Today In Mormon History

[Rudger Clawson] ...A letter from Pres. J. F. Smith was read. Said that they (namely, Elders S. B. Young, presidency of the Juarez Stake, an...

A letter from President Joseph F. Smith was read. It was dated Juarez [Mexico] 2nd, and conveyed the information that it had been decided to...

The United States Attorney in Illinois files a complaint to recover a debt Joseph Smith owed from the 1840 purchase of the steamship NAUVOO....

[Heber J. Grant] I approved a long letter prepared by President Clark to a sister who wants to live according to the law of Moses ... [So...

First Presidency met with us at 11 a. m. After Circle prayers we partook of the sacrament of bread and wine. ... It was decided by the First...

The first of two plural marriages in Mexico that second counselor Joseph F. Smith secretly authorizes without the knowledge of President Lor...

Much talk over letter from Mr. Blackwell of Boston of Aug 6 to sister Zina D Young writing strongly against the women of voting on the Const...

[Brigham Young Journal] ... In the evening went to Wm [William] Smith [age 34] and sealed [him] to Miss Rice [age 14] -- [Source: Brigham...

[Joseph Fielding Smith] The papers reported the dropping of an 'atom' bomb on Hiroshima, Japan which was more powerful than 200,000 ...

[President Heber J. Grant] I did not go to sleep last night until after midnight. I was thinking of the political situation, and Franklin D....

[Joseph Anderson] President Grant, to whom your letter of August 6 is addressed, is in the East at the present time. I suggest that it w...

[James E. Talmage] Practically every spare moment of my time since my return from San Francisco has been given up to the revision of copy an...

[Heber J. Grant] At 2 attended a meeting of the First Presidency and Apostles in the Gardo House. All of the Presidency, ten of the Apostles...

This morning I dreamed I saw brother Joseph Smith and as I was going about my business he says brother Brigham don't be in a hurry, this...

[Heber J. Grant] At 2 pm attended the regular quarterly meeting of the apostles in the Temple Pres[iden]t Snow felt ... that the first quoru...

[Francis M. Lyman] [Council] Pres[ident] Snow made nice opening speech. He censured bro[ther]s Thatcher and Merrill for not being with us. ....

[Brigham Young Jr.] Pres[iden]t. [Lorenzo] Snow promised great blessing to this Quorum, should, if we sought it, live to see the Savior in t...

[Heber J. Grant] [At a meeting of the Apostles where they each give the other blessings] Brother Moses made me very many precious promises. ...

Patriarchal Blessing of Susan E. Martineau given by Charles W. Hyde ... thou shalt live until thou art 83 years old, and till the coming of ...

Patriarchal Blessing of Nephi Martineau given by Charles W. Hyde ... Thou shalt have power to raise the dead, and to do any miracle to forwa...