Improvement Era began publication. (1)
-- 1897
Church Membership at end of year: 255,736
New Converts : 14,309
Percent Change from previous year: 5.93% (2)
-- During 1897-99
[David O McKay] Fulfills a two-year mission to Great Britain. In addition to his proselyting duties, serves as a leader of all the missionaries in Scotland. (3)
-- During 1897
[Heber J. Grant] Serves as a member of the general presidency of the Young Mens Mutual Improvement Association and as business manager for the Church magazine titled the Improvement Era. (4)
-- During 1897-1970
[Periodicals] Improvement Era, The; YMMIA Salt Lake City, Utah (Periodical) (5)
-- Apr 1, 1898
Lucy Jane Brimhall and Amanda Inez Knight receive their calls to serve Full-Time Missions to England. They were the first Single Sister Missionaries called to serve to England. (6)
-- Apr 19, 1898
[Apostle Rudger Clawson] Death of son, Rudger Elmo Clawson. (7)
-- Apr 21, 1898
The very first single sister missionaries arrive in Liverpool, England. They were Sister Lucy Jane Brimhall, and Sister Inez Knight. (6)
-- Apr 22, 1898
[Apostle Rudger Clawson] Attends funeral service of son, Rudger Elmo Clawson, at residence of child's mother, Mrs. Richard Morris (born Florence Ann Dinwoodey). (7)
-- During 1898 April
Conference Reports began regular twice-yearly publication. (1)
-- During 1898, May
[Spencer W. Kimball] Moves with his family to Thatcher, Arizona, where his father presides over the St. Joseph Stake for the next 26 years. (8)
-- Sep 2, 1898
President Wilford Woodruff d. San Francisco, CA, age 91. (9)
Wilford Woodruff died. (1)
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, 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
3 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: David O McKay, Salt Lake City, Utah
4 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Heber J. Grant, Salt Lake City, Utah
5 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol.4, Appendix 3: Church Periodicals
6 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, United Kingdom, "On This Day," https://www.lds.org.uk/show_oda.php
7 - Larsen, Stan (editor), A Ministry of Meetings:The Apostolic Diaries of Rudger Clawson, Significant Mormon Diaries Series No. 6, A Rudger Clawson Chronology, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City 1993
8 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Spencer W. Kimball, Salt Lake City, Utah
9 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Macmillan Publishing, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
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