Chronology of the Record of Helaman
19th in the nineteenth year of the reign of the judges(45:2)
Central land of Zarahemla
Helaman takes over from Alma as recordkeeper (subtitle)
Alma to Helaman: Nephite apostasy, extinction (45:1)
Alma departs from Zarahemla like unto Moses (45:18)
Helaman goes forth to declare the word (45:20)
Unbelieving Nephites choose Amalickiah for their king
(46:1-4)
Moroni establishes the Title of Liberty throughout the land
(46:11-28)
Amalickiah departs toward land of Nephi (46:29)
Southwest quarter
Moroni cuts off Amalickiah (46:31-32)
Amalickiah flees with a small number (46:33)
remainder taken back to Zarahemla (46:33)
Central land of Zarahemla
Helaman has peace for four years (46:38)
Land of Nephi
Amalickiah becomes king of the Lamanites (ch. 47)
in the latter end of the nineteenth year(48:2)
Lamanite army moves towards the land of Zarahemla
(48:6)
Northwest quarter
in the eleventh month of the nineteenth year(49:1)
Lamanites attack Ammonihah and fail (49:9-10)
Lamanites attack Noah and fail (49:12-24)
Lamanites return to land of Nephi (49:25)
Land of Nephi
Amalickiah swears to subjugate the Nephites (49:26)
20th in the commencement of the 20th year (Alma 50:1)
Central land of Zarahemla
Moroni did not stop making preparations for war to
defend his people against the Lamanites (Alma 50:1)
Southwest quarter
All Lamanite strongholds in the west are cut off (50:11)
Line fortified between the land of Zarahemla and the land
of Nephi (50:11)
Northeast & Southeast quarters
Armies were sent into the east wilderness (Alma 50:7-15)
They drove out all the Lamanites into their own lands
Southeast quarter
Moroni positioned armies on the south boundary (50:10)
Moroni cut off all strongholds of the Lamanites in the
east wilderness (50:11)
Line fortified between land of Zarahemla and land of
Nephi
Many cities were built: Moroni, Nephihah, many cities on
the north – Lehi (50:13-15)
And thus ended the twentieth year (50:16)
21st in the commencement of the twenty and first year
(Alma 50:17)
Nephites prosper exceedingly (50:18)
22nd the twenty and second year. . . ended in peace
(50:24)
23rd the twenty and third year (ended in peace)
(50:24)
Central land of Zarahemla
Pahoran begins reign as Chief Judge (50:40)
in the end of the twenty and fourth year(50:40)
25th the commencement of the twenty and fifth year (51:1)
King-men vs Freemen (51:1-8)
24th commencement of the twenty and fourth year (50:25)
Southeast quarter
Contention between people of Morianton and Lehi
(50:25)
People of Lehi flee to camp of Moroni (50:27)
People of Morianton flee to land northward (50:29)
Northeast quarter
Teancum heads Morianton by the narrow pass (50:34)
Land of Nephi
Amalickiah (Lamanite King) prepares for war (51:9)
Southeast quarter
Amalickiah comes down to land of Zarahemla (51:11-12)
in twenty and fifth year (51:12)
Moroni sends a petition to Pahoran to grant Moroni
power to compel king-men to fight for the country
(51:13-15)
Moroni marches & puts an end to king-men (51:16-21)
Lamanites invade land of Moroni
take possession of the city of Moroni (51:22-23)
Nephites flee to Nephihah from Moroni and Lehi (51:23)
Lamanites march to borders of Bountiful (51:25-28)
take possession of the cities of Nephihah, Lehi,
Morianton, Omner, Gid, and Mulek (51:26)
all were in the east borders by the seashore (51:26)
Teancum heads Amalickiah (51:29-31)
Teancum kills Amalickiah (51:32-37)
and thus ended the twenty and fifth year (51:37)
26thin the twenty and sixth year
Northwest quarter1
Afflictions arise, people of Ammon about to break
covenant (56:7)
in the twenty and sixth year (Alma 56:9)
Helaman marches with 2000 to Judea to assist Antipus
(56:8-9)
Southwest quarter
Antipus had been appointed a leader by Moroni over
that part of the land
Lamanites have taken many prisoners (all chief captains)
to the land of Nephi (53:12)
Lamanites had taken cities of Manti, Zeezrom, Cumeni,
and Antiparah (56:13-16)
Ammoron orders no attacks (56:17-20)
And thus ended the twenty and sixth year (56:20)
27th in the commencement of the twenty and seventh year
(Alma 56:20)
Lamanites don’t dare attack city of Zarahemla or
Nephihah (56:21-26)
26th in the twenty and sixth year . . . on the first morning of the first month (Alma 52:1)
Northeast quarter
Lamanites retreat to Mulek (52:1-2)
Ammoron appointed Lamanite king (52:3)
Lamanites maintain their conquered cities (52:4-6)
Teancum prepares his men for war (52:7)
[Ammoron Departs]
[Moroni Goes to the Local Land of Zarahemla to Help Establish Armies in West and South]
Central Land of Zarahemla
Moroni sent Teancum: (52:8-10)
1. a large number of men
2. orders to retain prisoners
3. orders to fortify Bountiful & secure Narrow Pass
4. orders to maintain that quarter of land
5. orders to possibly retake some cities
Moroni can’t come because “the Lamanites are upon us
in the borders of the land by the west sea, and I go
against them” (52:11).
Southwest quarter
Ammoron had departed out of the land of Zarahemla and
had marched forth against the Nephites on the borders
by the west sea. (52:12-14)
[Moroni Begins His Journey Towards Bountiful]
SW–> SOUTH–> SE–> NE
27th in the twenty and seventh year (Alma 52:15)
(Note: it does not say “in the commencement of”)
Moroni had established armies to protect the south and
the west borders of the land (52:15)
Moroni had begun his march towards the land Bountiful
to Teancum (52:15)
Teancum receives orders to attack (52:16-17)
Teancum decides not to
27th in the second month of this year (Alma 56:27)
Southwest quarter
Helaman receives supplies from people of Ammon
(56:27-28)
Helaman receives 2000 men from land of Zarahemla
Antipus and Helaman decide on a strategy to stop
Lamanites from cutting off supply lines (56:29-41)
in the morning of the third day of the seventh month
(Alma 56:42)
By strategy Helaman and Antipus defeat Lamanites
outside of Antiparah (56:43-56)
Helaman sends Lamanite prisoners towards the land of
Zarahemla with part of Antipus’ men (56:57)
Helaman joins remaining men of Antipus to 2000
Ammoron writes and offers the city of Antiparah in
exchange for Lamanite prisoners (57:1)
Helaman sends an epistle of refusal to Ammoron
declaring the Nephite advantage (57:2)
Helaman offers to exchange Lamanite prisoners for
Nephite prisoners (57:2)
Ammoron refuses (57:2)
Helaman makes preparations to go against the city of
Antiparah (57:3)
Lamanites flee (57:2-5)
Lamanites fortify other nearby Lamanite cities (57:4)
Nephites take possession of the city of Antiparah (57:4)
(Note: The Nephites’ orders were to defend and not
attack at this time)
??? (Note: Helaman does not make any mention of the
commencement of the 28th year)
And thus ended the twenty and eighth year (57:5)
Northeast quarter
Moroni arrives at Bountiful (Alma 52:18)
the latter end of the twenty and seventh year(52:18)
28th the commencement of the twenty and eighth year
(Alma 52:19)
Moroni and Teancum send invitation to fight to Jacob,
Zoramite leader at Mulek. (52:19-20)
He refuses
Moroni, Teancum, and Lehi take city of Mulek (52:21-40)
Mulek was one of the strongest holds of the Lamanites
in the land of Nephi (53:6)
Bountiful fortified, prisoners taken to Bountiful (53:1-7)
Moroni did no more attempt a battle with the Lamanites
(53:7)
Mormon summarizes the situation to date of the two
major battle fronts:
Mormon declares a major victory in the eastern front
(53:8-9).
Mormon inserts a brief explanation of the war on the
west sea (western) front. (53:10-22)
28th thus ended the twenty and eighth year (Alma 53:23)
(This date just refers to Mormon’s Abridgment Timetable, not to Helaman’s Initial March)
29th commencement of the twenty and ninth year (57:6)
> Southwest quarter
Helaman receives provisions and 6000 men from land of
Zarahemla and land round about plus 60 more
Ammonite warriors (57:6)
Helaman attacks the city of Cumeni (57:7-16)
Accumulated Lamanite prisoners sent to land of
Zarahemla
Escort of Lamanite prisoners return the next day (57:17)
Lamanites reinforcements attack at Cumeni
2000 warriors stand firm, Lamanites driven to Manti
(57:18-27)
None of 2000 lost
Gid, leader of escort, recounts their plight (57:28-36)
Helaman plans to take Manti but Lamanites still much too
numerous (58:1-2)
Helaman sends “an embassy” to the governor to ask for
more troops and provisions (58:3-4)
Helaman waits many months — about to perish (58:5-7)
Helaman receives supplies guarded by 2000 men (58:8)
Helaman laments and fears (58:9-13)
Warriors pray, receive an answer, attack Manti
Helaman, Gid,and Teomner take Manti (58:14-29)
the twenty and ninth year, in the latter end (58:38)
Lamanites flee out of that “quarter of the land”, However,
Helaman is still fearful that his few men cannot hold
what they have taken from the Lamanites (58:30-41)
29th in the twenty and ninth year (Alma 54:1)
(It does not say “in the commencement of”)
Southeast quarter
Ammoron asks for prisoner exchange (54:1-24)
Moroni refuses exchange (55:1-2)
Moroni takes Gid, liberates Nephites, fortifies (55:3-27)
Sends prisoners to Bountiful
Moroni prepares to take Morianton (55:28-35)
thus ended the twenty and ninth year (Alma 55:35)
30th in the commencement of the thirtieth year . . . on the second day in the first month (Alma 56:1)
30th in the thirtieth year (Alma 59:1)
Southeast quarter
Moroni receives epistle from Helaman stating the affairs
of people in “that quarter of the land” (Alma 56:1)
Moroni receives Helaman’s letter (Alma 59:1)
Moroni immediately sends a letter to Pahoran asking that
he send more men to Helaman (59:2-3)
Moroni hears that Nephihah has fallen (59:4-13)
Lamanites that fled from Manti helped in it’s defeat
Moroni becomes angry at Pahoran
Moroni sends a second letter to Pahoran (60:1-36)
The letter chastises and threatens Pahoran
(30th) Central land of Zarahemla
Pahoran’s reply: He has been driven out to Gideon, he
appeals to Moroni for help (61:1-21)
Central land of Zarahemla
Moroni and Pahoran march to Zarahemla and defeat
Pachus (62:7-11)
31st in the commencement of the thirty and first year
(62:12)
Moroni sends 6000 men and provisions to Helaman [SW]
(62:12)
Moroni sends 6000 men & provisions to Lehi & Teancum
[NE] (62:13)
Moroni and Pahoran take a large body of men and leave
towards Nephihah [SE] (62:14)
Southeast quarter
Moroni raises the standard of liberty–marches to Gideon
(62:1-6)
Southeast quarter
Moroni’s armies drive the Lamanites (62:15-38)
Nephihah retaken (62:20-25)
Lehi retaken (62:30)
Lamanites flee to city of Moroni (62:31-32)
Lamanites encircled at Moroni (62:33-34)
Ammoron is killed by Teancum but Teancum is killed
(62:36-37)
Lamanites driven out of land (62:38)
34th Moroni returns to the city of Zarahemla (Alma 62:42)
Helaman returns to the place of his inheritance (62:42)
Moroni yields command to his son Moronihah (62:43)
Pahoran returns to the judgment-seat (62:44)
35th Helaman dies (age ?) (62:48)
36th Shiblon takes possession of the sascred things had by Helaman (63:1)
Moroni dies (age ?) (63:3)
37th 5400 men with wives & children depart into land which was northward (63:4)
Hagoth launches an exceedingly large ship (63:5)
Many sail northward (63:6)
38th Hagoth’s first ship returns (63:7)
Hagoth’s ship sails again and does not return (63:7-8)
One other ship sails – destination unknown (63:8)
Many people go into land northward (63:9)
39th Shiblon confers sacred items on Helaman (son of Helaman) (63:11)
All records written & sent forth among people (63:12)
Lamanites & dissenters come down against Moronihah (63:15)
Lamanites & dissenters driven back to own lands (63:15)
Shiblon ends his account (63:17)
Shiblon dies (age ?) (63:10)
THE BOOK OF HELAMAN
40th Pahoran had died (Helaman 1:2)
Sons of Pahoran contend for judgment-seat (1:2)
Pahoran appointed by voice of people (1:5)
Paanchi sends Kishkumen who murders Pahoran (1:7)
Pacumeni appointed (1:13)
41st Coriantumr leads Lamanites to battle against Nephites (1:15)
Pacumeni flees & is killed–Zarahemla taken (1:21)
Coriantumr marches towards Bountiful-thru most capital parts of land (1:23)
Lehi heads Coriantumr–Coriantumr slain (1:29)
42nd Helaman appointed to judgment-seat (2:2)
Gadianton becomes leader of Kishkumen’s band (2:4)
43rd No contention (3:1)
44th No contention (3:2)
45th No contention (3:2)
46th Much contention – many depart to land northward to large bodies of water (3:3-4)
47th Great contention in the land (3:19)
48th Great contention in the land (3:19)
49th Continual peace – except for Gadianton band (3:23)
50th Continual peace (3:32)
51st Peace, pride begins to enter in (3:33)
52nd Peace, exceeding reat pride (3:36)
53rd Helaman dies (3:37)
53rd Nephi begins to reign (3:37)
54th Many dissensions in the church (4:1)
56th Dissenters go up to the Lamanites (4:4)
57th Lamanites come down to battle (4:5)
58th Lamanites gain all lands to Bountiful (4:5)
59th Nephites fortify line (“a days journey”) (4:7)
60th Moronihah reclaims many parts of the land (4:9)
61st Nephites reclaim half of possessions (4:10)
62nd Nephi delivers up judgment-seat to Cezoram (5:1)
The laws had become corrupted (5:2)
Nephi & Lehi start to preach at Bountiful, move to land southward (5:16)
8000 Lamanites baptized (5:19)
Nephi & Lehi cast into prison at Lehi-Nephi (5:21)
They are encircled by fire – angels come down (5:45)
More part of Lamanites converted (5:50)
63-64th Peace – Lamanites & Nephites travel freely (6:7)
Land south called Lehi – Land north called Mulek (6:10)
65th Great peace & joy (6:14)
66th Cezoram is murdered (by Gadianton band) (6:15,19)
Cezoram’s son appointed by people (6:15)
Cezoram’s son is murdered on judgment seat (6:15)
67th People begin to grow wicked – Gadianton band active (6:16)
68th People grow in iniquity (6:33)
69-71st Nephi returns from the land northward (they had rejected his message) (7:1-3)
Nephi prays on garden tower (7:10)
Nephi prophesies the murder of chief judge Seezoram (8:27, 9:23)
Seantum, brother of Seezoram confesses (9:37)
72nd Wars throughout the land (11:1)
73rd Wars throughout the land (11:2)
Famine upon all the land (11:5)
74th Famine becomes sore, war ceases (11:5)
75th Famine – earth is dry (11:6)
Band of Gadianton is swept away (11:10)
76th Rain falls (11:17)
Peace (11:21)
77th More part of people belong to church (11:21)
78th Peace (11:22)
79th Much strife but it is ended by Lehi & Nephi (11:23)
80th Dissenters from a secret band (11:24)
81st Robbers (exceeding numerous) prevail in the wilderness (11:31)
Robbers defy whole armies of Nephites & Lamanites (11:32)
82nd Nephites begin to forget the Lord (11:36)
83rd Nephites begin to wax strong in iniquity (11:36)
84th Nephites wax strong in iniquity (11:36)
85th Nephites wax stronger in iniquity (11:37)
Prophecy of Samuel, the Lamanite
86th Lamanites keep law of Moses (Helaman 13:1)
Samuel the Lamanite prophesies (13:2)
Five more years cometh . . . then cometh the Son of God (14:2)
In the night before he cometh . . . no darkness (14:3)
Signs of Christ’s death:
No light for 3 days (14:20)
Earthquakes, lightning, thunder for many hours (14:21)
Samuel flees, never to be seen again (16:7-8)
87th Nephites remain in their pride and wickedness (16:10)
88th Nephites remain in their pride and wickedness (16:11)
89th Nephites more hardened in iniquity (16:12)
90th Great signs & wonders given to the people (16:13)
End of Book of Helaman (the record of Helaman & his sons) (16:25)
THE BOOK OF (THIRD) NEPHI
92nd The ninety and first year had passed away (1:1)
It was six hundred years from the time that Lehi left Jerusalem (1:1)
Lachoneus is the chief judge and the governor over the land (1:1)
Nephi had departed out of the land (1:2)
Nephi’s son Nephi has charge of the sacred records. (1:2)
in the commencement of the ninety and second year the prohecies begin to be fulfilled (1:4)
there was a day set apart by unbelievers for the sign – otherwise death to believers (1:9)
at the going down of the sun there was no darkness (1:15)
a new star did appear (1:21)
the ninety and second year did pass away (1:26)
93rd Peace, except for the Gadianton robbers who dwelt upon the mountains (wilderness = mountains?) (1:27)
94th Gadianton band increase in number because of Nephite dissenters & Zoramite led Lamanites (1:29)
95th Gadianton band increases (2:1)
96th People begin to forget signs (2:1)
97th People begin to forget signs (2:4)
98th People begin to forget signs (2:4)
99th People begin to forget signs (2:4)
100th Six hundred and nine years had passed away since Lehi left Jerusalem (2:6)
Nine years had passed away from the time when the sing was given (2:7)
Nephites begin to reckon their time from the sign (2:8)
10 A.S. Therefore, nine years had passed away (2:8)
Nephi, the father of Nephi did not return (2:9)
11 A.S. Spent in iniquity (2:10)
13 A.S. Wars and contentions throughout all the land against Gadianton band (2:11)
Lamanites unite with Nephites – Curse taken away (2:12-15)
14 A.S. The war becomes exceedingly sore (2:17)
15 A.S. The Gadianton robbers gain advantages (2:18)
16 A.S. Lachoneus (governor of the land) receives an epistle from the Gadianton leader (Giddianhi) (3:1)
Lachoneus appoints Gidgiddoni as chiefest captain of the Nephite armies (3:18)
17 A.S. By proclamation, Nephites gather to the land of Zarahemla, and the land between Zarahemla & Bountiful (3:23)
18 A.S. Gadianton robbers take possession of vacated lands on north & south (4:1)
Nephites had reserved provisions for 7 years (4:4)
19 A.S. Giddianhi comes up to battle in the sixth month (4:7)
Nephites beat them – Giddianhi is slain (4:14)
20 A.S. Robbers do not come to battle (4:15)
21-25AS obbers lay siege around people of Nephi (4:16)
New robber leader is Zemnarihah (4:17)
No wild game – Nephites slay thousands & tens of thousands (4:21)
Zemnarihah tries to withdraw to the furthermost parts of the land northward (4:23)
Gidgiddoni cuts them off – Zemnarihah hanged on a tree (4:28)
26 A.S. Nephites return to their own lands (6:2)
People begin to prosper (6:4)
27 A.S. There is great order in the land (cities rebuilt, highways & roads built) (6:4-8)
28 A.S. Continual peace (6:9)
29 A.S. People begin to be distinguished by ranks- according to riches & learning (6:12)
Church begins to be broken up (6:14)
30 A.S. The Church is broken up in all the land except for a few Lamanites (6:14)
Lachoneus, son of Lachoneus is chief judge & governor (6:19)
Lawyers & judges unite to destroy governor & establish a king (6:30)
They murder Lachoneus (7:1)
People separate into tribes – government is destroyed (7:2)
Jacob becomes the head (king) of the secret combinations (7:9)
Jacob & his people go to the northernmost part of the land (7:12)
31 A.S. Remaining tribes agree not to go to war with one another (7:14)
Nephi (ministered to by angels daily) goes forth in power among the people (7:15-18)
He raises his brother from the dead (7:19)
32 A.S. Few converted to the Lord (7:21)
33 A.S. Preaches repentance and baptism – Many are baptized (7:23-26)
34 A.S. in the thirty and fourth year, in the first month, on the fourth day of the month (8:5)
a great storm, terrible tempest, terrible thunder, sharp lightnings (8:5-7)
Many great cities sunk, many burned, many shaken (8:8-15)
All these terrible things were done in about the space of three hours (8:19)j
Darkness did last for the space of three days – no light seen (8:23)
Christ speaks from heavens – no more sacrifices & burnt offerings (9:19)
There is silence for the space of many hours (10:1,2)
Christ speaks again – promises to gather his people (10: 3-8)
Thus did the three days pass away and it was in the morning, and the darkness dispersed (10:9)
In the ending of the thirty and fourth year, behold (Mormon) will show that people had great blessings (10:18)
Soon after the ascension of Christ into heaven he did manifest himself unto them (10:18)
