Today in Mormon History - Dec 25

William Smith writes Strang that Emma Smith "would not let him [Joseph Smith III] have anything to do with Mormonism at present." (1)
-- 165 years ago today - Dec 25, 1846

[Brigham Young] --25-- I partook of a Christmas supper with the Twelve at Brother Hiram Kimball's.

--26 (Sunday)-- I attended meeting at Joseph's house with several of the Twelve, Brothers Hyrum and Joseph Smith and I preached. (2)
-- 170 years ago today - Dec 25, 1841

[Apostle Franklin D. Richards Diary] Herald of today contains Protest of a Democratic Mormon against John Henry Smith preaching pernicious doctrines of Republicanism. (3)
-- 120 years ago today - Dec 25, 1891

1 - Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Appendix 7: Selected Chronology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-47, http://amzn.to/origins-power
2 - Manuscript History of Brigham Young, 1801-1844, ed. Elden Jay Watson (Salt Lake City: Smith Secretarial Service, 1968).
3 - Diary Excerpts of Franklin D. Richards, 1887-1897, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies