Taking advantage of crowds out celebrating the wedding of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert in London, Wilford Woodruff and three companions "walked out into the Market place . . . & we began to Sing praises unto God & call upon his name & a congregation flocked around us, & we preached the gospel unto them & I bore testimony unto them of the great work that God had set his hand to accomplish.." (1)
-- 170 years ago - Feb 10, 1840
Anti-Mormon Liberal party wins municipal election and takes control of Salt Lake City's government on Feb. 18. Apostle John Henry Smith writes: "The Liberals carried the election by fraud, having 795 more votes than the people [People's Party]." Heber J. Grant writes in his journal, " It makes me sick at heart to think of Salt Lake being in the hands of the Liberals." (1)
-- 120 years ago - Feb 10, 1890
CHURCH NEWS reports that George Orton has won World Champion Skateboard competition. (1)
-- Feb 10, 1979
1 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://www.advent-adam.com/jakestand.html
-- Tour through Mormon history: http://mormon-church-history.blogspot.com
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