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Historic events in New Mormon History on 3/24
1891: Utah's chief justice Zane write: "Polygamy has demoralized the people of Utah. I presume there are more sexual crimes here in proportion to the population than anywhere else."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1960: The First Presidency writes the General Priesthood Committee about the "very urgent need of a correlation of studies among the auxiliaries of the Church," which Apostle Harold B. Lee had unsuccessfully advocated to the Presidency since 1948 and publicly announces on 30 Sept. 1961. However, Lee expands the "Correlation Program" beyond instruction manuals, and throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, he revolutionizes the church administratively by means of the Correlation Program.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1971: The First Presidency shortens "the standard term of service for lady missionaries" from 24 months to 18 months.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1972: The incorporation of the Deseret Trust Company to manage the centrally controlled church trusts and endowments (in contrast to the church stock and bond portfolios managed by major investment houses in New York City).
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1988: The new head of Church Security is Richard Bretzing, twenty-five-year veteran of the FBI.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1994: Jane Partridge, president of her high school seminary class, testifies before the U.S. Congress in support of reducing the legal limits for the blood-alcohol level of teenage drivers.
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.
1891: Utah's chief justice Zane write: "Polygamy has demoralized the people of Utah. I presume there are more sexual crimes here in proportion to the population than anywhere else."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1960: The First Presidency writes the General Priesthood Committee about the "very urgent need of a correlation of studies among the auxiliaries of the Church," which Apostle Harold B. Lee had unsuccessfully advocated to the Presidency since 1948 and publicly announces on 30 Sept. 1961. However, Lee expands the "Correlation Program" beyond instruction manuals, and throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, he revolutionizes the church administratively by means of the Correlation Program.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1971: The First Presidency shortens "the standard term of service for lady missionaries" from 24 months to 18 months.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1972: The incorporation of the Deseret Trust Company to manage the centrally controlled church trusts and endowments (in contrast to the church stock and bond portfolios managed by major investment houses in New York City).
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1988: The new head of Church Security is Richard Bretzing, twenty-five-year veteran of the FBI.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn
1994: Jane Partridge, president of her high school seminary class, testifies before the U.S. Congress in support of reducing the legal limits for the blood-alcohol level of teenage drivers.
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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