St. George Temple dedicated. President Brigham Young received revelation to set in order the priesthood organization and stakes of Zion. (1)
April 8 Daniel H. Wells holds the public dedication of the St. George Utah Temple. (2)
[Sermon] Brigham Young: The United Order - The Duty of the Priesthood - The Gospel not Communism - Teaching the People How to Live - Independence of Babylon - The Saints Will Continue to Spread - Unity of Purpose and Action, Will Bring Again Zion - Free Schools Criticized - Educational Status of Our Children, JD 18:353 - 357 (3)
[Sermon] Daniel H. Wells: Dedicatory Prayer, JD 18:368 - 371 (3)
St. George Utah Temple; Location: St. George, Utah, USA; Announcement: 31 January 1871; Dedication: 6 April 1877 by Daniel H. Wells; Rededication: 11 November 1975 by Spencer W. Kimball; Style: Castellated Gothic - designed by Truman O. Angell; Notes: A private dedication was held on January 1, 1877 by Erastus Snow. The original tower of 147 feet was disliked by Brigham Young and was struck by lightning and burned to its base after Young's death. It was rebuilt according to Young's original design with a 175 ft (53 m) tower. (4)
-- Apr 22, 1877
[Sermon] Brigham Young: Living According to the Light - Temple Work - Good Counsel - What Say the High Priests and Seventies, JD 19:220 - 222 (3)
-- Apr 29, 1877
[Sermon] Brigham Young: Enjoyment in the South - the Blessings of a Temple - Need of Chastisement - the Redemption of the Earth - the Christian World Concerned in Regard to the Priesthood - Those Who Persecute Will Be Visited - the Ten Virgins - the Wise Will Understand, JD 19:1 - 8 (3)
-- May 6, 1877
[Sermon] Brigham Young: The Lord Rules - The Hand of God in Persecution - The Gospel Embraces All Truth - No Need of Worry, the Lord Will Deal Out Justice - Joseph Slain for the Gospel - The Dissatisfied Will Be Satisfied - Full of Blessing, JD 18:358 - 362 (3)
-- May 12, 1877
[Sermon] Charles C. Rich: Saints Should Be Whole - Hearted - Seek First the Kingdom - The Latter - day Work a Revelation - Joseph Smith: Illiterate - Our Agency Accepts or Rejects - Love of the Truth Proved More By Example Than Precept - An Important Generation, JD 19:26 - 30 (3)
-- May 13, 1877
[Sermon] Orson Pratt: Melchizedek and Aaronic Priesthoods - Their Peculiarities and Jurisdiction - Building Temples - Gathering to Be Sanctified - Union and Blessing Its Results, JD 18:362 - 367 (3)
-- May 18, 1877
[Sermon] Brigham Young: Remarks Made at the Close of the Foregoing Dedicatory Prayer, JD 19:33 - 34 (3)
[Sermon] John Taylor: Remarks on the Temple Ground, JD 19:34 - 35 (3)
[Sermon] Orson Pratt: Prayer, JD 19:30 - 33 (3)
Footnotes:
1 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Chronology of Church History, http://scriptures.lds.org/chchrono/contents
2 - Wikipedia, 19th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
3 - Journal of Discourses, http://jod.mrm.org
4 - Wikipedia, List of Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_temples_of_The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints#List_of_temples
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
