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-- 190 years ago today - Oct 4, 1835 --
[Joseph Smith]
Sunday, 4th Started early in the mornin[g] with Brother J. Carrell [John Corrill] to hold a meeting in Perry [Geauga County, Ohio]. When about a mile from home we saw two Dears playing in the field which diverted our minds by giving an impatus to our thoughts upon the subject of the creation of God. We conversed upon many topicks and the day passed off in a very agreeable manner. The Lord blessed our souls. (1)
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-- 180 years ago today - Saturday, Oct 4, 1845 --
Elder Richards prophesied that we should have means to move all the poor and want for nothing. Elder Kimball said, Amen. ... Each family [crossing the planes] consisting of five adults, will require ... Two pounds of Tea, five pounds of coffee ... One Keg of Alcohol of five gallons for each two families. ... (2)
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-- 170 years ago today - Oct 04, 1855 --
The ship Julia Ann, with twenty-eight members of the Church from Australia on board, wrecks on a coral reef near the Scilly Islands. Five Latter-day Saints die, but all others are eventually rescued and complete their journey to San Francisco.
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-- 165 years ago today - Oct 4, 1860 --
Brigham Young's financial report informs general conference that from 1857 to this date, the church spent a total of "$70,204 in excess of what has been received in money and Tithing." This is the first financial report to acknowledge the church's deficit spending. (3)
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-- 135 years ago today - Oct 4, 1890 --
Less than two weeks after the issuing of the Manifesto Byron H. Allred accompanied by a young woman, visits Wilford Woodruff's office to ask permission to marry polygamously. President Woodruff patiently explains the reasons he had issued the Manifesto and then tells Allred to move as soon as possible with his intended plural wife to Mexico where Alexander F. Macdonald would perform the ceremony. (4)
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-- 125 years ago today - Oct 4, 1900; Thursday --
I found a sister awaiting me, who enquired if she could be sealed to a man she loved, who had a wife. I informed her she could not. I further said:--if you desire to be the man's wife eternally, give him a writing, that he may have you and your 4 childrn sealed under the Everlasting Covenant at your death or at his death. I warned her not to permit him to be too familiar with her least [sic] she be condemned of God. (5)
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-- 125 years ago today - Thursday, Oct 4, 1900 --
[Rudger Clawson]
I was in perfect harmony with the brethren of the Twelve and the First Presidency and held myself ready to accept from them correction and reproof when needful. Called attention to a great evil existing in the church, namely, the failure of the acting teachers generally to magnify their callings....
A letter from the presidency of the Snowflake Stake was read by the clerk.. They alluded to the subject of round dancing and said that for a period of about 20 years this mode of dancing had not been permitted in the stake over which they presided—and this by common consent; but now the young people in part were asking for round dances. The brethren were, therefore, appealed to for counsel in the matter.
Some discussion followed the reading of the letter and it was shown to be a difficult matter to control round dancing in the church. The rule permitting two round dances at a party was not enforced, but generally every other dance was a round dance. It was shown that if the young people were denied this privilege or even very greatly restricted, they would go beyond control and would patronize objectionable dance halls. It was also further shown that the evil of round dances, as existing formerly, was at least in part done away. The position taken in the dance was such as almost to entirely prevent "hugging." Some objections to the square dance were mentioned, such as "spinning" on the corners, which was thought to be equally as bad, if not worse than round dancing. It seemed to be the sentiment of the brethren that it would probably be best to allow round dancing without any very serious restrictions as to number in order to keep the young people under the influence and
control of the church. Apostle J. H. Smith was authorized to talk with the presidency of the Snowflake Stake at the coming conference respecting this matter and suggest to them that it would be well to gratify the young people of their stake.
...The tables were spread and the sacrament administered, Apostle B. Young being mouth in blessing the bread and wine. While at the table Pres. Snow made brief remarks. He spoke of the union of the brethren and said we witness today that which has seldom been seen in the world, namely, the perfect union of 15 men—the First Presidency and Twelve. He was sure, he said, that the Lord was pleased with our union, and in this union the brethren are in advance of the Twelve who were with the Savior. There were heartburnings and divisions among them....
[President Snow:] We talk about Jackson County; why, I know a brother who is today holding in reserve a thousand dollars to assist in redeeming Jackson County. That spirit is among the people. I believe the Lord will open the way by cyclones and storms for the redemption of Jackson County. These things are coming.... (6)
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1 - Faulring, Scott (ed.), An American Prophet's Record: The Diaries and Journals of Joseph Smith: Joseph Smith Diary, 1835-36, http://amzn.to/jsdiaries
2 - Historian's Office history, as quoted in Jedediah S. Rogers (editor), The Council of Fifty: A Documentary History, Signature Books (2014)
3 - The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn, [New Mormon History database (http://bit.ly/NMHdatabase)]
4 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot..com
5 - Angus M. Cannon, Diary
6 - Stan Larson (editor), A Ministry of Meetings: The Apostolic diaries of Rudger Clawson, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1993, http://bit.ly/rudgerclawson
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