Today in Mormon History - Jan 06

SALT LAKE CITY, USA Two hymns performed at President Gerald Fords funeral on 2 January 2007, were arranged by the associate director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. (1)
-- 5 years ago today - Jan 6, 2007

Wilford Woodruff records that in the Kirtland temple "Elder Sherman Sung in the gift of tongues & proclaimed great & marvelous things while clothed upon by the power & spirit of God. . . . I spent the evening with Priest Turpin at Bishop Whitney's. Had a vary happy time in speaking Singing hearing & interpreting tongues & in prayer with the family." Woodruff also records that Joseph Smith had received a revelation about the Kirtland Safety Society. Declining to reveal the substance of the revelation, Joseph says, "that if we would give heed to the Commandments the Lord had given this morning all would be well." (2)
-- 175 years ago today - Jan 6, 1837

Joseph Smith is sealed to Agnes Moulton Coolbrith in a plural marriage. (3)
-- 170 years ago today - Jan 6, 1842

1 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, United Kingdom, "On This Day," https://www.lds.org.uk/show_oda.php
2 - Advent Adam website (defunct) - based on http://amzn.to/originsofpower
3 - Hales, Brian C., Joseph Smith's Polygamy: History and Theology, 2 vols., Salt Lake City: Greg Kofford Books, 2011 (www.JosephSmithsPolygamy.com)