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Historic events in New Mormon History on 12/28
1856: the apostles preach that First Presidency has “retired from our midst because the people will not do as they are told," and the apostles also threatened to leave and take the “Holy Priesthood ... into the wilderness among the Lamanites, or to the Ten tribes." Brigham Young has already stopped administering sacrament to Utah‘s Mormons.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1956: First Presidency letter urging that all departing missionaries receive the Salk vaccination against polio, which contributes to more a rapid decline of this disease in Mormon culture than in the U.S. generally. Its recent victims include the brother of Seventy's president Bruce R. McConkie and the son of Apostle Spencer W. Kimball.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1965: The organization of the Mormon History Association (MHA) with Professor Leonard J. Arrington as its first president. In 1974 this organization begins publishing its annual Journal of Mormon History, which is still active. Prior to the MHA the few independent organization of Mormon professionals or for Mormon studies include Utah Historical Society (1897), Society for Early Historic Archaeology (SEHA, 1949), and "Swearing Elders" (1949). MHA's 1965 organization heralds Dialogue Foundation (1966), [RLDS] Foundation for Research on Ancient America (FRAA, 1966), LDS Composers Association(1969), Genesis (for black Mormons, 1971), [RLDS] Outreach International (1972), [RLDS] John Whitmer Historical Association (1973), Association of Mormon Composers and Performers (AMCAP, 1973), Committee on Mormon Society and Culture (1974), Sunstone Foundation (1974), Mormon Sisters, Inc. (1974), Association of Mormon Counselors and Psychotherapists (also AMCAP, 1975), BYU Management Society (1975), Religious Studies Center of Brigham Young University (1975), Association for Mormon Letters (AML, 1976), Associated Latter-day Media Artists (ALMA 1977), Utah Women's History Association (1977), Academy of LDS Dentists (1977), Affirmation: Gay/Lesbian Mormons (1977), Mormons for the Equal Rights Amendment (MERA, 1978), Society for the Sociological Study of Mormon Life (SSSML, 1978), Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (F.A.R.M.S., 1979), Mormon Pacific Historical Society (1980), B.H. Roberts Society (1980), Joseph Fielding Institute for Church History (1980), Mormon Miscellaneous(1980), Collegium Aesculapium (1980), LDS Booksellers Association (1981), Bay Area Colloquium (1982), LDS Gerontologists (1982), Mormoni Pro Loco Communi (1983), Beehive Foundation (1983), Veterans Assisting Saints Abroad Association (VASAA, 1983), Society for the Study of Mormon Theology (SSMT, 1984), Common Sense Studies Association (1984), Homosexual Education for Latter-day Parents (HELP, 1984), HLT Forum (Germany, 1985), Deseret International Foundation (1986), Canadian Mormon Studies Association (CMSA, 1987), [RLDS] Gay and Lesbian Acceptance {GALA, 1987), Family Cooperative Foundation (1987), Mormon Women's Forum (1988), VOICE: BYU's Committee to Promote the Status of Women (1988),Latter-day Saint African-Americans for Cultural Awareness (1989), Australian Mormon Studies Association (1989), Early Mormon Research Institute (1989), Mountain Meadows Association (1989), Evergreen International (1989), Enterprise Mentors (1990), Iowa Mormon Trails Association (1992), Mormon Alliance (1992), Gamofites: Gay Mormon Fathers (1992), Family Fellowship (1992), International Action Group (1992), Mormon Peace Gathering (1992), Orson Hyde Gesellschaft (1993), Latter-day Association of Mathematical and Physical Scientists (LAMPS, or James E. Talmage Society, 1993), Danska Mormon Historie (1994), Mormon History Student Association (1995), Single Parent Association (1995).
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.
1856: the apostles preach that First Presidency has “retired from our midst because the people will not do as they are told," and the apostles also threatened to leave and take the “Holy Priesthood ... into the wilderness among the Lamanites, or to the Ten tribes." Brigham Young has already stopped administering sacrament to Utah‘s Mormons.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1956: First Presidency letter urging that all departing missionaries receive the Salk vaccination against polio, which contributes to more a rapid decline of this disease in Mormon culture than in the U.S. generally. Its recent victims include the brother of Seventy's president Bruce R. McConkie and the son of Apostle Spencer W. Kimball.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1965: The organization of the Mormon History Association (MHA) with Professor Leonard J. Arrington as its first president. In 1974 this organization begins publishing its annual Journal of Mormon History, which is still active. Prior to the MHA the few independent organization of Mormon professionals or for Mormon studies include Utah Historical Society (1897), Society for Early Historic Archaeology (SEHA, 1949), and "Swearing Elders" (1949). MHA's 1965 organization heralds Dialogue Foundation (1966), [RLDS] Foundation for Research on Ancient America (FRAA, 1966), LDS Composers Association(1969), Genesis (for black Mormons, 1971), [RLDS] Outreach International (1972), [RLDS] John Whitmer Historical Association (1973), Association of Mormon Composers and Performers (AMCAP, 1973), Committee on Mormon Society and Culture (1974), Sunstone Foundation (1974), Mormon Sisters, Inc. (1974), Association of Mormon Counselors and Psychotherapists (also AMCAP, 1975), BYU Management Society (1975), Religious Studies Center of Brigham Young University (1975), Association for Mormon Letters (AML, 1976), Associated Latter-day Media Artists (ALMA 1977), Utah Women's History Association (1977), Academy of LDS Dentists (1977), Affirmation: Gay/Lesbian Mormons (1977), Mormons for the Equal Rights Amendment (MERA, 1978), Society for the Sociological Study of Mormon Life (SSSML, 1978), Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (F.A.R.M.S., 1979), Mormon Pacific Historical Society (1980), B.H. Roberts Society (1980), Joseph Fielding Institute for Church History (1980), Mormon Miscellaneous(1980), Collegium Aesculapium (1980), LDS Booksellers Association (1981), Bay Area Colloquium (1982), LDS Gerontologists (1982), Mormoni Pro Loco Communi (1983), Beehive Foundation (1983), Veterans Assisting Saints Abroad Association (VASAA, 1983), Society for the Study of Mormon Theology (SSMT, 1984), Common Sense Studies Association (1984), Homosexual Education for Latter-day Parents (HELP, 1984), HLT Forum (Germany, 1985), Deseret International Foundation (1986), Canadian Mormon Studies Association (CMSA, 1987), [RLDS] Gay and Lesbian Acceptance {GALA, 1987), Family Cooperative Foundation (1987), Mormon Women's Forum (1988), VOICE: BYU's Committee to Promote the Status of Women (1988),Latter-day Saint African-Americans for Cultural Awareness (1989), Australian Mormon Studies Association (1989), Early Mormon Research Institute (1989), Mountain Meadows Association (1989), Evergreen International (1989), Enterprise Mentors (1990), Iowa Mormon Trails Association (1992), Mormon Alliance (1992), Gamofites: Gay Mormon Fathers (1992), Family Fellowship (1992), International Action Group (1992), Mormon Peace Gathering (1992), Orson Hyde Gesellschaft (1993), Latter-day Association of Mathematical and Physical Scientists (LAMPS, or James E. Talmage Society, 1993), Danska Mormon Historie (1994), Mormon History Student Association (1995), Single Parent Association (1995).
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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