William Clayton writes in his diary: "At night Brother Green spake in tongues. The power of Satan was powerfully manifested upon some of the Sisters. Sarah [Crooks of whom the married Clayton was attracted towards] gave me a pint of porter." (1)
-- 170 years ago - Jun 27, 1840
[Joseph Smith] Many want to be baptized in Colesville. Joseph visits them and they attempt baptisms, but a mob stops them. They try again the next day and are successful in baptizing thirteen people. (2)
-- 180 years ago - June 27-28, 1830
[Mark Hofmann] Hofmann visits Dorothy Dean in Carthage, Illinois. He tells her he is trying to establish the source of the 1688 Bible. (3)
-- 30 years ago - Jun 27, 1980
1 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com
2 - More Good Foundation, Timeline, http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/joseph_smith_timeline
3 - 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,
How was the martyrdom of JS omitted from a "Today in Mormon History" blog?
ReplyDeleteChris,
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Therefore, Joseph Smith's death, which occurred 166 years ago, didn't match the criteria and was not posted.
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