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-- 200 years ago today - Mar 20, 1826 --
Joseph Smith is brought to trial on charges of being a "disorderly person." Court records of Bainbridge, Chenango County, State of New York, "[People] vs Joseph Smith The Glass Looker," reveal that he was brought to trial on charges of money digging, using a "peep stone" to locate buried hidden treasures, gold mines, coined money and lost property. Joseph is convicted but "took Leg Bail," i.e. he is allowed to get out of town rather than serve jail time.
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-- 195 years ago today - March 20-26, 1831 --
Doctrine and Covenants 49. Missionaries are called to teach the Shakers. Jesus will return soon, but no one knows when. There are unknown holy men. Christ will not return as a woman. Marriage is ordained of God (one wife) for procreation.
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-- 180 years ago today - Mar 20, 1846 --
Brigham Young (aged 44) marriage to Mary Jane Bigelow (1827-1868) (aged 19) first marriage divorced 1851 (1)
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-- 145 years ago today - Sunday, Mar 20, 1881 --
[John Henry Smith]
.... were in Councill for an hour with Bro. W.[ilford] Woodruff, B.[righam] Young, F.[rancis] M. Lyman, George Teasdale and myself. The question was asked by Daniel Tyler, Can a man attain to the Godhead without his entering into the practice of celestial marriage [plural marriage] in this life or [was] the sealing [marriage] of one wife [sufficient]. We came to the unanimous conclusion that he could not. All men must obey the law or leave the result with the Lord. (2)
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-- 95 years ago today - Mar 20, 1931 --
[Heber J. Grant]
David O. McKay called and discussed with the Presidency the possibility of the Governor vetoing the bill for the establishing of State Junior Colleges at Ogden and Ephraim. We decided that it would be well for Dr. Merrill to have a chat with the Governor. (3)
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1 - Wikipedia, List of Brigham Young's Wives, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Brigham_Young%27s_wives
2 - Jean Bickmore White (editor), Church, State, and Politics: The Diaries of John Henry Smith, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1990, http://bit.ly/johnhenrysmith
3 - The Diaries of Heber J. Grant, 1880-1945, Abridged, Digital Edition Salt Lake City, Utah, 2015
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