Today in Mormon History - Jan 01

The Church's JOURNAL HISTORY records that there is "a division among the Twelve also among the Seventy and bickering and jealousies among the Elders and the official members of the Church." (1)
-- 175 years ago - Jan 1, 1836

Section 40, Place: Fayette, Seneca County, New York.
Historical Note: Upon Covell's rejection of the Lord's counsel (see section 39), section 40 was received by Joseph Smith. Section 40 is the last of the revelations in the Doctrine and Covenants that were received in New York before the Church membership moved west to Ohio.
Publication Note. Section 40 was first published as chapter 42 in the Book of Commandments in 1833. (2)
-- 180 years ago - January 1831 (after Jan 5, 1831)

Joseph Fielding Smith: Sealed to Edna Lambson 1 January 1871. Ten children: Hyrum Mack, Alvin Fielding, Alfred Jason, Edna Melissa, Albert Jessie, Robert, Emma, Zina, Ruth, and Martha. (3)
-- 140 years ago - Jan 1, 1871

1 - This Day in Mormon History, http://www.advent-adam.com/jakestand.html
2 - Cook, Lyndon, Revelations of the Prophet Joseph Smith: A Historical and Biographical Commentary of the Doctrine and Covenants
3 - Cook, Lyndon W., The Revelations of the Prophet Joseph Smith: A Historical and Biographical Commentary of the Doctrine and Covenants, Seventy's Mission Bookstore, Provo UT, 1985