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1860: Brigham Young: "it floods my heart with sorrow to see so many Elders of Israel who wish everybody to come to their standard and be measured by their measure. Every man must be just so long, to fit their iron bedstead, or be cut off to the right length."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1871: The Salt Lake City School of the Prophets votes to organize the church life insurance company. This Mutual Life and Savings Society of the United States dissolves on 10 Oct. 1873.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1873: Seymour B. Young describes the inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant as U.S. president: "Useless S Grant shits in Washingtons chair." Mormons regard Grant as anti-LDS.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1895: The Utah territorial convention (with Apostle John Henry Smith as president) drafts a proposed state constitution which includes woman's suffrage. The convention completes a proposed constitution on 8 May, and Congress accepts it.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1897: Apostle Heber J. Grant writes: "Prest. William McKinley is to take the oath of office today as the Prest. of the United States... I have for some unknown reason been very much depressed in my feelings today. I hope that all is well at home, and that I may not have some bad news at a future date to confirm me in some reason for my feelings." President McKinley is assassinated in 1901.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1912: Joseph F. Smith establishes a new rule for priesthood ordination: confer the priesthood first, then ordain to an office. This alters the traditional ninetheenth-century practice of ordaining to an office without specifically conferring the priesthood.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1925: The first missionaries enter the "Church Missionary Home and Preparatory Training School" in Salt Lake City for a week of instruction prior to departing for their mission assignments. This week-long instruction continues until it is greatly expanded in 1978.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1980: Phil Tuckett is the first Mormon to receive a national "Emmy" from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (sports cinematography, 1978-79 season). Lynda Day George is the first nominee for an Emmy (1973), followed by nominees Robert Brunner (1978) and Merlin Olsen (1979,1981,1983). Other LDS Emmy winners include: Phil Tuckett again (1979-80, 1981-82, 1982-83 seasons), Tony Geary (lead actor, daytime drama, 1981-82). The LDS church receives an Emmy (public service spot, 1987,1988,1993), M. Curtis Price for sound mixing (1988), Kurt Bestor and Sam Cardon for their music scoring of the 1988 Winter Olympics telecast. Raised as both a Jew and a Mormon in Salt Lake City, Roseanne Barr Arnold ("We were Mormons... ten years") receives an Emmy (best actress in a comedy series, 1993). A favorite with Salt Lake City's younger audiences during her early days of stand-up, Roseanne Barr receives American Comedy Awards (Funniest Female Performer, 1988,1989), People's Choice Awards (Favorite Actress in a New Program, 1989; Favorite Female Entertainer, 1990). The above list excludes regional Emmys and similar awards of local, state, or regional status, and also excludes awards since 1996.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1983: The Salt Lake Tribune reports on a lawsuit filed in February against the LDS church for $28 million. A father blames his LDS bishop for contributing to his sixteen-year-old son's suicide for counseling his son "that masturbation is a sin... and being a normal adolescent in the puberty state, KIP ELIASON became increasingly less able to reconcile his sexual desires with the strict doctrines of the said LDS Church. He became filled with self-hate."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1993: A First Presidency letter absolutely excludes the following persons from the possibility of serving full-time missions: "Individuals who have become HIV positive... Persons 19 to 26 who have been divorced... Young men who have encouraged, paid for, or arranged for an abortion resulting from their immoral conduct... Sisters who submit to abortions growing out of their immoral conduct... [anyone who] has fathered or given birth to a child out of wedlock." Persons with "homosexual activity" would be eligible only on these conditions: "if there is no current indication of homosexual tendencies" or if "there is strong evidence of complete repentance and reformation, with at least one year free of transgression."
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.
1860: Brigham Young: "it floods my heart with sorrow to see so many Elders of Israel who wish everybody to come to their standard and be measured by their measure. Every man must be just so long, to fit their iron bedstead, or be cut off to the right length."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1871: The Salt Lake City School of the Prophets votes to organize the church life insurance company. This Mutual Life and Savings Society of the United States dissolves on 10 Oct. 1873.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1873: Seymour B. Young describes the inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant as U.S. president: "Useless S Grant shits in Washingtons chair." Mormons regard Grant as anti-LDS.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1895: The Utah territorial convention (with Apostle John Henry Smith as president) drafts a proposed state constitution which includes woman's suffrage. The convention completes a proposed constitution on 8 May, and Congress accepts it.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1897: Apostle Heber J. Grant writes: "Prest. William McKinley is to take the oath of office today as the Prest. of the United States... I have for some unknown reason been very much depressed in my feelings today. I hope that all is well at home, and that I may not have some bad news at a future date to confirm me in some reason for my feelings." President McKinley is assassinated in 1901.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1912: Joseph F. Smith establishes a new rule for priesthood ordination: confer the priesthood first, then ordain to an office. This alters the traditional ninetheenth-century practice of ordaining to an office without specifically conferring the priesthood.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1925: The first missionaries enter the "Church Missionary Home and Preparatory Training School" in Salt Lake City for a week of instruction prior to departing for their mission assignments. This week-long instruction continues until it is greatly expanded in 1978.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1980: Phil Tuckett is the first Mormon to receive a national "Emmy" from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (sports cinematography, 1978-79 season). Lynda Day George is the first nominee for an Emmy (1973), followed by nominees Robert Brunner (1978) and Merlin Olsen (1979,1981,1983). Other LDS Emmy winners include: Phil Tuckett again (1979-80, 1981-82, 1982-83 seasons), Tony Geary (lead actor, daytime drama, 1981-82). The LDS church receives an Emmy (public service spot, 1987,1988,1993), M. Curtis Price for sound mixing (1988), Kurt Bestor and Sam Cardon for their music scoring of the 1988 Winter Olympics telecast. Raised as both a Jew and a Mormon in Salt Lake City, Roseanne Barr Arnold ("We were Mormons... ten years") receives an Emmy (best actress in a comedy series, 1993). A favorite with Salt Lake City's younger audiences during her early days of stand-up, Roseanne Barr receives American Comedy Awards (Funniest Female Performer, 1988,1989), People's Choice Awards (Favorite Actress in a New Program, 1989; Favorite Female Entertainer, 1990). The above list excludes regional Emmys and similar awards of local, state, or regional status, and also excludes awards since 1996.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1983: The Salt Lake Tribune reports on a lawsuit filed in February against the LDS church for $28 million. A father blames his LDS bishop for contributing to his sixteen-year-old son's suicide for counseling his son "that masturbation is a sin... and being a normal adolescent in the puberty state, KIP ELIASON became increasingly less able to reconcile his sexual desires with the strict doctrines of the said LDS Church. He became filled with self-hate."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1993: A First Presidency letter absolutely excludes the following persons from the possibility of serving full-time missions: "Individuals who have become HIV positive... Persons 19 to 26 who have been divorced... Young men who have encouraged, paid for, or arranged for an abortion resulting from their immoral conduct... Sisters who submit to abortions growing out of their immoral conduct... [anyone who] has fathered or given birth to a child out of wedlock." Persons with "homosexual activity" would be eligible only on these conditions: "if there is no current indication of homosexual tendencies" or if "there is strong evidence of complete repentance and reformation, with at least one year free of transgression."
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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