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Appendix

Obtaining the Book of Mormon-a Short Chronology

The following basic events come mainly from Joseph Smith's autobiography, with some help from his mother's history. Abbreviations are explained in the Source Note.

Date Event Source

Spring, 1820 Joseph Smith's first vision HC 1:4-6

(revealing no church to be right) (JS-H 1:8-20)

September 21, 1823 Angel's first visit HC 1:11-14

(announcing hidden plates) (JS-H 1:29-47)

September 22, 1823 Joseph's first view of plates HC 1:14-16
(with angel's command to wait) (JS-H 1:48-53)

1823-27 Angelic teaching HC 1:16

(JS-H 1:54)

January 18, 1827 Marriage of Joseph and Emma HC 1:17

(JS-H 1:56-57)

September 22, 1827 Joseph receives the plates HC 1:18

(JS-H 1:59-60)

September 23, 1827 Joseph brings plates home Biographical

(probably) (after hiding them) Sketches, pp.
100-106

Fall, 1827 Martin Harris investigates HC 1:19
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(and gives Joseph $50 in aid) (JS-H 1:61)

December 1827 Joseph moves from Manchester, HC 1:19
New York, to Harmony, Pennsylvania (JS-H 1:62)

February 27, 1828 Martin Harris takes transcript HC 1:19-20
to New York City professors (JS-H 1:63-65)

About April 12 Translation of first 116 HC 1:20-21
to June 14, 1828 manuscript pages

(Martin Harris writing)

Late June, 1828 Loss of 116 pages HC 1:21,
Biographical
Sketches, pp. 117-22

Winter, 1828-29 Limited translation HC 1:23-28;
(with aid of family members) Biographical
Sketches, pp.
124-26, 131