[Source: Advent Adam website (defunct) - based on http://amzn.to/originsofpower]
75 years ago today - Feb 13, 1937
[General] CHURCH SECTION photograph of LDS missionaries in Tahiti, with all males wearing white suit-and-pants, the custom in Tahiti. Issues of Jul 23 and Jul 30, 1938 have similar photographs of missionaries and their mission president in Tonga and Samoa.
170 years ago today - Feb 13, 1842. Sunday.
[William Clayton Journal] We had a Singing meeting at Brother Farrs. Brother and Sister Kimball was present.
[Source: George D. Smith, An Intimate Chronicle; The Journals of William Clayton, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1995, http://amzn.to/william-clayton]
10 years ago today - 2002 13-Feb
[Hinckley] Met with Susanne Riess-Passer, vice chancellor of Austria, during her visit to Salt Lake City for Olympics
[Source: LDS Newsroom, Time line of Significant Events as President, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/time-line-of-significant-events-as-president]
170 years ago today - Feb 12, 1842
[Brigham Young] --12-- Attended the city council.
[Source: Manuscript History of Brigham Young, 1801-1844, ed. Elden Jay Watson (Salt Lake City: Smith Secretarial Service, 1968).]
120 years ago today - Feb 12, 1892
[President Wilford Woodruff Journal] 12 I received 3 Letters to day. I had an interview with How & Morris. President Cannon is preparing to go to Washington. He & H B Clawson left for the East at 10 oclok.
[Source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
165 years ago today - Feb 12, 1847
[Hosea Stout Diary] Friday Feb 12th 1847. Around as usual today.regulated the guard as before
Today I learned and reported to Brigham that "Tom Brown was threatning the lives of the 12
Orson Pratt came back home today.I went on guard also after leaving the Twelve.
[Source: Diaries of Hosea Stout]
40 years ago today - Feb 11, 1972
[General] Dr. Stephen L. Browser is inaugurated as the fourth president of the Church College of Hawaii, later known as BYUâ€"Hawaii.
[Source: The Woodland Institute 'On This Day Historical Database,' http://www.woodlandinstitute.com]
120 years ago today - Feb 11, 1892
[President Wilford Woodruff Journal] 11 I met with L Snow & Merrill who were preparing to go to Mannassa to settle difficulties in that Branch. I met with the Twelve in meeting. I receivd 3 letters.
[Source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
155 years ago today - Feb 11, 1857
[General] Heber C. Kimball preaches: "In the spirit world there is an increase of males and females, there are millions of them, if I am faithful all the time, and continue right along with brother Brigham, we will go to brother Joseph and say, 'Here we are brother Joseph; we are here ourselves are we not, with none of the property we possessed in our probationary state, not even the rings on our fingers?' He will say to us, 'Come along, my boys, we will give you a good suit of clothes. Where are your wives?' 'They are back yonder; they would not follow us.' 'Never mind,' says Joseph, 'here are thousands, have all you want.'"
[Source: Advent Adam website (defunct) - based on http://amzn.to/originsofpower]
170 years ago today - Feb 10, 1842
[Joseph Smith] Joseph is sick and stays in bed.
[Source: Conkling, Christopher J., Joseph Smith Chronology]
180 years ago today - Feb 10, 1832
[General] Alexander Campbell writes his denunciation of The Book of Mormon, citing numerous discrepancies and contradictions.
[Source: Tidd, N. R., "Mormon Chronology"]
175 years ago today - (Fri) Feb 10, 1837
[General] A meeting of the Bank of Monroe Board of Directors was held in Monroe, MI. Joseph and Hyrum Smith attended, along with Oliver Cowdery. Following the Mormon buy-out of Monroe Mayor Harleston's controlling interest in the bank, Oliver Cowdery was made its Vice President. Bailey J. Hathaway, (a nephew of Mrs. Lemuel Durfee and Mrs. Joseph Comstock of Palmyra) was chosen to be the reorganized institution's non-Mormon cashier.
[Source: Broadhurst, Dale R., Mormon Chronology, http://olivercowdery.com/history/morchrn2.htm]
10 years ago today - 2002 9-Feb
[Hinckley] Met with Kofi Annan, secretary-general of the United Nations, during his visit to Salt Lake City for Olympics
[Source: LDS Newsroom, Time line of Significant Events as President, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/time-line-of-significant-events-as-president]
130 years ago today - Feb 9, 1882
[J.D.T. McAllister Diary] Request permission to raise potatoes on Temple ground
wrote to President Woodruff asking the privilege to use a small piece of the Temple ground to raise a few potatoes and c, also wrote to Samuel K. Gifford.
[Source: Diary Excerpts of J.D.T. McAllister, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
140 years ago today - 1872. February 9
[General] (Amy Brown Lyman) : Born Amy Cassandra Brown in Pleasant Grove, Utah. Amy's father, John Brown, who had helped lead a group of Mississippi Mormons to Utah, was mayor and bishop of Pleasant Grove.
[Source: Van Wagoner, Richard and Walker, Steven C., A Book of Mormons, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
170 years ago today - Feb 8, 1842
[General] Joseph Smith marries Sylvia Sessions Lyon. She has been legally married to Windsor P. Lyon since 1838 and Windsor is in full fellowship with the Church when the polyandrous marriage takes place. Exactly two years later a child, fathered by Joseph Smith, is born to Sylvia.
[Source: Advent Adam website (defunct) - based on http://amzn.to/originsofpower]
120 years ago today - Feb 8, 1892
[Apostle Abraham H. Cannon Journal] "I was surprised to see the warmth of feeling for John R. Winder when his Democratic principles were assailed, and he did not hesitate to oppose the expressions of Joseph F. Smith in favor of Republicanism. I very much fear that the politics which are being introduced among us will lead to a spirit of disregard and disrespect for the Priesthood. Such a feeling is already beginning to make its appearance in some places.
[Source: Abraham H. Cannon Journal Excerpts, http://www.amazon.com/Apostles-Record-Journals-Abraham-1889-1896/dp/B000MFD1K4]
10 years ago today - Feb 8, 2002
[General] During his brief visit to Salt Lake City to formally open the Winter Oympics, U.S. President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, visited with the First Presidency.
[Source: Church News: Historical Chronology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58765/Historical-chronology-of-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints.html]
10 years ago today - Feb 7, 2002
[General] NBC‘s ―Today show broadcasts from Salt Lake City and features the Church. The show includes a live broadcast by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and an interview with Elder L. Tom Perry.
[Source: Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984]
170 years ago today - Feb 7, 1842
[Joseph Smith] Son dies at birth (no name given).
[Source: Highlights in the Prophet's Life, Ensign, June 1994]
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