-- Nov 1, 1971
[Quorum of the Twelve] Richard L. Evans dies. (1)
-- During 1971 November
All LDS women automatically enrolled in the Relief Society; payment of dues discontinued. (2)
-- Dec 2, 1971
[Joseph Smith] Marvin J. Ashton is ordained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. (3)
-- 1971
Church Membership at end of year: 3,090,953
New Converts : 160,143
Percent Change from previous year: 5.46% (4)
Church membership reached 3 million. (5)
Church issues the Health Services Handbook and calls its first --health missionaries. (6)
[Iosopa Community] The cemetery was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. (7)
[Mormon Tabernacle Choir] The masterful "Spoken Word" vignettes of long-time choir commentator Richard L. Evans inspired generations of listeners from 1930 until his death in 1971, at which time J. Spencer Kinard became the "voice of the Tabernacle Choir." Lloyd Newell replaced Kinard in 1990. (8)
-- During 1971-
[Periodicals] Ensign of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah; (Periodical) (9)
[Periodicals] Friend, The; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Salt Lake City, Utah (Periodical) (9)
[Periodicals] New Era; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Salt Lake City, Utah (Periodical) (9)
-- During 1971
In 1971, when by fiat all female adults in the church were deemed Relief Society members, the Relief Society's traditional weekday weekly meeting was replaced in each ward by a Sunday meeting sandwiched into a three-hour block with Sunday School and the main worship service. Also, one daytime or evening meeting per month was devoted to practical homemaking skills. The woman-to-woman monthly visiting program remained, as did the injunctions to individuals to practice compassionate service to others. (10)
[Utah] Capitol Reef National Monument gains National Park status. (11)
Footnotes:
1 - 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)
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 - Wikipedia, 20th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century_(Mormonism)
4 - 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
5 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Macmillan Publishing, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
6 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
7 - Utah Historical Encyclopedia, Iosopa Community, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/i/IOSEPA.html
8 - Utah Historical Encyclopedia, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/m/MORMONTABCHOIR.html
9 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol.4, Appendix 3: Church Periodicals
10 - Utah Historical Encyclopedia, Relief Society, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/r/RELIEFSOCIETY.html
11 - History to Go, Utah Today, http://historytogo.utah.gov/timeline/utahtoday.html
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
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