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Historic events in New Mormon History on 10/17
1849: Frontier editorial “Dancing" observes: “Among the Saints, it is regarded not only as a civil recreation, but a religious exercise when conducted by the sanction and under the government of the Church.”
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1882: Annie Gallifant Connelly, despite her pregnancy, is the first Mormon woman sentenced to penitentiary for refusing to answer questions from a grand jury seeking to indict her polygamous husband. For a similar refusal, better-known Belle Harris is in a penitentiary with her infant child from 18 May-31 Aug. 1883.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1893: The Democratic Salt Lake Herald (of which Apostle Heber J. Grant is vice-president) reportsthe meeting of an "Afro-American Club, recently organized here for the purpose of promoting the social and political interests of the colored people of this city." The club's leader comments that "the [anti-Mormon] Liberal party had always treated the Afro-Americans WITH DISDAIN."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1901: The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles sustains Joseph F. Smith as church president with his counselors, and Presiding Patriarch "sets apart" (not ordains) the church president, which is the only time a patriarch does this.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1968: Belle Smith Spafford, general president of the Relief Society, is elected president of the National Council of Women in its eightieth anniversary year. She serves to 1970.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1972: L. Patrick Gray, FBI director, offers to help the LDS church security to protect members of the First Presidency against assassination attempts by Ervil LeBaron's followers.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1993: The First Presidency issues a statement concerning procedures for disfellowshipment and excommunication. The 1995-1996 Church Almanac states that this was in response to "extensive publicity given to six recent Church disciplinary councils in Utah." Coordinated by instruction from the Strengthening the Members Committee and Apostle Boyd K. Packer to their stake presidents, six scholars and feminists had been excommunicated or disfellowshipped in September.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
To see the whole database in chronological order, Click here. Note that I'm not done entering all the information. While most of these facts come from Quinn's book, I'm seeking the primary sources for each, but this will take a long time.
1849: Frontier editorial “Dancing" observes: “Among the Saints, it is regarded not only as a civil recreation, but a religious exercise when conducted by the sanction and under the government of the Church.”
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1882: Annie Gallifant Connelly, despite her pregnancy, is the first Mormon woman sentenced to penitentiary for refusing to answer questions from a grand jury seeking to indict her polygamous husband. For a similar refusal, better-known Belle Harris is in a penitentiary with her infant child from 18 May-31 Aug. 1883.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1893: The Democratic Salt Lake Herald (of which Apostle Heber J. Grant is vice-president) reportsthe meeting of an "Afro-American Club, recently organized here for the purpose of promoting the social and political interests of the colored people of this city." The club's leader comments that "the [anti-Mormon] Liberal party had always treated the Afro-Americans WITH DISDAIN."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1901: The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles sustains Joseph F. Smith as church president with his counselors, and Presiding Patriarch "sets apart" (not ordains) the church president, which is the only time a patriarch does this.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1968: Belle Smith Spafford, general president of the Relief Society, is elected president of the National Council of Women in its eightieth anniversary year. She serves to 1970.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1972: L. Patrick Gray, FBI director, offers to help the LDS church security to protect members of the First Presidency against assassination attempts by Ervil LeBaron's followers.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1993: The First Presidency issues a statement concerning procedures for disfellowshipment and excommunication. The 1995-1996 Church Almanac states that this was in response to "extensive publicity given to six recent Church disciplinary councils in Utah." Coordinated by instruction from the Strengthening the Members Committee and Apostle Boyd K. Packer to their stake presidents, six scholars and feminists had been excommunicated or disfellowshipped in September.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
To see the whole database in chronological order, Click here. Note that I'm not done entering all the information. While most of these facts come from Quinn's book, I'm seeking the primary sources for each, but this will take a long time.
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