Mormonism: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Birth of Joseph Smith

Dec 25, 1805

Smith family moves to Palmyra, New York

Jan 1, 1816

PLEASE NOTE THAT DATES THAT ARE UNAVAILABLE OR THAT ONLY HAVE A TIME OF THE SPECIFIC YEAR WILL BE LABELED AS THE FIRST DAY OF THE COORDINATING YEAR. IF A SPECIFIC DATE IS AVAILABLE THEN THAT DATE WILL BE USED

Joseph Smith recieves first vision

Jan 1, 1820

Joseph Smith sees the golden plates containing the Book of Mormon

Jan 1, 1823

Joseph Smith marries Emma

Jan 18, 1827

The Book of Mormon is published

Mar 1, 1830

First Mormon Temple Completed in Kirtland, Ohio

Mar 27, 1836

Joseph Smith is killed!

Jun 27, 1844

Brigham Young Appointed as leader of the Church

Aug 8, 1844

Majority of Mormons in Nauvoo leave with Brigham Young to emigrate west. Arrive in Great Salt Lake Valley

Jul 24, 1847

Utah War begins

Sep 15, 1857

Brigham Young dies

Aug 29, 1877

John Taylor becomes 3rd LDS Prophet

Oct 10, 1880

John Taylor Dies

Jul 25, 1887

Wilford Woodruff becomes 4th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Apr 7, 1889

President Woodruff issues document officially abolishing polygamy within the LDS Church

Sep 24, 1890

Utah becomes 45th State

Sep 9, 1895

Wilford Woodruff Dies in San Francisco, California

Sep 2, 1898

Lorenzo Snow becomes 5th President of the LDS Church

Sep 13, 1898

Lorenzo Snow dies

Oct 10, 1901

Joseph F. Smith becomes the 6th President of the LDS Church

Oct 17, 1901

Joseph F. Smith dies

Nov 19, 1918

Heber Grant becomes 7th Prophet

Nov 23, 1918

Mormon Tabernacle begins NBC weekly radio broadcast

Jul 15, 1929

Heber Grant dies

May 14, 1945

George Albert Smith becomes 8th LDS Prophet

May 21, 1945

LDS Church membership hits 1 million mark!

Jan 1, 1947

President George Albert Smith dies

Apr 4, 1951

David O. McKay Becomes 9th prophet

Apr 9, 1951

First Visitor Center built in Salt Lake City

Jan 1, 1966

Egyptian papyri used by Joseph Smith Found

May 1, 1966

Egyptian papyri used by Smith to create Book of Abraham found at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

David O. McKay dies

Jan 18, 1970

Joseph Fielding Smith becomes 10th Prophet.

Jan 23, 1970

Joseph Fielding Smith dies

Jul 2, 1972

Harold B Lee becomes 11th Prophet

Jul 7, 1972

Harold B Lee dies

Dec 26, 1973

Spencer W Kimball becomes 12th Prophet

Dec 30, 1973

President Kimball Receives revelation

Jun 8, 1978

Kimball receives revelation that Blacks can receive the Priesthood

Church Reaches 5 Million Members

Jan 1, 1982

Spencer W. Kimball Dies

Nov 5, 1985

Ezra Taft Benson becomes 13th Prophet

Nov 10, 1985

LDS Church reaches 8 million members

Jan 1, 1991

Ezra Taft Benson Dies

May 30, 1994

Howard W Hunter becomes 14th Prophet

Jun 5, 1994

Virginia "Gina" Tanner Phillips joins Church

Feb 5, 1995

I joined the Church along with my husband Ed. We were living in Walnut Creek, California at the time.

Howard W Hunter Dies

Mar 3, 1995

Gordon B Hinckley becomes 15th Prophet

Mar 12, 1995

Family: A Proclamation to the World released

Sep 23, 1995

Church membership reaches 10 million

Jan 1, 1996

President Hinckley appeared on 60 Minutes with Mike Wallace

Apr 7, 1996

The Phillips Family attends the Oakland Temple for the first time

Apr 21, 1997

My husband and 10 month old daughter and I attend the Oakland Temple where were are sealed together as a family for all time AND eternity

President Hinckley interviewed on Larry King Live

Sep 8, 1998

President Hinckley interviewed by Tom Brokaw

Feb 22, 2002

Winter Olympics were being held in SLC

Hosted US President George W Bush In SLC

Aug 31, 2006

LDS Church membership surpasses 13 Million

Jun 26, 2007

Gordon B Hinckley Dies

Jan 27, 2008

Thomas S. Monson becomes 16th Prophet

Feb 3, 2008