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Historic events in New Mormon History on 10/24
1894: Wilford Woodruff and his two counselors each give approval for Apostle Abraham H. Cannon to marry a plural wife. In all, ten general authorities marry post-Manifesto plural wives by permission of the church president or his counselors during the next ten years.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1901: Joseph F. Smith ordains his oldest son Hyrum M. Smith as a new member of the Twelve. Apostle John Henry Smith writes, "I called attention to the charge that was likely to be made of Nepotism." Before learning of this appointment, Apostle Smith recommends as a new apostle "the names of the sons of the dead apostles."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1964: An Australian judge comments that "it seems a particularly extraordinary way of bringing religion to the notice of the housewife," as he imposes criminal fines on two LDS missionaries for impersonating government inspectors in order to enter the home of potential investigators. From the mid-1950s to the 1980s there are published complaints in various parts of Australia that LDS missionaries force their way through partly opened doors and refuse to leave until the householder listens to a message about the LDS church.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1979: Spencer W. Kimball dedicates the Orson Hyde Memorial Gardens in Jerusalem.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1986: Ezra Taft Benson dedicates the temple near Denver, Colorado.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1989: Tonga's princess 'Elisiva Fusipala Vaha'i is baptized.
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.
1894: Wilford Woodruff and his two counselors each give approval for Apostle Abraham H. Cannon to marry a plural wife. In all, ten general authorities marry post-Manifesto plural wives by permission of the church president or his counselors during the next ten years.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1901: Joseph F. Smith ordains his oldest son Hyrum M. Smith as a new member of the Twelve. Apostle John Henry Smith writes, "I called attention to the charge that was likely to be made of Nepotism." Before learning of this appointment, Apostle Smith recommends as a new apostle "the names of the sons of the dead apostles."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1964: An Australian judge comments that "it seems a particularly extraordinary way of bringing religion to the notice of the housewife," as he imposes criminal fines on two LDS missionaries for impersonating government inspectors in order to enter the home of potential investigators. From the mid-1950s to the 1980s there are published complaints in various parts of Australia that LDS missionaries force their way through partly opened doors and refuse to leave until the householder listens to a message about the LDS church.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1979: Spencer W. Kimball dedicates the Orson Hyde Memorial Gardens in Jerusalem.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1986: Ezra Taft Benson dedicates the temple near Denver, Colorado.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1989: Tonga's princess 'Elisiva Fusipala Vaha'i is baptized.
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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