Today In Mormon History

[General] (John A. Widtsoe) : Born John Andreas Widtsoe in Froen, Norway. In 1879 his widowed mother took a pair of his shoes to a Mormon co...

[Joseph Smith Sermon] Kirtland, Ohio 31st Met in the house of the Lord at 10 oclock AM & herd an address from Presidents J. Smith jr ...

[Brigham Young] --31-- In council with the Prophet and the Twelve, in the evening, concerning Brother Snider and the printing office. [Sourc...

[General] Apostle George Albert Smith writes concerning the last-minute decision to not print the King Follett discourse in the first editio...

[Brigham Young] --30-- I attended meetings at Joseph's house. He preached in the morning and in the evening, concerning the different sp...

[General] A meeting was held in the Temple to discuss new attempts to obtain a bank charter for the [Kirtland Saftey Society]. [Dale W. Adam...

[General] Brigham Young's office journal records: "Bro[ther] HS. Eldredge, came in, the conversation turned on the love of property...

[Joseph Smith Sermon] Kirtland, Ohio 29th Sunday I met at Elder J. P. Greens at 9 AM in company with 7 others to act as bearers to convey t...

[Brigham Young] --29-- Spent the day in council with the Prophet Joseph and Elders Kimball and Richards; we received excellent teachings. [S...

Elias Higbee: Reproved by Joseph Smith for lack of diligence in raising children and building Nauvoo Temple 28 January 1842. [Source: Cook, ...

[President Wilford Woodruff Journal] 28 I wrote to Mr Sullivan about their Child Louiesa. I am better this morning. G Q Cannon Called upon ...

[General] BYU names R. LaVell Edwards as its new head football coach. His twenty-nine-year distinguished career includes a national champion...

[U.S. Religious History] A 20-year-old woman became the first Palestinian female suicide bomber when she blew herself up on a Jerusalem stre...

Nauvoo, Illinois. On a fairly routine day, Joseph Smith attended to business, put carpet on the floor of his office, and spent the evening i...

[Apostle Heber J. Grant Diary] On the 30th I wrote a letter of 11 pages to Pres[iden]t Geo[rge] Q. Cannon in answer to one of the most sympa...

Joseph Smith is confirmed president of the High Priesthood by a church-wide sustaining vote. [Source: Wikipedia, Joseph Smith Chronology, ht...

[General] First Counselor J. Reuben Clark tells reporter for Look Magazine: "Our divorces are piling up." Church Historian's O...

[Brigham Young] --26-- Accompanied by Elders Geo. [George] A. Smith and James Ivins, I went to Keokuk and visited Dr. Galland, and officiall...

First Presidency formally releases Leonard J. Arrington as Church Historian. Position has been in administrative limbo since 1980, when he a...

[General] Elder Seymour B. Young reports that he presented to President [Joseph F.] Smith that the First Council desired Presidents of Quor...