Research Tools / **Timeline** # **Timeline** ##### Dr. Leland Jensen (1914-1996) Note: This timeline is ongoing and incomplete. Last updated: May 28, 2026. [↓ PDF](https://leland-jensen-info.netlify.app/timeline-leland-jensen-archive.pdf/) *** **1996, August 6** – Dr. Leland Jensen passes away. **1994, April 12** – Dr. Leland Jensen unknowingly sends his last letter to Joseph Pepe Remey. **1994, August 16** – Dr. Leland Jensen and the second International Baha'i Council appear on NBC's [*TV Nation*](https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item?q=first&p=481&item=T:37012). **1994, April 11** – Joseph Pepe Remey, second Guardian of the Baha'i Faith passes away. **1993, November 20** – The second International Baha'i Council removes the "Hands" and their sans-guardian Universal House of Justice from the Baha'i Faith. **1993, March 25** – Neal Chase appears on the Art Bell radio show. **1993, December 27** – The second International Baha'i Council is incorporated according to the laws of the State of Montana. **1991, January 9** – Dr. Leland Jensen re-establishes what the Covenant-breakers threw out, the second International Baha'i Council. **1990, September 4** – Dr. Opal Jensen passed away. **1990, June** – Baha'is touring the Old Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge, learn of George Williams and the Morrisites with their prophecies for the return of Jesus in Deer Lodge. **1980, April 29** – The clock runs down Dr. Jensen's one year warning from the *Most Mighty Document* appearing on television and in newspapers. **1973, June 1** – Dr. Leland Jensen is released from the Montana State Prison. **1972, September 5** – Donald Harvey and Jacques Soghomonian visit Charles Mason Remey in Florence and [[1972-09-05 Harvey, Donald - Visiting Charles Mason Remey|write an account and share the details of their visit]]. **1971, September 6** – Dr. Opal Jensen writes President Nixon concerning Dr. Leland Jensen "being held behind the stone walls of the Montana State Prison illegally." **1971, April 29** – Fellow inmate Harry Stroup recognizes Dr. Leland Jensen as the Joshua of the third chapter of Zechariah. He confirms that he is the Promised One. That night at their bi-weekly fireside Dr. Jensen makes his Proclamation presenting his proofs. **1969, Fall** – Dr. Leland Jensen becomes aware he fulfills the prophecy as Joshua/Jesus the High Priest after the order of Melchizedek and tells no one. **1969, September 13** – Rex King is named as assuming the station of satan by Charles Mason Remey. **1969, August 9** – Dr. Leland Jensen is imprisoned on a "dirty jacket" charge in the Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge. **1969, June 13** – Dr. Leland Jensen [is found guilty](https://law.justia.com/cases/montana/supreme-court/1969/11610-0.html) of committing a lewd and lascivious act and is sentenced to twenty years in the Montana state prison. **1963, August 29** – Mason Remey signs his Last Will and Testament making Joseph Pepe Remey his heir. **1964, May 9** – Mason Remey adopts Joseph Pepe. **1963, April 21** – The National Spiritual Assembly of the United States is elected under the second Guardian Charles Mason Remey. The sans-guardian "bogus" Universal House of Justice is elected following a plan set by the violating Hands. Dr. Leland Jensen begins his mission as "Blessed is he…" (Daniel 12:12) **1962, September 27** – Charles Mason Remey leaves the United States for Florence, Italy. **1960, April** – Charles Mason Remey proclaims himself as the second Guardian of the Baha'i Faith. **1959, April 21** – Drs. Leland and Opal Jensen are elected to the [[1960-02 Baha'i News, Joplin|First Local Spiritual Assembly of Joplin Missouri]]. **1958, November 21** – The Hands hold their second secret conclave in the mansion at Bahji. **1957, November 18-25** – The Hands meet holding their first secret conclave in the mansion at Bahji announcing Shoghi Effendi left no will and appointed no heir. **1957, November 9** – Shoghi Effendi is buried in the New Southgate Cemetery in North London. **1957, November 4** – Shoghi Effendi passes away unexpectedly in London. He was 60 years old. **1957, February** – Drs. Leland and Opal Jensen return to the United States from pioneering on Reunion and Mauritius Islands. **1955, December** – Drs. Leland and Opal Jensen leave Reunion Island and [[1959-04 Baha'i News, Mauritius|arrive on Mauritius Island]]. **1955, April 21** – Drs. Leland and Opal Jensen are [[1955-11 Baha'i News, Election|elected to the first Spiritual Assembly]] of the Reunion Island. **1955, March 21** – Drs. Leland and Opal Jensen [[1955-09 Baha'i News, Naw-Ruz|celebrate Naw-Ruz]] on Reunion Island. **1954, March** – Dr. Leland Jensen arrives on Reunion Island and becomes a [[Two Knights - Baha'i World 13|Knight of Baha'u'llah]]. **1953, October** – Dr. Opal Jensen arrives on Reunion Island and becomes a [[Two Knights - Baha'i World 13|Knight of Baha'u'llah]]. **1953, May 28** – In a [[1953-05-28 Paramount Issue|cablegram]] Shoghi Effendi calls for Baha'i pioneers to disperse "throughout the unopened territories of the planet". **1951, January 9** – Shoghi Effendi forms the first International Baha'i Council, the embryonic Universal House of Justice. **1922, January 3** – 'Abdu'l-Baha's *Will and Testamen*t is read in the Holy Land. Shoghi Effendi is appointed the first Guardian of the Cause of God. **1921, November 28** – 'Abdu'l-Baha passes away. **1918-1920** – Shoghi Effendi serves as 'Abdu'l-Baha's personal secretary. **1918** – Shoghi Effendi receives his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Beirut. **1914, August 22** – Leland Jensen is born in Burlington Wisconsin. **1862, June 15** – Mormon reformer Joseph Morris is killed in the Morissite War. **1862, April 15** – George Williams, the Prophet Cainan, has his vision of the City of the Great King in the Western United States. *** **Archive Classification** - **Collection:** Research Tools → Timeline - **Permanent Link:** https://leland-jensen.info/research-tools/timeline/ - **Download PDF:** [timeline-leland-jensen-archive.pdf](https://leland-jensen-info.netlify.app/timeline-leland-jensen-archive.pdf/) - **Archive Home:** https://leland-jensen.info - **Last Updated:** 28 May 2026 *** [Site Guide](site%20guide.md)  |   [Sitemap](Clickable%20Sitemap.md)  |   [Downloads](downloads.md)  |  [Contact Us](contact%20us.md) **Dr. Leland Jensen**: Teachings and Commentaries Archive © 2026 Baha'i Council of Dane County, all rights reserved.  [Copyright & Usage Policy](copyright.md) ***