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Dec 24, 2025, 7:28:47 AM (6 days ago) Dec 24
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Historic events in New Mormon History on 12/24
1878: Mormon writes John Taylor concerning new United Order at Sunset, Arizona: "We are building a dining room and are calculating to all eat at the same table like they do at Orderville. But the rumor has come here that the Twelve counsel otherwise." He had not learned about Taylor's letter on 26 Nov. advising against "the idea of all eating at one and the same table, and like matter of lesser moment."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1942: Heber J. Grant signs recommends for thirteen general authorities to receive second anointing ceremony. President Grant withdrew all second anointing recommend books from stake presidents in 1928 after Idaho Mormon told priesthood meeting about ordinance. From 1930 to 1942 Grant allows only eight such ordinances, compared with performance of 3,419 living second anointings from 1877 through 1893. This 1942 renewal occurs at strenuous urging of Apostle George F. Richards.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1980: national broadcast of "Mr. Krueger's Christmas," dramatic production starring James Stewart and produced by LDS church with proselytizing message at end. It is rebroadcast a year later on 125 commercial U.S. stations in all major markets, on PBS in Spanish, on 136 Spanish International Network stations, and on Turner Broadcasting Network. This rebroadcast airs in every Latin American country, as well as in Italy, Australia, the Philippines, and Iceland. Stewart later donates his papers to BYU.
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.
1878: Mormon writes John Taylor concerning new United Order at Sunset, Arizona: "We are building a dining room and are calculating to all eat at the same table like they do at Orderville. But the rumor has come here that the Twelve counsel otherwise." He had not learned about Taylor's letter on 26 Nov. advising against "the idea of all eating at one and the same table, and like matter of lesser moment."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1942: Heber J. Grant signs recommends for thirteen general authorities to receive second anointing ceremony. President Grant withdrew all second anointing recommend books from stake presidents in 1928 after Idaho Mormon told priesthood meeting about ordinance. From 1930 to 1942 Grant allows only eight such ordinances, compared with performance of 3,419 living second anointings from 1877 through 1893. This 1942 renewal occurs at strenuous urging of Apostle George F. Richards.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1980: national broadcast of "Mr. Krueger's Christmas," dramatic production starring James Stewart and produced by LDS church with proselytizing message at end. It is rebroadcast a year later on 125 commercial U.S. stations in all major markets, on PBS in Spanish, on 136 Spanish International Network stations, and on Turner Broadcasting Network. This rebroadcast airs in every Latin American country, as well as in Italy, Australia, the Philippines, and Iceland. Stewart later donates his papers to BYU.
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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