Today in Mormon History

The "Book of Mormon" musical opens on Broadway [Mormon Women's History Timeline, http://www1.chapman.edu/~remy/MoFem/mormon...

[David O. McKay] In response to an inquiry from a brother as to whether his 34 year old son, who is suffering from cerebral palsy, might be...

[President Wilford Woodruff] I did not know but I would be Called to die upon my Birth Day [due to severe illness that day]. [Wilford Wo...

[Wilford Woodruff] This is my birth day. I am this day 74 years of Age And I wish to bear my Testimony to all persons whomsoever may read t...

The first wagons leave the encampment at Sugar Creek in Iowa, headed for the Great Salt Lake Valley. Heber C. Kimball addressed the camp: ...

Lucy Mack Smith signs a published statement in support of the succession claim of James J. Strang. [Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarc...

Nauvoo city ordinance that "the Catholics, Presbyterians, Methodists, Baptists, Latter-day Saints, Quakers, Episcopals, Universalists, ...

Patriarchs, members of High Council, Bishops & presidents of quorums met to discuss the question of the introduction of waltz- ing in ou...

... at sundown to the [Nauvoo] Temple, where we spent the evening in holy conversation, administering the Sacrament, and speaking in Tongues...

Communication to the Governor of Iowa ... to shield and protect the Mormons in their constitutional rights is pointed out the dilemma that f...

Brigham Young notes that the Camp of Israel formed west of Nauvoo across the Mississippi River "consisted of nearly four hundred wagons...

"It is well known that Jo Smith never pretended to have any communion with angels, until a long period after the pretended finding of h...

The First Presidency authorizes stake presidents to ordain patriarchs. Previously, the Twelve maintained that as an exclusive right, even de...

Court dismisses the long-standing indictment against John M. Higbee. Other participants say privately that he was the most blood-thirsty man...

A temple-square talk by Apostle Ezra Taft Benson is printed in the DESERET NEWS. However references to the John Birch Society are deleted wi...

[February 26:] Very confused, very nervous. [February 28:] Is confused as to time of day. [March 15:] Not disoriented as he ha...

[J. Reuben Clark] Bp Wirthlin'Telephoned about stopping George Martin going into Temple'a "New Polyg" I told him I would ...

[Heber J. Grant] We have before us your letter of February 18, in which you say that in your Priesthood class one Brother claims that Adam ...

We held a special meeting of the First Presidentcy and Apostles ... This meeting was called to reconsider the Evans Bill relating to unlawfu...

[John Henry Smith] F[rancis]. M. Lyman and I were weighed today and just weighed 248 pounds each. I had a tumor cut out of my back by Dr. J...