Today in Mormon History - Dec 27

[Apostle Franklin D. Richards Diary] Today a 2d article appeared in the Herald protesting against John Henry Smith preaching the pernicious principles of Republicanism while he officiates as an Apostle &c. (1)
-- 120 years ago today - Dec 27, 1891

[Lucy Mack Smith] Samuel and William McLellin return from their mission. (2)
-- 180 years ago today - Dec 27, 1831

Joseph Smith exhibits to the Twelve what Young calls the "seer stone" but what Woodruff calls the "Urim and Thummim." Young says that at Nauvoo Smith finds two more seer stones on the banks of the Mississippi River. (3)
-- 170 years ago today - Dec 27, 1841

1 - Diary Excerpts of Franklin D. Richards, 1887-1897, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies
2 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books, http://bit.ly/lucys-book
3 - 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