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Book of Mormon
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| 2200–600 BC
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According to the Book of Mormon, the Jaredites left the area around the Tower of Babel. They traveled to the Americas with help from God. In the Americas, the people fought each other in a civil war and destroyed themselves. The last prophet of that time, Ether, wrote the history of his people on plates. This is the Book of Ether.
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| 600 BC–0
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The prophet Lehi had a house in Jerusalem. He escaped Babylonian captivity by travelling with his family to the Americas. God revealed to him during the journey the Tree of life vision. The Liahona showed him the way to follow. His descendants, the Nephites and Lamanites, populated the area.
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| 0–33 AD
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The descendants of Lehi were visited by the resurrected Jesus. Jesus explained to them that they were a part of the Ten Lost Tribes and preached a sermon, which had similarities to the Sermon on the Mount.
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| 33–400 AD
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Mormon wrote the history of his people on the Golden plates before he died during a battle on the Hill Cumorah. His son, Moroni, added his own words and the Book of Ether to the record. Moroni hid and protected the Golden plates at the Hill Cumorah. For a possible map look at Image:Book of Mormon Lands and Sites2.jpg. For Videos look at Book of Mormon Videos.
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Great Apostasy
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The age after the Book of Mormon, but before the founding events of the Church of Christ, is called the Great Apostasy.
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| 1492
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The Americas were discovered on 12 October.
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| 1611
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The King James Version of the Bible was published for the first time.
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| 1620
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The Pilgrim Fathers arrived on the Mayflower at the area which is today known as Cape Cod, on 12 November.
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| 1787
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The United States Constitution was signed on 17 September.
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| 1805
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Joseph Smith was born on 23 December, in Vermont.
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| 1816
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The Smith family moved to Palmyra, New York during a time called the Second Great Awakening.
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1820s
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| 1820
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Joseph Smith said that he received the First Vision in the spring during this year.
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| 1823
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On 21 September, the Angel Moroni appeared for the first time and Joseph was told about the Hill Cumorah on the next day.
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| 1827
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On 18 January, Joseph married Emma Hale, against the consent of her parents. On 22 September, he received the Golden plates from the Angel Moroni.
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| 1828
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April: Martin Harris became the scribe for Joseph. Joseph stopped using him for that task after 116 pages were lost by Martin.
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| 1829
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5 April: Oliver Cowdery became the new scribe for Joseph. 15 May: Joseph and Oliver received the Aaronic priesthood. June: The Book of Mormon witnesses testified to the truthfullness of the record.
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1830s
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| 1830
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On 26 March, the Book of Mormon was published for the first time. On 6 April, the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) was founded and in October, Sidney Rigdon joined the church.
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| 1832
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The First Presidency was founded by Joseph and his two counselors.
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| 1833
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On 27 February, the Word of Wisdom was revealed to Joseph. In the same year he published the concept of Zion.
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| 1835
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138 Revelations of Joseph Smith were published in the book Doctrine and Covenants.
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| 1836
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The Kirtland Temple was dedicated on 27 March. In November, the Kirtland Safety Society was founded.
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| 1838
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The non-Mormon Governor from Missouri, Lilburn Boggs, issued Missouri Executive Order 44 on 27 October. In the same year, the church's name was adopted through a revelation.
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| 1839
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Joseph Smith and his followers escaped to Illinois and founded there the city Nauvoo in April.
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1840s
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| 1842
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Emma Hale Smith founded the Relief Society together with Joseph Smith on 17 March. The Articles of Faith and the Book of Abraham were published.
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| 1843
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Joseph Smith proclaimed baptism for the dead and polygamy.
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| 1844
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Joseph Smith was killed on 27 June.
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| 1845
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Brigham Young gave the first Endowments to church members, on 10 December.
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| 1846
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On 4 February, the Mormon pioneers began their escape under the direction of Brigham Young. The Mexican–American War began on 25 April and the Mormon Battalion enlisted. On 30 April, the Nauvoo Temple was completed and dedicated.
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| 1847
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Pioneer Day: On 24 July, the Mormon pioneers arrived in the Salt Lake Valley. Later in the year, after leading the church as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for several years, Brigham Young became President of the Church. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir was founded.
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| 1848
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Many thousand Mormons came over the Mormon Trail to Salt Lake City.
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| 1849
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The provisional State of Deseret was organized, but was rejected by the United States Congress. The Utah Territory was proposed instead.
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1850s
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| 1851
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The first pages of the Book of Moses were published.
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| 1852
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The Church of Christ (Temple Lot) was founded.
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| 1857
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The Utah War started.
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| 1858
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The Utah War ended with Brigham Young being replaced as Governor of Utah Territory.
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1860s
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| 1860
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The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was officially founded on 6 April.
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| 1867
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The Salt Lake Tabernacle was completed.
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1870s
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| 1875
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Brigham Young University was founded by Karl G. Maeser.
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1880s
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| 1880
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The Pearl of Great Price was accepted as scripture by the church during general conference on 10 October.
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1890s
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| 1890
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The President of the Church, Wilford Woodruff, proclaimed the end of Polygamy in the 1890 Manifesto.
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| 1893
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The Salt Lake Temple was dedicated on 6 April, exactly forty years after construction began.
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| 1894
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The Family History Library was founded on 13 November.
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| 1896
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Utah became a state of the United States on 4 January.
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1900s
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| 1935
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The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was founded by excommunicated Polygamists.
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| 1942
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Helmuth Hübener was excommunicated from the church and executed by the German government because of his resistance to the Third Reich, on 27 October.
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| 1952
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First graphical representation of the Plan of salvation (Latter Day Saints).
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| 1955
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The Bern Switzerland Temple was dedicated by David O. McKay on 11 September.
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| 1978
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The 1978 Revelation on Priesthood was accepted by the General Conference on 30 September.
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| 1985
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The Freiberg Germany Temple was dedicated by Gordon B. Hinckley on 29 June.
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| 1987
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The Frankfurt Germany Temple was dedicated by Ezra Taft Benson on 28 August.
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| 1992
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The Encyclopedia of Mormonism was published by Brigham Young University in March.
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| 1994
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The Independence Temple was dedicated by the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on 17 April.
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| 1995
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The statement, The Family: A Proclamation to the World, was first published on 23 September.
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| 1999
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The Orchestra at Temple Square was founded by Gordon B. Hinckley.
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2000s
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| 2000
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The Conference Center was dedicated on 8 October.
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| 2001
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The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints changed its name to Community of Christ.
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| 2003
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The Book of Mormon Movie was given a limited theatrical release on 12 September.
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| 2004
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The German Dieter F. Uchtdorf was accepted into the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), on 7 October.
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| 2012
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In the 2012 United States presidential election, was Mitt Romney nominated, who is a Mormon. He lost the election to Barack Obama.
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| 2014
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The documentary Meet the Mormons premiered in the cinemas of the United States on 10 October.
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| 2016
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The Provo City Center Temple was dedicated by Dallin H. Oaks on 20 March, the 150th temple.
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| 2017
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The Paris France Temple was dedicated by Henry B. Eyring on 21 May.
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| 2018
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The film Believer (2018 American film) was released.
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| 2019
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The Rome Italy Temple was dedicated by Russell M. Nelson on 10 March. The Book of Mormon Videos were released.
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| 2020
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Russell M. Nelson announced a new symbol for the church, featuring an image of the Christus (statue) as the central element, on April 4.
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| 2021
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Ensign ceased publication and was replaced by Liahona.
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Timeline of Mormonism
