On 4/8 in New Mormon History...

[New Mormon History]

Historic events in New Mormon History on 4/8

1852: (6-8) at conference in England, Apostle Franklin D. Richards calls men to new office of “pastor.” Office continues until 1860, when it is changed to “district president.”
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1873: Brigham Young resigns as Trustee-in-Trust, and conference sustains his first counselor George A. Smith to that position with twelve "assistants." Apostle Albert Carrington is assistant counselor in the Presidency and is the first college graduate to serve.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1887: general conference sustains the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as "prophets, seers & revelators," which titles were "omitted by mistake [for] several conferences past."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1943: A temple council of the First Presidency, Quorum of the Twelve, and the Presiding Patriarch approves the reorganization of the administration of church tithing, budget, and expenditures.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1962: Conference is broadcast by television coast-to-coast in the United States and Canada, and by shortwave radio to Mexico, South America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Africa.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1995: Gordon B. Hinckley dedicates "Tuacahn," an outdoor amphitheater seating 2,000 near St. George, Utah, for performances "featuring Mormon themes and values." It hosts the Mormon Arts Festival in May 1996.
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.