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Apostle Reed Smoot turns down an offer to be the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury in President Warren G. Harding's cabinet: "I would ...

First Presidency and apostles agree to give $3,600 to Brigham Y. Hampton for his prior "detective work" in which he paid prostitut...

The First Presidency and apostles agree to give $3,600 to Brigham Y. Hampton for his prior "detective work" in which he paid prost...

[Apostle Francis M. Lyman] [Tooele] At 10:30 P.M. met with a woman suffrage meeting in meeting and occupied considerable time exploding t...

[Wilford Woodruff] .... E Snow who spoke 40 minuts and gave a history of Judge Zane's desision in A.M. Cannons Case and represented t...

[Wilford Woodruff] June 14, 1880 What strange things one will dream when asleep. I dreamed this morning that Queen Victoria had received...

"i cant support the twelve as the first presidency," George J. Adams writes. "i cant do it when I know that it belongs to Jos...

[William Clayton] In the P.M. Sister Pool spake in tongues then Rich[ard] Hardman James Mahon Sister Heath. We confirmed 4. Christiana C...

Wilford Woodruff attends a meeting at the Gadfield Elm Chapel of the United Brethren, where they unanimously pass a resolution that hencefor...

Apostle Orson Pratt preaches: "There are some, however, so foolish in their ideas that they suppose that it does not require time for t...

About 2 o'clock this A.M. Elizabeth Crooks began in her sleep to sing in tongues. She spake and sung in about 7 languages occupying abou...

Joseph Smith begins his revision of Genesis, dictating to Oliver Cowdery the text of Moses 1:1-5:23a. The heading of the first chapter reads...

[Apostle Marriner W. Merrill] Brought my wife Maria and daughter Lenora Eveline to be baptized for the cure of her eye, which has been af...

Secretary of state James G. Blaine gives a paper to First Counselor George Q. Cannon who was visiting in Washington, D.C., for the "lea...

[Heber C. Kimball] / We often sing, "This earth was once a garden place," where God our Father dwelt, and took possession and a...

President Young told the following drem which he had last night. He said I dreamed that I was in a room with Phineas Young and I saw a smoot...

J. D. 8:243-244; President Heber C. Kimball delivered at Willow Creek; June 12, 1860. We often sing, "This earth was once a garde...

[Wilford Woodruff] I returned to Brother Booths & took tea. ... several uneasy spirits showed themselves I addressed the Saints for ...

[John Taylor] This day [Thursday] was appointed for a fast day. I had went with some others security for the payment of damage sustained ...

At Council meeting a number of the saints attended. Brother Green almost got the gift of tongues. Brother Young spake in tongues. [George...

The Palmyra Reflector prints a satire of the Book of Mormon entitled "The Book of Pukei". It refers to "Walters the Magician...

[George F. Gibbs] Yours April 20 to President Richard W. Young of the Ensign Stake was referred by him to the First Presidency, in which ...

[John Henry Smith] Moroni, Sanpete County We drove to Moroni and President Anthon H. Lund dedicated the new Relief Society Hall an...

Schuyler Colfax, a representative from Indiana and the speaker of the House (later to become the vice president of the United States), and J...

in a letter from the First Presidency to all stake, mission, branch, and district leaders, it explained that the Relief Society would not lo...

[McKay Presidency to temple presidents] This will advise you that approval has been granted for limited modification in the design of the...

[Rudger Clawson] asked my opinion as to whether a man was violating his covenants who having once married a wife in the temple, wife being n...

U.S. Department of Justice files charges against church president Heber J. Grant and Presiding Bishop Charles W. Nibley for illegal profitee...

Brigham Young Jr. Marries 6th wife in direct conflict with Wilford's message that no new plural marriages are performed [Exploring Mo...

[John Henry Smith] Salt Lake City After our Council was over Prest. G. Q. Cannon said to Bros. F. D. Richards, B. Young, F. M. Lym...

[Heber J. Grant] Accepts a call to serve in the presidency of the Salt Lake City 13th Ward Young Mens Mutual Improvement Association. ...

Young Mens Mutual Improvement Association organized, forerunner of Young Men program. [Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Chron...

Brigham Young (aged 54) marriage to Catherine Reese (1804-1860) (aged 51) widow of Zephaniah Clawson [Wikipedia, List of Brigham Young...

Joseph Smith is tried for assault and battery on his brother-in-law, Calvin W. Stoddard. The trouble likely stemmed from Stoddard calling Jo...

A prayer meeting held in Fayette (NY), during which Oliver Cowdery confirms those who were baptized the previous day. There are various spir...

Bishoprics in Idaho, Utah, and Arizona receive telephoned instructions from church headquarters early Sunday morning not to invite Linda Kin...

The Alberta Stake, the first stake in Canada and the first stake outside of the United States, is organized, with Charles Ora Card as presid...

Presidet Young said ... I wish to say a word about the thieveing that is going on in this Territory. I say stop this Stealing that is going ...

[June 9, 1845]

The first church conference is held with twelve officers called "apostles" by common appellation in their elders certificates and ...

Doctrine and Covenants 20. ... This section has the most complicated history of all sections in the Doctrine and Covenants. In the second ha...

[Prop 8 fine against church, and church explanation] "A Stipulation in the matter of whether the LDS Church reported non-monetary co...

The First Presidency announces the beginning of missionary training classes, one of the foundation stones of future missionary training prog...

[Brigham Young] President Young spoke 25 minutes. He said all the affliction upon this People will be for our Good. I do not think we sho...

Col. O.H. Irish, superintendent of Indian affairs, made a treaty with the principal Indian chiefs in Utah, at Spanish Fork Reservation farm,...

[Brigham Young] The President then made some remarks on the book entitles '"Joseph Smith and his Progenitors,'" [by Luc...

[Heber C. Kimball] .... In the even the Holy Order met at W. Richards. We praid fore rain as the Earth was drie and fore the sick. [Ki...

[Anointed Quorum] Sunday prayer circle meeting at 4 p.m. of "the Holy Order" at Willard Richards's office... "We deci...