Today in Mormon History - Aug 09

Today in Mormon History ...

[Joseph Smith Sermon] Resurrection - Eternal Judgement (1)
-- 170 years ago - 9Aug40

Second Counselor Gordon B. Hinckley dedicates temple near Chicago, Illinois. (2)
-- 25 years ago - Aug 9, 1985

"At a special conference held at Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, the settlement of the Saints in Mexico were organized as the Juarez Stake of Zion by Apostles Francis M. Lyman and George Teasdale; Anthony W. Ivins, president; Henry Eyring and Helaman Pratt, counselors" (Jenson, Andrew, Church Chronology, 1899 ed., p. 210). This community is known for its polygamist activity. (3)
-- 115 years ago - Dec 9, 1895


1 - The Parallel Joseph, http://www.boap.org/LDS/Parallel/
2 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com
3 - Watchman Fellowship Inc, Historical Events, Notable Doctrines: Mormonism Overview, http://www.watchman.org/lds/ldshst96.htm

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