LDS Church History

OUR HERITAGE They cut desire into short lengths And fed it to the hungry fires Of tribulation. Long

To make this material more accessable, I have compiled the 800-line chronology of the life of Ezra

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-- Apr 22, 2015 This ends the chronology of the life of Ezra Taft Benson. Growing up in a 100% LDS

-- 07 Apr 1994 Robert D. Hales is ordained a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, replacing

-- Spring 1993 To liberal intellectuals beginning to feel besieged by church leaders, President

-- Nov 19, 1992. Timothy B. Wilson of Nephi, Utah, who is preparing Mormon's Book: A Modern

-- Aug 8, 1992. An Associated Press story by Vern Anderson quotes church spokesman Don LeFevre's

-- 10 Apr 1990 Changes in temple ceremony promote gender equality, de-emphasize symbolic violence,

-- April 1, 1989 Many national and international citations and awards, including a number of honorary

-- October 1988 "[Wickedness] is more highly organized, more cleverly disguised, and more

-- 1988 Published Volume - A Witness and a Warning: A Modern-Day Prophet Testifies of the Book of

>> “It was never intended by the Lord that married women should compete with >> men in

-- 13 Feb 1986 Conservative members of the Utah legislature in 1986 refused to allow the state to

-- 10 Oct 1985 M. Russell Ballard is ordained an Apostle, replacing Bruce R. McConkie, who had passed

-- 7 Feb 1982 NEWSWEEK article on the rift between LDS historians and Church leaders: "A major

-- March 19, 1980 "Ezra Taft Benson said the Mormons are bound to obey every word of the prophet

-- 6 Oct 1979 First Presidency vacates office of Patriarch to the Church by giving emeritus status to

-- Jun 17,1978 Church News headline "Interracial Marriage Discouraged" in same issue which

-- 1976-10-22 First Presidency statement against the ERA The First Presidency issues its first of

-- 6 Mar 1976 Undoubtedly, Kimball's opposition was behind Benson's non-acceptance of the US

-- June 24, 1975 Organizers of the Utah International Women's Year conference wanted it to be a

-- 7 May 1974 First Presidency reiterated that black male members could attend elders quorum meetings

-- 1973, December 26 President Harold B. Lee d. Salt Lake City, age 74. (1) -- 26 Dec 1973 Brown had

-- 2 Dec 1971 Marvin J. Ashton is ordained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. (1) -- April 1972

-- 9 Apr 1970 The newspaper published by Mormon members of the Birch Society was significant for what

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-- circa 1962-1970 [Hugh B.] Brown's grandson and biographer notes: As President McKay became

-- February 1969 In February 1969, W. Cleon Skousen instructed his niece to recruit BYU students as

-- June 24, 1968 [Ezra Taft Benson letter] ... "You will be interested to know that President