Template:Joseph Smith timeline

Timeline of Joseph Smith's life
Important dates and locations in the life of Joseph Smith
Date	Age	Event
1796	–	Marriage of Lucy Mack and Joseph Smith Sr.
1805	0	Born near Sharon, Vermont on 23 December
1816–1817	10–11	Family moved near Palmyra, New York
1820	14	First Vision
1823	17	First appearance of angel Moroni on 21 September
1827	21	Marriage to Emma Hale on 18 January
		Obtained golden plates
1829	23	Bulk of Book of Mormon translated
		Received the Priesthood
1830	24	Book of Mormon published
		The Church of Christ founded on 6 April
		Revision of the Bible commenced
1831	25	Church headquarters moved from New York to Kirtland, Ohio
		Revelation of gathering place in Missouri
1833	27	Book of Commandments printed
1834	28	Led Zion's Camp to Missouri
1835	29	Organized the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
		Doctrine and Covenants published
1836	30	Kirtland Temple completed
1837	31	Missionaries sent to England
		Dissension and financial problems in Kirtland
1838	32	Moved from Ohio to Missouri
		Surrendered to Missouri militia and incarcerated in Liberty Jail
1839	33	Allowed to escape
		Relocated to Illinois
		Met with U.S. president Martin Van Buren seeking redress for Missouri grievances
1841	35	Commissioned as lieutenant general of Nauvoo Legion
1842	36	Organized Female Relief Society
		Introduced temple endowment ceremony
		Elected mayor of Nauvoo, Illinois
1843	37	Revelation on plural wives and eternal marriage recorded
1844	38	Nominated as U.S. presidential candidate
		Ordered Nauvoo Expositor destroyed
		Killed by mob with brother, Hyrum Smith, in Carthage, Illinois on 27 June