High council considers Joseph's charge against Almon Babbitt "for traducing my character." Almon acknowledges his fault, but the council considers it insufficient and adjourns "without obtaining a full confession from him." The council of seventy meets to report their ministry since they were ordained "to that apostleship." (1)
-- 175 years ago - Dec 28, 1835
[Same-Sex Marriage] An announcement is made that Jack Hoag (the Churchs lawyer in Hawaii, CEO of First Hawaiian Bank, the President and Chairman of Hawaii Reserves, Inc., and member of the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii, Manoa) is working on something important, possibly the creation of Hawaiis Future Today (personal communication from Bill Woods, organizer of GLEA (Gay and Lesbian Education and Advocacy) FOUNDATION and the HAWAII MARRIAGE PROJECT that brought together the three couples that initiated the court case in behalf of same-sex marriage.) (2)
-- 15 years ago - late Dec 1995
Missionary work begins in La Plata, the capital of the province of Buenos Aires. (3)
-- 75 years ago - Dec 28, 1935
1 - Kenny, Scott, Saints Without Halos, "Mormon History 1830-1844," http://saintswithouthalos.com/dirs/d_c.phtml
2 - Crapo, Richley, Chronology Of Mormon / LDS Involvement In Same-Sex Marriage Politics http://www.mormonsocialscience.org/?q=node/59
3 - The Woodland Institute 'On This Day Historical Database,' http://www.woodlandinstitute.com
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