On 12/22 in New Mormon History...

[New Mormon History]

Historic events in New Mormon History on 12/22

1853: formation of phonetic Deseret Alphabet, which LDS leaders try to make the standard written language of Mormon Utah. The formal announcement is on 19 Jan. 1854.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1856: At Seventy’s meeting apostles ask six subordinate members of First Council to resign. Some do temporarily but are reinstated. A week later several apostles offer to resign from Quorum of Twelve.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1960: David O. McKay warns Twelve against growing power of LDS bureaucracy.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1979: The first female LDS missionaries to be murdered are sixty-six-year-old Elizabeth W. King and sixty-five-year-old Jane Ruth Teuchner in North Carolina.
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.