Today In Mormon History

[W. W. Phelps (while investigating the church)] ... [Martin Harris] is honest, and sincerely declares upon his soul's salvation that the...

John Whitmer said Satan "took a notion to blind the minds of some of the weaker ones, and made them think that an angel of the Lord app...

Church president Spencer W. Kimball and other officials learn of the discovery of a 150-pound set of brass plates, bound by rings, that a ma...

[Joseph Fielding Smith] Why did Adam come here? Not subject to death when he was placed upon the earth, there had to come a change in his bo...

[David O. McKay] At 4 p.m. went to the Salt Lake Temple where I went over the temple ceremony in the master book and also the various parts...

European relief and call of Ezra Taft Benson as European Mission President... In this position Elder Benson will attend to the spiritua...

Had an important meeting at Bro[ther] Jos[eph] F. Smith, Pres[iden]t Cannon & Woodruff, E[rastus]. Snow, F[ranklin]. D. Richard Richards...

Brigham Young's office journal records: "Bp Edward E. Hunter asked the President if he did not think our dancing parties were Kept ...

John Taylor: Nauvoo Temple sealing to Elizabeth Kaighin (born 1811 in Isle of Man) 14 January 1846. [Source: Cook, Lyndon W., The Revelat...

[Hosea Stout] ... Just as dinner was ready an express came from the Temple for me forthwith whereupon Scott and I went immediately with out ...

Brigham Young (aged 44) marriage to Margaret Alley (1825-1852) (aged 20) first marriage 2 children [Source: Wikipedia, List of Brigham Yo...

Joseph Smith writes of performing a marriage ceremony after which "We then took some refreshment and our hearts were made glad with the...

In speaking of the Government President Young said the United States Goverment was in the fix that the man was that had to swim a river or m...

Brigham Young preaches: "The Lamanites on this Continent are Manassehites almost exclusively. There is but little of the seed of Ephrai...

[Wilford Woodruff] On the return of the brethren from meeting they informed me that President Brigham Young had preached one of the greatest...

Nauvoo Temple Attic said that ["]the saying of the Prophets would never be verified unless the House of the Lord be reared in the ...

Nauvoo Temple Attic A council was held in the Temple. The Captains of Fifties and Tens made reports of the number in their respective ...

Joseph meets in council with the Missouri and Kirtland stake presidencies. Various changes in assignments in priesthood are made at this tim...

Missionaries arrive at Independence. Peter Whitmer works as a tailor and Ziba Peterson as a teacher to support the mission while Oliver, Par...

[David O. McKay] Consideration was given to a letter from H---- B---- de E----, also a letter from Bishop K----F-------- S----- and Counsel...