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Historic events in New Mormon History on 3/28
1849: at organzation of Utah's Nauvoo Legion, Hosea Stout notes: "John Pack & John D. Lee were each put in nomination for Majors by regular authority & both most contemptuously hissed down. When any person is thus duly nominated I never before knew the people to reject it [-] But on this occasion it appears that they are both a perfect stink in every body's nose."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1851: General Assembly of State of Deseret dissolves itself to accept jurisdiction of Territory of Utah. In most elections from 1851 to 1869, 99 percent of Utah's Voters choose church-approved candidates. Ballots are marked to show how persons vote.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1886: Abraham H. Cannon, Seventy's president and son of the First Presidency counselor, writes: "Bro. Olsen brought word in this evening that President Taylor had receive a revelation from the Lord in which it stated that God was satisfied with the sacrifice made by the people in this [anti-polygamy] crusade and that He would now turn their wrath aside. This word, he said, came from Bishop Allen of the 21st Ward, and if, true, we as a people can rejoice at it." This indicates a curious situation in which general authorities learn about Taylor's revelations from rank-and-file Mormons.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1896: U.S. president Cleveland signs the act to return the confiscated real estate of the LDS church.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1911: The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles excommunicates John W. Taylor for marrying a plural wife in 1909 and for justifying it by the 1886 revelation. His is the last excommuncation of a general authority appointed in the nineteenth century and the first excommunication of a general authority with service in the twentieth century.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1929: The First Presidency and Twelve decide to disband the private prayer circle organizations which meet weekly or monthly in temples. Until 1978 local stakes continue to have prayer circle meetings in temples or in special rooms of stake meeting houses.
Source: See Latter-day Saint Prayer Circles, BYU Studies 19 no. 1 (1978) by D. Michael Quinn
1971: Keene Curtis receives a "Tony" award from the League of American Theatres and Producers as best supporting actor in the Broadway musical 'The Rothschilds.'
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: at organzation of Utah's Nauvoo Legion, Hosea Stout notes: "John Pack & John D. Lee were each put in nomination for Majors by regular authority & both most contemptuously hissed down. When any person is thus duly nominated I never before knew the people to reject it [-] But on this occasion it appears that they are both a perfect stink in every body's nose."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1851: General Assembly of State of Deseret dissolves itself to accept jurisdiction of Territory of Utah. In most elections from 1851 to 1869, 99 percent of Utah's Voters choose church-approved candidates. Ballots are marked to show how persons vote.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1886: Abraham H. Cannon, Seventy's president and son of the First Presidency counselor, writes: "Bro. Olsen brought word in this evening that President Taylor had receive a revelation from the Lord in which it stated that God was satisfied with the sacrifice made by the people in this [anti-polygamy] crusade and that He would now turn their wrath aside. This word, he said, came from Bishop Allen of the 21st Ward, and if, true, we as a people can rejoice at it." This indicates a curious situation in which general authorities learn about Taylor's revelations from rank-and-file Mormons.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1896: U.S. president Cleveland signs the act to return the confiscated real estate of the LDS church.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1911: The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles excommunicates John W. Taylor for marrying a plural wife in 1909 and for justifying it by the 1886 revelation. His is the last excommuncation of a general authority appointed in the nineteenth century and the first excommunication of a general authority with service in the twentieth century.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1929: The First Presidency and Twelve decide to disband the private prayer circle organizations which meet weekly or monthly in temples. Until 1978 local stakes continue to have prayer circle meetings in temples or in special rooms of stake meeting houses.
Source: See Latter-day Saint Prayer Circles, BYU Studies 19 no. 1 (1978) by D. Michael Quinn
1971: Keene Curtis receives a "Tony" award from the League of American Theatres and Producers as best supporting actor in the Broadway musical 'The Rothschilds.'
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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