Today In Mormon History

[George Q. Cannon] Elder [Wilford] Woodruff's motion [that John Taylor be church president] was then called for and carried unanimous...

Brigham Young is sustained again as Trustee-in-Trust, following the death of his replacement, George A. Smith. He has no assistants, and the...

[Brigham Young] ... The people to abandon whiskey, wine and beer; when used according to the spirit and meaning of the word of wisdom. .....

[Joseph F. Smith] Met with the quorum at Prest. Young's office. John D. Lee and I[saac]. Haight and Geo[rge]. Wood were cut off [from...

When the motion was put to the Conference to sustain President Brigham Young as Trustee-in-Trust for the Church, he arose and tendered his r...

Brigham Young preaches "he was contending against a principle in many of the Bishops to use up all the Tithing they could for their own...

[Brigham Young] '"My policy is to let the men who labor hard have the beef, and those who sit in their easy chairs and do nothin...

Pres Young said there were spirits of a nobler class waiting to take bodies and it was the duty of every man to be taking to himself more wi...

Lucy Mack Smith is the first woman to speak at general conference. Church authorities do not invite another woman to address conference for ...

[Brigham Young] Joseph once said, with outstretched arms, '"If I fall in battle in Missouri, I want you to bring my bones back a...

[Brigham Young] I had organized the priesthood in Manchester to meet every Sabbath morning, and distribute themselves throughout the diff...

The new 21,000-seat Conference Center, across the street north of Temple Square, was dedicated during general conference by President Hinckl...

Radio Shack outlet in Cottonwood Mall sells to "M. Hansen" [Mark Hoffman alias] a battery holder and a mercury switch. [Whittak...

[Heber J. Grant] Joseph F. Smith III wrote me a letter expressing his loyalty to me and had it delivered by special delivery mail Saturda...

[Thomas A. Clawson] "Joseph Smith [III] and Frederick M Smith of the Reorganized Church are in attendance (Sic) at conference and wi...

[Brigham Young Jr.] Priesthood meeting, 7 Oct., "Bro[ther] Jos[eph] F. S. said one of the Twelve & one of Presidency of Seventie...

President George Q. Cannon spoke of the necessity of the sisters being encouraged under the difficulties incident to the issuance of the Pre...

Presidet Young gave the following Revelations: It is the mind & will of God that the Elders of Israel should take the Utah Central R...

William Smith: Called conference in Kirtland, Ohio, 6-7 Oct. 1855 with Martin Harris to organize church of the Bride the Lamb's Wife (no...

Joseph Smith uses his white seer stone to give blessings to Newel K. and Elizabeth A. Whitney. The Whitneys have a seer stone of their own s...