Arizona Temple at Mesa dedicated. (1)
[Heber J. Grant] Dedicates the temple at Mesa, Arizona. (2)
Mesa Arizona Temple; Location: Mesa, Arizona, USA; Announcement: 3 October 1919; Dedication: 23 October 1927 by Heber J. Grant; Rededication: 16 April 1975 by Spencer W. Kimball; Style: Solomon's Temple, no spire; Notes: The first temple to offer ordinances in a language other than English (Spanish). (3)
-- Dec 30, 1927
[U.S. Religious History] Originally founded by evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson in 1923, the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel was officially incorporated in Los Angeles, California. (4)
-- 1927
Church Membership at end of year: 644,745
New Converts : 20,836
Percent Change from previous year: 3.34% (5)
[Joseph Smith] Arizona Temple was dedicated. (6)
-- During 1927-1930
[Periodicals] Evangelio Restaurado; Mexican Mission El Paso, Texas, and SPANISH (Periodical) (7)
-- During 1927-1936
[Periodicals] Der Wegweiser; Swiss-German Basel, Switzerland and German-Austrian Mission GERMAN (Periodical) (7)
-- During 1927-1970
[Periodicals] Cumorah Monthly; South African Mowbray, South Africa Bulletin (Changed Mission to Cumorah's Southern Cross 1929; Cumorah's Southern Messenger 1933) (Periodical) (7)
-- During 1927
[Spencer W. Kimball] Becomes president-manager of the Kimball-Greenhalgh Realty and Insurance Company. (8)
[Utah] Philo T. Farnsworth invents fully electronic television. (9)
-- Jan 19, 1928
The Process of searching for Joseph & Hyrum Smith's graves begins. They were left unmarked since their secret burial in Nauvoo 1844. After locating and exhuming the bodies, they are reburied in nearby, marked graves on this day. (10)
-- During 1928 January
The Church published its first Melchizedek Priesthood handbook. (11)
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 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Heber J. Grant, Salt Lake City, Utah
3 - 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
4 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline, http://bit.ly/Fwgbe
5 - 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
6 - Wikipedia, 20th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century_(Mormonism)
7 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol.4, Appendix 3: Church Periodicals
8 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Spencer W. Kimball, Salt Lake City, Utah
9 - History to Go, War to War, http://historytogo.utah.gov/timeline/wartowar.html
10 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, United Kingdom, "On This Day," https://www.lds.org.uk/show_oda.php
11 - Church News: Historical chronology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
