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Oct 22, 2025, 7:28:52 AMOct 22
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Historic events in New Mormon History on 10/22
1866: Dr. J. King Robinson is murdered in Salt Lake City. Witnesses see seven men leaving the scene of the crime, but claim the inability to identify them. Brigham Young publicly condemns the act, offers a $500 reward on 23 Oct. for the arrest of the murderers. After three Salt Lake City police officers (all Mormons) are charged with murder, Young withdraws the reward on 1 Feb. 1872 because he has "no desire to endanger the lives of innocent men."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1882: David H. Peery resigns as stake president due to his refusal to accept the Oct. 1882 revelation's requirement for polygamous marriage.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1903: The First Presidency and Twelve authorize the purchase of "twenty-five acres of the original temple lot" at Independence, Jackson County, Missouri. Purchase is completed on 14 Apr. 1904. These purchases continue throughout the twentieth century.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1976: A First Presidency statement against the ratification of the proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, "which could indeed bring them far more restraints and repressions. We fear it will even stifle many God-given feminine instincts." In a supplemental letter of 12/29/1976 the Presidency urges all mission presidents and stake presidents "to join others in efforts to defeat the ERA." This leads to coordinated efforts by Mormons in twenty-one states to lobby state legislators against the ratification of the ERA or to persuade voters to rescind previous ratification.
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.
1866: Dr. J. King Robinson is murdered in Salt Lake City. Witnesses see seven men leaving the scene of the crime, but claim the inability to identify them. Brigham Young publicly condemns the act, offers a $500 reward on 23 Oct. for the arrest of the murderers. After three Salt Lake City police officers (all Mormons) are charged with murder, Young withdraws the reward on 1 Feb. 1872 because he has "no desire to endanger the lives of innocent men."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1882: David H. Peery resigns as stake president due to his refusal to accept the Oct. 1882 revelation's requirement for polygamous marriage.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1903: The First Presidency and Twelve authorize the purchase of "twenty-five acres of the original temple lot" at Independence, Jackson County, Missouri. Purchase is completed on 14 Apr. 1904. These purchases continue throughout the twentieth century.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1976: A First Presidency statement against the ratification of the proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, "which could indeed bring them far more restraints and repressions. We fear it will even stifle many God-given feminine instincts." In a supplemental letter of 12/29/1976 the Presidency urges all mission presidents and stake presidents "to join others in efforts to defeat the ERA." This leads to coordinated efforts by Mormons in twenty-one states to lobby state legislators against the ratification of the ERA or to persuade voters to rescind previous ratification.
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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