Today in Mormon History - Jan 14

Brigham Young's office journal records: "Bp Edward E. Hunter asked the President if he did not think our dancing parties were Kept open too late. The President said he should say no more about it. He formerly had wished the Bps to close early and he had always left the dances early by way of example of himself but he did know that a Bp knew a word about it." (1)
-- 150 years ago - Jan 14, 1861

Address given at LDS Institute of Religion; Joseph Fielding Smith; Salt Lake City, Utah; January 14, 1961.
Why did Adam come here? Not subject to death when he was placed upon the earth, there had to come a change in his body through the partaking of this element---whatever you want to call it, fruit---that brought blood into his body; and blood became the life of the body instead of spirit. And blood has in it the seeds of death, some mortal element. Mortality was created through the eating of the forbidden fruit, if you want to call it forbidden, but I think the Lord has made it clear that it was not forbidden. He merely said to Adam, if you want to stay here this is the situation. If so, don't eat it. (2)
-- 50 years ago - Jan 14, 1961

[Apostle Heber J. Grant Diary] I called at the Gardo House where I met Pres[iden]ts Woodruff and Smith. They congratulated me very heartily on the success that had attended my trip . . . (Says Thatcher jealous of success on trip.) (3)
-- 120 years ago - Jan 14, 1891

1 - This Day in Mormon History, http://www.advent-adam.com/jakestand.html
2 - Quotations Dealing with the Relationship of Our First Earthy Parents to Our Heavenly Parents (1830-1978)
3 - Diary Excerpts of Heber J. Grant,