Joseph Smith
Born: December
23, 1805, Sharon, VT
Treasure hunting business
1823
4 years 23-27; could access the plate but not remove them
Founding a church (1827–30)
June 1828
Smith said that the angel returned the plates to him in September 1828.[50] In April 1829, he met Oliver Cowdery
They
worked full time on the manuscript between April and early June 1829
and then moved to Fayette, New York, where they continued to work at the home of Cowdery's friend, Peter Whitmer
Dictation was completed
about July 1, 1829 baptism of smith by cowdrey and cowdrey by smith