This Is The Place Heritage Park in Emigration Canyon. (10)

[Heber C. Kimball] Arrives in the Great Salt Lake Valley. (11)

[Wilford Woodruff] Arrives in the Great Salt Lake Valley. (12)

-- Jul 28, 1847
Site selected for the Salt Lake Temple. (2)

Traveling with a group of leaders, Brigham Young puts his cane in the ground and marks the location of the future Salt Lake Temple. (10)

Footnotes:
1 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
2 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
3 - http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/282148/
4 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline, http://bit.ly/Fwgbe
5 - History to Go, Pioneers and Cowboys, http://historytogo.utah.gov/timeline/pioneersandcowboys.html
6 - Wikipedia, Utah War, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_War#Timeline_of_events
7 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Chronology of Church History, http://scriptures.lds.org/chchrono/contents
8 - Richards, Franklin Dewey and Little, James A., Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
9 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, United Kingdom, "On This Day," https://www.lds.org.uk/show_oda.php
10 - Wikipedia, 19th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
11 - Kimball, Stanley B. (editor), On the Potter's Wheel: The Diaries of Heber C. Kimball, Chronology, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1987
12 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Wilford Woodruff, Salt Lake City, Utah
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, 1846

-- During 1846
[West] February 6 LDS began exodus from Nauvoo. (1)

[West] July 31 Brannan arrived at San Francisco. (1)

[West] May 13 U.S. Congress declared war on Mexico. (1)

[West] Oregon ceded by Great Britain to the U.S. after 28 years of joint administration. (1)

-- Jan 14, 1847
Brigham Young received revelation regarding organization of Saints for journey west (D&C 136). (2)

Brigham Young receives D&C 136 by way of revelation, which concerns the organization of the westward movement, standards of behavior for the saints, and an explanation on why God allowed Joseph Smith to be killed. (3)

-- Jan 29, 1847
Mormon Battalion completed trek at San Diego, California. (2)

-- During 1847 January
The Mormon Battalion completes the longest march in U.S. Army history, arriving in California. (3)

-- Apr 4, 1847
[Lucy Mack Smith] On the eve of the pioneer camp's departure for the Rocky Mountains, Brigham Young signs a letter "to mother Smith, to let her know that her children in the Gospel have not forgotten her." (4)

-- Apr 5, 1847
Pioneer trek began with first company leaving Winter Quarters under the direction of Brigham Young. (2)

-- Apr 6, 1847
[Lucy Mack Smith] Strang's general conference raises funds to bring John E. Page and Lucy to Voree, Wisconsin. William is back in Voree at this point, and Lucy and the Millikins have moved back to Nauvoo. (4)

-- Apr 7, 1847
[Wilford Woodruff] Leaves Winter Quarters with the first company of pioneers bound for the Salt Lake Valley. (5)

-- Apr 14, 1847
The Pioneers left Winter Quarters for the Rocky Mountains. (6)

-- Apr 26, 1847
[U.S. Religious History] The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod was officially organized. (7)

-- During 1847, April
President Brigham Youngs pioneer company left Winter Quarters on the journey west (see D&C 136). (8)

-- During April 1847
[Heber C. Kimball] Leaves with the pioneers to relocate in the valley of the Great Salt Lake. (9)

Footnotes:
1 - Hale, Van, Mormon Miscellaneous, Rocky Mountain Prophecy, http://www.mormonmiscellaneous.com/radioprogramblog/id8.html
2 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
3 - Wikipedia, 19th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
4 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
5 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Wilford Woodruff, Salt Lake City, Utah
6 - Richards, Franklin Dewey and Little, James A., Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
7 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline, http://bit.ly/Fwgbe
8 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Chronology of Church History, http://scriptures.lds.org/chchrono/contents
9 - Kimball, Stanley B. (editor), On the Potter's Wheel: The Diaries of Heber C. Kimball, Chronology, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1987
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, 1846, September- September 1848

-- During 1846, September- September 1848
[Joseph F. Smith] Mary Fielding Smith family treks from Nauvoo to Salt Lake City. (1)

-- Oct 19, 1846
[Lucy Mack Smith] A ways and means committee is appointed to move Lucy to Voree. (2)

-- During Fall 1846
[Lucy Mack Smith] Lucy moves with Arthur and Lucy Millikin to Knoxville, Illinois, to avoid the battle of Nauvoo, taking Mary with her. William joins them there for the winter. (2)

-- 1846
Church Membership at end of year: 33,993
New Converts : 3,661
Percent Change from previous year: 12.07% (3)

[Brigham Young] Receives section 136 of the Doctrine and Covenants. Sees Joseph Smith in vision and is given valuable instruction. (4)

-- During 1846-47
[Brigham Young] Leads the exodus to Salt Lake City and returns to Winter Quarters. (4)

-- During 1846
[Deseret] 543 men enlist in the Mormon Battalion, to fight for the United States in the Mexican War, and eventually march the longest military march in history of 2000 miles. (5)

[Deseret] The first permanent settlement in Idaho is established by Mormons (6)

[Deseret] The Bryant-Russell Party became the first to take the newly opened Hastings Cutoff from Fort Bridger to the head of the Humboldt River. (7)

[Deseret] The Donner-Reed party pursued a route from Henefer through Emigration Canyon where they met with extreme hardship both there and in the Salt Lake Desert. This substantial loss in time caused them to become snowbound in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and resulted in only forty-seven of the original eight-seven's arrival at Sutter's Fort. (7)

[Deseret] The Harlan-Young Party, led by Lansford W. Hastings himself, were the first to take wagons over Hastings Cutoff and the last that season to cross the Sierra Nevada ahead of the ill-fated Donner-Reed party. (7)

Under the direction of Brigham Young, the largest numbers of saints begin migrating West to settle; they eventually arrive at the Salt Lake Valley. (8)

[John Taylor] Helps organize the Mormon Battalion at Council Bluffs. Goes to Great Britain on a second mission with Parley P. Pratt and Orson Hyde. (9)

[OREGON TRAIL] A relatively light year, with but 1000 emigrants heading to California and Oregon. Barlow's Mount Hood Toll Road and Applegate's Southern Route extend the Oregon Trail into the Willamette Valley. However, 1846 is best remembered today as the year of the ill-fated Donner party. (10)

-- During 1846-1858
[Periodicals] Prophwyd y Jubili; Dan Jones and Methyr Tydifil, (Changed to Udgorn John Davis Caerfyrddin and Seion 1849) Abertawy, Wales WELSH (Periodical) (11)

-- During 1846
[West] February 4 Samuel Brannan, on assignment, set sail from New York, with 240 LDS, for California expecting that to be the new LDS central location. (12)

Footnotes:
1 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph F. Smith, Salt Lake City, Utah
2 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
3 - Wikipedia, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Membership History, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_membership_history
4 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young, Salt Lake City, Utah
5 - History to Go, Trappers, Traders and Explorers, http://historytogo.utah.gov/timeline/trapperstradersandexplorers.html
6 - Legends of America, Old West Timeline, http://www.legendsofamerica.com/WE-TimeLine2.html
7 - History to Go, Pioneers and Cowboys, http://historytogo.utah.gov/timeline/pioneersandcowboys.html
8 - Wikipedia, 19th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
9 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: John Taylor, Salt Lake City, Utah
10 - Clackamas Heritage Partners, http://www.historicoregoncity.org/HOC/index.php?option=com_contentview=articleid=107Itemid=75
11 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol.4, Appendix 3: Church Periodicals
12 - Hale, Van, Mormon Miscellaneous, Rocky Mountain Prophecy, http://www.mormonmiscellaneous.com/radioprogramblog/id8.html
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, 1846 June

-- During 1846 June
A call was made, by the general government, for the Mormon Battalion. (1)

-- During June 1846
[Heber C. Kimball] Arrives in what becomes Council Bluffs, Iowa (2)

-- Jul 16, 1846
Mormon Battalion mustered into U.S. service in Iowa. (3)

Ezra T. Benson is ordained an apostle and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. (4)

[Quorum of the Twelve] Ezra T. Benson ordained. (5)

-- Jul 21, 1846
[U.S. Religious History] Mormons founded the first English settlement in the San Joaquin Valley of California. (6)

-- Jul 31, 1846
Ship Brooklyn arrived in San Francisco bay. (7)

-- During 1846 July
Thomas Kane visited the Saints on the Missouri River; U.S. Army enlisted approximately 500 volunteers for the Mormon Battalion. (7)

The Mormon Battalion is formed. Brigham Young prophesies that the recruits won't see battle and will perform a great service for their country. Many people join up despite the difficulties of the time. They send as much money to their families and the church as possible. (4)

-- Aug 12, 1846th
[Deseret] at Twenty Wells, now Grantsville, members of the Harlan-Young Party buried John Hargrave; the first emigrant laid to rest in Utah soil. (8)

-- Aug 13, 1846
Mormon Battalion began its 2,000-mile march from Fort Leavenworth to San Diego, California. (7)

-- 1846 10-17 September
Battle of Nauvoo. (7)

-- Sep 10, 1846
11, 12. Battles took place between the citizens of Nauvoo and the mob. (1)

-- Sep 16, 1846
The Trustees of the Church, in Nauvoo, made a treaty with the mob for the surrender of the city, and its immediate evacuation by the remnant of the Saints. (1)

-- Sep 23, 1846
Saints encamped at Winter Quarters. (7)

-- During September 1846
[Heber C. Kimball] Moves family to Winter Quarters, Nebraska. (2)

Footnotes:
1 - Richards, Franklin Dewey and Little, James A., Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
2 - Kimball, Stanley B. (editor), On the Potter's Wheel: The Diaries of Heber C. Kimball, Chronology, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1987
3 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Chronology of Church History, http://scriptures.lds.org/chchrono/contents
4 - Wikipedia, 19th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
5 - Wikipedia, Chronology of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)
6 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline, http://bit.ly/Fwgbe
7 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
8 - History to Go, Pioneers and Cowboys, http://historytogo.utah.gov/timeline/pioneersandcowboys.html
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Mar 1, 1846

-- Mar 1, 1846
[Lucy Mack Smith] William Smith writes James J. Strang a letter of support from the Smith family signed by "Lucy Smith, Mother in Israel," Arthur and Nancy [sic] Milliken, Jenkins and Catherine Salisbury, and Sophronia McLerie. Katharine later denied signing the letter. (1)

-- Mar 8, 1846
Apostle Orson Hyde rebaptizes Luke S. Johnson, a former member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. (2)

-- Mar 10, 1846
[Lucy Mack Smith] Almon Babbitt and Joseph Heywood refuse to give Lucy the deed to her house unless she either promises not to let William enter it or promises to make him support the Twelve. She writes them a scorching letter of rebuke. (1)

-- Mar 11, 1846
[Lucy Mack Smith] William writes again to Strang, describing Lucy as a mother in Israel abandoned by her children and hinting that he would like to attend the Strangite conference if he had funds. (1)

-- Apr 8, 1846
[Lucy Mack Smith] At a public meeting in Nauvoo, Babbitt and Heywood discuss the problem of the deed and imply that Lucy, Emma, and the other Smiths will eventually come west. (1)

-- Apr 24, 1846
Saints encamped at Garden Grove, Iowa. (3)

-- Apr 30, 1846
Nauvoo Temple privately dedicated by Orson Hyde. (3)

-- During Apr. 1846
[Lucy Mack Smith] The church deeds Lucy the Joseph Noble home. She lives here with eight-year-old granddaughter Mary Bailey Smith, Samuel's daughter. (1)

-- During 1846, April to May
[Wilford Woodruff] Returns to Nauvoo and later joins the Saints in their exodus west. (4)

-- May 1, 1846
The Nauvoo Temple is completed and dedicated, despite the majority having already left Nauvoo. (2)

Nauvoo (Destroyed) Temple; Location: Nauvoo, Illinois; Announcement: August 1840; Dedication: 1 May 1846 by Orson Hyde; Style: Greek revival; Notes: Some sources claim a private dedication on 30 April 1846 by Joseph Young. Abandoned in 1846, destroyed by fire on 19 November 1848, rebuilt in 2002 (5)

-- May 11, 1846
[Lucy Mack Smith] William and Lucy both write letters to Reuben Hedlock in England assuring him that Strang is Joseph's rightful successor. (1)

-- May 16, 1846
The Pioneer camp of the Saints arrived at Mount Pisgah, Iowa Territory. (6)

-- Jun 11, 1846
[Lucy Mack Smith] William Smith goes to Voree where his apostolic ordination is accepted and where he is ordained Patriarch of the church. He plans to build a house for Lucy on a contributed lot. He writes again, saying God has confirmed Strang's position by revelation. (1)

-- Jun 14, 1846
Saints encamped at Council Bluffs. (3)

-- Jun 27, 1846
Elder John E. Page is excommunicated from the LDS church for encouraging members to follow James Strang. (2)

Footnotes:
1 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
2 - Wikipedia, 19th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
3 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
4 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Wilford Woodruff, Salt Lake City, Utah
5 - Wikipedia, List of Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_temples_of_The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints#List_of_temples
6 - Richards, Franklin Dewey and Little, James A., Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, 1845-46

-- During 1845-46
[Heber C. Kimball] Anti-Mormons organize to drive Mormons from Illinois. (1)

-- During 1845
[OREGON TRAIL] An estimated 5000 Oregon-bound emigrants are on the Trail this year, most of them departing from Independence and Westport. Sam Barlow's party arrives late at The Dalles and strikes out to find an overland route around the south shoulder of Mount Hood. Stephen Meek leads a party through the uncharted reaches of central Oregon, gets lost in the high desert, and still beats Barlow to The Dalles. (2)

[Periodicals] The New York Messenger; Parley P. Pratt New York City, New York (News Paper) (3)

-- During 1845-1865
[Periodicals] Prophetic Almanac; Orson Pratt New York City, New York (Periodical) (3)

-- During 1845
[West] Texas became the 28th state (December 29). (4)

-- Jan 11, 1846
[Quorum of the Twelve] Orson Hyde disfellowshipped for second time but reinstated a few days later. (5)

-- Jan 14, 1846
[Lucy Mack Smith] Howard Coray is paid $200 for "compiling" Lucy's history and $35 for transcribing it. Martha is not mentioned. (6)

-- During Jan. 1846
[Lucy Mack Smith] Howard and Martha Jane Coray are endowed, then leave Nauvoo. (6)

-- Feb 4, 1846
Saints began their evacuation from Nauvoo; other Saints left New York City for California on ship Brooklyn, under the leadership of Samuel Brannan. (7)

Nauvoo Saints began crossing Mississippi River to move west. Some eastern Saints sailed from New York City for California on ship Brooklyn. (8)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Saints begin exodus from Nauvoo to the West. (9)

-- Feb 04, 1846
[U.S. Religious History] Mormon settlers leave Nauvoo, Missouri, to begin the settlement of the West. (10)

-- Feb 9, 1846
[Quorum of the Twelve] John E. Page disfellowshipped. He was excommunicated on June 27, 1846 (5)

-- Feb 4, 1846
[Deseret] Brigham Young and 3,000 Mormons set out for Utah (11)

-- During 1846 February
In the beginning of this month, the exodus of the Saints from Nauvoo commenced. (12)

-- During February 1846
[Heber C. Kimball] Leaves Nauvoo to commence the exodus west. (1)

Footnotes:
1 - Kimball, Stanley B. (editor), On the Potter's Wheel: The Diaries of Heber C. Kimball, Chronology, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1987
2 - Clackamas Heritage Partners, http://www.historicoregoncity.org/HOC/index.php?option=com_contentview=articleid=107Itemid=75
3 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol.4, Appendix 3: Church Periodicals
4 - Hale, Van, Mormon Miscellaneous, Rocky Mountain Prophecy, http://www.mormonmiscellaneous.com/radioprogramblog/id8.html
5 - Wikipedia, Chronology of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)
6 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
7 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
8 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Chronology of Church History, http://scriptures.lds.org/chchrono/contents
9 - Proctor, Scott and Maurine Jensen, editors, History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced
10 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline, http://bit.ly/Fwgbe
11 - Legends of America, Old West Timeline, http://www.legendsofamerica.com/WE-TimeLine2.html
12 - Richards, Franklin Dewey and Little, James A., Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Oct 1, 1845

-- Oct 1, 1845
[Lucy Mack Smith] The Twelve negotiate an agreement with Governor Thomas Ford that they will leave Nauvoo in the spring. (1)

-- Oct 6, 1845
[Lucy Mack Smith] William Smith is not sustained, either as an apostle or as church patriarch by the conference, during the first day of a three-day conference. (1)

[Quorum of the Twelve] William Smith dropped from Quorum. He was excommunicated October 19, 1845. (2)

-- Oct 8, 1845
[Lucy Mack Smith] Lucy speaks at her own request on the third day of the conference, telling stories from her book and expressing a desire to see it printed. (1)

-- 12/Oct 19, 1845
[Lucy Mack Smith] William Smith is excommunicated. (1)

-- Oct 29, 1845
[Lucy Mack Smith] William Smith publishes a lengthy "Proclamation" in the Warsaw Gazette accusing Brigham Young of usurpation and painting a pitiable picture of Lucy's age and poverty. (1)

-- Nov 10, 1845
[Lucy Mack Smith] Brigham Young and several apostles discuss buying Lucy's copyright; they decide instead to have Howard Coray make a copy. (1)

-- Nov 30, 1845
President Brigham Young dedicates the Attic of the Nauvoo Temple, so that as many saints as possible could receive their endowments, before they abandoned the city for the West. (3)

-- Dec 10, 1845-Feb 7, 1846
Saints completed more than 5,000 endowments in the Nauvoo Temple. (4)

-- Dec 10, 1845
[Lucy Mack Smith] Lucy is endowed again with Elizabeth Ann Whitney, Agnes Coolbrith Smith, Mary Fielding Smith, and Mercy Fielding Thompson but refuses Brigham Young's January offer to have her sealing to Joseph Sr. and second anointing reconfirmed. (1)

-- Dec 15, 1845
The Welsh Mission is Organised, on this Day. (3)

The Welsh Mission was organized on this day in 1845. (3)

-- 1845
Church Membership at end of year: 30,332
New Converts : 4,186
Percent Change from previous year: 16.01% (5)

Planning for the Mormon Exodus to the west begins. (6)

The population of Nauvoo is estimated to have reached about 12,000 inhabitants, becoming the second-largest city in Illinois. Chicago had about 15,000 inhabitants at the same time. (6)

-- During 1845-1850, 1854-1856
* Robert Lang Campbell -- primary scribal author for this period. Writings used in assembling The History of the Church (often cited as HC) (originally entitled History of Joseph Smith; first published under the title History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; nicknamed Documentary History of the Church or DHC) (7)

Footnotes:
1 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
2 - Wikipedia, Chronology of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)
3 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, United Kingdom, "On This Day," https://www.lds.org.uk/show_oda.php
4 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
5 - Wikipedia, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Membership History, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_membership_history
6 - Wikipedia, 19th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
7 - Wikipedia, History of the Church, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Church
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, May 29, 1845

-- May 29, 1845
[Lucy Mack Smith] Brigham Young, at a meeting of the Twelve, "prayed that the Lord would overrule the movements of William Smith who is endeavoring to ride the Twelve down." (1)

-- May 30, 1845
[Lucy Mack Smith] Lucy addresses a meeting of the Twelve, calling them "her children." Brigham Young promises that the Twelve "would do all that we could for them" [the Smiths]. (1)

-- During May 1845
[Lucy Mack Smith] Eliza R. Snow writes a poetic tribute to Lucy. (1)

-- ca. Jun 1, 1845
[Lucy Mack Smith] William, in an issue of the Times and Seasons dated 15 May (it appeared late), reviews the sufferings of the Smith family in founding the church and asks for the support of the community; he gives qualified endorsement to the Twelve. (1)

-- Jun 17, 1845
[Lucy Mack Smith] John Taylor visits Lucy and reads part of her finished manuscript. (1)

-- Jun 22, 1845
[Lucy Mack Smith] William Smith marries Mary Jane Rollins. He also marries Mary Ann Sheffield polygamously (for him) and polyandrously (for her). Mary Jane leaves him in August. Mary Ann considers the marriage at an end when he leaves Nauvoo later that year. (1)

-- Jun 23, 1845
[Lucy Mack Smith] John Taylor writes an editorial which is published shortly thereafter in the Times and Seasons bearing the date 1 June designating William as Patriarch to the Church rather than Patriarch over the Church. (1)

-- Jun 27, 1845
[Lucy Mack Smith] In a family meeting, Lucy describes a three-part vision she has had the night before, showing William Smith as head of the church but surrounded by men who seek his life. (1)

-- Jun 30, 1845
[Lucy Mack Smith] Most of the Twelve, including Brigham Young and Orson Pratt, meet with Lucy and her family. William, offended by heavy-handed persuasion from John Smith and George A. Smith, refuses to attend but sends a letter affirming that he wants only his inheritance as church patriarch. The matter is smoothed over. (1)

-- Jul 8, 1845
[Lucy Mack Smith] Lucy's birthday; she thinks she is sixty-nine (actually seventy). She dictates Chapter 44 and the preface after that date. (1)

-- Jul 9, 1845
[Lucy Mack Smith] At a banquet for about fifty members of the Smith family, Lucy "addressed her kindred and the audience in a feeling and pathetic manner." (1)

-- Jul 18, 1845
[Lucy Mack Smith] Lucy copyrights her manuscript. (1)

-- Aug 2, 1845
[Lucy Mack Smith] Brigham Young takes Lucy out to choose a lot for herself. She also requests the carriage and a house. He loans her the carriage. (1)

-- Aug 17, 1845
[Lucy Mack Smith] William Smith gives a sermon in which he declares his "belief in the doctrine of a plurality of wives" and soon leaves Nauvoo. (1)

-- Sep 16, 1845
[Deseret] Phineas Wilcox was stabbed to death by fellow Mormons in Nauvoo, Illinois, because he was believed to be a Christian spy. Wilcox was one of the first victims of "blood atonement," a Mormon doctrine conceived of by Brigham Young, according to which murder is sometimes necessary in order to save a sinful soul. (2)

-- Sep 24, 1845
The authorities of the Church made a treaty with the mob, to evacuate Nauvoo the following spring. (3)

Footnotes:
1 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
2 - Legends of America, Old West Timeline, http://www.legendsofamerica.com/WE-TimeLine2.html
3 - Richards, Franklin Dewey and Little, James A., Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, 1844

-- During 1844
[Deseret] Miles Goodyear establishes Fort Buenaventura, the first town in Utah, on the site of present-day Ogden. (1)

[OREGON TRAIL] Four major wagon trains bring 2000 farmers, merchants, mechanics, and lawyers to Oregon. One party each leaves Independence, Westport, St. Joseph, and Bellevue (near Council Bluffs). (2)

-- During 1844-1845
[Periodicals] The Prophet; William Smith New York City, New York (News Paper) (3)

-- During 1844
[West] Joseph Smith aggressively organized efforts to prepare for western exploration of Oregon, Texas, California and the Great Basin for a site for a new city. (4)

-- Jan 23, 1845
[Lucy Mack Smith] Lucy dictates a letter to William explaining that she is writing her memoirs and asking him to raise the funds necessary to publish it. She also tells William that the Twelve and church are "waiting to receive you with open arms." (5)

-- During 1845 January
Nauvoo Charter repealed by Illinois legislature. (6)

-- Feb 23, 1845
[Lucy Mack Smith] At a meeting at "Bishop Hale's," Lucy "gave a recital of the persecutions endured by her family." (5)

-- Mar 22, 1845
[Lucy Mack Smith] Lucy and Martha Jane reach the point in the manuscript at which E. B. Grandin agrees to publish the Book of Mormon . (5)

-- Apr 6, 1845
The Twelve Apostles issue "ProclamationÂTo all the Kings of the World; To the President of the United States of America; To the Governors of the Several States, And to the Rulers and People of all Nations." [See ormonism][Level Entry/pearl of great price]Pearl of Great Price first published, Liverpool, England. (7)

Apostles issued proclamation to all the world. (6)

-- May 01, 1845
[U.S. Religious History] In Louisville, Kentucky, disaffected members of the Methodist Episcopal Church organized the Methodist Episcopal Church, South as a new denomination. (8)

-- May 3, 1845
Nauvoo Neighbor began publication. (6)

-- May 4, 1845
[Lucy Mack Smith] William and Caroline Smith return to Nauvoo. (5)

-- May 22, 1845
[Lucy Mack Smith] Caroline Grant Smith dies, leaving two daughters. (5)

-- May 24, 1845 - 19 October 1845
[Change in Presiding Church Patriarch Office] William Smith Oldest surviving son of Joseph Smith, Sr. (9)

-- May 24, 1845
[Lucy Mack Smith] William Smith is ordained and set apart as Patriarch to the Church, even though a meeting of the Twelve the previous day (to which William was not invited) had discussed his "improper course" and characterized him as "the greatest danger." (5)

Footnotes:
1 - Legends of America, Old West Timeline, http://www.legendsofamerica.com/WE-TimeLine2.html
2 - Clackamas Heritage Partners, http://www.historicoregoncity.org/HOC/index.php?option=com_contentview=articleid=107Itemid=75
3 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol.4, Appendix 3: Church Periodicals
4 - Hale, Van, Mormon Miscellaneous, Rocky Mountain Prophecy, http://www.mormonmiscellaneous.com/radioprogramblog/id8.html
5 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
6 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
7 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Macmillan Publishing, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
8 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline, http://bit.ly/Fwgbe
9 - Wikipedia, Chronology of the Presiding Patriarchs of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presiding_Patriarch#Chronology_of_the_Presiding_Patriarchs_of_The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Aug 12, 1844

-- Aug 12, 1844
[Quorum of the Twelve] Amasa M. Lyman returned to the Quorum. (1)

[Wilford Woodruff] Accepts a call to preside over the European Mission. (2)

-- Aug 20, 1844
[Lucy Mack Smith] Lucy J. Clark Smith, the third daughter of Samuel Smith and Levira Clark Smith, is born. She is Samuel's seventh child. (3)

-- Aug 24, 1844
[Lucy Mack Smith] William Smith writes to Brigham Young, saying he wants to be a "spiritual father" to the church, like Hyrum. (3)

-- Sep 28, 1844
[Lucy Mack Smith] Brigham Young affirms to William that the patriarchal right "rests upon your head" although he suggests "you can bestow it upon Uncle John or Uncle Asael." (3)

-- During Sept. 1844
[Lucy Mack Smith] Probably because Emma Smith is due to deliver David Hyrum in two months, Lucy moves in with Arthur Millikin and Lucy Smith Millikin. (3)

-- Oct 6, 1844
[Lucy Mack Smith] Brigham Young is sustained as president of the Twelve. (3)

-- Oct 22, 1844
[U.S. Religious History] The "Great Disappointment" occurred when the return of Christ, predicted by William Miller, failed to happen once again. At least 100,000 disillusioned followers returned to their former churches or abandoned Christianity completely - but many went on establish what would become known as the Adventist Churches. (4)

-- During 1844 October
The first General Conference of the church under Brigham Young's direction is held. (5)

-- Nov 10, 1844
[Lucy Mack Smith] William Smith, writing from New Jersey, asks W. W. Phelps to visit Lucy and give her "a word of consolation from me" and also to visit his sisters. (3)

-- Nov 17, 1844
[Lucy Mack Smith] Birth of David Hyrum Smith, son of Joseph and Emma. (6)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Emma gives birth to David Hyrum Smith at Nauvoo, her ninth biological child and eighth son. late 1844-early 1845 Lucy begins dictating her memoirs to Martha Jane Knowlton Coray. (3)

-- Dec 25, 1844
[Lucy Mack Smith] W. W. Phelps reports that Lucy, to whom he read William's letter, "cried for joy" and "blessed" him in the name of the Lord. (3)

-- 1844
Church Membership at end of year: 26,146
New Converts : 166
Percent Change from previous year: 0.64% (7)

-- During 1844-47
Joseph Smith is martyred. Brigham Young leads the Church as President of the Quorum of the Twelve. (8)

-- During 1844-1845
[Deseret] Miles Goodyear builds Fort Buenaventura. (9)

Footnotes:
1 - Wikipedia, Chronology of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)
2 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Wilford Woodruff, Salt Lake City, Utah
3 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
4 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline, http://bit.ly/Fwgbe
5 - Wikipedia, 19th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
6 - Proctor, Scott and Maurine Jensen, editors, History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced
7 - Wikipedia, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Membership History, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_membership_history
8 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young, Salt Lake City, Utah
9 - History to Go, Trappers, Traders and Explorers, http://historytogo.utah.gov/timeline/trapperstradersandexplorers.html
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Jun 28, 1844

-- Jun 28, 1844
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph and Hyrum Smiths bodies were brought through Nauvoo to the Mansion House (the Prophets home) on two wagons, where thousands of Saints were gathered to lament their death. (1)

Funeral of Hyrum and Joseph Smith. (2)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Willard Richards, Samuel H. Smith, Artois Hamilton, and his two sons return the bodies to Nauvoo. (3)

-- Jun 29, 1844
Before the public funeral, about 10000 Latter-day Saints viewed the Bodies of Joseph and Hyrum at the Mansion House in Nauvoo. Afterwards, two fake coffins were filled with sand instead of the real bodies and buried. Following this, at about Midnight, the real coffins were buried secretly in the basement of the yet to be completed Nauvoo House. (4)

Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum Smith were buried. (1)

-- Jul 9, 1844
[Wilford Woodruff] Learns of the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, which occurred on June 27. (5)

-- Jul 30, 1844
[Lucy Mack Smith] Death of Samuel Harrison. (6)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Samuel Harrison Smith dies at Nauvoo of complications brought on by exertion on the day of his brothers deaths. (3)

-- Aug 6, 1844
[Heber C. Kimball] Returns to Nauvoo, Illinois. (7)

[Wilford Woodruff] Returns to Nauvoo with other members of the Quorum of the Twelve. (5)

-- Aug 8, 1844
At Church meeting, Nauvoo, mantle of Prophet fell upon senior apostle, Brigham Young. Apostles sustained by people to lead Church. [See Succession in the Presidency; Quorum of the Twelve.] (8)

Leadership of the Church under the Twelve Apostles approved by the majority of the Saints in Nauvoo. (9)

A conference is held in Nauvoo, Illinois to determine Smith's successor. A majority decides to follow Brigham Young. (10)

[Lucy Mack Smith] At a confrontation between Sidney Rigdon and Brigham Young, a majority of the congregation votes to sustain Young and the Twelve. (3)

-- Aug 08, 1844
[U.S. Religious History] Brigham Young was chosen to lead the Mormons. (11)

-- Aug 8, 1844
[Wilford Woodruff] Attends a conference in which the Latter-day Saints sustain President Brigham Young and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as the leaders of the Church. (5)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - More Good Foundation, Timeline, http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline
3 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
4 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, United Kingdom, "On This Day," https://www.lds.org.uk/show_oda.php
5 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Wilford Woodruff, Salt Lake City, Utah
6 - Proctor, Scott and Maurine Jensen, editors, History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced
7 - Kimball, Stanley B. (editor), On the Potter's Wheel: The Diaries of Heber C. Kimball, Chronology, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1987
8 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Macmillan Publishing, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
9 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
10 - Wikipedia, 19th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
11 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline, http://bit.ly/Fwgbe
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Jun 23, 1844

-- Jun 23, 1844
[Lucy Mack Smith] Hyrum returns to Nauvoo for the marriage of his daughter Lovina to Lorin Walker. (1)

-- Jun 24, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith rode from Nauvoo to Carthage, Illinois, turning back, however, to deliver up to Captain Dunn the state arms of the Nauvoo Legion before his final arrival in Carthage. (2)

Outside Carthage, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to Thomas Ford, governor of Illinois, explaining that his arrival in Carthage would be delayed as he was assisting Captain Dunn with the retrieval of state arms from the Nauvoo Legion. (2)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph and Hyrum ride to Carthage, arriving late that evening. They stay at the Hamilton House. (1)

-- Jun 25, 1844
[Joseph Smith] Carthage, Illinois. After Joseph and Hyrum Smith surrendered to the authorities in the morning, Thomas Ford, governor of Illinois, paraded the brothers through the ranks of the troops assembled by his orders from the surrounding counties; the Smiths were in a hearing with the Nauvoo City Council during the day, but were then taken to Carthage Jail that evening on a new charge of treason. (2)

Carthage, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to his wife, Emma Smith from Carthage Jail. (2)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph and Hyrum give themselves up to the civil authorities at 8:00 A.M. and are jailed. (1)

-- Jun 26, 1844
Carthage, Illinois. Joseph Smith sat in an interview with Thomas Ford, governor of Illinois, who promised him and the other prisoners protection. (2)

Carthage, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote letters from Carthage Jail to Thomas Ford, governor of Illinois, and Judge Jesse B. Thomas, associate justice of the Illinois supreme court. (2)

-- Jun 27, 1844
A Mob Kills Joseph and Hyrum Smith at Carthage Jail. John Taylor, an Eye Witness, wrote his account which is now found in Doctrine and Covenants 135. (3)

Joseph Smith, Jr. is killed in Carthage Jail by a mob of about 200 armed men. His brother Hyrum is also killed. John Taylor is wounded, but recovers; the fourth cellmate, Willard Richards, is not harmed. The succession crisis begins when news of Smith's death spreads. (4)

[John Taylor] Witnesses the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith in Carthage Jail and is seriously wounded during the attack. (5)

Carthage, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote letters from Carthage Jail to his wife, Emma Smith, and lawyer Orville H. Browning. (2)

[Lucy Mack Smith] A mob with painted faces rushes the jail in the late afternoon. Joseph and Hyrum are killed, John Taylor is wounded, and Willard Richards is unscathed. Samuel Smith, eluding armed pursuers, reaches the city just after the mob has dispersed. (1)

[Quorum of the Twelve] Joseph Smith, Jr. and Hyrum Smith martyred. Amasa M. Lyman retires from First Presidency. (6)

[U.S. Religious History] Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum were lynched by a mob in Carthage, Illinois. Smith was the founder of the Mormon Church and the mob was outraged, in part, over Smith's recent authorization of polygamous marriages. (7)

Footnotes:
1 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
2 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
3 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, United Kingdom, "On This Day," https://www.lds.org.uk/show_oda.php
4 - Wikipedia, 19th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
5 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: John Taylor, Salt Lake City, Utah
6 - Wikipedia, Chronology of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)
7 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline, http://bit.ly/Fwgbe
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Jun 16, 1844

-- Jun 16, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote letters to Thomas Ford, governor of Illinois, and Isaac Morley. (1)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Smith gives his last public discourse, on "the doctrine of multiple gods and his authority as a latter-day prophet." Richard L. Anderson points out that this was one of the two main points on which the Expositor had launched its editorial attack on 7 June, the other one being "the plurality of wives, for time and eternity. For the second doctrine, the Prophet chose calculated silence" ("Final," 322). (2)

-- Jun 17, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith was arrested again (see June 12) along with 15 others for the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor and taken before Daniel H. Wells, justice of the peace, who discharged the prisoners. (1)

Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to John Smith. (1)

-- Jun 18, 1844
Amid threats of violence concerning the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor, Joseph Smith, Jr., as mayor, declares martial law in Nauvoo and activates the Nauvoo Legion, a private militia of about 5,000 men. (3)

Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith stood in full military uniform on the frame of a building and gave his final address to the Nauvoo Legion. (1)

-- Jun 19, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith met the Nauvoo Legion at the front of his home and gave orders to have a picket guard posted on all the roads leading out of the city, to have all the powder and lead in the city secured, and to have all the arms put into use. (1)

-- Jun 20, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith prepared for the defense of Nauvoo against the growing mob, wrote letters telling those on missions to come home immediately, and advised his brother Hyrum Smith to take his family on the next steamboat to Cincinnati, Ohio. (1)

[Lucy Mack Smith] At least by this date, William is in the East with his wife, Caroline, who is slowly dying of kidney failure (dropsy). (2)

-- Jun 21, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith exchanged letters regarding the growing crisis in Nauvoo with Thomas Ford, governor of Illinois, and prepared affidavits for him. (1)

-- Jun 22, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith sent a letter to Thomas Ford, governor of Illinois, explaining the difficulties in Nauvoo and asking Ford to visit. Governor Ford addressed his reply to the mayor (Joseph Smith) and the Nauvoo City Council and concluded that the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor was a violation of the laws protecting freedom of the press in the United States. (1)

Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to Thomas Ford, governor of Illinois. (1)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph, Hyrum, Willard Richards, O. P. Rockwell cross Mississippi River. (4)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph and Hyrum Smith and Willard Richards flee into Iowa. (2)

[U.S. Religious History] Joseph Smith, accused of instigating a riot when Mormons smashed the presses of a newspaper critical of his secret doctrines on polygamy, fled from arrest. (5)

-- Jun 23, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum Smith decided to turn themselves in at Carthage, Illinois, for a hearing. (1)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
3 - Wikipedia, 19th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
4 - Proctor, Scott and Maurine Jensen, editors, History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced
5 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline, http://bit.ly/Fwgbe
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, 1844, May to August

-- During 1844, May to August
[Wilford Woodruff] Serves another mission in the eastern United States. (1)

-- Jun 1, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to Joel Hamilton Walker of Boston, Massachusetts. (2)

-- Jun 2, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith was visited by John C. Calhoun Jr. and his brother Patrick, sons of John C. Calhoun, a senator from South Carolina who Joseph had met in Washington, D.C., in February 1840 and was now a candidate for United States president. (2)

-- Jun 4, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith sent a letter to Abijah Tewksbury of Boston, Massachusetts. (2)

-- Jun 7, 1844
Only issue of Nauvoo Expositor published; three days later the press was declared a nuisance and destroyed by the Nauvoo City Council. (3)

The only issue of the Nauvoo Expositor is published by men angry with Joseph Smith and the Church. It is highly critical of Smith and his doctrines and practices. (4)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Robert Foster calls on Joseph, but Joseph refuses to talk to him privately. The first issue of the Nauvoo Expositor appears. 8 June 1844 Saturday: Joseph and the city council meet (also Monday, the 10th), pass an ordinance against libel, declare the Expositor a nuisance, and order Marshal John P. Greene to destroy the press and scatter the type. He does so by 8:00 P.M. Monday. There is an immediate outcry. (5)

-- Jun 10, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. The Nauvoo City Council passed an ordinance declaring the Nauvoo Expositor a public nuisance, and Joseph Smith, as mayor, agreed to have that newspaper destroyed. (2)

-- Jun 11, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a proclamation that was published in the Nauvoo Neighbor regarding the promulgation of false statements injurious to the people of Nauvoo. (2)

-- Jun 12, 1844
Charles A. Foster, a co-publisher of the Nauvoo Expositor, reports that the destruction of the Expositor printing press two days earlier was carried out by several hundred people and the building the machine was housed in was damaged. The city marshal contradicts him, claiming that the destruction was carried out in an orderly fashion. The building stands for at least ten more years. (4)

Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith was arrested by officers from Carthage and charged with riot for the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor, and he went before Justice Aaron Johnson in Nauvoo on a writ of habeas corpus and was acquitted. (2)

Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to Washington Tucker of Eldorado, Arkansas. (2)

-- Jun 13, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith received the report that a mob of about 300 was assembled at Carthage, Illinois, and was ready to attack Nauvoo. (2)

-- Jun 14, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote to Thomas Ford, governor of Illinois, explaining the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor printing press. (2)

-- Jun 15, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith was at home examining Benjamin Wests painting Death on the Pale Horse, which had been in his reading room for three days. (2)

-- Jun 16, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith gave a sermon in the grove east of the Nauvoo Temple about the Godhead. (2)

Footnotes:
1 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Wilford Woodruff, Salt Lake City, Utah
2 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
3 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
4 - Wikipedia, 19th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
5 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, May 8, 1844

-- May 8, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith went before the municipal court in the case of Francis M. Higbee v. Joseph Smith. (1)

-- May 9, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith blessed Elders Wilford Woodruff and George A. Smith before their journeys to the eastern United States. (1)

[Lucy Mack Smith] The Twelve are called on missions in Joseph's presidential campaign. (2)

-- May 15, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith was visited at home by Josiah Quincy, former mayor of Boston, and Charles Francis Adams, son of United States president John Quincy Adams. (1)

-- May 17, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith was nominated as a United States presidential candidate for the National Reform Party at the Illinois state convention. (1)

[Joseph Smith] Nominated as United States presidential candidate. (3)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Nominated for U.S. presidential candidate at Nauvoo convention. (4)

[Lucy Mack Smith] At a "state convention" in Nauvoo, Joseph's candidacy is again affirmed by men representing the various states. (2)

-- May 18, 1844
[Lucy Mack Smith] James Blakesley, Francis M. Higbee, and Austin Cowles are excommunicated. (2)

-- May 23, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith prophesied to his brother Hyrum Smith that their enemies would lie about him the same as they had about Joseph. (1)

Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith spoke with the Sac and Fox Indians who had arrived the previous day. (1)

[Lucy Mack Smith] William Law accuses Joseph of adultery/polygamy. Joseph H. Jackson and Robert Foster swear a writ against Joseph on 24 May for false swearing. For the next few weeks, Joseph and Hyrum Smith engage in a flurry of accusations and counteraccusations with William and Wilson Law, charging each other with counterfeiting, sexual immorality, and other illegal acts, including alleged attempts by both Joseph and William to hire Joseph H. Jackson to kill the other. (2)

-- May 26, 1844
[Lucy Mack Smith] In a public discourse, "Joseph Smith denied specific rumors [about polygamy] but did not deny that he had had a revelation on plural marriage and had begun that practice. Afterward the Expositor published details of the revelation, but again the Prophet said nothing publicly to refute it" (R. L. Anderson, "Joseph Smith's Final," 331n12). (2)

-- May 27, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith, accompanied by friends, went to Carthage, Illinois, to attend the circuit court in answer to certain indictments against him. (1)

-- May 31, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith administered to Sister Richards, who was sick; and he issued a warrant for the arrest of Thomas B. Johnson for threatening the peace of the city. (1)

-- During May 1844
[Heber C. Kimball] Leaves to electioneer for Joseph Smith's candidacy for president of the United States. (5)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
3 - Joseph Smith Papers, Timeline of Events, http://josephsmithpapers.org/TimelineOfEvents.htm
4 - Proctor, Scott and Maurine Jensen, editors, History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced
5 - Kimball, Stanley B. (editor), On the Potter's Wheel: The Diaries of Heber C. Kimball, Chronology, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1987
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Apr 4, 1844

-- Apr 4, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith had an interview with 11 visiting Indians who wanted counsel. (1)

-- Apr 7, 1844
King Follett Discourse delivered by Joseph Smith. (2)

King Follett Discourse given by Joseph Smith. (3)

Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith delivered the King Follett Discourse about the nature of God and man, memorializing his friend who had died on March 9, 1844. (1)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph delivers King Follett discourse. (4)

-- about Apr 14, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith again preached on board the recently landed steamer Maid of Iowa. (1)

-- Apr 18, 1844 - 27 June 1844
[1st Presidency Changes] Joseph Smith, Jr. Hyrum Smith (Assistant President) Sidney Rigdon (never ordained an apostle) John Smith (never ordained an apostle, Assistant Counselor) Amasa M. Lyman (Counselor) Apostasy of William Law (never ordained an apostle) (5)

-- Apr 18, 1844
[Lucy Mack Smith] After a series of minor lawsuits against Joseph by the Higbees and Fosters, from 1-13 April, Robert Foster is excommunicated, along with Wilson and William Law, Jane (William's wife), and Howard Smith. (6)

-- Apr 21, 1844
[Lucy Mack Smith] William and Wilson Law and other dissenters organize a new church with William as president but not prophet. (6)

-- Apr 25, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith told a reporter from the St. Louis Gazette that he had gained his power by the principles of truth and virtue. (1)

-- Apr 26, 1844
[Lucy Mack Smith] Augustine Spencer assaults his brother, Orson Spencer, and resists arrest. Marshal John P. Greene asks for help from Chauncy L. Higbee and Charles and Robert Foster, who refuse, leading to their own arrests and an attempted assault on Joseph. (6)

-- Apr 28, 1844
[Lucy Mack Smith] The dissidents church appoints Austin Cowles and Wilson Law as counselors to William Law. They have about 200 followers. Wilson is court-martialed as major general of the Nauvoo Legion. (6)

-- During Spring 1844
[Heber C. Kimball] Becomes member of the Council of Fifty. (7)

-- about May 3, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to Barbara Matilda Neff. (1)

-- May 5, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith addressed a large company of friends at his home on the Saints course of dealings with the national government. (1)

-- May 6, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. An arrest warrant was served to Joseph Smith on complaint of Francis M. Higbee, but Joseph petitioned for and obtained a writ of habeas corpus answerable before the Nauvoo Municipal Court. (1)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Macmillan Publishing, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
3 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
4 - Proctor, Scott and Maurine Jensen, editors, History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced
5 - Wikipedia, First Presidency (LDS Church), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Presidency_(LDS_Church)#Chronology_of_the_First_Presidency
6 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
7 - Kimball, Stanley B. (editor), On the Potter's Wheel: The Diaries of Heber C. Kimball, Chronology, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1987
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Mar 4, 1844

-- Mar 4, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith held a council with the First Presidency, the Twelve Apostles, the temple committee, and others, emphasizing the importance of finishing the Nauvoo Temple and having it paid for. He proposed James Arlington Bennet as his vice-presidential running mate. (1)

-- Mar 11, 1844
The General Council (Council of Fifty) organized in Nauvoo. (2)

Council of Fifty organized. (3)

Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith attended an organizational meeting of the Council of Fifty, a group assigned to assist with strategic planning for the Church. (1)

[Joseph Smith] Organizes Council of Fifty. (4)

[Lucy Mack Smith] The Council of Fifty is organized at Nauvoo. (5)

-- Mar 12, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith told Brother Joseph C. Cole that the upstairs room in the Prophets Red Brick Store was needed for more important purposes than the school, which could be moved to Henry Millers house. (1)

-- Mar 16, 1844
[Lucy Mack Smith] The Relief Society holds its last meeting with a membership of 1,341. At this and the preceding meeting, Emma had strongly preached adherence to Joseph's publicly articulated standards of sexual virtuea stand that amounted to a repudiation of "private" teachingsand had the sisters vote by uplifted hand to sustain Joseph Smith's "Voice of Innocence." (5)

-- Mar 22, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith advised the Seventies to rebuild the Seventies Hall by demolishing the existing walls and building a more permanent two-story edifice on the foundation. (1)

-- Mar 23, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith and William Clayton appealed for donations for supplies for Latter-day Saint lumbermen laboring in Wisconsin. (1)

-- Mar 24, 1844
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph accuses Dr. Robert Foster, Joseph H. Jackson, William and Wilson Law, and Chauncey L. Higbee of conspiring against him. (5)

-- Mar 25, 1844
[Lucy Mack Smith] Emma C. Salisbury, sixth child and third daughter of Katharine Smith Salisbury and Wilkins J. Salisbury, is born at Fountain Green, Hancock County, Illinois. (5)

-- Mar 30, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith investigated a robbery of the Keystone Store. (1)

Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith prepared a written message for United States president John Tyler, requesting permission to enlist 100,000 men to help protect Americans seeking to settle in Oregon and other areas within United States territory, and to help provide security for the independent republic of Texas. (1)

-- Mar 31, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith signed two petitions to the United States Congress and one to United States president John Tyler that he wrote the previous day. (1)

-- During 1844, March
[Joseph Smith] In a meeting with the Twelve Apostles and others, charges the Twelve to govern the Church in the event of his death, explaining that he has conferred upon them all the ordinances, authority, and keys necessary to do so. (6)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Macmillan Publishing, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
3 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
4 - Joseph Smith Papers, Timeline of Events, http://josephsmithpapers.org/TimelineOfEvents.htm
5 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
6 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, Salt Lake City, Utah
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Feb 5, 1844

-- Feb 5, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith instructed Elder William Weeks, the architect of the Nauvoo Temple, according to a vision Joseph had seen. (1)

-- Feb 7, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith met with his brother Hyrum Smith and the Twelve Apostles to devise means to promote the interests of the General Government. (1)

-- about Feb 7, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith prayed that the Saints would be delivered from the harassment of Thomas Reynolds, governor of Missouri. (1)

-- Feb 8, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. At a political meeting in the assembly room above the Red Brick Store, Joseph Smith gave his reasons for running for the office of president of the United States. (1)

-- Feb 10, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith attended a prayer meeting in the assembly room above the Red Brick Store where he prayed for Sister Richards and others who were sick. (1)

-- Feb 12, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. At a city council meeting, Joseph Smith signed the Memorial to Congress, a document outlining the afflictions of the Saints in Missouri, and he blessed Orson Pratt to prosper in presenting the memorial before government officials in Washington, D.C. (1)

-- Feb 13, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to Joseph L. Heywood, an LDS merchant in Quincy, Illinois. (1)

-- Feb 17, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith produced an article called Pacific Innuendo, which explained the Churchs desire for peace with all peoples. (1)

-- Feb 20, 1844
[Joseph Smith] Instructs the Twelve to select a location for the Saints in California or Oregon. (2)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Instructions given to Twelve to investigate place of refuge for the Saints. (3)

-- Feb 21, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith attended a lecture in the assembly room above the Red Brick Store given by an Episcopalian reverend, Mr. De Wolfe, and spoke afterwards on the importance of obeying all commandments in order to receive salvation. (1)

-- Feb 23, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith met with the Twelve Apostles in the assembly room above the Red Brick Store and gave them specific instructions regarding supplies for the Oregon and California Exploring Expedition. (1)

-- Feb 25, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith prophesied at a temple block prayer meeting that within five years the Saints would be out of the power of old enemies. (1)

-- Feb 29, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith directed Brother William W. Phelps to write a reply to an article printed on January 31 in the Zanesville Gazette on Cassius M. Clays (a Kentucky abolitionist) speech about annexing Texas to the United States. (1)

-- During 1844 February
Joseph Smith announces his candidacy for President of the United States. (4)

-- During Feb. 1844
[Lucy Mack Smith] Emma becomes pregnant with David Hyrum, her last child. (5)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - Joseph Smith Papers, Timeline of Events, http://josephsmithpapers.org/TimelineOfEvents.htm
3 - Proctor, Scott and Maurine Jensen, editors, History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced
4 - Wikipedia, 19th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
5 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Jan 10, 1844

-- Jan 10, 1844
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph ordains Uncle John Smith a patriarch. (1)

-- Jan 16, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith attended a city council meeting and forgave Francis M. Higbee for writing a slanderous letter on January 10. (2)

-- Jan 18, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote letters to Reuben McBride and Joseph Coe. (2)

[U.S. Religious History] Senator (later President) James Buchanan introduced a resolution in the United States Senate that the United States be declared a Christian Nation and acknowledge Jesus Christ as America's Savior. The resolution was rejected, but man similar resolutions would be introduced during the following years, including at least one that would have amended the Constitution. (3)

-- Jan 19, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith gave a lecture on the Constitution of the United States and on the candidates for the presidency of the United States. (2)

-- Jan 21, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith preached to several thousand people on sealing the hearts of the fathers to the children and the hearts of the children to the fathers. (2)

-- Jan 23, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith sold the printing establishment to John Taylor for $2,832. (2)

-- Jan 29, 1844
Presidential campaign of Joseph Smith began. (4)

Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith was nominated as a candidate for president of the United States. (2)

[Joseph Smith] Joseph is nominated to be President of the United States. (5)

[Joseph Smith] (age 38)Announces his candidacy for the presidency of the United States of America. (6)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Elected candidate for United States presidency. (7)

[Lucy Mack Smith] At a convention in Nauvoo, Willard Richards moves that Joseph become an independent candidate for president. (1)

-- Feb 3, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. In the assembly room above the Red Brick Store, Joseph Smith related a dream about his efforts to save friends on a steamboat and walking on the water with his brother Samuel Smith. (2)

-- about Feb 4, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith saw in vision the pattern for the Nauvoo Temple, which he related to architect William Weeks on February 5. (2)

-- Feb 5, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. At the Nauvoo Municipal Court, where Joseph Smith presided as chief justice, he spent the whole morning and day listening to different city wards present their tax lists; then he remitted the taxes of the widows and poor who were unable (2)

Footnotes:
1 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
2 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
3 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline, http://bit.ly/Fwgbe
4 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
5 - More Good Foundation, Timeline, http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline
6 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, Salt Lake City, Utah
7 - Proctor, Scott and Maurine Jensen, editors, History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Dec 25, 1843

-- Dec 25, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith was serenaded in the morning by Sister Lettice Rushtons family, and later that evening he and his wife, Emma Smith, hosted a dinner for 50 couples. (1)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Orrin Porter Rockwell, released from prison in Missouri but still threatened by mobs, reaches Nauvoo. He interrupts a Christmas party at Joseph's and Emma's, haggard, unshaven, ragged, and dirty. (2)

-- Dec 29, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith pronounced a blessing on the Nauvoo Police and offered to pay twice the amount of any bribe offered to them for information about the briber. (1)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph says his life is in danger from a Brutus, a "doughhead." William Law takes the comment as a personal threat. (2)

-- Dec 31, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. About fifty musicians and singers sang William W. Phelps New Years hymn under Joseph Smiths window. (1)

-- 1843
Church Membership at end of year: 25,980
New Converts : 2,416
Percent Change from previous year: 10.25% (3)

-- During December 1843
[Heber C. Kimball] Receives fullness of priesthood ordinance or second anointing. (4)

-- During 1843
[Deseret] John C. Fremont and Kit Carson explore the Great Basin. (5)

-- During 1843?-1856
* Thomas Bullock -- primary scribal author for this period. Writings used in assembling The History of the Church (often cited as HC) (originally entitled History of Joseph Smith; first published under the title History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; nicknamed Documentary History of the Church or DHC) (6)

-- During 1843
[OREGON TRAIL] Over 800 people outfit for the first major migration and push their wagons through much of the intermountain west, establishing that a wagon road to Oregon is feasible. Jesse Applegate's misfortunes on the Columbia River inspire him to forge a new route into Oregon. Oregon's Provisional Government is formed in anticipation of the arrival of this wave of emigrants. (7)

-- During 1843-1845
[Periodicals] The Nauvoo Neighbor; John Taylor Nauvoo, Illinois (News Paper) (8)

-- Jan 1, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to Thomas Ford, governor of Illinois, relative to the kidnapping of certain Saints who were falsely imprisoned in Missouri. (1)

-- Jan 3, 1844
[Lucy Mack Smith] William Law and Joseph Smith are reconciled after a lengthy meeting. (2)

-- Jan 5, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith dreamed the night before that two serpents were swallowing each other by the tail, but gave no explanation for this dream in his history. (1)

-- Jan 10, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith ordained his uncle John Smith as a patriarch; he became the fourth patriarch of the Church on January 1, 1849. (1)

Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith received a letter from Francis M. Higbee, who falsely accused him of slandering his character. (1)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
3 - Wikipedia, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Membership History, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_membership_history
4 - Kimball, Stanley B. (editor), On the Potter's Wheel: The Diaries of Heber C. Kimball, Chronology, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1987
5 - History to Go, Trappers, Traders and Explorers, http://historytogo.utah.gov/timeline/trapperstradersandexplorers.html
6 - Wikipedia, History of the Church, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Church
7 - Clackamas Heritage Partners, http://www.historicoregoncity.org/HOC/index.php?option=com_contentview=articleid=107Itemid=75
8 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol.4, Appendix 3: Church Periodicals
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Nov 13, 1843

-- Nov 13, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a reply letter to James Arlington Bennet in which he addressed a mathematical approach to religion brought up in Bennets letter. (1)

-- Nov 15, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. At a mayors court, Joseph Smith told the brethren of his intention to write a proclamation to the kings of the earth. (1)

-- Nov 23, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith suggested petitioning Congress for a grant to make a canal over the falls [around the Mississippi River rapids], or a dam to turn the water to the city, so that we might erect mills and other machinery. (1)

-- Nov 28, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith and the brethren prepared a memorial for the United States Congress that included an account of their history and grievances with the state of Missouri. (1)

-- During Nov. 1843
[Lucy Mack Smith] Lucy and Joseph Sr. (proxy) are given their second anointings. (2)

-- Dec 2, 1843
[Lucy Mack Smith] The first endowments for women and more for men are conducted. During this month, there are several hostile incidents: Missourians kidnap a Mormon on a four-year-old horse-stealing charge and take him across the state line. A Mormon living on the prairie is stabbed and robbed. A Mormon's house is burned near Ramus. (2)

-- Dec 3, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. In the assembly room above the Red Brick Store, Joseph Smith and the others present prayed for his brother Hyrum Smith, who had injured his leg. (1)

-- Dec 8, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. At a city council meeting, Joseph Smith suggested petitioning Congress to have Nauvoo placed under the protection of the United States government. (1)

-- Dec 9, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to William Clayton. (1)

-- Dec 11, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith sent an affidavit to Thomas Ford, governor of Illinois, reporting conditions surrounding the recent kidnapping of Daniel Avery. (1)

-- Dec 14, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith received a letter from Thomas Ford, governor of Illinois, in which he claimed no place to interfere in individual crimes committed against the Saints in this matter and that punishment belonged to the judicial power and not the executive. (1)

-- Dec 15, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. After becoming ill in the morning, Joseph Smith was administered herbs and mild drinks by Levi Richards and was considerably revived by evening. (1)

-- Dec 16, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith signed a Memorial to Congress for redress of losses and grievances in Missouri and prophesied that if Congress would not hear the petition, the administration in power would be broken up. (1)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Oct 8, 1843

-- Oct 8, 1843
[Lucy Mack Smith] Lucy is anointed and endowed. (1)

-- ca. Oct 8, 1843
[Lucy Mack Smith] Sophronia C. Smith, daughter of Don Carlos and Agnes Smith, dies at Nauvoo. (1)

-- Oct 13, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith allowed Dr. Turner, a phrenologist, to examine his head for about an hour. (2)

-- Oct 15, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. From the speakers stand east of the Nauvoo Temple, Joseph Smith preached about the Constitution of the United States, the Bible, and Nauvoos economy. (2)

-- Oct 19, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith and William Clayton started for Macedonia, Illinois (now Webster), and arrived at sundown. (2)

-- Oct 23, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. After receiving more means from the Twelve who had returned from the eastern United States, Joseph Smith immediately gave directions to send for groceries and supplies for the Nauvoo Temple and the workmen. (2)

-- Nov 2, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith and some of the brethren agreed to write to five of the leading candidates for the presidency of the United States, to inquire what their course of action would be in relation to the cruelty and oppression that we have suffered from the State of Missouri, if they were elected. (2)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph has Brigham Young seal him to Brigham's fifty-sixyear-old twice-widowed sister, Fanny Young Carr Murray. She is the stepmother of Heber C. Kimball's wife Vilate and apparently Joseph's last-married plural wife. (1)

-- Nov 3, 1843
Knowleton F. Hanks becomes the first Mormon missionary to be buried at sea. (3)

-- Nov 4, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Elders Willard Richards and John Taylor spent the day helping Joseph Smith write letters to presidential candidates, including United States president Martin Van Buren. (2)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph writes to presidential candidates John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, Martin Van Buren, Richard M. Johnson, and Lewis Cass asking for their view on justice for Mormons in Missouri. (1)

-- Nov 5, 1843
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph is attacked by violent nausea at dinner and vomits fresh blood. He accuses Emma of poisoning him. Other attackspossibly of ulcers or gallstonesoccur on 21 January and 2 and 28 April 1844. (1)

-- Nov 7, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith instructed Joseph C. Cole to move the tables for his school from the hall above the Red Brick Store, so that Elders Willard Richards and William W. Phelps could continue working on the Prophets history undisturbed. (2)

Footnotes:
1 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
2 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
3 - Wikipedia, 19th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Sep 15, 1843

-- Sep 15, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith put up a sign outside his home, explaining his decision to use the Nauvoo Mansion as a hotel. (1)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph announces that the Mansion House will operate as a hotel. The Relief Society prays that Emma's life will be spared. (2)

-- Sep 16, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith went in company with his staff to view the parade of the Nauvoo Legion, who saluted and received him with military honors. (1)

-- Sep 17, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith made some remarks following the sermon of Mr. Blodgett, a Unitarian minister, and disagreed with some of his ideas concerning the nature of persecution. (1)

-- Sep 19, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith had William W. Phelps reply to a recent letter from Thomas Ford, governor of Illinois, and send him a copy of the resolutions passed at the meeting of the mobocracy at Carthage. (1)

-- about Sep 20, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. After hearing a boarder at the Smith home insult one of the hired servants, Joseph Smith demanded that he leave. (1)

-- Sep 28, 1843
Joseph Smith and his wive, Emma, becomes the first couple to receive their Second Anointing in a meeting of the Anointed Quorum. (3)

Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith was chosen president over a special council of elders that met above the Red Brick Store. (1)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph introduces fulness of priesthood ordinances. (4)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Emma receives her second anointing, thus becoming part of the elite "Quorum of the Anointed," consisting of couples in Joseph's inner circle. (2)

-- Oct 1, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith published an invitation to donate money for Elder George J. Adamss mission to Russia in the Church newspaper Times and Seasons. (1)

-- Oct 2, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to Lucien Adams. (1)

-- Oct 3, 1843
[Joseph Smith] Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph and Emma Smith hosted a dinner at their new Mansion House for about 100 brethren and their wives. (1)

Footnotes:
1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
2 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
3 - Wikipedia, 19th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
4 - Proctor, Scott and Maurine Jensen, editors, History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/