"He appeared unto me three times in one night." Joseph Smith and the Angel: September 1823-September 1826 -- "The same heavenly messenger delivered them up to me:" Joseph Smith and the plates: September-December 1827 -- "I cannot read a sealed book." Martin Harris's venture to eastern scholars: February 1828 -- "I stood alone, an unlearned youth." The translation begins: April-June 1828 -- "I have lost my soul." Martin Harris and the missing manuscript: Summer 1828 -- "it is marvelous to me." Interlude: Autumn 1828-March 1829 -- "Days never to be forgotten." The translation: April-May 1829 -- "I often sat by and saw and heard them translate and write for hours together." The translation: June 1829 -- "An angel of God came down from heaven." The three witnesses: Late June 1829 -- "The appearance of ancient work, and of curious workmanship." The eight witnesses: Late June 1829 -- "Written by the hand of Mormon." Publication of the Book of Mormon: June 1829-March 1830