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1877: at a meeting in St. George, Utah, Brigham Young verbally attacks the second-ranked apostle John Taylor for his indifference to the communitarian United Orders. Young warns that Taylor could lose his standing in the Twelve and cancels his administrative assignments. Apostle Lorenzo Snow finally persuades Taylor to apologize, which Snow believes is necessary to preserve Taylor's status in the Twelve.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1884: John Taylor allows the first commerical program in the Salt Lake Tabernacle, an operatic performance by Adelina Patti. In later decades the Tabernacle hosts Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Lili Pons, Ignace Padewerski, John Philip Sousa, Fritz Kreisler, Vladimir Horowitz, Artur Rubinstein, Marian Anderson, Yehudi Menuhin, Van Cliburn, and others.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1902: The First Presidency obtains (at exorbitant prices) the last stock certificates in the failed Utah Loan and Trust Comapny in Ogden. This is necessary to prevent civil and criminal action against its former president Joseph F. Smith and director, Apostle Francis M. Lyman.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1912: (in April) the first known plural marriage performed by John W. Woolley, a Salt Lake temple worker since 1893 and ordained patriarch in 1913. He does not claim authority from President Joseph F. Smith.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1921: Heber J. Grant telegrams Senator Reed Smoot: "The First Presidency appreciate highly what Mr. [William H.] Hays has done in suppressing the ["Fatty"] Arbuckle and other improper films." The Hays Commission becomes famous as Hollywood's self-censorship mechanism.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1949: (April) Society for Early Historic Archaeology at Brigham Young Univeristy is the first organized effort to promote the study of Book of Mormon archaeology since the BYA expedition of 1900-02. Similar efforts have been the New World Archaeological Foundation (1952), Foundation for Research on Ancient America (RLDS-sponsored, 1966), Zarahemla Research Foundation (RLDS-affiliated, 1978), Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (F.A.R.M.S., 1979), and the Anceint America Foundation (1994). In 1995, F.A.R.M.S. signs a "protocol" to formalize their relationship with BYU and allow its publications in tenure ("continuing status") decisions for faculty. F.A.R.M.S. begins construction of its own large office building and research facility in Provo in 1995.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1966: (Spring) The first issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought is published. Dialogue is the longest running independent publication devoted to Mormonism. Characterized by scholarly historical articles, personal essays on contemporary issues, fiction, poetry, graphic arts, and lively letters to the editor. Six men are appointed as general authorities after affliliation with Dialogue: Dallin H. Oaks (board of editors, 1966-70; author 1968), Richard B. Wirthlin (author, 1968), Joseph C. Muren (author, 1969), Ronald E. Poelman (board of advisors, 1970-72), G. Homer Durham (author, 1973), Francis M. Gibbons (author, 1975). Publications of similar scope or related interest are [RLDS] 'Courage' (1970), 'Journal of Mormon History' (1974), 'Sunstone' (1975), 'John Whitmer Historical Association Journal' (1981), 'Tijdschrift'... ("Horizon," Dutch language, 1982), 'Mormon Forum' (Japanese language, 1988), 'Wasatch Review International' (1992), 'Betrachtungen' ("Reflections," German language, 1993), 'La Voz de Cumorah' ("Voice of Cumorah," Spanish language, 1995).
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1978: Spencer W. Kimball announces that "we are introducing a Church-wide program of extracting names from genealogical records," a program that began on a local basis in June 1977.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1978: (April) The Reader's Digest publishes the first eight-page insert of advertising by the church, unprecendented for this media representative of America's conservative, middle-class values. In May 1982 a 'Book of Mormon' insert reaches 19.2 million subscribers in the U.S. and Europe.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1981: The announcement of plans to build small(er) temples throughout the world, instead of traditionally large temples (these 'small temples' now considered mid-sized temples).
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1989: Creation of the Second Quorum of the Seventy for those with temporary appointments as general authorities. The announced period of service is five years.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1991: A student at BYU's commencement offers the prayer to "Our Mother and Father in Heaven."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1995: A solemn assembly sustains newly ordained Gordon B. Hinckley as LDS president, the first time in Mormon history that solemn assemblies have sustained two new presidents within a six-month period. For the first time, females are asked to vote according to their auxiliary membership, Young Women (ages 12 to 18) and Relief Society (age 18+), in an imitation of the traditional voting pattern for males according to their priesthood quorums.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1995: The announcement of the end of the Regional Representative calling, effective 15 Aug., to be replaced by Area Authorities. These officers will be high priests serving without financial compensation for six years, while they "continue their current employment, [and] reside in their own homes." The number of Area Authorities is intended to be substantially smaller than the 284 Regional Representatives serving at this date.
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.
1877: at a meeting in St. George, Utah, Brigham Young verbally attacks the second-ranked apostle John Taylor for his indifference to the communitarian United Orders. Young warns that Taylor could lose his standing in the Twelve and cancels his administrative assignments. Apostle Lorenzo Snow finally persuades Taylor to apologize, which Snow believes is necessary to preserve Taylor's status in the Twelve.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1884: John Taylor allows the first commerical program in the Salt Lake Tabernacle, an operatic performance by Adelina Patti. In later decades the Tabernacle hosts Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Lili Pons, Ignace Padewerski, John Philip Sousa, Fritz Kreisler, Vladimir Horowitz, Artur Rubinstein, Marian Anderson, Yehudi Menuhin, Van Cliburn, and others.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1902: The First Presidency obtains (at exorbitant prices) the last stock certificates in the failed Utah Loan and Trust Comapny in Ogden. This is necessary to prevent civil and criminal action against its former president Joseph F. Smith and director, Apostle Francis M. Lyman.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1912: (in April) the first known plural marriage performed by John W. Woolley, a Salt Lake temple worker since 1893 and ordained patriarch in 1913. He does not claim authority from President Joseph F. Smith.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1921: Heber J. Grant telegrams Senator Reed Smoot: "The First Presidency appreciate highly what Mr. [William H.] Hays has done in suppressing the ["Fatty"] Arbuckle and other improper films." The Hays Commission becomes famous as Hollywood's self-censorship mechanism.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1949: (April) Society for Early Historic Archaeology at Brigham Young Univeristy is the first organized effort to promote the study of Book of Mormon archaeology since the BYA expedition of 1900-02. Similar efforts have been the New World Archaeological Foundation (1952), Foundation for Research on Ancient America (RLDS-sponsored, 1966), Zarahemla Research Foundation (RLDS-affiliated, 1978), Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (F.A.R.M.S., 1979), and the Anceint America Foundation (1994). In 1995, F.A.R.M.S. signs a "protocol" to formalize their relationship with BYU and allow its publications in tenure ("continuing status") decisions for faculty. F.A.R.M.S. begins construction of its own large office building and research facility in Provo in 1995.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1966: (Spring) The first issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought is published. Dialogue is the longest running independent publication devoted to Mormonism. Characterized by scholarly historical articles, personal essays on contemporary issues, fiction, poetry, graphic arts, and lively letters to the editor. Six men are appointed as general authorities after affliliation with Dialogue: Dallin H. Oaks (board of editors, 1966-70; author 1968), Richard B. Wirthlin (author, 1968), Joseph C. Muren (author, 1969), Ronald E. Poelman (board of advisors, 1970-72), G. Homer Durham (author, 1973), Francis M. Gibbons (author, 1975). Publications of similar scope or related interest are [RLDS] 'Courage' (1970), 'Journal of Mormon History' (1974), 'Sunstone' (1975), 'John Whitmer Historical Association Journal' (1981), 'Tijdschrift'... ("Horizon," Dutch language, 1982), 'Mormon Forum' (Japanese language, 1988), 'Wasatch Review International' (1992), 'Betrachtungen' ("Reflections," German language, 1993), 'La Voz de Cumorah' ("Voice of Cumorah," Spanish language, 1995).
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1978: Spencer W. Kimball announces that "we are introducing a Church-wide program of extracting names from genealogical records," a program that began on a local basis in June 1977.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1978: (April) The Reader's Digest publishes the first eight-page insert of advertising by the church, unprecendented for this media representative of America's conservative, middle-class values. In May 1982 a 'Book of Mormon' insert reaches 19.2 million subscribers in the U.S. and Europe.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1981: The announcement of plans to build small(er) temples throughout the world, instead of traditionally large temples (these 'small temples' now considered mid-sized temples).
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1989: Creation of the Second Quorum of the Seventy for those with temporary appointments as general authorities. The announced period of service is five years.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1991: A student at BYU's commencement offers the prayer to "Our Mother and Father in Heaven."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1995: A solemn assembly sustains newly ordained Gordon B. Hinckley as LDS president, the first time in Mormon history that solemn assemblies have sustained two new presidents within a six-month period. For the first time, females are asked to vote according to their auxiliary membership, Young Women (ages 12 to 18) and Relief Society (age 18+), in an imitation of the traditional voting pattern for males according to their priesthood quorums.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1995: The announcement of the end of the Regional Representative calling, effective 15 Aug., to be replaced by Area Authorities. These officers will be high priests serving without financial compensation for six years, while they "continue their current employment, [and] reside in their own homes." The number of Area Authorities is intended to be substantially smaller than the 284 Regional Representatives serving at this date.
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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