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-- 160 years ago today - Jun 11, 1865 --
Schuyler Colfax, a representative from Indiana and the speaker of the House (later to become the vice president of the United States), and J.M. Ashley, chairman of the House Committee on Territories, arrive in Salt Lake City on a fact-finding mission for the U.S. government. They are to obtain information on the Saints' practice of plural marriage and the Church's attitude toward the federal government.
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-- 120 years ago today - Sunday, Jun 11, 1905 --
[John Henry Smith]
Moroni, Sanpete County
We drove to Moroni and President Anthon H. Lund dedicated the new Relief Society Hall and also a Prayer Circle Room and organized a Prayer Circle.
We both spoke. The house is very nice and Cost $3,500.00. (1)
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-- 110 years ago today - Jun 11, 1915 --
[George F. Gibbs]
Yours April 20 to President Richard W. Young of the Ensign Stake was referred by him to the First Presidency, in which you state that Gottlieb Wuethrich, who was excommunicated for participating in taking interior views of the temple by stealth for public purposes, had sought to regain his standing in the Church by baptism.
The presidency endorse the position taken by you in regard to this matter, in effect, that the nature of the offense was so grave that no particular rush need be indulged in to extend to him our fellowship; and that it will be in order for him to manifest to the fullest extent the fruits of repentance. And it is understood of course that nothing shall hereafter be done in his case by way of permitting him to regain his standing in the Church without the written authority of the presidency. (2)
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1 - 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
2 - George F. Gibbs, Letter to H. W. Valentine, Basel, Switzerland, as quoted in Minutes of the Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1910-1951, Privately Published, Salt Lake City, Utah 2010
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