The Book of Mormon was published in Palmyra, New York, by Joseph Smith, who said that he translated it from ancient golden plates revealed to him by an angel. It presents itself as an account of peoples who migrated to the Americas, and describes a visit by Jesus Christ to them after his resurrection. The Church of Christ, which later became The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was organised in April 1830, soon after the book appeared. Members of the movement regard it as scripture alongside the Bible, and it is now published in many languages. Historians and archaeologists outside the faith treat it as a nineteenth-century work and find no archaeological support for its account of ancient America.
Before and after
- 1830Founding of Astana
- 1830Publication of The Brabançonne
- 1830London Conference
- 1830Liberty Leading the People
- 1830Publication of Book of Mormon
- c. 1830sNullification Crisis
- from 1830 to 1838Mir Muhammed Rebellion
- from 1830 to 1900Rise of literary realism
- 1830Rise of Carlism
More in Art, literature & culture
- 1792Publication of Dream of the Red Chamber
- 5 May 1821Founding of The Guardian
- 7 April 1837Publication of The Little Mermaid
- 21 February 1848Publication of The Communist Manifesto
- 18 September 1851Founding of The New York Times
- 1857Rise of Symbolism
The era
This moment belongs to the Industrial era (1760 CE to 1914 CE), steam, factories and revolutions. You can also browse everything in the 19th century.