Timeline April 1829

Events in April 1829 2

• 1829 Joseph Smith begins dictating the Book of Mormon Translation work with scribe Oliver Cowdery begins Joseph Smith began dictating the text that would become the Book of Mormon to his scribe Oliver Cowdery in Harmony, Pennsylvania. The two completed the bulk of the manuscript within a few months, and the book was published the following year. It became the foundational scripture of the Latter Day Saint movement.
• 1829 Catholic Emancipation Act passed UK lifts major restrictions on Catholics The British Parliament passed the Roman Catholic Relief Act, allowing Catholics to sit in Parliament and hold most public offices for the first time since the Reformation. The act was pushed through by the Duke of Wellington's government under pressure from Irish agitation led by Daniel O'Connell. It marked a major shift in British religious and political life.