December 1827 to February 1828
Joseph Smith copied characters from the book of Lehi on the plates and translated them using the Urim and Thummim.
Writings
About February 15, 1828
Joseph Smith gave Martin Harris a transcript of characters from the book of Lehi on the gold plates and their translation, which Harris took to show scholars in Albany and New York City.
April 12, 1828
Martin Harris returned to Joseph Smith's home in Harmony, where he began to help with the translation of the 116 Book of Mormon pages from the book of Lehi that were later lost.
June 14, 1828
Joseph Smith completed the translation of the book of Lehi, and Martin Harris took the 116 manuscript pages to Palmyra, New York, to show selected members of his family as bound by covenant.
About July 1, 1828
Joseph Smith arrived at his father's farm and learned from Martin Harris that the 116 manuscript pages of the book of Lehi had been lost.
About April 7, 1829
Joseph Smith began dictating the translation of the Book of Mormon to Oliver Cowdery. At about this time, Joseph also received Doctrine and Covenants 6, a revelation to Oliver concerning translation.
April 14, 1829
Joseph Smith commenced the second week of dictating the translation of the Book of Mormon to Oliver Cowdery.
April 21 to about May 10, 1829
Joseph Smith continued dictating the translation of the Book of Mormon to Oliver Cowdery.
About May 10, 1829
Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery ran out of supplies during the translation of the Book of Mormon and went to Colesville, New York, to obtain provisions from Joseph Knight Sr.
About May 14, 1829
Joseph Smith translated the account of the appearance of the resurrected Savior in 3 Nephi 11 in the Book of Mormon.
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