Around 2500 - 2200 BC
Jaredite language is preserved at the Tower of Babel. Brother of Jared Sees the Lord. Jaredites travel to the Promised Land.
2200 - 600 BC
Succession of Jaredite kings, some are righteous, some are wicked. Eventually, the iniquity of the people brings blood and carnage over the land.
About
600 BC
The prophet Ether exhorts the people to believe in God.
About
580 BC
The Jaredite nation is destroyed—Only Coriantumr remains.
About
580 BC
Mulekites discover Coriantumr with his records of the Jaredite nation.
(Jaredite history covers nearly twice as many years as Nephite history).
(Mulekite history represented by light pink on the timeline).
600 BC
Lehi Preaches in Jerusalem.
About
592 BC
Nephi builds a ship. Lehi's family travel to the Promised Land.
About
588 BC
Nephi makes plates of ore and begins recording the history of his people.
588 - 570 BC
Nephi quotes the writings of Isaiah.
588 - 570 BC
Lehi prophesies of a land of liberty.
About
560 BC
Nephites separate from Lamanites and build a temple.
About
550 BC
Nephi & Jacob continue to quote many of Isaiah's prophecies concerning the last days.
About
530 BC
Sherem, an Anti-Christ, contends with Jacob.
540 - 420 BC
Nephites become more wicked than the Lamanites.
About
420 BC
Enos goes to hunt beasts in the forest and prays mightily.
About
480 BC
Jarom receives the plates from his father Enos and writes in them.
400 - 320 BC
People of Nephi had waxed strong in the land. They keep the law of Moses, and continue to battle against the Lamanites.
About
320 BC
Omni receives the plates from his father Jarom.
320 - 130 BC
Omni, Amaron, Chemish, Abinadom, and Amaleki, each in turn, keep the records.
About
280 BC
More wicked parts of the Nephites were allowed to be destroyed.
About
180 BC
Mosiah leaves the Nephites, discovers the Mulekite people at Zarahemla, teaches them the Nephite language, and becomes their king.
About
180 BC
Mosiah receives a record from the Mulekites - the account of Coriantumr and the Jaredite people, whom the Mulekites had discovered. Mosiah translates Coriantumr's record.
About
130 BC
Amaleki turns the plates over to Mosiah's son, King Benjamin.
(Mormon inserts his explanation about the large and small plates - About 380 AD)
About
200 BC
Zeniff leads a group from Zarahemla to possess the land of Lehi-Nephi—The Lamanite king permits them to inherit the land (Mosiah, chapters 9-22).
187 - 160 BC
There is war between the Lamanites and Zeniff's people. Zeniff and his people prevail against them.
About
155 BC
King Noah rules in wickedness.
About
148 BC
Abinadi suffers death by fire. Alma believes and writes the words of Abinadi.
About
145 BC
Alma and his people flee from King Noah into the wilderness. Alma baptizes at the waters of Mormon.
About
145 BC
King Noah suffers death by fire.
About
145 - 121 BC
Alma's followers in the wilderness are placed into bondage by Amulon, a Nephite tributary ruler appointed by the Lamanites.
About
145 - 121 BC
Limhi rules as a tributary monarch. The Lamanites wage war against the people of Limhi.
About
121 BC
Limhi's people are defeated by the Lamanites
About
120 BC
Limhi's people meet Ammon and are converted—They tell Ammon of the twenty-four Jaredite plates.
About
120 BC
Limhi's people escape, return to Zarahemla, and become subject to King Mosiah.
About
120 BC
The Lord delivers Alma's people out of bondage and they return to Zarahemla.
About
125 BC
King Benjamin teaches his people.
About
121 BC
Ammon teaches the people of Limhi. He learns of the twenty-four Jaredite plates.
About
120 BC
Mulekites join with the Nephites and both peoples are known as Nephites.
About
120 BC
The Nephites at Zarahemla learn the account of Zeniff's people, who had left Zarahemla about 80 years earlier.
About
120 BC
Alma baptizes Limhi and all his people.
120 - 100 BC
Alma presides over the churches at Zarahemla.
About
100 BC
Alma the Younger and the four sons of Mosiah seek to destroy the church. An angel appears unto them and they are converted.
About
92 BC
The sons of Mosiah go to preach to the Lamanites.
About
92 BC
Mosiah translates the Jaredite plates.
About
91 BC
Alma the Younger is chosen to be Chief Judge and High Priest. Alma the Elder and Mosiah die.
About
92 - 77 BC
The sons of Mosiah go their several ways as missionaries (Alma chapters 21-25).
About
91 BC
Nehor teaches false doctrine, slays Gideon, and is executed for his crimes.
About
90 BC
Ammon teaches and converts King Lamoni and his people.
About
89 BC
Aaron teaches and converts Lamoni's father.
83 BC
Alma appoints Nephihah chief judge so that he can devote himself to the ministry. Alma preaches in Gideon and Melek is rejected in Ammonihah.
82 BC
Alma returns to Ammonihah, is received by Amulek, and the two preach together.
81 BC
Alma and Amulek are imprisoned and then delivered. They go to Sidom to preach.
About
80 BC
Converted Lamanites call themselves Anti-Nephi-Lehies. They choose to suffer death rather than to defend themselves.
About
78 BC
The Nephites give the Anti-Nephi_Lehies the land of Jershon—They are called the people of Ammon.
About
75 BC
Korihor, the anti-Christ, preaches false doctrine.
About
74 BC
Alma heads a mission to reclaim the apostate Zoramites.
About
74 BC
Captin Moroni leads the Nephite armies against the Lamanites.
About
73 BC
Alma(the Younger) departs out of Zarahemla and is never seen again.
About
72 BC
Amalickiah conspires to be king. Captin Moroni raises the title of liberty.
About
64 BC
Helaman takes command of the two thousand stripling warriors.
About
60 BC
Moroni and Pahoran's armies drive the Lamanites from the land and peace is established.
About
50 BC
Pahoran II is murdered by Kishkumen. Moronihah defeats the Lamanites and retakes Zarahemla, and Coriantumr is slain.
About
50 BC
Helaman, the son of Helaman, becomes chief judge.
About
50 BC
Gadianton leads his band of robbers.
About
40 BC
Nephi, the son of Helaman III, becomes chief judge.
About
38 BC
Nephite dissenters and Lamanites join forces and take the land of Zarahemla.
About
30 BC
Nephi and Lehi devote themselves to preaching.
About
25 BC
Righteous Lamanites preach to the wicked Nephites. The Gadianton robbers take over the Nephite government.
About
20 BC
Nephi is rejected in the north and returns to Zarahemla.
About
15 BC
Nephi persuades the Lord to replace their war with a famine.
About
6 BC
Samuel the Lamanite prophesies the destruction of the Nephites unless they repent, and predicts the signs of Christ’s birth and death.
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Nephi, the son of Helaman, departs out of the land, and his son Nephi keeps the records. The wicked plan to slay the righteous if Samuel’s signs are not given.
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Christ's birth in Jerusalem.
About
15 AD
The Nephites assemble in Zarahemla and Bountiful to defend themselves against the Gadianton robbers.
About
20 AD
Nephites defeat the Gadianton robbers.
About
25 - 30 AD
The Nephites prosper. Pride, wealth, and class distinctions arise.
30 - 33 AD
The government is destroyed, and the people divide into tribes.
33 AD
Natural disasters destroy many people at the crucifixion of Christ. Darkness covers the land for three days.
33 AD
Christ appears to the people of Nephi in the land Bountiful.
35 - 200 AD
The Nephites and the Lamanites are all converted unto the Lord. They have all things in common, work miracles, and prosper in the land. Mosaic Law discontinued.
200 - 300 AD
Divisions, evils, false churches, and persecutions arise.
231 AD
Nephites and Lamanites separate again.
About
250 AD
Nephites begin to become proud and wicked.
About
300 AD
Both Nephites and Lamanites are wicked.
About
320 AD
Ammaron hides up the sacred records.
About
325 AD
Ammaron instructs Mormon concerning the sacred records.
About
350 AD
Mormon leads the Nephite armies. Blood and carnage sweep the land.
About
360 AD
Mormon cries repentance unto the Nephites—They gain a great victory and glory in their own strength—Mormon refuses to lead them.
About
370 AD
War and carnage continue—Women and children are sacrificed to idols.
About
380 AD
Mormon again leads the Nephite armies, who gather to the land of Cumorah.
About
385 AD
The Nephite nation is destroyed.
385 - 421 AD
Lamanites seek out and destroy remaining Nephites.
400 - 421 AD
Nephites who will not deny Christ are put to death. Moroni evades capture.
421 AD
Moroni seals up the record in Cumorah.
