On this day in Mormon History
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-- 195 years ago today - Oct 31, 1830 --
The first sermon on what would later be known as Mormonism was delivered in Ohio to a Sunday congregation at the Mentor Disciples of Christ church. (1)
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-- 190 years ago today - (Sat) Oct 31, 1835 --
William Smith confronted his brother Joseph, accusing him of always carrying out his planned course, "whether right or wrong." William tried to justify his "treating the authority of the Presidency with contempt." He then resigned his eldership in the Church and made public exclamations against his brother Joseph. (2)
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-- 180 years ago today - Oct 31, 1845 --
The Quorum of the Twelve were beginning negotiations for the sale of Church property in Nauvoo to "outside" interests. Judge Ralston of Quincy, Illinois, had suggested that the Quorum invite officials of the Roman Catholic Church to visit Nauvoo with a view of prospective purchase of the Mormon properties. The Roman Catholic Church did subsequently purchase some of the L.D.S. properties which aided the Mormons in their move West. (3)
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Brigham Young records in his journal: "I received a letter from Charles A. Lovell, Mass., Oct 20th recommending us as a community to remove to California. Another from Thomas J. Farnhaus, New York, Oct 20th, on the same subject. Also one from Edward Warren, Boston, Oct 22nd portraying the Bay of San Francisco and country round as one well adapted for our location in the west." (4)
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-- 180 years ago today - Oct 31, 1845. Friday. --
[William Clayton]
....Evening met the Twelve and others at Elder Taylors for prayer. The subject of the United States endeavoring to prevent our removal West by taking out U.S. writs for the Council of Fifty was talked over and plans devised to defeat them in case they undertake to do it. (5)
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-- 155 years ago today - Oct 31, 1870 --
At the death of Utah's governor J. Wilson Schaffer, Apostle Joseph F. Smith writes: "Thank God! He was a low, debauched, vulgar, senseless, ignorant cur, and the Lord be praised that his vile, despicable existence has terminated." (6)
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-- 130 years ago today - Oct 31, 1895 --
[President Wilford Woodruff]
31 I met the Twelve in the Temple & Attended to what business we had. We still have trouble with Debts And the Political Elements are full of Darkness and lies. /<[---].>/ I never saw such a time in politics in this Church as to day. President Cannon has to Explain in a Card what He said at a Conference at Brigham City. F. M Lyman accused. (7)
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-- 40 years ago today - Oct 31, 1985 --
Mark Hofmann released from LDS Hospital [after accidently blowing himself up with a bomb]. Later in the day he is charged with illegal possession of a machine gun. He pleads innocent and posts $50,000 bail. A Daniel Boone letter (1775) is sold at a Sotheby's auction for $29,000. The letter was a Hofmann creation. Sotheby's later buys letter back. (8)
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-- 30 years ago today - 10/31/1995 --
A letter from Loren C. Dunn to Neal A. Maxwell discusses the need for immediate fundraising ($500,000) to begin in Hawaii in order to address forthcoming same-sex marriage legislation. (9)
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1 - Mark Lyman Staker, Hearken, O Ye People: The Historical Setting of Joseph Smith's Ohio Revelations: A Selective Chronology of Significant Events in Ohio's LDS History
2 - LDS Church History Vol II, pp. 296-297; cf. Frost statement, in Broadhurst, Dale R., Mormon Chronology, http://olivercowdery.com/history/morchrn2.htm
3 - Clark, James R., Messages of the First Presidency (6 volumes)
4 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com
5 - George D. Smith, An Intimate Chronicle; The Journals of William Clayton, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1995, http://bit.ly/WilliamClayton
6 - The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn, [New Mormon History database (http://bit.ly/NMHdatabase)]
7 - Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies
8 - Whittaker, David J., The Hofmann Maze, A Book Review Essay with a Chronology and Bibliography of the Hofmann Case, BYU Studies Vol. 29, No. 1, pg.80,
9 - Mormons for Marriage: A Prop 8 Timeline, http://mormonsformarriage.com/?page_id=68
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