Today in Mormon History - Aug 10

Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith held a council with some of the Twelve Apostles to plan the next phase of missionary work. (1)
-- 170 years ago today - Aug 10, 1841

Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho, was officially renamed Brigham Young University-Idaho and became a four-year university. (2)
-- 10 years ago today - Aug 10, 2001

Groundbreaking for temple in Guayaquil, Ecuador, 14 years after it was announced. It is dedicated three years later. (3)
-- 15 years ago today - Aug 10, 1996

1 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith, http://amzn.to/BYUStudies-JSChron
2 - Church News: Historical Chronology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58765/Historical-chronology-of-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints.html
3 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com