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-- 210 years ago today - Mar 15, 1816 --
State of Vermont
ss. Windsor County
To either constable of Norwich in the county of windsor Greetings you are here by Required to Summon Joseph Smith & family now Residing in Norwich to depart Said town here of fail Not but of this precept & your doings here in due Return make according to Law[.] Given under our hands at Norwich this 15th day of March AD 1816 ... (1)
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Joseph Smith Sr. reports his third vision: images in a garden bowing to him.. (2)
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-- 195 years ago today - Mar 15, 1831 --
The GEAUGA GAZETTE, of Painesville, Ohio, states that "the Mormon Bible is Anti-masonick," and that "every one of its followers... are anti-masons." It quotes Martin Harris as saying the Book of Mormon was an "Anti-masonick Bible."
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[Martin Harris]
"… all who believed the new bible [BOM] would see Christ within fifteen years, [15+1831=1846] and all who did not would absolutely be destroyed and dam'd." (3)
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-- 185 years ago today - Mar 15, 1841 --
[Wilford Woodruff]
As soon as meeting closed multitudes crouded around me. Many hands were presented on evry side to bid me farewell, many calling for me to bless them before I leave them, others crying out do lay hands on me & heal me before you go. Br Woodruff I am turned out of Doors for my religion. What shall I do? I am all ready to go to Zion. My wife wont go with me. Shall I go & leave her? My Husband beats me & turns me out of Doors because I have been Baptized. I have got money enough to carry me & the children to Zion. Will you let me go without him? Br Woodruff one word with you. My Mother is over 80 years of age & has willed me £60 pounds at her Death but will not emigrate with me. Now I want to go with the Saints. Must I stay for her to die or may I go & leave her? Br Woodruff I have sold my little place. Shall have £30 pounds tomorrow but must go out of the house into the street. This will not quite carry my family to America. Can you help me to a few pounds or tell me what to do? An
Elder cries out how much longer must I preach In England before you will let me go to America? Br Woodruff cant you come & preach to us in Cheltenham? Wont you go home & take some tea with me? My head is in great pain. Wont you heal me? I want you to consecrate these bottles of Oil before you go. Good by. Good by. Good by. God bless you Br Woodruff. The friends are waiting a long time for you. Are you going? I want a little council from you. Br Woodruff may I go to America with you? Say may we take an English Ship to Nauvoo via of Quebeck in Canida? Shall I be Justifyed if I have an opportunity of Going to miss of the opportunity for the purpose of tarrying a while for my mother? Will you write to me? Remember me to Mrs Woodruff (Margarett Morgan). Good by. I have been waiting a long time to get a chance to speak to you.
THESE and a thousand other questions were asked me in the term of an hour or more... (4)
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-- 180 years ago today - Mar 15, 1846 --
Orson Hyde reads his own revelation against Strang to a Sunday congregation in Nauvoo temple. That evening some see an unearthly light illuminating the temple, "as the brightness of fire," while others see angels. Hyde publishes his revelation as a broadside, but it is not canonized. (5)
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At sundown went to the Temple. [There were] 14 [in attendance, who] partook of the Sacrament[,] after which we had a most glorious time. Some of the brethren spoke in tongues. Bro. Z[ebedee] Coltrin and [Benjamin] Brown held a talk in tongues which was afterwards interpreted and confirmed. Some prophesied. Bro. [William] Anderson related a vision. And all of us rejoiced with exceeding great gladness. A light was flickering over bro. Anderson's head while relating his vision, Phinehas Richards face shone with great brightness. Two men arrayed all in priestly garments were seen in the n[orth]e[ast] corner of the room. The power of the Holy Ghost rested down upon us. I arose full of the Spirit and spoke with great animation, which was very cheerfully responded to by all, and prophesied of things to come. A brother testified that our meeting was accepted of God. And we continued our meeting until after midnight, [a meeting] which was the most profitable, happy, and glorious meeting I
had ever attended in my life, and may the remembrance be deeply rooted in my soul for ever and ever. (6)
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[Hosea Stout]
Sunday March the 15th 1846. Several of the guard and others returned to Nauvoo this morning, & several and in fact the majority of the guard who had reported to return gave up the idea and resolved to go untill they had fulfilled their mission and were regularly discharged by the order of the camp regulation.
I called a meeting of the Guard in a hollow North of the camp in the timber and taught them on the disorder resulting from persons continually running to President B. Young for advice & council about matters which has already been laid down for some were in the habit of doing so[.] I was also compelled to speak again about Charles Allen Capt of the 3rd 50 for he here commenced another system of disobedience. As in the first place on Flat rock run he would not work neither allow his men to do sonow in as much as he concluded to work he took jobs of work and done them with his own men and kept the pay and even went so far as to exact money from those who were under the necessity of using any thing which he had they procured and his men often told me that he kept the money that he got and never let them have any of it all of which caused great dissatisfaction in the guard. He not content with thus instilling a spirit of insubordination among us but he also set up a line of
grumbling at every that was done and would frequently go to B Young for council when my council did not suit him but in no instance did he ever get council different from what I give not withstanding it did not stop his grumblingso on this occasion I took up his course of conduct and exposed it to the guard & let them know that I disapproved it as much as they and also told them that he had the Spirit dissension and warmed them not to partake of it and for those who were under his command to leave him forth with if he did not Speedily retract and return to his duty.which they all agreed to do.
At Eleven oclock a general meeting was held by the camp. Elders H. G. Sherwood and Truman Gillett preached. The meeting was attended by a number of Gentiles. I did not attend the meeting but was engaged at company business the rest part of the day. It was a very windy daymy tent blew down several times.
In the evening I had a meeting of Archd Beers Company the same company which S. Gully had made such a display with. They seemed to have caught his Spirit and disappointed the expectations of all who depended on them.
Some of them stubbornly vindicated their tardy course which caused me to give them a severe repramand & lay down the rules in pointed terms before they would come to the proper Spirit but at last they all agreed to do their duty henceforth cherfully and promtly and all was order and quiet. No more to night. (7)
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[John D. Lee]
At 7 PM Pres B Young H C Kimble Taylor Smith Lyman Richards Bishop Whitney& Father John Smith & others assembled in Post Office in council when James M Hemmick having previously appealed to the council for rehearing W J. Earl stated to the council the manner in which Hemmick challenged him for a duel Hemmick also made this statement by which it appeared to the council all the difficulty that existed bewteen them had arisen through some falsehoods told to Himmick about Earl'by some evil minded or mistaken person at Nauvoo Council decided there was no cause for hard feelings on either side'that the subject be forever dropped'to which the parties agreed & Hemmick was restored to his former standing in the church Pres Young directed that an epistle be written to the Saints in Nauvoo and that Edward P Duscett be written to come immediately to the camp that he would pay $5.00 & Kimble 5 more & J D Lee Clerk of the evening was appointed to write the letter. Pres Young named Dr. Richards
tent the General Post Office & Dr Richards General Post Master. Council adjourned to 10 next day. (8)
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[Nauvoo Temple]
In the evening fourteen men, who were laboring to complete the temple, met for prayer in the attic story, where they experienced a pentacostal season. Some of the brethren spoken in tongues, other saw visions, and heavenly beings in the room. Outside the Temple Chester Loveland saw a bright light and felt that the temple was on fire, but he saw that the "flames" were not consuming the building and thus concluded it was the glory of God. Another brother also saw the light, thinking at the belfry or tower was on fire. He rushed to the temple, but when he reached he found all was quiet. (9)
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-- 180 years ago today - Sunday, Mar 15, 1846. --
[Willard Richards]
The day was clear, rather cool, wind north and at times very brisk, capsizing several tents. From 9 till 11, Presidents Young and Kimball in the historian's tent writing. Dr. Richards continued sick in bed. At 12, Elders T. Gillie and H. G. Sherwood addressed the public assembly and many strangers present. Many strangers were in camp offering to swap oxen for horses, purchase harnesses, sell corn to let various jobs at work. Some of the brethren declined trading on the Sabbath. Since the arrival of the camp at this point, the price of corn has fallen from 18 3/4 and 20 cents, to 12½ and 14.
At 7 p.m., President Young, Kimball, Taylor, Smith, Lyman, Richards, Father John Smith, Bishop Whitney, and others assembled in Dr. Richards company in council when [with] James M. Hemmick, having previously appealed to the council for a rehearing. Wilber I. Earl stated to the council the manner in which Hemmick challenged him for a duel. Hemmick also made his statement by which it appeared to the council all the difficulty between them had arisen through some falsehoods told to Hemmick about Earl by some evil-minded or mistaken persons at Nauvoo. Council decided there was no cause for hard feelings on either side, that the subject be forever dropped, which the parties agreed, and Hemmick was restored his standing.
President Young directed that an epistle be written to the Saints in Nauvoo, and that Edward P. Duzette be written to come immediately to the camp, that he would pay 5 dollars and Kimball offered 5 more and John D. Lee, clerk of the evening, was appointed to write the letter. President Young named Dr. Richard's tent general post office and Dr. Richards general postmaster. Council adjourned 10 o'clock, after which Brother Lee wrote to Brother Duzette and requested Brother Winchester to bring him forward. He also wrote until 2 o'clock in the morning at the dictation of Dr. Richards. (10)
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-- 175 years ago today - Mar 15, 1851 --
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff]
15 I drew 2 loads of Stone for the foundation of my House. (4)
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-- 170 years ago today - Mar 15, 1856 --
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff]
15th I spent most of the time at home. (4)
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[Hosea Stout]
Saturday 15 March 1856. This morning we received the melancholy news that my wifes father L. D. Wilson was no more[.] He died very suddenly at Ogden on Tuesday last at 8 p. m. after an illness of about 16 hours with an attact of the Cholic. (7)
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-- 165 years ago today - Mar 15, 1861 --
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff]
15 I Brought home my sheep. I had 26 lambs. I spent the evening in the office. (4)
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.... He [Brigham Young] remarked that Abel Lincoln was no friend to Christ, particularly, he had never raised his voice in our favor when he was aware that we were being persecuted. He was acquainted with Joseph & Hyrum, and had been a Master Freemason, and that time would show what course he would pursue. Abel Lincoln is in the hands of the Lord and he would control him to carry out his designs. He further remarked that Pres. Buchanan [who had sent an army to control the Mormons] had been raised up as much as Pharaoh was. Buchanan was raised up to split up the Union. -- Salt Lake City (11)
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-- 155 years ago today - Mar 15, 1871 --
[Brigham Young]
President Young spoke upon the building of the Temple. Wished it done. -- Salt Lake City [Wilford Woodruff's Journal. 9 Vols. Scott G. Kenney, ed.. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1983-85. 7:12; Journal History of the Church, Selected Collections from the Archives of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints DVD 2 (2002)] (11)
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-- 150 years ago today - Mar 15, 1876 --
[Minutes of the Seventies]
Br Stevenson said that the Prophet Joseph while addressing a portion of Zion's Camp, told them that the Lord had them in remembrance and that in Kirtland he said his coming would be in 65 years, bringing the time 1890; that Michael shall call together those who have the Priesthood preparatory to the coming of the Son of Man, but he did not say this would be the winding up scene of this generation but the commencement of the Millenium and from what he could gather from the sayings of Joseph his coming was near at hand, one of which was that if his blood was shed the Lord would shorten the time 10 years. (12)
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-- 140 years ago today - Mar 15, 1886 --
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff]
15 I received 3 Letters from Sarah Newton & Mary. I spent the day at the farm. Asahel & Owen drew Logs & Lumber from the old Stables & yard. (4)
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-- 140 years ago today - Mar 15, 1886 (Monday) --
By telegram from the Secretary of the Interior, Gov. Eli H. Murray was asked to resign his position as governor of Utah. (13)
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Geo. C. Lambert, of Salt Lake City, was arrested on a charge of u.c. [Unlawful Cohabitation, I.E. living with a polygamous wife] and placed under bonds in the sum of $1,500. (13)
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-- 140 years ago today - Mar 15, 1886 --
[Heber J. Grant]
I can't feel to endorse brother Moses' position regarding the Prophet Joseph being the man like unto Moses who is to lead the people out of bondage. (14)
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-- 135 years ago today - Mar 15, 1891 --
[Apostle Marriner W. Merrill]
Sunday. I attended meeting with Sunday School and spoke 10 minutes to the school; in afternoon attended meeting and spoke 50 minutes on the sacredness of the sacrament and read from Book of Mormon, page 519; also spoke on Sunday School matters and had good liberty. (15)
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-- 135 years ago today - Mar 15, 1891 (Sunday) --
James Butler was discharged from the Penitentiary. (13)
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-- 130 years ago today - Mar 15, 1896; Sunday --
[Anthony Ivins]
Bro. [George] Sevy did not feel well this morning but we drove on and camped at night on the Santa Maria River 35 miles from Galeana. 20 miles out from the latter place we passed the Nariz Ranch. (16)
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-- 130 years ago today - Friday, Mar 15, 1896 --
[Apostle John Henry Smith]
Salt Lake City
I closed up the case of Booth Lee and Gray against J. G. Smith by
paying them thirty dollars. The case is to be dismissed from Court. I took their receipt in full. Bro. Moses Thatcher is reported quite poorly.
Josephine and the children seem to feel first rate. (17)
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-- 130 years ago today - Sunday, Mar 15, 1896 --
[Apostle John Henry Smith]
Salt Lake City
I spent the day at Josephine's reading the life of Shakespere. (17)
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-- 130 years ago today - Mar 15, 1896 --
[Apostle Marriner W. Merrill]
Sunday. I attended Young Men's District Conference today at 1 p. m. at Lewiston and spoke a few minutes. (15)
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-- 125 years ago today - Mar 15, 1901; Friday --
[Anthony Ivins]
Bro. [Orson] Brown & I went to Pilares & visited for a short time with Col. Garcia & Doc. Keate & wife & returned at 9-30 p.m. (16)
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-- 125 years ago today - Mch. 15th, 1901 --
[Apostle Brigham Young Jr.]
Pres. Cannon left yesterday for Calif. He is very feeble but thinks sea level will help him. Met Pres. Snow who looks so feeble that my heart was pained. Bro. C. at death's door. Jos. F. S. feeble in health. Altogether gave me an unhappy feeling. (18)
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-- 125 years ago today - Friday, Mar 15, 1901 --
[Apostle John Henry Smith]
Salt Lake City
Gov. Heber M. Wells has vetoed the Evans Bill. I feel he has done a great wrong to his co-religionists. The stockholders of Saltair Beach Co. re-elected the old board of Directors, leaving out Nephi Clayton and putting in L. John Nuttall. We paid President L. Snow for Services, five hundred dollars and are to pay the Directors thirty dollars each. I had a talk over the auditing of the Accounts of Z.C.M.I. I spent the evening at home reading. (17)
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-- 125 years ago today - Mar 15, 1901 --
[Apostle Marriner W. Merrill]
Friday. Logan. I attended with my Counselors a Stake meeting. Had 36 missionaries and talked with them about their missions; 20 of the 36 agreed to go soon, the balance of them some time in the future. (15)
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-- 125 years ago today - Mar 15, 1901; Friday --
Pres[ident]. [George Q.] Cannon left yesterday for Calif[ornia]. He is very feeble but thinks sea level will help him. Met Pres[ident]. [Lorenzo] Snow who looks so feeble that my heart was pained. Bro[tehr]. C[annon]. at death's door. Jos[eph]. F. S[mith]. feeble in health. Altogether gave me an unhappy feeling. Pres[ident]. Snow was shown a telegram from Pres[ident]. Cannon to Bro[ther]. C[harles]. H. Wil[c]ken. Come if possible. (19)
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-- 120 years ago today - Mar 15, 1906 --
It also advised that the organization of the [M. I. A.] General Board be somewhat changed, that the Apostles and members of the First Council of Seventy withdraw as members, and a new board be provided for to be composed of younger men, more in touch with our young people, but that they still be nominated by and be under Church authority. This communication was referred by the Board in writing, in which they assigned reasons why the proposed changes should not be made. These communications were referred to the First Presidency, and they were now considered by this council. All the members present expressed themselves on the subject, and the conclusion was reached that the time was inopportune at present to make any change whatever in Mutual Improvement Associations, or the general Board, and it was decided to write the General Board to this effect. The general sentiment of the Council however was that it would be a very proper thing for the Stake Presidencies to devote their
special attention to the quorums, with a view to getting them in the way of entering into the study of the gospel in a systematic and progressive way, and if this were done it was thought in time things would adjust themselves to Brother Roberts' idea without making any radical change. President [Joseph F.] Smith informed the Council that Mr. A[lfred]. W. McCune desires to dispose of Calder's Park, and offers to sell it for $35,000., payable in bonds of the Utah Light & Railway Co[mpany]., that the Church had the bonds, and could spare them, and it was proposed to purchase the property through the six city and county stakes, and operate it as a pleasure resort through them, as though they owned it. The brethren coincided with this movement. Meeting adjourned. (20)
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-- 120 years ago today - Mar 15, 1906; Thursday --
The meeting of the First Presidency and Twelve Apostles was held as usual this morning in the temple.
A letter had been written to Bishop John Ravsten of Clarkston [Utah], making inquiry as to whether or not there was a headstone at the grave of the late Martin Harris, who died there and was buried at Clarkston. A letter was now read from Bishop Ravsten stating that the headstone at the grave of Martin Harris was [in] a state of decay, and that the base of the headstone was entirely gone.
It was decided to erect a new monument of granite instead of the present headstone.
It was the sense of the Council also that an effort be made to learn whether or not there were headstones at the graves of Thomas B. Marsh and Oliver Cowdery, and if so, the condition they were in. ...
A communication to the General Board of Young Man's Mutual Improvement Associations by Brother B. H. Roberts; also a communication referred to a committee composed of Brothers [Thomas] Hull, Benjamin Goddard and Hinckley were read to the Council. Brother B. H. Roberts' communication advised that the character of the Mutual Improvement Associations be somewhat changed in this: the advanced theological studies be done away with, and the same transferred to the quorums of the priesthood, with the suggestion that the quorums receive the necessary support to make them efficient as a means of imparting religious instruction. It also advised that the organization of the General Board be somewhat changed, that the Apostles and members of the First Council of Seventy withdraw as members, and a new board be provided for to be composed of younger men, more in touch with our young people, but that they still be nominated by and be under Church authority. This communication was referred
by the Board in writing, in which they assigned reasons why the proposed changes should not be made. These communications were referred to the First Presidency, and they were now considered by this council.
All the members present expressed themselves on the subject, and the conclusion was reached that the time was inopportune at present to make any change whatever in Mutual Improvement Associations, or the general Board, and it was decided to write the General Board to this effect. The general sentiment of the Council however was that it would be a very proper thing for the
Stake Presidencies to devote their special attention to the quorums, with a view to getting them in the way of entering into the study of the gospel in a systematic and progressive way, and if this were done it was thought in time things would adjust themselves to Brother Roberts' idea without making any radical change.
President [Joseph F.] Smith informed the Council that Mr. A[lfred]. W. McCune desires to dispose of Calder's Park, and offers to sell it for $35,000., payable in bonds of the Utah Light & Railway Co[mapny]., that the Church had the bonds, and could spare them, and it was proposed to purchase the property through the six city and county stakes, and operate it as a pleasure resort through them, as though they owned it. The brethren coincided with this movement.
Meeting adjourned. (21)
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-- 120 years ago today - Mar 15, 1906 --
[John R. Winder to Heber J. Grant]
.... Your letter of the 21st of November last I suppose came duly to him [Joseph F. Smith], but was mislaid and only opened a few days ago. In it you state that a young woman of the London conference, who had returned from here on account of ill health after having received her endowments, was not likely to live long, and in the event of her death you desire to know what ought to be done about dressing her body in temple clothing, that is, whether she might order a temple suit from this city and keep it on hand to be used in case of her death, and whether or not her sister, who had not received her own endowments, might be allowed to be instructed how to cloth[e] the body. After conferring with Presidents [Joseph F.] Smith and [Anthon H.] Lund in regard to this matter, we concluded that it would not be a wise thing for this sister to keep on hand [her] suited temple clothing as she might not pass away, and in that event the clothing might be subjected to the view of people not
entitled to look upon it; and for this reason we concluded to say to you that the services of the wife of the president of the mission might be utilized in making the suit and clothing the body. (6)
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[John R. Winder to Heber J. Grant, Mar. 15, 1906] ... Your letter of the 21st of November last I suppose came duly to him [Joseph F. Smith], but was mislaid and only opened a few days ago. In it you state that a young woman of the London conference, who had returned from here on account of ill health after having received her endowments, was not likely to live long, and in the event of her death you desire to know what ought to be done about dressing her body in temple clothing, that is, whether she might order a temple suit from this city and keep it on hand to be used in case of her death, and whether or not her sister, who had not received her own endowments, might be allowed to be instructed how to cloth[e] the body. After conferring with Presidents [Joseph F.] Smith and [Anthon H.] Lund in regard to this matter, we concluded that it would not be a wise thing for this sister to keep on hand [her] suited temple clothing as she might not pass away, and in that event the clothing
might be subjected to the view of people not entitled to look upon it; and for this reason we concluded to say to you that the services of the wife of the president of the mission might be utilized in making the suit and clothing the body. (6)
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-- 115 years ago today - Mar 15, 1911 --
Went Temple; only Pres[ident] [Francis M.] Lyman, [Heber J.] Grant and I there adjourned subject to call. At Pres[iden]ts Office. Met [George H.] Brimhall and [Joseph B.] Keller, had confab on Evolution Professors, decided that they either conform to rules & B[righam] Y[oung] University and Church or be released. (22)
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-- 105 years ago today - Mar 15, 1921 --
[Heber J. Grant]
Prest. Frank Y. Taylor and his counselor, Edward Anderson called and explained the status of the Joseph Musser case, and Bro. Penrose and I assured them that while we felt that their evidence would not be accepted in a court it was sufficient, in addition to the inspiration of the Spirit of the Lord, to excommunicate Musser from the Church. ...
Had a long interview with Bertha Langton today. She confessed to me a few days ago that she had been married by Patriarch Israel Barlow to John A. Burt. I afterwards asked her to repeat what she had said to me to Bertha Irvine, and Bertha took it down and the interview as taken down will follow this page of my journal. ...
Sister Bertha Langton, living at 841 W. 3rd North St., (phone Was. 4994) daughter of Isaac Langton (who was on a mission with President Grant in England) told President Grant in substance as follows:
There is a young sister named Delia Hansen whom she feels is also married to John Burt. She is on a mission in the Central States and she came home on a visit just before Brother Burt left on his mission, and that Bro. Burt spent a few days in the Central States on his way to his mission saying that he was well acquainted with Prest. Bennion.
Another girl named Gertrude Koeber who works in the temple, is thought also to be married to John Burt. Sister Langton had promised not to mention her name, and if inquiry is made in her case, Sister Langton does not wish it to be told that she gave the information. Sister Koeber was told by Sister Josephine Farrell that if she wanted to enter into plural marriage that if she would go to Patriarch Harrison Sperry he would undoubtedly perform the ceremony. After a long discussion she gave her this information.
Lilliam Halstead who lives in the same Ward as Bro. Burt told Sister Langton that John Burt had asked her to be his wife and that she had said no, and Bro. Burt told Sister Langton that when anyone said no he let them alone, and so had not had anything to do with her. But she learned later that he kept after her until she said yes. He said he had a special revelation in regard to Sister Halstead.
Pearl Arrington is a girl in poor health and lives near Twin Falls. She claims to have had a vision that John Burt will some day be the Prophet of the Lord.
There is a certain sister whose first name starts with '1/2I'| and ends with '1/2E'|, whom Sister Langton pledged who would not name, but who is married to John Burt. This girl knows that Miss Langton knows that she is married to John. (Iva Erstin has since confessed to Prest Geo F. Richards)
James Brown said to Gertrude Koeber that if she would convert some girl to plural marriage for him he would be much obliged. He is a temple worker.
Alma Hansen is not a temple worker but is working in the temple. He tried to get a young girl from Canada to marry him and it caused her to apostatize.
Sister Langton says she knows that Josephine Farrell is married to G.A. Hill. She lives at 1336 McClellan Avenue and he lives at 1334 McClellan Avenue. He is engaged as an electrical worker, his office is under Ashton-Jenkins real estate office. They are members of Emerson or Hawthorne Ward. One or two of the Apostles called on her and she announced to them in answer to questions that her relations were her own affair, and that she was to answer to God only. The Bishop of her Ward, when she refused to divulge anything, patted her on the back and said she was a brick, and Sister Langton was told one of the Apostles when she had refused to tell, said, '1/2Thank God, there is one woman who knows her place.'|
Sister Langton said she believed Lillie Shipp was married to John Burt, at least she knew John wanted her. Lillie Shipp sings in the temple choir.
Mrs. Toone is Mrs. _______ Whitaker in the Center Ward.
Gertrude Koeber told Sister Langton who married her.
Sister Langton asked John why he had kept his marriage to other girls from her, and he said the Patriarch told him not to tell. When Sister Langton asked Bro. Barlow if he told John not to tell one girl about the others, he said, '1/2No, I gave him no counsel at all. I did not tell him what to do, I said to follow his own counsel. There are about a dozen girls married to John Burt.'| The Patriarch asked Miss Langton if she knew there were that many and she told him no. Patriarch Barlow performed the ceremony for Gertrude.
Minnie Carpenter of the 19th Ward married a man named Worth _____ , she is a very quiet girl and attends faithfully to her religious duties.
Mentioned Fred W. Miner of the 28th Ward. His wife had told a Mrs. Cottam that he had married another woman in the temple. Mrs. Cottam lives on Sixth West between 2nd and 3rd North Sts.
Miss Langton lives in the 28th Ward. Miner lives on Second North almost to the corner of Second West.
Sister Langton said she had always desired to do right, had kept the Word of Wisdom, paid her tithing and attended to her prayers night and morning, and felt that no one could go wrong under these circumstances.
President Grant took occasion to show her that even those who had had the greatest manifestations had been led away when they failed to listen to the counsel of the servants of the Lord placed at the head of the Church; mentioned Oliver Cowdery having seen John the Baptist, Peter, James and John, and even those who had seen the Savior himself, also had fallen away from the Church. He also told of John W. Taylor seeing the Savior when away in the mountains, where he had gone with the idea that he would be free from religious restraint, and that on his return through the gift of tongues it was made known that he had seen the Savior, and he arose and testified to the fact in fast meeting. How Bro. Taylor followed he arose and testified to the fact in fast meeting.
How Bro. Taylor followed after Moses Thatcher instead of listening to President George Q. Cannon, who had the right to counsel and guide him, and though he was warned by the leading brethren and by dreams and otherwise, yet he followed his own course, which took him out of the church. President Grant told Sister Langton that one living prophet was worth twenty dead ones, and told of Moses W. Taylor who would not be led away even by those who tried to quote the words of his own father to him, and how he became President of a Stake, while John W. Taylor, who had tried to lead him away, had himself been excommunicated. President Grant said, '1/2To obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams, and that this was just as true today as it had ever been. Said that a man like John Burt had not proved himself able to take care of one wife.'| (14)
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-- 105 years ago today - March 15, 1921 --
[James E. Talmage]
Talmage leaves Eureka for Springville. In Springville Talmage visits and speaks at length with the former wife of Tintic's excommunicated Moses Gudmundson. Talmage seems to conclude that she was under the influence of an evil spirit and so administered to her. Talmage arrives in Springville to learn of complaints that local women have been holding secretive spiritual meetings requesting revelations, speaking in tongues, etc. without priesthood leadership or authorization.
In his journal Talmage writes the following:
I then went to . . . meet her daughter, Mrs. Erma Gudmundson, who appears to have been a victim of many painful conditions arising from the immoral state of affairs at West Tintic. She is the wife of Moses S. Gudmundson, who was excommunicated at the earlier trial. I found her to be virtually a physical wreck. She has been harassed by occasional visits and more frequent messages from her husband¿. In her impressionable state, such messages as these threaten her sanity and even her life. She was really in the grip of an evil power; and I have seldom experienced a meeting with such a potent adversary as the evil spirit by which she was possessed. She seemed to crave my aid, and yet she persistently refused to look me in the face, saying that my face and my eyes were so bright as to terrify her. I was not conscious of any unusual condition of this sort, but she turned her head and shaded her eyes whenever for the moment I caught her gaze. I proceeded to administer to her, and
rebuked the evil power, conscious all the while of a real struggle and conflict. Immediately after the administration she turned her eyes upon me and smiled, and was not disturbed by my gaze, but kept her eyes directed toward me. When I left her she was holding her baby and was in a state of comparative peace. I confess, however, that because of her weakened condition and of her state of nervous disturbance, I have not full faith that she will not suffer a relapse. [MSS 229, Box 6, Folder 2, Journal 24]
Upon my arrival at Springville this morning I was met by one of the Bishops, who requested that I meet the four Bishops of Springville together with certain relatives of the parties who have recently been dealt with in the Tintic Stake, and to this I assented. I was taken to the home of Bishop Bringhurst of the Springville 2nd Ward, where I found assembled the other Bishops and several women who were related to the unfortunate brethren and sisters with whom we have had to deal¿. They informed me of conditions that have long existed in Springville, this consisting essentially in the holding of meetings by women, and participated in by a few men, at which meetings messages were asked for. They told of alleged inspiration and revelation coming through women, and particularly of the frequency with which the gift of tongues was indulged in; and averred that by these means directions were sought as to individual and other affairs. ¿ In all these alleged proceedings, many of
which were conducted with semi-secrecy, the dominant thought seems to have been that individual inspiration, direction through speaking in tongues, and particularly dreams, were superior to all counsel or direction through the ordinary Church channels. It seems to me that the evil one is particularly busy in thus trying to undermine the faith of the people, that is of the few who are willing to be thus led, and in planting the germs of spiritual disease, generally in a soil of excessive piety. [MSS 229, Box 6, Folder 2, Journal 24] (23)
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-- 95 years ago today - Mar 15, 1931 --
Richard B. Wirthlin, later a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy, is born in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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-- 85 years ago today - Mar 15, 1941 --
[Heber J. Grant]
In the afternoon we had a ride with Brother and Sister B. S. Hinckley and Sister May Anderson. Nearly all of our rides for the past week have been up Emigration Canyon, over Little Mountain, down into Parleys and home. The view as you go down the canyon to get into Parleys is very fine. I love the mountains when they are covered with white snow. On nearly all of our trips we have had the pleasure of seeing a few deer. One day we counted 81. The government rangers feed them about half way down the mountain. I have never had the pleasure of being present at one of the feedings, but on one occasion a dozen or more ran in front of our car and we stopped and I think it was eight or ten feet on the other side of the road, and to see them spring to the top of the bank was very interesting. They went up just like they were on rubber balls. ...
During the day I had quite a long talk with Brother Clark and Brother David O. McKay regarding calling some men to help the Quorum of the Twelve as so many of the Quorum are in poor health. We are all getting along in years and not capable of doing the work we formerly did. (14)
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[J. Reuben Clark]
Bro Wirthlin'Called him at his house'Checked on this Choir and BYU symphony for St Paul Oratorio. He has cleared with BYU and Cornwall.'Then called Bro Cornwall and checked about organists: suggested he have all three qualify, and especially Asper who has not yet returned. (24)
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-- 75 years ago today - Mar 15, 1951 --
Arthur [Haycock] drove President Clark up this morning, so that we could have a short visit, President Clark and I, before the Council meeting, and at my request President Clark gave me a fine blessing, for which I was most grateful. (25)
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Not disoriented as he has been from other sedation. (26)
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[President George Albert Smith]
"Arthur drove President Clark up this morning, so that we could have a short visit, President Clark and I, before the Council meeting, and at my request President Clark gave me a fine blessing, for which I was most grateful." (27)
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[President George Albert Smith]
"Not disoriented as he has been from other sedation." [Nurses Notes] (27)
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-- 70 years ago today - Mar 15, 1956 --
First Presidency letter about large number of converts "to be absorbed in the existing stake and mission organizations of the Church. Their assimilation into these organizations has come to be a matter of grave concern." This statement refers to 21,669 convert baptisms in 1955. In 1995 there are 304,330 convert baptisms.
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A First Presidency letter about the large number of converts "to be absorbed in the existing stake and mission organizations of the Church. Their assimilation into these organizations has come to be a matter of grave concern." This statement refers to the 21,669 convert baptisms in 1955. In 1995 there are 304,330 convert baptisms. (28)
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-- 65 years ago today - Mar 15, 1961 --
Dr. Romney made the research committee's report and proposal to the Education Committee. Noting the many overlapping activities of the various Auxiliary organizations, it recommended that all of the Auxiliaries be dissolved as they were then functioning, and that both the administrative structure, as well as the curriculum be organized not by organizational identities (e.g.., Relief Society, Sunday School, etc.), but by age group (children, youth and adults) as priesthood-supervised organizations. In other words, the beloved and powerful Auxiliaries would, for all practical purposes, ceased to exist. The Education Committee rejected this recommendation, and directed Dr. Romney's research committee to reconsider another plan that would correlate the current Church Auxiliary organizations. (29)
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The Central German Mission is organized.
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-- 60 years ago today - Mar 15, 1966 --
In special meeting President David O. McKay, second counselor N. Eldon Tanner, and apostles Joseph Fielding Smith and Mark E. Petersen agree to counter Apostle Ezra Taft Benson's preaching of "John Birchism at stake conferences" and his efforts to align LDS church with John Birch Society during upcoming conference. As result CHURCH NEWS publishes Petersen's unsigned editorial on Mar. 26 that LDS church has "nothing to do with Birchers. . . .avoid extremes and extremists." Apostle Harold B. Lee's conference talk also attacks Birch Society and indicates that unnamed Benson is not in "harmony" with his quorum.
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In a special meeting President McKay, second counselor N. Eldon Tanner, and apostles Joseph Fielding Smith and Mark E. Petersen agree to counter Apostle Ezra Taft Benson's preaching of "John Birchism at stake conferences" and his efforts to align the LDS church with the John Birch Society during the upcoming conference. As a result the Church News publishes Petersen's unsigned editorial on 26 Mar. that the LDS church has "nothing to do with Birchers... avoid extremes and extremists." Apostle Harold B. Lee's conference talk also attacks the Birch Society and indicates that unnamed Benson is not in "harmony" with his quorum. (28)
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Second counselor N. Eldon Tanner, the Twelve's president Joseph Fielding Smith, and Apostle Mark E. Petersen held an emergency meeting with David O. McKay at his home in Huntsville, Utah. Tanner read the [8 Mar] Hunter letter and observed that "KSL, at the request of the John Birch Society, was rebroadcasting the address given recently by Brother Benson in the Assembly Hall, in which address he gave strong endorsement to the John Birch Society." The church president said that it was necessary to issue a statement disassociating the church from these activities. Then "President McKay suggested that Elder Benson might not be assigned to stake conferences if he referred to the John Birch Society. The President then said that Elder Benson should be instructed not to discuss the Birch Society in any meeting, and that he should not advocate this group." First counselor Hugh B. Brown was not present at this meeting to express his views or direct its outcome. (30)
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Ezra Taft Benson tried unsuccessfully to get President McKay's approval for the non-Mormon president of the Birch Society to speak at a session of LDS general conference. (31)
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1 - "A Record of Strangers Who are Warned Out of Town, 1813-1818," 53, Norwich Town Clerk's Office, Norwich, Vermont., as cited in Dan Vogel, Early Mormon Documents: Smith Family Warning Out Of Norwich (Vt)
2 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books, http://bit.ly/lucys-book
3 - Martin Harris, The Telegraph, Painesville, OH, March 15, 1831, vol. 2, no. 39, http://www.sidneyrigdon.com/dbroadhu/OH/paintel2.htm, quoted in The Last Days and December 1890 2nd Coming of Jesus Christ, y George D. Speer Sr., privately circulated
4 - Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies
5 - Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Appendix 7: Selected Chronology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-47, http://amzn.to/origins-power
6 - Thomas Bullock journal, Mar. 15, 1846, in Anderson, Devery; The Development of LDS Temple Worship, 1846-2000: A Documentary History, http://amzn.to/TempleWorship
7 - Diaries of Hosea Stout
8 - John D. Lee Diary, 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
9 - Brown, Lisle (compiler), Chronology of the Construction, Destruction and Reconstruction of the Nauvoo Temple
10 - Apostle Willard Richards Journal
11 - Brigham Young Office Journals, in The Complete Discourses of Brigham Young, Ed. Richard S. Van Wagoner, Smith-Pettit Foundation, Salt Lake City (2009), http://bit.ly/BY-discourses
12 - Minutes of the Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1835-1951, Electronic Edition, Privately Published, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2015, Appendix 1: Minutes of the Seventies, 1837-1933, Excerpts
13 - Jenson, Andrew, Church Chronology
14 - The Diaries of Heber J. Grant, 1880-1945, Abridged, Digital Edition Salt Lake City, Utah, 2015
15 - Notes from the Miscellaneous Record Book, 1886-1906: Selected diary notes from the journal books of Marriner Wood Merrill, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies
16 - Anderson, Elizabeth Oberdick, editor, Cowboy Apostle: The Diaries of Anthony W. Ivins: 1875-1932, Signature Books, Salt Lake City in association with the Smith-Pettit Foundation (2013) - http://bit.ly/AnthonyIvins
17 - 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
18 - Diary of Apostle Brigham Young Jr., http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies
19 - Brigham Young Jr., Diary
20 - Journal History, as quoted in Minutes of the Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1835-1951, Electronic Edition, 2015
21 - First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes
22 - Charles W. Penrose, Diary, as quoted in Minutes of the Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1835-1951, Electronic Edition, 2015
23 - Chronology of the Life and Work of James E. Talmage, J. Trevor Antley, https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MJsHY83JZL_n6CjWq11y1trT_CVXMMXAx2uYOWAwn0c/edit#heading=h.2zfdaoa
24 - The Diaries of J. Reuben Clark, 1933-1961, Abridged, Digital Edition, Salt Lake City, Utah 2015
25 - George Albert Smith, Diary, as quoted in Minutes of the Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1835-1951, Electronic Edition, 2015
26 - Nurses' notes regarding George Albert Smith's last days, as quoted in Minutes of the Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1835-1951, Electronic Edition, 2015
27 - Journals of George Albert Smith
28 - The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn, [New Mormon History database (http://bit.ly/NMHdatabase)]
29 - Correlation Timeline, Compiled by Lisle Brown
30 - Campbell and Poll, Hugh B. Brown, 259; minutes of meeting on 15 Mar. 1966 with David O. McKay, N. Eldon Tanner, Joseph Fielding Smith, and Mark E.. Petersen in Huntsville, Utah. From D. Michael Quinn, Ezra Taft Benson and Mormon Political Conflicts, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 26:2 (Summer 1992), also in Quinn, The Mormon Hierarchy: Extensions of Power Salt Lake City (Signature Books, 1994), Chapter 3.
31 - Referred to in minutes, LDS archives, of meeting on 15 March 1966 of David O. McKay, N. Eldon Tanner, Joseph Fielding Smith, and Mark E. Petersen in Huntsville, Utah. From D. Michael Quinn, Ezra Taft Benson and Mormon Political Conflicts, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 26:2 (Summer 1992), also in Quinn, The Mormon Hierarchy: Extensions of Power Salt Lake City (Signature Books, 1994), Chapter 3.
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