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Historic events in New Mormon History on 12/7
1861: John W. Dawson arrives in Salt Lake as the newly appointed governor. Within three weeks he alienates Mormons by vetoing the bill for statehood convention.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1893: The First Presidency and Twelve decide that garments worn under clothing should be white. This is the first departure of the Utah temple garment from the contemporary "Union suit" which comes in various colors and upon which the Utah "street garment" is based.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1941: Mervyn Bennion is the first Mormon to die during the U.S. military participation in World War II. As captain of the battleship 'West Virginia,' Bennion is killed on its bridge during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He is the son-in-law of first counselor J. Reuben Clark and receives a posthumous Congressional Medal of Honor.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1967: A First Presidency letter that "we are now reaching over 80 percent of our available boys in Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, and Exploring."
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.
1861: John W. Dawson arrives in Salt Lake as the newly appointed governor. Within three weeks he alienates Mormons by vetoing the bill for statehood convention.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1893: The First Presidency and Twelve decide that garments worn under clothing should be white. This is the first departure of the Utah temple garment from the contemporary "Union suit" which comes in various colors and upon which the Utah "street garment" is based.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1941: Mervyn Bennion is the first Mormon to die during the U.S. military participation in World War II. As captain of the battleship 'West Virginia,' Bennion is killed on its bridge during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He is the son-in-law of first counselor J. Reuben Clark and receives a posthumous Congressional Medal of Honor.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1967: A First Presidency letter that "we are now reaching over 80 percent of our available boys in Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, and Exploring."
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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