(October 2004)
Overview
The following summarizes the significant periods in modern church history. Note that church activity in Missouri runs concurrent with much of the Kirtland period.
I Missouri Timeline and Church Periods
| Date | Church Period | Date | Missouri Period | Details | |
| April 6 1830 | Palmyra, NY | Organization of the Church | |||
| Feb. 1831 | Kirtland, OH. | Joseph arrives in Kirtland | |||
| 7 June 1831 | Jackson County | Call for missionaries to Missouri (D&C 52) | |||
| July 1831 | Colesville Saints Arrive | ||||
| 2, 3 Aug 1831 | Land and Temple Site Dedicated | ||||
| Nov – Dec 1833 | Expulsion from Jackson County | ||||
| Jan 1834 | Clay County | Saints settle in Clay County | |||
| Feb – July 1834 | Zion’s Camp | ||||
| 27 Mar 1836 | Kirtland Temple dedicated | ||||
| Summer 1836 | Caldwell and Daviess County | Far West settled | |||
| 26 Dec 1836 | Caldwell County created | ||||
| 12 Jan 1838 | Far West, Mo. | Joseph leaves Kirtland | |||
| Joseph imprisoned in Liberty | |||||
| 27 Oct 1838 | Extermination Order issued | ||||
| 1839 | Nauvoo, IL | Joseph arrives in Quincy | |||
| 27 Jun 1844 | Joseph killed | ||||
| Feb 1846 | Winter Quarters, NE | Brigham leaves Nauvoo | |||
| 24 July 1847 | Salt Lake City, UT | Brigham arrives in Salt Lake Valley |
Summary
Initial writing finished July 2004
