Timelines Restoration to the present
Church History The latter-day Restoration — Joseph Smith’s First Vision, the coming forth of the Book of Mormon, the priesthood restoration, the westward migration, and the continuing Gathering.
43 events · 5 eras
All Pre-Restoration Context The Kirtland Period Missouri, Nauvoo & Martyrdom Pioneer Era Modern Church
1789 – 1819
Pre-Restoration Context The Western Reserve of northeastern Ohio is settled. Kirtland Township is organized. Joseph Smith Jr. is born in Vermont (1805). The stage is set for the Restoration.
22 July 1789 Turhand Kirtland Arrives in Ohio 10 July 1800 Trumbull County Formed — First Ohio Western Reserve County 23 December 1805 Joseph Smith Jr. Born in Vermont 1818 Kirtland Township Organized 1820 – 1838
The Kirtland Period The First Vision (1820) through the founding and establishment of the Church. Kirtland, Ohio serves as Church headquarters 1831–1838. The Kirtland Temple is built and dedicated, and heavenly messengers appear within its walls.
Spring 1820 The First Vision — Joseph Smith Sees the Father and Son 18 January 1827 Joseph and Emma Hale Marry 6 April 1830 Church of Christ Organized at Fayette, New York 9 June 1830 First General Conference of the Church October 1830 Oliver Cowdery Establishes Kirtland Branch 17 October 1830 Sidney Rigdon and Congregation Baptized in Kirtland 30 December 1830 Saints Commanded to Gather to Ohio D&C 37:1, 3; D&C 38:32 February 1831 Joseph Smith Arrives in Kirtland — HQ Established 4 February 1831 Edward Partridge — First Bishop of the Church D&C 41:9 3–6 June 1831 First High Priests Ordained — Fourth General Conference D&C 52 20 July 1831 Jackson County, Missouri Revealed as Zion 24 March 1832 Joseph Smith Tarred and Feathered in Hiram, Ohio 14 April 1832 Brigham Young Baptized 27 December 1832 Revelation to Build the Kirtland Temple D&C 88:119 17 January 1833 School of the Prophets Organized 27 February 1833 Word of Wisdom Received D&C 89 18 March 1833 First Presidency of the Church Organized 5 June 1833 Kirtland Temple Construction Begins D&C 95:8, 13–17 23 July 1833 Kirtland Temple Cornerstones Laid 18 December 1833 Joseph Smith Sr. Appointed Patriarch to the Church 17 February 1834 First Stake of the Church Organized at Kirtland D&C 102 8 May 1834 Zion's Camp — March to Missouri 5 December 1834 Oliver Cowdery Appointed Associate President January 1835 Lectures on Faith Prepared for Publication 14 February 1835 Quorum of the Twelve Apostles Organized D&C 18 28 February 1835 First Quorum of the Seventy Organized 28 March 1835 Revelation on Priesthood Offices Received D&C 107 17 August 1835 Book of Doctrine and Covenants Published 27 March 1836 Kirtland Temple Dedicated D&C 109 3 April 1836 (Easter) Jesus Christ, Moses, Elias & Elijah Appear in the Kirtland Temple D&C 110; Malachi 4:5–6 November 1837 Kirtland Safety Society Fails — Panic of 1837 12 January 1838 Joseph and Emma Leave Kirtland for Missouri 1838 Church Name Established: "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" D&C 115:4 6 July 1838 Kirtland Camp — 500+ Saints March to Missouri 1838 – 1847
Missouri, Nauvoo & Martyrdom Expulsion from Missouri, the building of Nauvoo, the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith (1844), and the beginning of the great exodus under Brigham Young.
14 March 1838 Joseph Smith Establishes HQ at Far West, Missouri 11 June 1839 Joseph Begins Compiling the History of the Church 19 January 1841 "I, the Lord, Will Build Up Kirtland" — The Kirtland Prophecy D&C 124:83 27 June 1844 Joseph and Hyrum Smith Martyred at Carthage 4 February 1846 The Great Exodus from Nauvoo Begins 