| 1838 November 13 |
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Born in Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri, to Hyrum Smith and Mary Fielding.
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| 1844 June 27 |
Age 5 |
Joseph and Hyrum Smith martyred at Carthage Jail.
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| 1846 September–1848 September |
Age 7–9 |
Drove team of oxen for Mary Fielding Smith family from Nauvoo, Illinois, to Salt Lake Valley.
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| 1852 May 21 |
Age 13 |
Baptized by President Heber C. Kimball.
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| 1852 September 21 |
Age 13 |
Mary Fielding Smith died.
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| 1854–1857 |
Age 16–19 |
Served mission to Sandwich Islands (Hawaii).
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| 1858 |
Age 20 |
Joined Nauvoo Legion (Utah Territory's militia) and served in Echo Canyon campaign of Utah War.
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| 1860–1863 |
Age 21–24 |
Served mission to Great Britain.
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| 1864 |
Age 26–27 |
Served special mission to Hawaii with Elders Ezra T. Benson and Lorenzo Snow.
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| 1865–1874 |
Age 27–36 |
Member of Utah Territorial Legislature.
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| 1866 July 1 |
Age 27 |
Ordained an Apostle and set apart as a counselor in the First Presidency.
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| 1874–1875, 1877 |
Age 36–37, 39 |
Served two terms as president of the European Mission.
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| 1878 |
Age 40 |
Served short term mission to eastern United States in interest of history of the Church.
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| 1880 October 10 |
Age 41 |
Sustained as second counselor to President John Taylor.
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| 1884–1891 |
Age 46–53 |
Went into voluntary exile due to the practice of plural marriage.
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| 1889 April 7 |
Age 50 |
Sustained as second counselor to President Wilford Woodruff.
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| 1893 |
Age 55 |
Member of constitutional convention for state of Utah.
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| 1898 September 13 |
Age 59 |
Became second counselor to President Lorenzo Snow.
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| 1901 November 10 |
Age 62 |
Became President of the Church in a special conference.
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| 1906 July–September |
Age 67 |
First President of the Church to tour Europe during his administration.
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| 1909 November |
Age 74 |
First Presidency issued the doctrinal exposition “The Origin of Man.”
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| 1911 September |
Age 72 |
Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association adopted the Boy Scout program, named MIA Scouts.
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| 1912 |
Age 73 |
Granite Seminary in Salt Lake City housed first released-time classes.
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| 1913 |
Age 74 |
Young Women's Mutual Improvement Association adopted the Campfire Girls summer program; 1914, replaced with year-round Beehive Girls program.
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| 1913 July 27 |
Age 74 |
Dedicated the site for the Cardston Alberta Temple.
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| 1915 April 27 |
Age 76 |
First Presidency urged members to hold regular home evenings.
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| 1915 June 1 |
Age 76 |
Dedicated the site for the Laie Hawaii Temple.
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| 1916 June 30 |
Age 77 |
First Presidency and the Twelve issued the doctrinal exposition "The Father and the Son."
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| 1918 October 3 |
Age 79 |
Received the Vision of the Redemption of the Dead, which became Doctrine and Covenants 138.
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| 1918 November 19 |
Age 80 |
Died in the Beehive House, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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