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[D and C] Doctrine and Covenants 138: A vision, given to President Joseph F. Smith in Salt Lake City, Utah, on October 3, 1918. In his openi...

[Francis M. Lyman] Had much talk [on the train] with Pres[iden]ts [George Q.] Cannon and [Joseph F.] Smith upon seniority in the Apostleship...

[Joseph Smith] Far West is surrounded by 2,000 troops, which are soon reinforced by 1500 more troops. The Saints are outnumbered by approxim...

a mob attacked a branch of the Church, west of the Big Blue, in Jackson County, Mo., destroyed ten houses, and beat several of the brethren ...

First Presidency announces emeritus status for general authorities due to age, physical infirmity, or other reasons. Members of First Quorum...

[President Heber J. Grant Diary] Serge F. Ballif ... is very very anxious regarding Owen [Woodruff]'s course and so am I. He is connecte...

Brigham Young's diary states: "Monday evening Baptized Sisters Cuoub [Auga Adams Cobb] & Hari[e]tt Cook." Two days later J...

[Joseph Smith] Militia attack the Haun's Mill settlement and murder seventeen men and boys. Thomas McBride, the oldest victim, is "...

[Joseph Smith] Haun's Mill Massacre. At about four P.M. approximately 240 men ride up to the small community of Haun's Mill (which h...

President McKay mentioned another matter which he said is one of great importance, and that is the new method of presenting the Endowment in...

I spent the day at the Temple. Jos[eph] F. Smith Jr. & Stephen L. Richards spent two hrs. with me in the Temple going over the Temple or...

Bro[ther] [Heber J.] Grant told me how Rudger Clawson was called to the Apostleship. The Apostles handed in names to fill vacancy. The P...

[Apostle John Henry Smith Diary] It was learned our brethren were withdrawing from the church in Idaho in order to vote. After consideration...

[Same-Sex Marriage] A surge of donations from Texas, New Mexico, Idaho and Illinois begins flooding into protectmarriage.com 's bank acc...

Bertha Stone (Reeder), later the fifth general president of the Young Women's Mutual Improvement Association (predecessor to the Young W...

[Apostle Marriner W. Merrill Diary] Went to Franklin in the forenoon and attended a meeting in Richmond at 2 p. m.; Brigham Young, F. M. Ly...

[Joseph Smith Diary] ... [We] had a good meeting. One of the sisters got the gift of toungues which made the Saints rejoice. May God incre[...

[Joseph F. Smith] YWMIA adopts the Campfire Girls summer program; 1914, replaced with year-round Beehive Girls program. [Source: Church o...

[Joseph Smith] A funeral is held for David Patten. Joseph testifies, "There lies a man that has done just as he said he wouldâ€"he...

Governor Boggs issues an executive order, also known as the "Extermination Order", revoked in 1976 by then Missouri Governor Chris...