Centennial of Church organization. (1)
Church celebrated centennial; B. H. Roberts's Comprehensive History of the Church officially published for this occasion. (2)
[Heber J. Grant] Presides over the observance of the 100th anniversary of the Churchs organization. (3)
-- During June 1930
[Mormon Tabernacle Choir] Richard L. Evans becomes the voice of the weekly Music and the Spoken Word broadcast. He remains the announcer until October 1971. (4)
-- Oct 26, 1930
[Harold B. Lee] Set apart as president of the Pioneer Stake, 1930-37. (5)
-- Nov 02, 1930
[U.S. Religious History] Haile Selassie was crowned emperor of Ethiopia, thus fulfilling for many people a prophecy which became a cornerstone of Rastafarianism. (6)
-- 1930
Church Membership at end of year: 670,017
New Converts : 6,365
Percent Change from previous year: 0.96% (7)
-- During 1930s
[General Religious History] Rastafarianism, the Nation of Islam is founded. (8)
-- During 1930
[Quorum of the Twelve] J. Reuben Clark named U.S. Ambassador to Mexico. (9)
-- Mar 21, 1931
A 10-reel film of the history of the Church was completed. (10)
-- Apr 4, 1931
Church News section of Deseret News began publication. (1)
-- Apr 6, 1931
The first edition of the Church News was printed by the Church's Deseret News. (10)
Church News introduced by Deseret News. (2)
Footnotes:
1 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Macmillan Publishing, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
2 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
3 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Heber J. Grant, 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 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Harold B. Lee, Salt Lake City, Utah
6 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline, http://bit.ly/Fwgbe
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 - Wikipedia, Timeline of Religion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_religion#History_of_Religion
9 - 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)
10 - Church News: Historical chronology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
