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New Mormon History
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Historic events in New Mormon History on 4/3
1860: Salt Lake City's LDS mayor cautions Brigham Young that William A. Hickman has been useful as a dog to protect the Mormon flock but should now be removed because he is also killing Mormons within the fold.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1878: concerning the recent split in the church's political party, the Deseret News editorializes: "'One Lord, one faith, one baptism, one hope of their calling,' are accepted in spiritual things; and one platform, one party, and one ticket, acknowledged fundamentals in political things." On 4 Feb. News editorialized: "One policy, one ticket, one ballot for all. 'Whatever is more or less than this cometh of evil.'"
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1896: Apostle Franklin D. Richards tells the Relief Society conference that women have a right "to rebuke disease in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ & by virtue of the Holy Anointing which I have received."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1902: The First Presidency and apostles read a letter that U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt and Republican Party leader Mark Hanna guarantee they will arrange to defeat the proposed constitutional amendment on polygamy and unlawful cohabitation. They expect Mormons to vote Republican in exchange.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1936: The First Presidency restores full church and priesthood blessings to Matthias F. Cowley. He unsuccessfully asked for this since 1926. The Deseret News publishes this announcement.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1976: The adoption of two previously published visions as additions to the church's Standard Works. This is the first change in the church's official canon since the addition of the 1890 Manifesto.
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: Salt Lake City's LDS mayor cautions Brigham Young that William A. Hickman has been useful as a dog to protect the Mormon flock but should now be removed because he is also killing Mormons within the fold.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1878: concerning the recent split in the church's political party, the Deseret News editorializes: "'One Lord, one faith, one baptism, one hope of their calling,' are accepted in spiritual things; and one platform, one party, and one ticket, acknowledged fundamentals in political things." On 4 Feb. News editorialized: "One policy, one ticket, one ballot for all. 'Whatever is more or less than this cometh of evil.'"
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1896: Apostle Franklin D. Richards tells the Relief Society conference that women have a right "to rebuke disease in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ & by virtue of the Holy Anointing which I have received."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1902: The First Presidency and apostles read a letter that U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt and Republican Party leader Mark Hanna guarantee they will arrange to defeat the proposed constitutional amendment on polygamy and unlawful cohabitation. They expect Mormons to vote Republican in exchange.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1936: The First Presidency restores full church and priesthood blessings to Matthias F. Cowley. He unsuccessfully asked for this since 1926. The Deseret News publishes this announcement.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1976: The adoption of two previously published visions as additions to the church's Standard Works. This is the first change in the church's official canon since the addition of the 1890 Manifesto.
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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