Today In Mormon History
Several curious tidbits that happened on this day in Mormon History
30 years ago today - Aug 13, 1992.
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The First Presidency issues a statement in response to "extensive publicity recently given to false accusations of so-called secret Chu...
130 years ago today - Aug 13, 1892
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[Francis M. Lyman] [Afton conference, President Joseph F. Smith] counseled the Saints in the upper valleys to refrain entirely from round...
135 years ago today - Aug 13, 1887
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[Franklin D. Richards] ... One hundred Thousand dollars placed at disposal of the confidential committee in interest of statehood questi...
160 years ago today - Aug 13, 1862
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Deseret News editorializes: "The number of votes cast at the annual election in this county, was unusually small-but little interest ha...
170 years ago today - Aug 13, 1852 • Friday
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[George Q. Cannon] ... the brethren proceeded to bless me, Bro. Hawkins being mouth. They blessed me with all the desires of my heart in ...
180 years ago today - Aug 13, 1842
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Joseph Smith's wife, Emma Smith, eluded detection by the sheriff while taking a carriage to visit her husband, who was in hiding. [BY...
135 years ago today - Aug 12, 1887
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The following Motion was made by Moses Thatcher and voted by the whole Council to Appropriate Annually in Cash the following sums to the fol...
135 years ago today - Aug 12, 1887 • Friday
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[George Q. Cannon] .. in our Council to-day Bro. Moses Thatcher made a motion that Brother Woodruff be permitted to draw to the extent of...
135 years ago today - Aug 12, 1887
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The Twelve permits the former Presidency to complete its arrangements for pro-Mormon coverage from "the leading papers in New York, ...
135 years ago today - Aug 12, 1887
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It was moved by Moses Thatcher that in view of the demands that must necessarily be made upon the time of the brethren in the management of ...
175 years ago today - Aug 12, 1847. Thursday.
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[William Clayton] ...The soldiers are getting dissatisfied at being kept here so long from their families and yesterday several of them l...
55 years ago today - Aug 11, 1967
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At a meeting in the Tustin Ward Chapel of Santa Ana, California, Hugh Nibley states that the papyrus text for the Book of Abraham and the Bo...
95 years ago today - Aug 11, 1927
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Heber J. Grant says, "There was no other people in the world that has as kindly a feeling toward the Jews as do the Latter-day Saints, ...
130 years ago today - Aug 11, 1892
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[Franklin D. Richards] With Pres[iden]t WW, GQC, SB Young & Fjeltstead to consider condition of the brethren, Saints, in Idaho & ...
145 years ago today - Aug 11, 1877 (Priesthood Meeting)
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[Brigham Young] ... suggested that in all organized Stakes priesthood meetings be held on the first Saturday in each month. -- SLC Tabern...
165 years ago today - Aug 11, 1857
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[Wilford Woodruff] I Called into the Presidents Office in the morning & Presidents Heber C. Kimball was teaching doctrin. He said tha...
180 years ago today - Aug 11, 1842
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The Nauvoo Lodge is suspended. Bodley Lodge No. 1, had cited irregularities asked Grand Master Jonas to susped the dispensation of the Nauvo...
185 years ago today - Aug 11, 1837
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Patriarchal Blessing of Chandler Rogers [by] Joseph Smith, Sr. ... Thou shalt do many miracles in the name of the Lord Jesus ... If thou a...
185 years ago today - Aug 11, 1837
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Patriarchal Blessing of Amanda Rogers given by Joseph Smith, Sr. ... At a blessing meeting held in the Lord's House in Kirtland ......
15 years ago today - Aug 10, 2007 - 6 October 2007
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[First Presidency Change] Gordon B. Hinckley Thomas S. Monson, Death of James E. Faust [Wikipedia, First Presidency (LDS Church), http...
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