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1879: John Taylor preaches: "I think a full, free talk is frequently of great use; we want nothing secret nor underhanded, and I for one want no association with things that cannot be talked about and will not bear investigation."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1886: Quorum of the Twelve accepts John Taylor's statement that it is "the mind of the Lord" for George Q. Cannon to forfeit the $25,000 bond and for that to be paid from the church mining revenues. This may be the date of the second revelation on Bullion, Beck, and Champion Mining Company, which George Q. Cannon describes to apostles on 27 Apr. 1899. Text is unavailable. Cannon skips his trial on 17 Mar. and forfeits bond.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1889: Grover Cleveland pardons Charles W. Penrose from arrest for unlawful cohabitation. Penrose is a Democrat and a special emissary of the First Presidency to Washington, D.C. John W. Young, a fellow Democrat and the Twelve's counselor, arranges this.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1904: before a committee of the U.S. Senate, Joseph F. Smith testifies: "I have never pretended to nor do I profess to have received revelations. I never said that I had a revelation except so far as God has shown to me that so-called Mormonism is God's divine truth; that is all." Smith also testifies that by cohabiting with his plural wives, he is in violation of the laws of the church and state. He is the first LDS president to testify before Congress.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1952: David O. McKay dedicates the church's new Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City, with half of its cost raised in a "penny drive" by children. It began in 1922 as a remodeled residence. After the Primary Hospital moves near University of Utah, the penny-built hospital is sold to developers in 1995 to be razed so the land can be used for condominiums.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1959: A First Presidency letter: "A few years ago we authorized a few inter-stake missions to be set up on an experimental basis to carry the Gospel to the Jews." The letter explains that these "specially prepared missionaries" should not "confine their proselyting effort to searching out the Jews only."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1971: A First Presidency letter asking "ALL GENERAL AUTHORITIES" to stop "utilizing Church employees and equipment for personal purposes without reimbursement to the Church." The letter specifically refers to the maintenance of the hierarchy's homes.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1980: The introduction of the "Consolidated Meeting Schedule" of three-hours on Sundays. This eliminates the week-day meetings of the auxiliaries, as well as the traditional twice-daily Sunday meetings. This eases transportation and weekly scheduling but erodes fellowshipping opportunities and diminishes the tightly-knit social environment of LDS wards. by 1996, this has severely diminished the emotional ties of the North American Mormon youth to the LDS community, eroding what is called "Mormon ethnic identity." The most dramatic manifestation of this trend is the fact that for the first time in Mormon history, young women cease LDS participation at greater percentages than young men (according to general authority Jack H. Goaslind's statement in the BYU Daily Universe, 31 Aug. 1992). Likewise, despite the absolute increase in missionary munbers, the proportion of Mormon males who accept full-time missions has decreased significantly in North America.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1982: In a televised sermon at BYU Apostle Bruce R. McConkie denounces "spiritually immature" students and other Mormons who "devote themselves to gaining a special personal relationship with Christ." He criticizes a widely circulated book on that topic by the popular religion professor George Pace, who writes a public letter of apology within days and is released as a stake president shortly thereafter.
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.
1879: John Taylor preaches: "I think a full, free talk is frequently of great use; we want nothing secret nor underhanded, and I for one want no association with things that cannot be talked about and will not bear investigation."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1886: Quorum of the Twelve accepts John Taylor's statement that it is "the mind of the Lord" for George Q. Cannon to forfeit the $25,000 bond and for that to be paid from the church mining revenues. This may be the date of the second revelation on Bullion, Beck, and Champion Mining Company, which George Q. Cannon describes to apostles on 27 Apr. 1899. Text is unavailable. Cannon skips his trial on 17 Mar. and forfeits bond.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1889: Grover Cleveland pardons Charles W. Penrose from arrest for unlawful cohabitation. Penrose is a Democrat and a special emissary of the First Presidency to Washington, D.C. John W. Young, a fellow Democrat and the Twelve's counselor, arranges this.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1904: before a committee of the U.S. Senate, Joseph F. Smith testifies: "I have never pretended to nor do I profess to have received revelations. I never said that I had a revelation except so far as God has shown to me that so-called Mormonism is God's divine truth; that is all." Smith also testifies that by cohabiting with his plural wives, he is in violation of the laws of the church and state. He is the first LDS president to testify before Congress.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1952: David O. McKay dedicates the church's new Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City, with half of its cost raised in a "penny drive" by children. It began in 1922 as a remodeled residence. After the Primary Hospital moves near University of Utah, the penny-built hospital is sold to developers in 1995 to be razed so the land can be used for condominiums.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1959: A First Presidency letter: "A few years ago we authorized a few inter-stake missions to be set up on an experimental basis to carry the Gospel to the Jews." The letter explains that these "specially prepared missionaries" should not "confine their proselyting effort to searching out the Jews only."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1971: A First Presidency letter asking "ALL GENERAL AUTHORITIES" to stop "utilizing Church employees and equipment for personal purposes without reimbursement to the Church." The letter specifically refers to the maintenance of the hierarchy's homes.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1980: The introduction of the "Consolidated Meeting Schedule" of three-hours on Sundays. This eliminates the week-day meetings of the auxiliaries, as well as the traditional twice-daily Sunday meetings. This eases transportation and weekly scheduling but erodes fellowshipping opportunities and diminishes the tightly-knit social environment of LDS wards. by 1996, this has severely diminished the emotional ties of the North American Mormon youth to the LDS community, eroding what is called "Mormon ethnic identity." The most dramatic manifestation of this trend is the fact that for the first time in Mormon history, young women cease LDS participation at greater percentages than young men (according to general authority Jack H. Goaslind's statement in the BYU Daily Universe, 31 Aug. 1992). Likewise, despite the absolute increase in missionary munbers, the proportion of Mormon males who accept full-time missions has decreased significantly in North America.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1982: In a televised sermon at BYU Apostle Bruce R. McConkie denounces "spiritually immature" students and other Mormons who "devote themselves to gaining a special personal relationship with Christ." He criticizes a widely circulated book on that topic by the popular religion professor George Pace, who writes a public letter of apology within days and is released as a stake president shortly thereafter.
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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