Today In Mormon History

Joseph Smith, who had recently filed for bankruptcy, replies to one of his creditors: "The influence this step may have upon our societ...

Grandison Newell's letter commenting upon the outcome of his prosecution of Joseph Smith was published in the Painesville Telegraph. New...

[President Wilford Woodruff Journal] 30 I spent the day in the Office. I met with Br Moses Thatcher & the Logan Band of young Musicians....

Joseph Smith marries Eliza R. Snow. Brigham Young performs the ceremony. Eliza's journal entry for this day does not mention the marriag...

[Abraham H. Cannon Journal] "Frank met us at the Ogden station, when Father had a conversation with him, and gave him the advice to go ...

--Went on board the ship Garrick, and hauled out of the dock. [Source: Willard Richards Journal]

The endowed quorum meet for prayer. [Source: Hales, Brian C., Joseph Smith's Polygamy: History and Theology, 2 vols., Salt Lake City:...

"President Taylor offered another [revelation]," available copy of which is dated "end of Jun or very early Jul, 1882." ...

Today an interesting negotiation was concluded by the Deseret Museum. This is the purchase of the old log cabin sometimes known as the Duell...

John C. Bennett writes the first of six letters to be published in the Sangamo Journal. The last would be printed in the September 2nd editi...

Council of Fifty (which includes First Presidency and Twelve) votes to accept as "the word and will of God" yesterday's revela...

A Salt Lake Tribune article by Peggy Fletcher Stack reports "ongoing intimidation of Mormon intellectuals," including hate mail re...

The endowed quorum meet in the upper room of the Prophet's home and prayed. [Source: Hales, Brian C., Joseph Smith's Polygamy: Hi...

In morning John Taylor finished dictating revelation he began previous night concerning Celestial Law of plural marriage. The revelation sta...

[Hinckley] Announced Church membership has surpassed 13-million [Source: LDS Newsroom, Time line of Significant Events as President, http...

Revelation to John Taylor at Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, on 25-26 June 1882 Sunday and Monday June 25 and 26, 1882. Celestial Marri...

Joseph Smith writes: "Sat for a drawing of my profile to be placed on a lithograph of the map of the city of Nauvoo." What he unde...

Apostle Boyd K. Packer preaches at seminar for new mission presidents, "The spiritual part of us and the emotional part of us are so cl...

Apostle Albert E. Bowen has debilitating stroke during Council of Twelve's temple meeting. He dies next year. [Source: On This Day in...

[Council of Fifty Members] Gibbs, George F. (1846-1924). Appointed reporter, but not member, on 5 April 1882. Admitted 24 June 1882. [So...