On 6 April, the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) was founded and in October, Sidney Rigdon joined the church. On 26 March, the Book of Mormon was published for the first time. June: The Book of Mormon witnesses testified to the truthfullness of the record. 15 May: Joseph and Oliver received the Aaronic priesthood. Joseph stopped using him for that task after 116 pages were lost by Martin.ĥ April: Oliver Cowdery became the new scribe for Joseph. On 22 September, he received the Golden plates from the Angel Moroni.Īpril: Martin Harris became the scribe for Joseph. On 18 January, Joseph married Emma Hale, against the consent of her parents. On 21 September, the Angel Moroni appeared for the first time and Joseph was told about the Hill Cumorah on the next day.

Joseph Smith said that he received the First Vision in the spring during this year. The Smith family moved to Palmyra, New York during a time called the Second Great Awakening. Joseph Smith was born on 23 December, in Vermont. The United States Constitution was signed on 17 September. The Pilgrim Fathers arrived on the Mayflower at the area which is today known as Cape Cod, on 12 November. The King James Version of the Bible was published for the first time. The Americas were discovered on 12 October. The age after the Book of Mormon, but before the founding events of the Church of Christ, is called the Great Apostasy. For Videos look at Book of Mormon Videos. For a possible map look at Image:Book of Mormon Lands and Sites2.jpg. Moroni hid and protected the Golden plates at the Hill Cumorah. His son, Moroni, added his own words and the Book of Ether to the record. Mormon wrote the history of his people on the Golden plates before he died during a battle on the Hill Cumorah. 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. The descendants of Lehi were visited by the resurrected Jesus. His descendants, the Nephites and Lamanites, populated the area. The Liahona showed him the way to follow. God revealed to him during the journey the Tree of life vision. He escaped Babylonian captivity by travelling with his family to the Americas. The prophet Lehi had a house in Jerusalem. The last prophet of that time, Ether, wrote the history of his people on plates. In the Americas, the people fought each other in a civil war and destroyed themselves. They traveled to the Americas with help from God.

According to the Book of Mormon, the Jaredites left the area around the Tower of Babel.

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