First general conference in the new Tabernacle. (1)
[Quorum of the Twelve] Amasa M. Lyman deprived of apostleship. He was excommunicated on May 12, 1870. (2)
-- Oct 8, 1867
[Joseph F. Smith] Set apart as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. (3)
Joseph F. Smith was sustained as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve. (He was previously ordained an apostle.) (2)
-- During October 1867
[Mormon Tabernacle Choir] The present dome-roofed Tabernacle is completed, including a new a larger organ. (4)
-- Dec 8, 1867
Relief Society program reemphasized by President Brigham Young, under President Eliza R. Snow. (5)
Relief Society reestablished with Eliza R. Snow as president. (1)
Relief Society reorganized under the direction of President Brigham Young. (6)
-- 1867
Church Membership at end of year: 81,124
New Converts : 3,240
Percent Change from previous year: 4.16% (7)
[Brigham Young] The Tabernacle is completed. Reorganizes the Relief Society. (8)
The Deseret Telegraph Company was organized. (9)
[Utah Statehood] In January 1867 the legislature petitioned Congress to repeal the Morrill Act and, in the words of LDS historian Andrew Jenson, "prayed for admission into the Union as a State." Neither objective was achieved. (10)
-- Mar 8, 1868
U. S. Land Office opened in Salt Lake City. (9)
Footnotes:
1 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
2 - Wikipedia, Chronology of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)
3 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph F. Smith, Salt Lake City, Utah
4 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Newsroom, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=036eb2987ff92110VgnVCM100000176f620aRCRDvgnextchannel=9ae411154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD
5 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Macmillan Publishing, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
6 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Chronology of Church History, http://scriptures.lds.org/chchrono/contents
7 - Wikipedia, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Membership History, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_membership_history
8 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young, Salt Lake City, Utah
9 - Richards, Franklin Dewey and Little, James A., Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
10 - Thatcher, Linda, History to Go, Statehood Chronology, http://www.onlineutah.com/statehoodchronology.shtml
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