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Feb 21, 2026, 7:28:46 AMFeb 21
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Historic events in New Mormon History on 2/21
1874: during a meeting of the Young Ladies Mutual Improvement Association in the Assembly Hall on Salt Lake Temple Square, "Mother [Elizabeth A.] Whitney sung in tongues, and Carrie Carter in attempting an interpretation threw her bonnet and muff on the floor, & fell on her knees, remaining for some time in that position."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1900: George P. Frisby and George D. Cole of the Church of Christ, Temple Lot ("Hedrickite"), meet with the First Presidency, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and Presiding Bishopric. Elders Frisby and Cole propose that their church, the LDS church, and the RLDS church each send four delegates to jointly agree on the construction of a temple at Independence, Missouri. After a discussion of the pros and cons, President Lorenzo Snow decides against the proposal because "he naturally feared some trick being played against us." However, he is willing to pay the travel expenses of the Hedrickite elders.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1906: first verified plural marriage personally authorized by President Joseph F. Smith since the 1904 "Second Manifesto."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1989: The church gives $25,000 to the People's Republic of China for earthquake relief.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1994: LDS headquarters in Bogota, Colombia directs a public statement to the country's rebel forces denying that LDS chapels represent either the U.S. government or American business interests in any way.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1996: The Deseret News (with a follow-up on 28 Feb.) reports that LDS president Gordon B. Hinckley meets with Honolulu's Catholic bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo to coordinate "as part of a grass-roots coalition opposed to same-sex marriage" legalization.
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.
1874: during a meeting of the Young Ladies Mutual Improvement Association in the Assembly Hall on Salt Lake Temple Square, "Mother [Elizabeth A.] Whitney sung in tongues, and Carrie Carter in attempting an interpretation threw her bonnet and muff on the floor, & fell on her knees, remaining for some time in that position."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1900: George P. Frisby and George D. Cole of the Church of Christ, Temple Lot ("Hedrickite"), meet with the First Presidency, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and Presiding Bishopric. Elders Frisby and Cole propose that their church, the LDS church, and the RLDS church each send four delegates to jointly agree on the construction of a temple at Independence, Missouri. After a discussion of the pros and cons, President Lorenzo Snow decides against the proposal because "he naturally feared some trick being played against us." However, he is willing to pay the travel expenses of the Hedrickite elders.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1906: first verified plural marriage personally authorized by President Joseph F. Smith since the 1904 "Second Manifesto."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1989: The church gives $25,000 to the People's Republic of China for earthquake relief.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1994: LDS headquarters in Bogota, Colombia directs a public statement to the country's rebel forces denying that LDS chapels represent either the U.S. government or American business interests in any way.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1996: The Deseret News (with a follow-up on 28 Feb.) reports that LDS president Gordon B. Hinckley meets with Honolulu's Catholic bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo to coordinate "as part of a grass-roots coalition opposed to same-sex marriage" legalization.
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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