Church Membership at end of year: 767,752
New Converts : 7,062
Percent Change from previous year: 0.93% (1)
-- During 1937 - Oct 8, 1942
[Change in Presiding Church Patriarch Office] George F. Richards
(Acting Presiding Patriarch) Unrelated to Smith family; unlike Nicholas G. Smith and Frank B. Woodbury, was officially called, set apart, and sustained as the Acting Presiding Patriarch (2)
-- During 1937
Church purchased 88 acres of the Martin Harris Farm. (3)
J. Reuben Clark Jr. challenged Saints to store a year's supply of food, clothing, and, where possible, fuel. (3)
Missionary Handbook first published. (3)
-- During 1937-
[Periodicals] El Atalaya (Changed; Mexican Mission Los Angeles, California to In Yaotlapiyoui Mexico City, Mexico 1937; changed to Atalaya 1944; changed to Liahona 1945; Unified 1967) SPANISH (Periodical) (4)
[Periodicals] Lys Over Norge; Norwegian Mission Oslo, Norway and (Unified 1967) Lynge, Denmark Frankfurt, Germany NORWEGIAN (Periodical) (4)
-- During 1937-1955
[Periodicals] El Mensajero; Argentine Mission Buenos Aires, Argentina (Changed to El Mensajero Deseret 1941) SPANISH (Periodical) (4)
-- During 1937
[Utah] Capitol Reef recognized as National Monument (becomes a National Park in 1971). (5)
-- Feb 20, 1938
[Spencer W. Kimball] Called as president of the Mount Graham Stake. (6)
-- Apr 6, 1938
[Quorum of the Twelve] Sylvester Q. Cannon ordained an apostle, and set apart as an Associate to the Twelve. (7)
-- Apr 14, 1938
[Quorum of the Twelve] Sylvester Q. Cannon ordained apostle (7)
-- Apr 19, 1938
A Group of LDS Missionaries, including Marvin J. Ashton [a future apostle] wins the Great Britain National Basketball Championship. (8)
Footnotes:
1 - 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
2 - Wikipedia, Chronology of the Presiding Patriarchs of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presiding_Patriarch#Chronology_of_the_Presiding_Patriarchs_of_The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints
3 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
4 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol.4, Appendix 3: Church Periodicals
5 - History to Go, War to War, http://historytogo.utah.gov/timeline/wartowar.html
6 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Spencer W. Kimball, Salt Lake City, Utah
7 - 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)
8 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, United Kingdom, "On This Day," https://www.lds.org.uk/show_oda.php
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
