Church History by the Decade-1820's

1820	First Vision	Spring
1821-July 18	Birth of Lucy	Married Arthur Millikin in 1840. They both died in 1882.
1822	Construction begins on new house	Alvin leads out
1823-Sept. 21	First Appearances of Moroni	"A light & too often, vain mind, exhibiting a foolish & trifling conversation" (HC 1:10) Fulfilling Rev. 14:6-7
1823-Nov. 19	Alvin died	Rev. Stockton preached at the funeral that he had gone to hell because he was not a church member.
1824-27	Joseph's annual visits to	Cumorah. Lucy said he thought he would get the plates in 1824.
1825 Oct.	Joseph worked for	Josiah Stowell and met Emma Hale
1826	Joseph spent 10 months	In Colesville area
1827-Jan. 18	Joseph & Emma married	South Bainbridge, New York
1827-Sept. 22	Joseph entrusted with	Plates. Emma went with Joseph to the Hill.
1827-Dec	Joseph & Emma move	To Harmony, Penn. Martin Harris assists with $50
1828-Feb. 15	Joseph give characters to Martin Harris	Visits Charles Anthon & Dr. Mitchell in New York City.
1828-March?	Lucy Harris visits Harmony	Searches for plates and upset neighborhood vs. Joseph.  Stayed for about 2 weeks according to Lucy's account.
1828-Apr. 12-June 14	116 pages lost from Book of Lehi	Martin looses-Joseph surrender Urim & Thummim. 1st child of Joseph & Emma born June 15-died same day.
1828-July	Urim and Thummim	Returned so Joseph could receive what became D&C 3
1828- Fall	Joseph regains plates & U&Th.	Has plates, but is dirt poor, no scribe and no support from in-laws
1829-Feb.	Smith's visit Joseph	D&C 4 received- Words on a plaque in Harmony today. Plates were in a trunk on the bureau. Smiths & Hales meet
1829-March	Joseph resumed	Translating-Emma as scribe - Maybe as little as 5-16 pages
1829-March	Lucy Harris enters complaint vs. Joseph	Joseph claims to have gold plates so people will give him $. Martin testifies. Judge tears up complaint.
1829-April 5	Oliver Cowdery arrived	In Harmony-they started translating on April 7.
1829-May 15	Aaronic Priesthood restored	Translation up to 3 Nephi 11-Melchizedek Priesthood restored- May-June. Moved to Fayette, NY
1829-May 25	Samuel Smith baptized
1829-May-June	Melchizedek Priesthood	Restored
1829-June 1	Joseph and Oliver move	to Fayette
1829	Mary Whitmer is shown	Plates by an angel. Mary was the wife of Peter Whitmer Sr.
1829-June 11	Copyright obtained
1829-June	3 Witnesses see plates in Fayette	8 Witnesses see plates in near Smith farm
1829-July 1	Translation completed	5 weeks for Printers copy
1829-Aug. 5	Martin Mortgages farm
1829-Aug. 25	Contract signed with EB Grandin	Printing began in Aug.- Joseph probably returned to Harmony
1829-Fall-Winter 1830	The Book of Mormon	1st Printed in Palmyra