On 12/29 in New Mormon History...

[New Mormon History]

Historic events in New Mormon History on 12/29

1898: President Lorenzo Snow issues a statement that polygamy has ceased in Utah.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1968: Gallup opinion poll lists David O. McKay as second most admired religious leader in America. Richard James Cushing, Roman Catholic cardinal of Boston, is most admired.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1988: New York Times reports that the fertility rate declined in Utah for the first time since the arrival of Mormons.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1992: first concert of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in the Holy Land (at Haifa), with a concert in Jerusalem the next evening.
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.