Today in Mormon History

[George Albert Smith] [Regarding the termination of the current manager of the Temple Square Coffee Shop:] His employment has been disconti...

In Buenos Aires, Argentina, Elder Melvin J. Ballard organizes the South American Mission, the first mission in South America. [LDS Daily,...

Elder Melvin J. Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve established a mission in South America with headquarters in Buenos Aires, Argentina, ope...

A question arose regarding church publications, namely, as to whether it would be wise to combine and publish them under one cover. The publ...

[Heber C. Kimball] Sister Electa Crane, and Sister Brewor, Br. John D. Lee, B. Young went to work on the Alters [of the Nauvoo temple]. Pea...

[Wilford Woodruff] An independant Minister invited me home with him to take tea. I accepted the Invitation & had a good time. I preache...

[Joseph Smith] Br[other] Draper insisted on leaving the meeting some 2 or 3 weeks since before communion and would not be prevailed upon to...

Leftist guerrillas bomb four LDS chapels in Chile to protest the arrival of U.S. president George Bush the next day. Later they order the co...

[David O. McKay] I met pres. Parley A. Arave of the Blackfoot Stake who wanted to know whether he should take steps to have the woman who i...

[Marion G. Romney] From 5:00 to 6:30, was in a conference with President Clark, Harold B. Lee, Joseph L. Wirthlin, Joseph Anderson, in rega...

[Rudger Clawson] .... The following is a copy of the article written by myself: Standing upon the threshold of the twentieth century an...

The Inter-Denominational Council of Women in New York passed a resolution, urging Congress to pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting po...

[Heber C. Kimball] From thence to the Temple being the first on the ground being 10 in the morning... commenced work putting up canvase ad...

William Smith: Dictated revelation 5 Dec. 1845 rejecting Brigham Young [Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Append...

Joseph Smith Sr. released from jail, Samuel helps his parents relocate to -The Kingdom, an unincorporated village along the Seneca River bet...

To satisfy a feeling which has been on my mind for some time, I submit the following: My Son George Q. who died in this City when he was 18 ...

In the evening the President [Brigham Young] had some conversation about Br. H. C. Kimball's sons and remarked that himself & Br[oth...

[Heber C. Kimball] P. Pratt, O. Hide ingaged in putting up canvas and other things to prepare our room [in the Nauvoo temple]. W. W. Phelps...

Joseph Sr. is released from Canandaigua jail after thirty days. [Vogel, Dan, Early Mormon Documents, Appendix B: Chronology, 1771-1831, h...

[Angus M. Cannon] It was near 9 as I reached my office and was called on by Bro[ther]. Samuel Newton, who desired to know who he could get ...