Today In Mormon History

[Same-Sex Marriage] LDS Church registers the domain preservingmarriage.org [Source: Mormons for Marriage: A Prop 8 Timeline, http://morm...

The Church completes 100 million endowments for the dead (August) Ezra Taft Benson urges members to flood the earth with the Book of Mormon ...

President Joseph F. Smith dedicates Mahonri Young's Seagull Monument, commemorating the miracle of the gulls that ate crickets threateni...

[Apostle Anthony W. Ivins Diary] The Church has been paying me $500.00 per year in produce for my services as president of the Stake. It was...

Zion's Savings Bank and Trust Company commenced business in Salt Lake City. The sum of $6,000 was deposited the first day. [Source: J...

"In the fall of 1843 I went to Nauvoo to buy calves, and called on a blindman who had one to sell. I bought his calf, and being curious...

Sunday evening prayer circle at the upper room of the Mansion House; anointing and endowment ceremony for Jane Silverthorne (Law), Rosannah ...

[Same-Sex Marriage] According to data filed with the secretary of state's office, ProtectMarriage.com, the main group backing Prop 8, ha...

A new special emeritus status for General Authorities was announced in general conference, and seven members of the First Quorum of the Seve...

[Spencer W. Kimball Diary (about to be ordained an apostle)] I called on Pres Clark. He was not crowded so much and he talked long and intim...

[David O. McKay] After luncheon talked over long distance to Alfred C. Rees in Copenhagen. President Rees called to advise the brethren that...

[Apostle John Henry Smith Diary] ...The Church board of Education met and with them some [of] the board and Teachers of the Brigham Young Ac...

[Patriarchal Blessings] Patriarchal Blessing of Emanuel Masters Murphy given by Joseph Smith, Sr. ... if thou art faithful prisons shal...

First Presidency allows women to pray in sacrament meetings again. [Source: http://www.advent-adam.com/jakestand.html (cached, based on ...

The Utah State Fair was formally opened in Salt Lake City with the dedication of the new Coliseum. [Source: Jenson, Andrew, Church Chrono...

[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] He [George Q. Cannon] said there would be a Dividing Line in this Church and that line would be Between ...

[Same-Sex Marriage] MormonsFor8.com reports that Mormon donations make up the largest group of donors to Prop 8 at 40.4% of contributions. ...

Article in NAVAJO TIMES, Window Rock, Arizona, "The Mormon Church is Largest Profit-Making Religious Organization." [Source: ht...

[Following Kimball’s recent ill health and heart problems:] Pres. Smith was just coming in and he invited me in to his office. .... He sai...

Just as I was leaving at 10 min. to 5 o’clock to meet Sister McKay, President Smith called me into the First Presidency room where Ezra T....