LDS History, Sep 10, 1982

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Sep 10, 1982
U.S. President Ronald Reagan visited Utah to tour a Church cannery and see the Church Welfare Program in action. (1)

-- Oct 3, 1982
Elder Boyd K. Packer of the Quorum of the Twelve and a member of the Scriptures Publication Committee announced that a subtitle was being added to the Book of Mormon: "Another Testament of Jesus Christ." (1)

First Presidency announced addition of subtitle to the Book of Mormon: ―Another Testament of Jesus Christ. (2)

[Spencer W. Kimball] A subtitle for the Book of Mormon is announcedAnother Testament of Jesus Christ. (3)

-- Oct 30, 1982
A visitors center and historic site opened its doors in the three-story Grandin printing building in Palmyra, N.Y., where the first copies of the Book of Mormon were printed in 1830. (1)

Partially restored Grandin Print Shop in Palmyra, New York, opened as a historic site with a visitors' center. (4)

The Church opens a Visitor centre at The Grandin Printing Building, Paymyra, New York. This was where the Book of Mormon was first printed, back in 1830. (5)

-- Nov 27, 1982 - 2 December 1982
[1st Presidency Changes] Spencer W. Kimball Marion G. Romney Gordon B. Hinckley (Counselor) Death of N. Eldon Tanner (6)

-- Nov 27, 1982
President N. Eldon Tanner dies. Consequently, Marion G. Romney is named as First Counselor, and Gordon B. Hinckley is named as Second Counselor. (7)

[Quorum of the Twelve] N. Eldon Tanner dies. (8)

-- Dec 2, 1982 - 5 November 1985
[1st Presidency Changes] Spencer W. Kimball Marion G. Romney Gordon B. Hinckley Marion G. Romney called as First Counselor; Gordon B. Hinckley called as Second Counselor (6)

-- Dec 2, 1982
[Quorum of the Twelve] Marion G. Romney set apart as First Counselor. Gordon B. Hinckley set apart as Second Counselor. (8)

[Spencer W. Kimball] Reorganizes the First Presidency, with President Marion G. Romney as First Counselor and President Gordon B. Hinckley as Second Counselor. (3)

Footnotes:
1 - Church News: Historical Chronology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58765/Historical-chronology-of-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints.html
2 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
3 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Spencer W. Kimball, Salt Lake City, Utah
4 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
5 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, United Kingdom, "On This Day," https://www.lds.org.uk/show_oda.php
6 - Wikipedia, First Presidency (LDS Church), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Presidency_(LDS_Church)#Chronology_of_the_First_Presidency
7 - Wikipedia, 20th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century_(Mormonism)
8 - 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)

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LDS History, 1981

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- During 1981
In H.L. vs. Matheson, the U.S. Supreme Court approves a Utah parental notification law in regard to abortion. The law requires an abortionist to notify the parents of a minor girl who is still living at home as her parent's dependent when an abortion is scheduled. (1)

[Utah Education] Although most Utah school districts gave students graduation credits for attendance at seminary classes, a 1981 Federal court ruling disallowed such credit as being unconstitutional, while upholding the constitutionality of the released-time program. (2)

-- Mar 18, 1982
Three Church executive councils were created: the Missionary Executive Council, the Priesthood Executive Council, and the Temple and Genealogy Executive Council. (3)

-- Apr 1, 1982
It was announced that Church membership had reached the 5-million member mark. (3)

Church membership: 5 million. (4)

-- Apr 2, 1982
At general conference, major changes in financing Church meetinghouses were announced, shifting construction costs to general Church funds and utility costs to local units. Also, the term of service for single elders serving full-time missions was reduced from two years to 18 months. (3)

Church announced it would fund 96% of the cost of meetinghouse construction; 4% would continue to be drawn from local contributions. (5)

-- May 18, 1982
[U.S. Religious History] Rev. Sun Myung Moon, founder and leader of the Unification Church, is found guilty in federal court of four separate counts of income tax evasion. (6)

-- Jun 10, 1982
[Equal Rights Amemdment] Despite an extension of time until 10 June 1982, proponents of ERA could not achieve the necessary thirty-eight state ratifications. National polls consistently showed the majority of Americans in favor of the amendment. However, opponents -- who ranged from the John Birch Society and Phyllis Shafley's STOP ERA, to conservatives throughout the political spectrum of Protestant-Catholic-Mormon-Jews -- combined successfully to defeat the amendment. (7)

-- Jun 20, 1982
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir sings in Royal Albert Hall, London, England. (8)

-- Jul 01, 1982
[U.S. Religious History] Reverend Sun Myung Moon, of the Unification Church married 2,075 couples at Madison Square Garden. Many of the newlyweds were complete strangers to one another. (6)

-- Jul 16, 1982
[U.S. Religious History] Rev. Sun Myung Moon was sentenced to 18 months in prison for tax fraud and obstruction of justice. (6)

-- Sep 5, 1982
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir celebrated 50 years of continuous weekly broadcasts over the CBS radio network. (3)

Footnotes:
1 - History to Go, Utah Today, http://historytogo.utah.gov/timeline/utahtoday.html
2 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Utah Education, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/e/EDUCATION.html
3 - Church News: Historical Chronology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58765/Historical-chronology-of-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints.html
4 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
5 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
6 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline, http://am-rel-hist.gu.ma
7 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Equal Rights Amemdment, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/e/EQUALRIGHTS.html
8 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, United Kingdom, "On This Day," https://www.lds.org.uk/show_oda.php

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LDS History, Nov 16, 1981

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Nov 16, 1981
Jordan River Utah Temple; Location: South Jordan, Utah, USA; Announcement: 3 February 1978; Dedication: 16 November 1981 by Marion G. Romney (1)

-- 1981
Church Membership at end of year: 4,920,449
New Converts : 280,627
Percent Change from previous year: 6.05% (2)

[African Americans in Utah] The recent efforts of the Aryan Nation, a white supremacist group, to establish an office in the Salt Lake area were strongly rebuffed by a broad cross-section of the community representing a variety of racial, religious, political, and ethnic groups. This is in striking contrast to a non-response to the NAACPs 1979 request that civic and religious organizations and government officials join in denouncing the Ku Klux Klans efforts to actively recruit and spread their message of hate throughout the state. The visibility and acceptance of African Americans in a variety of positions is gradually increasing at many levels within the state of Utah. Companies in the private sector such as Delta Airlines, American Express, Northwest Pipeline, Innovations Consulting, Inc., and Zions Bank realize that they have a vital interest in promoting diversity and have sought to lead by example. Public and higher education has also played an important role in advanci
ng diversity within the workplace and the role of local, state, and federal governments cannot be overlooked.
According to Professor Larry Gerlach of the University of Utah, an expert on the Klan in Utah, "the silence was deafening: not a single religious leader, governmental official, or newspaper publisher publicly voiced opposition to the formation of the Klan." In 1980 and 1981 opposition to the Klan efforts was expressed by the Episcopal Diocese of Utah, by Mayor Glen Cannon of Draper, and by the local media. Most Utahns chose to ignore the issue. (3)

-- During 1981 to 1982
[African Americans in Utah] Terry Williams, a Democrat from Salt Lake City, was elected to the Utah House of Representatives in 1980, and served from 1981 to 1982. (3)

-- During 1981-
[Fundamentalist] Gerald Peterson, Jr, Leader, Righteous Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (4)

-- During 1981
Installation of extensive satellite system for the Church. (5)

Bonneville Entertainment Company incorporated into Bonneville International Corporation. (6)

IBM introduces a 16-bit personal computer. (6)

[General Religious History] The Stregherian revial, the Arician Tradition is founded and "The Book of the Holy Strega" and "The Book of Ways" Volume I & II are published. (7)

-- During (1981
[Mormon Tabernacle Choir] The choir's numerous citations and awards have included the Peabody Award for service to American Broadcasting (1944, 1962) and the Freedom Foundation's "George Washington Award" (1981, 1988). (8)

-- During 1981
[Spencer W. Kimball] Oversees the publication of a new edition of the triple combination, with an updated footnote system and index. (9)

-- During 1981 to 1985
[Spencer W. Kimball] Oversees the dedications of 17 temples. (9)

-- During 1981
[Spencer W. Kimball] Brain surgery in 1979 slowed him, and recurring troubles in 1981 ended his active leadership. During his last four years, his counselor Gordon B. Hinckley shouldered major responsibilities. (10)

Footnotes:
1 - 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
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 - Utah History Encyclopedia: African Americans in Utah, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/a/African_Americans.html
4 - Wikipedia, Mormon Fundamentalist Leaders, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormon_Fundamentalist_Leaders
5 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
6 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
7 - Wikipedia, Timeline of Religion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_religion#History_of_Religion
8 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Mormon Tabernacle Choir, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/m/MORMONTABCHOIR.html
9 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Spencer W. Kimball, Salt Lake City, Utah
10 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Spencer W. Kimball, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/k/KIMBALL%2CSPENCER.html

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LDS History, Jul 23, 1981

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Jul 23, 1981
Elder Gordon B. Hinckley was called as a counselor in the First Presidency, the first time since the administration of President David O. McKay that a president had more than two counselors. (1)

Elder Gordon B. Hinckley is called as third counselor in the First Presidency due to the physical weakness of Presidents Spencer W. Kimball, N. Eldon Tanner, and Marion G. Romney. Hinckley is referred to in the press as the "acting president of the church" because Kimball, Tanner, and Romney are largely out of the public eye. (2)

Neal A. Maxwell is ordained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles to fill the vacancy left by Hinckley's call to the First Presidency. (2)

[Quorum of the Twelve] Gordon B. Hinckley called as a Counselor in the First Presidency. Neal A. Maxwell ordained. (3)

[Spencer W. Kimball] Calls President Gordon B. Hinckley to serve as an additional counselor in the First Presidency. (4)

-- Aug 6, 1981
The first satellite station in the Mountain West, located in City Creek Canyon about 3 miles from downtown Salt Lake City, is put into service by Bonneville Satellite Corporation after a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by President Kimball. (5)

-- Sep 12, 1981
A smaller, less-expensive ward meetinghouse, called the Sage Plan, was announced by the First Presidency. (1)

-- Sep 26, 1981
The first copies of a new version of the Triple Combination (Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants and Pearl of Great Price), with extensive scripture helps, were made available to the public. (1)

The Church publishes a new version of the Triple Combination (Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price). In this, there are extensive cross-references and an index, to aid in studying the scriptures. (6)

-- During September 1981
New edition of triple combination (Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price) is published with similar helps and references as 1979 Bible edition featuring footnotes and references. Sections 137 and 138 of the Doctrine & Covenants are added to this edition. (5)

-- Oct 3, 1981
A network of 500 satellite dishes for stake centers outside Utah was announced. (1)

Network of 500 satellite dishes announced for stake centers outside of Utah. The receivers are installed in about a year and half. (5)

-- Oct 06, 1981
[U.S. Religious History] Egyptian president Anwar Sadat was assassinated by Islamic extremists. (7)

Footnotes:
1 - Church News: Historical Chronology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58765/Historical-chronology-of-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints.html
2 - Wikipedia, 20th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century_(Mormonism)
3 - 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)
4 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Spencer W. Kimball, Salt Lake City, Utah
5 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
6 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, United Kingdom, "On This Day," https://www.lds.org.uk/show_oda.php
7 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline, http://am-rel-hist.gu.ma

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LDS History, Jan 20, 1981

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Jan 20, 1981
The Tabernacle Choir participated in the inaugural festivities for President Ronald Reagan. (1)

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir performs at President Ronald Reagan‘s inauguration, who calls it ―America‘s Choir. (2)

[Mormon Tabernacle Choir] The choir performs at the inauguration of President Ronald Reagan, who names it Americas Choir. (3)

-- During January 1981
[Equal Rights Amemdment] In January 1981 a Nevada legislature in which Mormons figured prominently rejected the ERA thirty seconds after it was introduced. (4)

-- Mar 18, 1981
Formation of Missionary, Priesthood, and Temple and Genealogy Executive Councils. (5)

-- During March 1981
First KSL-AM stereo broadcast. (2)

-- Apr 1, 1981
Plans to build nine smaller temples in the United States, Central America, Asia, Africa and Europe were announced by President Spencer W. Kimball: Chicago, Ill.; Dallas, Texas; Guatemala City, Guatemala; Lima, Peru; Frankfurt, Germany; Stockholm, Sweden; Seoul, Korea; Manila, Philippines; and Johannesburg, South Africa. (1)

President Spencer W. Kimball announces plans for temples in 9 cities worldwide, of these, two are in Europe; Frankfurt, Germany and Stockholm, Sweden. (6)

-- Apr 3, 1981
At the regional representatives meeting, President Spencer W. Kimball outlined three responsibilities to carry out the mission of the Church: Proclaim the gospel, perfect the saints and redeem the dead. (1)

-- During April 1981
[Thomas S. Monson] Received honorary doctorate of law from Brigham Young University. (7)

-- May 5, 1981
The First Presidency publicly voiced its opposition to the proposed basing of the MX missile system in the Utah-Nevada desert. (1)

-- During June 1981
Church begins installing satellite receivers in all stake centers around the U.S,745 beginning with Utah. (2)

-- Jul 23, 1981 - 27 November 1982
[1st Presidency Changes] Spencer W. Kimball N. Eldon Tanner Marion G. Romney Gordon B. Hinckley (Counselor) Gordon B. Hinckley called as Counselor (8)

Footnotes:
1 - Church News: Historical Chronology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58765/Historical-chronology-of-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints.html
2 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
3 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Newsroom, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=036eb2987ff92110VgnVCM100000176f620aRCRDvgnextchannel=9ae411154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD
4 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Equal Rights Amemdment, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/e/EQUALRIGHTS.html
5 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
6 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, United Kingdom, "On This Day," https://www.lds.org.uk/show_oda.php
7 - Deseret News, Timeline: Thomas S. Monson, http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695250351,00.html
8 - Wikipedia, First Presidency (LDS Church), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Presidency_(LDS_Church)#Chronology_of_the_First_Presidency

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LDS History, 1980s

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- During 1980s
[Labor in Utah] The decline of the national union membership and power in the 1950s through the 1980s was paralleled in Utah. (1)

-- During 1980
[Media] The Church (working with Bonneville Communications) produced Mr. Krueger’s Christmas staring Jimmy Stewart. It was aired on television stations throughout the US and in international areas. (2)

[Mormon Tabernacle Choir] Music and the Spoken Word receives a Freedom Foundation Award for its July 4 broadcast. (3)

[Spencer W. Kimball] Oversees the establishment of the consolidated meeting schedule, which places sacrament meeting, ward priesthood meetings, Relief Society meetings, Young Women classes, Sunday School, and Primary in a three-hour block on Sunday rather than scheduled throughout the week. (4)

-- During 1980s
[Sugar Industry] By the 1980s there were no beet sugar factories in Utah. The Utah-Idaho Sugar Company had abandoned the production of sugar, and the Amalgamated Sugar Company, with headquarters in Ogden, had only four plants--three in Idaho (at Rupert, Twin Falls, Nampa), and one in Oregon (at Nyssa). (5)

-- During 1980
[Third Parties in Utah] During that period of time, Utahns joined with other Americans in placing the independent presidential bids of Eugene McCarthy in 1976, and that of John Anderson in 1980, on the Utah ballot. Running as the National Unity party nominee, Anderson polled 30,284 votes and united a coalition of Utahns, many of whom having previously been active in Republican and Democratic politics. (6)

[Third Parties in Utah] Since 1980, non-restrictive ballot laws have allowed the presidential nominees of the Communist, Citizens, New Alliance, Socialist, Populist, and American Independent parties to gain spots on the Utah ballot. (6)

-- During 1980s
[Utah Education] With the return to the traditional curriculum emphasis in the 1980s, Utah adopted a structural approach to its reform focusing on graduation requirements, curriculum control and teacher incentives such as career ladders. During much of the twentieth century the focus in Utah's public schools has been upon the way schools can help fit students to the economic and social needs of American civilization. At the same time, and somewhat paradoxically, the schools are expected to meet the individual needs of the students. Utah schools have followed these national patterns. (7)

-- During 1980
[Utah Immigration] In 1980 approximately two-thirds of the foreign-born residents of Utah had been naturalized. (8)

-- During 1980 to 1986
[Utah Immigration] In the period 1980 to 1986 Utah ranked behind only Washington, D.C., California, and Washington state in the number of Southeast Asian refugees resettled in proportion to its 1980 population. A total of 9,123 people were resettled in Utah during those years. Significant numbers from Latin America and from the South Pacific also settled in Utah. (8)

-- During 1980s
[Utah Immigration] The 1970s and 1980s saw a renewed surge of immigration to Utah, including the resettlement of refugees from Southeast Asia. (8)

-- During 1980
[Utah Indians] In 1980 there were 19,158 Native Americans, who were finally approaching the estimated 20,000 Indians inhabiting the state at the time of Mormon settlement. Navajos are the most populous group in the state, followed by the Northern Ute. Today, a significant proportion of Utah's Indians live and work in urban centers and represent tribal groups from throughout North America. (9)

-- During 1980s
[Utah Republican Party] After defeating Senator Ted Moss, a leading Democratic liberal, Hatch became a major figure in the emerging conservative movement of the 1980s and was frequently mentioned by local Republicans as a possible candidate for higher office. That same year, Republicans also regained the Second Congressional District seat when Dan Marriott defeated incumbent Democratic Representative Allen Howe, who was convicted of soliciting sex from a police decoy. (10)

Footnotes:
1 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Labor in Utah, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/l/LABOR.html
2 - The Mormon Channel: The Broadcast and Media History of the LDS Church Timeline, http://radio.lds.org/eng/about/media-timeline
3 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Newsroom, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=036eb2987ff92110VgnVCM100000176f620aRCRDvgnextchannel=9ae411154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD
4 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Spencer W. Kimball, Salt Lake City, Utah
5 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Sugar Industry, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/s/SUGARINDUSTRY.html
6 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Third Parties in Utah, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/t/THIRDPARTIES.html
7 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Utah Education, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/e/EDUCATION.html
8 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Utah Immigration, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/i/IMMIGRATION.html
9 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Utah Indians, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/n/NATIVEAMERICANS.html
10 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Utah Republican Party, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/r/REPUBLICANS.html

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LDS History, Nov 17, 1980

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Nov 17, 1980
Seattle Washington Temple; Location: Bellevue, Washington, USA; Announcement: 27 May 1978; Dedication: 17 November 1980 by Spencer W. Kimball (1)

-- 1980
Church Membership at end of year: 4,639,822
New Converts : 235,701
Percent Change from previous year: 5.35% (2)

-- During Dec.-19 1980
Mr. Krueger’s Christmas, featuring Jimmy Stewart and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, is televised and produced by Bonneville Media Communication. (3)

-- During 1980
[Capital Punishment] Hanging and the firing squad remained the only two options until 1980 when hanging was eliminated and replaced by lethal injection. Prior to this, the condemned was given his (Utah had never executed a woman) choice between hanging and firing squad and, if he refused to specify a choice, the firing squad was mandated. (4)

[Catholic Church in Utah] The appointment of Bishop William K. Weigand (1937- ), upon the retirement of Bishop Federal in 1980, expressed the sensitivity of the American Church to issues of social justice. Bishop Weigand's service as a pastor in Cali, Colombia, for nearly a decade helped form his present concern for the Spanish-speaking and other minorities. With 90 priests, 95 women in religious orders, and an increasing number of lay men and women appointees, his successor will guide a diocese of more than 70,000 Catholics into the second century of its existence. (5)

-- During 1980s
[Democrats in Utah] Despite the popularity of Governor Rampton, and the emergence of new figures in the party, Utah Democrats suffered during the 1970s and 1980s because of splits over such issues as the Equal Rights Amendment and the stands taken by the national Democratic party which seemed far too liberal for many Utah Democrats. Additionally, the national Democratic party, in the face of strong Republican activity, had largely written off Utah as a potential area of support for presidential campaigns. (6)

-- During 1980
16,600 new missionaries sent out. (3)

By the end of this year, there are 19 operating temples, of which are outside the U.S. (see Appendix 1). (3)

Salt Lake City population is 163,034. (3)

Sony introduces a palm-sized stereo cassette tape player called a ―Walkman. (3)

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir‘s Fourth of July broadcast of Music and the Spoken Word receives Freedom Foundation Award. (3)

Utah population is about 1. million. (3)

-- During 1980s
[Labor in Utah] In addition, following national patterns, Utah unionists have been on the defensive in the collective bargaining process, losing in the 1980s many of their earlier hard-won gains and rights. (7)

Footnotes:
1 - 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
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 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
4 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Capital Punishment, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/c/CAPITOLPUN.html
5 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Catholic Church in Utah, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/c/CATHOLIC.html
6 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Democrats in Utah, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/d/DEMOCRATIC.html
7 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Labor in Utah, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/l/LABOR.html

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LDS History, Mar 2, 1980

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Mar 2, 1980
Consolidated meeting plan began for Saints in Canada and the United States. (1)

-- Mar 28, 1980
Bonneville Satellite Corporation formed in Salt Lake City. (2)

-- Mar 30, 1980
The Mormon Church celebrated its 150th anniversary in Salt Lake City, Utah. (3)

-- Apr 6, 1980
Celebrating the Church's 150th anniversary, President Spencer W. Kimball conducted part of general conference from the newly restored Peter Whitmer farmhouse at Fayette, N.Y., the site where the Church was organized. The proceedings in Fayette were linked with the congregation in the Tabernacle in Salt Lake City via satellite, the first time a satellite was used in the Church for transmitting broadcasts of general conference. (4)

Church sesquicentennial commemorated with telecast from the Whitmer Farm and Salt Lake Tabernacle. (1)

Church‘s first satellite broadcast is viewed by millions as the sesquicentennial celebration of the Church is commemorated in conjunction with General Conference. President Spencer W. Kimball dedicates the reconstructed Peter Whitmer, Sr., log home on the original site, in Fayette, New York. (2)

-- Apr 7, 1980
Gordon B. Hinckley and J. Willard Marriott Jr. (LDS businessman) interviewed by Tom Brokaw on Today show. (2)

-- During 1980 May
Missionary work opened in Haiti and Belize. (4)

-- During July 1980
CompuServe Information Service and Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch initiate the first online newspaper with 3,600 subscribers. (2)

-- Oct 18, 1980-Nov. 1
The last of a series of large area conferences, presided over by the president of the Church, was held in six major cities in the Far East: Manila, Philippines; Hong Kong; Taipei, Taiwan; Seoul, Korea; and Tokyo and Osaka, Japan. (4)

-- Oct 27, 1980
[Spencer W. Kimball] Dedicates the Tokyo Japan Temple. (5)

Tokyo Japan Temple; Location: Tokyo, Japan; Announcement: 9 August 1975; Dedication: 27 October 1980 by Spencer W. Kimball (6)

-- Nov 17, 1980
[Spencer W. Kimball] Dedicates the Seattle Washington Temple. (5)

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 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
3 - Ratnikas, Algis, TimelinesDb, http://www.timelinesdb.com/listevents.php?subjid=201title=Utah
4 - Church News: Historical Chronology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58765/Historical-chronology-of-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints.html
5 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Spencer W. Kimball, Salt Lake City, Utah
6 - 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

Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, 1979

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- During 1979
[General Religious History] The Iranian Revolution results in the establishment of an Islamic Republic in Iran. (1)

[Leonard J. Arrignton] His book The Mormon Experience: A History of the Latter-day Saints with Davis Bitton, published by Knopf in 1979, has been widely disseminated. (2)

[Media] The first satellite broadcasts of General Conference. (3)

[Spencer W. Kimball] Oversees the publication of the LDS edition of the King James Bible. (4)

New Orleans Jazz move to Salt Lake City and become the Utah Jazz. (5)

[Wallace Stegner] Stegner's several novels with a California setting show a concern with contemporary life--the ahistorical or hedonistic lack of values of the present impinging on the settled but sometimes narrow familial and social patterns of an older America--and the process of the salvaging of a personal past. They include A Shooting Star (1961); All The Little Live Things (1967); The Spectator Bird (1976), a tour de force for which he was awarded the National Book Award; and Recapitulation (1979), set in Salt Lake City. (6)

-- Jan 22, 1980
[U.S. Religious History] Jerry Falwell attended a prayer breakfast at the White House prayer with Jimmy Carter. Falwell would later claim, incorrectly, that he asked Carter why there were "well known practicing homosexuals" on his staff and received the answer that Carter considered himself the president of all citizens. (7)

-- Jan 24, 1980
[U.S. Religious History] On this night, William Murray (son of American atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair) had a dream which he interpreted as a religious vision from God, leading to his conversion to a fundamentalist brand of Christianity. He gave up drinking and smoking and engaged in efforts to undue the separation of church and state which his mother had long struggled for. (7)

-- During early 1980s
[Utah Coal Mining] Utah coal production reached an all-time high in the early 1980s, a trend that has again been reversed. (8)

[Ute Indians] In the 1970s and early 1980s, Northern Utes benefited from increased oil and gas development on reservation lands in the form of jobs and severance taxes. The Northern Utes have also been key players in the Central Utah Project, receiving money and stored water in return for the diversion of their watershed runoff into central Utah. (9)

-- Feb 22, 1980
The Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy was reorganized to strengthen the lines of administration at Church headquarters. The executive directors of the Missionary, Curriculum, Priesthood and Genealogy departments became members of the presidency. (10)

-- During February 1980
Consolidated meeting program introduced. (11)

-- Mar 2, 1980
U.S. and Canadian members began a new consolidated meeting schedule that put priesthood, sacrament, and auxiliary meetings into one three-hour time block on Sundays. (10)

Footnotes:
1 - Wikipedia, Timeline of Religion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_religion#History_of_Religion
2 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Leonard J. Arrignton, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/a/Arrington_Leonard.html
3 - The Mormon Channel: The Broadcast and Media History of the LDS Church Timeline, http://radio.lds.org/eng/about/media-timeline
4 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Spencer W. Kimball, Salt Lake City, Utah
5 - History to Go, Utah Today, http://historytogo.utah.gov/timeline/utahtoday.html
6 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Wallace Stegner, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/s/STEGNER%2CWALLACE.html
7 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline, http://am-rel-hist.gu.ma
8 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Utah Coal Mining, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/c/COALMINING.html
9 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Ute Indians, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/u/UTES%2CNORTHERN.html
10 - Church News: Historical Chronology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58765/Historical-chronology-of-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints.html
11 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984

Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, September 1979

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- During September 1979
Church publishes its own edition of the King James Version of the Holy Bible, 725 ―including a 500-page Topical Guide, a uniquely LDS Bible Dictionary, and an enhanced system of footnotes and cross references that linked the Bible with all the other standard works. 726 The Church uses Cambridge University Press in England for the typesetting, and copies are printed in England, Scotland, and the United States (Pennsylvania and Massachusetts). 727 The publishing of the LDS edition of the Bible by the Church is a culmination of nearly seven years of work, which began in 1972 after the Church‘s correlation committee recommended a new edition of the Bible. (1)

-- Oct 4, 1979 -
[Change in Presiding Church Patriarch Office] Eldred G. Smith
(Patriarch emeritus) Honorably released from duties and granted emeritus status (2)

-- Oct 6, 1979
Patriarch to the Church Eldred Gee Smith granted emeritus status; no successor was appointed. (3)

-- Oct 24, 1979
President Spencer W. Kimball, on a tour of the Middle East, dedicated the Orson Hyde Memorial Gardens on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. (4)

[Spencer W. Kimball] Dedicates the Orson Hyde Memorial Garden in Jerusalem. (5)

-- Oct 29, 1979
The first two converts of eastern Africa were baptized in Kenya. (4)

-- During October 1979
Church first experiments with satellite direct during General Conference. Five sessions televised via satellite direct to 9 locations in the United States in an experiment using ―earth stations with receiver dishes set up for the test. (1)

-- Dec 5, 1979
[Utah] Feminist Sonia Johnson was formally excommunicated by the Mormon Church because of her outspoken support for the proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution. (6)

-- 1979
Church Membership at end of year: 4,404,121
New Converts : 237,267
Percent Change from previous year: 5.69% (7)

-- During December 1979
[Equal Rights Amemdment] Sonia Johnson was excommunicated from the Mormon church in December 1979. (8)

-- During 1979
[African Americans in Utah] In 1979, the National Basketball Association's New Orleans Jazz relocated to Utah and became the Utah Jazz. The popularity of the NBA coupled with the organization's public relations efforts involving players and the team's winning record has elevated some Jazz players to a celebrity status in the community. The players are looked upon as role models on and off the court by all segments of the population. (9)

[Equal Rights Amemdment] In 1978, when proponents of ERA knew they could not achieve thirty-eight state ratifications by 1979, they succeeded in gaining an extension of time. In the Congressional hearings on 15 August Senator Orrin Hatch squared off against a D.C. area housewife, Sonia Johnson, who had been born and raised in Logan, Utah, and was an active Mormon. Her feisty testimony in support of ERA caught media attention and Sonia became a lightening rod for Mormon and other religious supporters of equality. (8)

The dedication of Orson Hyde Memorial Park in Jerusalem is broadcast via satellite live to televisions in Salt Lake City. (1)

Footnotes:
1 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
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 - Church News: Historical Chronology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58765/Historical-chronology-of-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints.html
5 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Spencer W. Kimball, Salt Lake City, Utah
6 - Ratnikas, Algis, TimelinesDb, http://www.timelinesdb.com/listevents.php?subjid=201title=Utah
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 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Equal Rights Amemdment, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/e/EQUALRIGHTS.html
9 - Utah History Encyclopedia: African Americans in Utah, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/a/African_Americans.html

Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Feb 11, 1979

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Feb 11, 1979
[U.S. Religious History] Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini seized power in Iran. (1)

-- Feb 18, 1979
The Church's 1,000th stake was created at Nauvoo, Ill., by President Ezra Taft Benson of the Quorum of the Twelve. (2)

1,000th stake organized at Nauvoo, Illinois, by Ezra Taft Benson. (3)

The Church organizes the 1,000th stake in Nauvoo, Illinois. (4)

-- During May 1979
[U.S. Religious History] Jerry Falwell was recruited by far-right activists Howard Phillips, Ed Mcatee, and Paul Wenrich to form and lead the Moral Majority. Their goal was to bring fundamentalist Protestants to the Republican Party in the hopes of defeating Jimmy Carter in the presidential elections the following year. (1)

-- Jun 6, 1979
Joseph Smith's Vision of the Celestial Kingdom and Joseph F. Smith's Vision of the Redemption of the Dead were transferred from the Pearl of Great Price to the Doctrine and Covenants, becoming Sections 137 and 138, respectively. (2)

It is announced that Joseph Smith‘s Vision of the Celestial Kingdom and Joseph F. Smith‘s Vision of the Redemption of the Dead, previously part of the Pearl of Great Price, will become part of the Doctrine and Covenants, sections 137 and 138, in future editions. (4)

-- Aug 01, 1979
[U.S. Religious History] Linda Joy Holtzman became the rabbi for the Conservative Beth Israel congregation in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. She was thus the female rabbi to lead a Jewish congregation in the USA. (1)

-- 1979 August-September
Church published a new edition of the King James Version of the Bible with study aids. (3)

-- During 1979, August
LDS edition of King James Bible with study aids published. (5)

-- Sep 12, 1979-14
The Tabernacle Choir, which celebrated the golden anniversary of its nationally broadcast radio program in July, toured Japan and Korea. (2)

-- Sep 29, 1979
A new 2,400-page edition of the King James version of the Bible, with many special features, including a topical guide, a Bible dictionary, and a revolutionary footnote system, was published by the Church. (2)

The Church publishes the LDS edition of the King James version of the Bible. It includes a topical guide, Bible dictionary, and extensive footnotes, to aid in studying the scriptures. (6)

Footnotes:
1 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline, http://am-rel-hist.gu.ma
2 - Church News: Historical Chronology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58765/Historical-chronology-of-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints.html
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 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
5 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Chronology of Church History, http://scriptures.lds.org/chchrono/contents
6 - 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/

LDS History, 1978

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- During 1978
Cellular telephone service begins in United States. (1)

Gospel Principles published; first manual produced by the centralized curriculum department. (1)

KSL-FM sold. (1)

The public communications office of the Church sponsors inserts in the Reader’s Digest to explain the Church‘s beliefs and views on families. It hires an agency in Detroit to bring a non-LDS perspective to its message. (1)

[Histories of Utah] Aiming at the college students in Utah history courses and the general adult reader, a group of the abler scholars in Utah studies collaborated to produce Utah's History in 1978. Richard D. Poll was general editor. Twenty-eight scholars contributed chapters in their fields of special study. Each monographic chapter had its own bibliography, and the whole was supplemented by 58 pages of charts, tables, and maps. (2)

[John Singer] He entered into a plural marriage in 1978 with Shirley Black, an already married woman with four children. (3)

-- During 1978-1980
[Sunstone Editor/Publisher] Allen Roberts, Co-editor/publisher (4)

[Sunstone Editor/Publisher] Peggy Fletcher, Co-editor/publisher (4)

-- During 1978-1986
[Sunstone Editor/Publisher] Peggy Fletcher, Editor (4)

-- During 1978
[Utah] Arches National Monument gains National Park status. (5)

-- Jan 18, 1979
[John Singer] On the morning of 18 January 1979 Singer was confronted outside his home by Utah law enforcement officers. His home was surrounded and he was told to surrender his weapon. Singer pointed a pistol at the officers and the officers responded killing Singer with multiple gunshot wounds. His wife Vickie was taken to jail and his children were placed in shelter homes. (3)

-- Jan 22, 1979
John Singer was buried in the Marion cemetery on 22 January 1979. (3)

-- Feb 3, 1979
The Church Genealogical Department announced a new "family entry system" to allow submissions of names of deceased ancestors for temple work whose birthplaces and birthdates are unknown. (6)

Footnotes:
1 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
2 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Utah History
3 - Utah History Encyclopedia: John Singer, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/s/SINGER%2CJOHN.html
4 - Wikipedia, Sunstone Magazine, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunstone_Magazine
5 - History to Go, Utah Today, http://historytogo.utah.gov/timeline/utahtoday.html
6 - Church News: Historical Chronology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58765/Historical-chronology-of-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints.html

Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Sep 30, 1978

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Sep 30, 1978
President N. Eldon Tanner reads Official Declaration2 to the General Conference, and it is unanimously adopted as the word and will of the Lord on the same day. This is the declaration released publicly earlier in 1978, allowing blacks to receive the priesthood. (1)

-- Oct 1, 1978
James E. Faust is ordained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. (1)

-- Oct 16, 1978
[U.S. Religious History] John Paul II was elected pope. (2)

-- Oct 19, 1978
[John Singer] Singer faced new legal problems after 19 October 1978 when a district court awarded Dean Black a decree of divorce from Shirley Black and temporary custody of the couple's children. When authorities went to the Singer farm to pick up the children, Singer refused to surrender them. (3)

-- Oct 26, 1978
The Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, previously the Language Training Mission constructed in 1976, began training all missionaries. (4)

-- Oct 30, 1978
São Paulo Temple dedicated. (5)

[Spencer W. Kimball] Dedicates the São Paulo Brazil Temple. (6)

Sao Paulo Brazil Temple; Location: Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Announcement: 1 March 1975; Dedication: 30 October 1978 by Spencer W. Kimball; Rededication: 22 February 2004 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Spanish influenced modern, single-spire design (7)

-- Nov 9, 1978
Elder and Sister Rendell N. Mabey and Elder and Sister Edwin Q. Cannon arrived in Nigeria as special representatives of the Church to open missionary work in West Africa. (4)

-- 1978
Church Membership at end of year: 4,166,854
New Converts : 197,634
Percent Change from previous year: 4.98% (8)

-- During 1978-1981
[Fundamentalist] Gerald Peterson, Sr, Leader, Righteous Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After the murder of Rulon C. Allred in 1977 Gerald Peterson, Sr proclaimed that Allred had passed on the priesthood to him. Peterson went on to found the Righteous Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints the following year. (9)

-- During 1978
Church membership reached 4 million. (10)

Name extraction program introduced. (5)

Footnotes:
1 - Wikipedia, 20th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century_(Mormonism)
2 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline, http://am-rel-hist.gu.ma
3 - Utah History Encyclopedia: John Singer, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/s/SINGER%2CJOHN.html
4 - Church News: Historical Chronology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58765/Historical-chronology-of-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints.html
5 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
6 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Spencer W. Kimball, Salt Lake City, Utah
7 - 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
8 - 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
9 - Wikipedia, Mormon Fundamentalist Leaders, Wikipedia, Mormon Fundamentalist Leaders, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormon_Fundamentalist_Leaders
10 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Macmillan Publishing, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History

Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Jul 1, 1978

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Jul 1, 1978
The Relief Society Monument to Women was dedicated in Nauvoo, Ill., by President Kimball. (1)

-- Aug 7, 1978
North Dakota became the final state of the United States to have a stake headquartered within its boundaries when the Fargo North Dakota stake was created. (1)

-- Aug 19, 1978
Elder Delbert L. Stapley dies. (2)

[Quorum of the Twelve] Delbert L. Stapley dies. (3)

-- Sep 9, 1978
A new missionary training program was announced: Missionaries to English-speaking missions would receive four weeks training while those learning other languages would continue to receive eight weeks training at the new Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, which replaced the Language Training Mission and the Mission Home in Salt Lake City. (1)

All training of missionaries consolidated at new Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah. (4)

-- Sep 16, 1978
Women and girls 12 years of age and over gathered for a first-ever special closed-circuit audio conference, similar to general conference priesthood broadcasts. (1)

First annual women's meeting held. (5)

-- Sep 30, 1978
A new special emeritus status for General Authorities was announced in general conference, and seven members of the First Quorum of the Seventy were so designated. (1)

June 8 revelation on priesthood sustained by Church (D&C: toured Eastern Europe. (5)

Emeritus status announced for general authorities over age 70. (4)

Revelation granting the priesthood to every worthy male member without regard to race or color sustained by Church (see OD-2). (6)

Official Declarationâ€"2 issued by President Spencer W. Kimball, officially allowing all worthy males to receive the priesthood 715 (included in Doctrine and Covenants as of 1981). (7)

Footnotes:
1 - Church News: Historical Chronology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58765/Historical-chronology-of-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints.html
2 - Wikipedia, 20th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century_(Mormonism)
3 - 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)
4 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
5 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Macmillan Publishing, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
6 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Chronology of Church History, http://scriptures.lds.org/chchrono/contents
7 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984

Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Jun 1, 1978

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Jun 1, 1978
Revelation received to extend priesthood to all worthy males; made public on 9 June . (1)

President Spencer W. Kimball receives confirmation and revelation after supplicating the Lord regarding blacks and the priesthood. Moved by the exceeding faith of the Genesis Group, and moved by the dedication and perseverance of the mulattos in Brazil in building the São Paulo temple, he takes the matter before the Lord, as many previous presidents of the church have done. (2)

-- Jun 8, 1978
[African Americans in Utah] On 8 June 1978 the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued a letter announcing that the priesthood was open to "all worthy male members of the Church...without regard to race or color." This announcement had an immediate impact upon the status of blacks in the LDS Church, and it possibly portends well for the future status of all African Americans residing in the state of Utah. (3)

First Presidency issued letter announcing revelation granting the priesthood to worthy men of all races. (4)

Priesthood extended, by revelation, to ―all worthy males. (5)

[Spencer W. Kimball] With his counselors in the First Presidency, issues a letter announcing a revelation making all the blessings of the priesthood available to all worthy members, without regard for race or color. (6)

-- Jun 9, 1978
In a letter dated June 8 and made public the following day, the First Presidency announced the revelation that worthy men of all races would be eligible to receive the priesthood. On Sept. 30, members accepted the revelation by a sustaining vote at general conference. The First Presidency's announcement is now Official Declaration 2 in the Doctrine and Covenants. (7)

Church President Spencer W. Kimball announces revelation on the priesthood. (5)

President Spencer W. Kimball, after receiving the revelation, and discussing the matter with the Quorum of the Twelve and the First Quorum of the Seventy, announces that the ban on blacks receiving the priesthood has been lifted, and all males may receive the priesthood according to their worthiness, regardless of race. Despite previous understanding that blacks were not to receive the priesthood until the millennium, the members of the church receive the announcement with jubilation and it gains worldwide press attention. (2)

[Utah] Leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints struck down a 148-year-old policy of excluding black men from the Mormon priesthood. Prophet Spencer Kimball opened the Mormon priesthood to blacks. (8)

-- Jun 15, 1978
First ―Teletext broadcast on KSL-TV. (5)

-- Jun 23, 1978
Joseph Freeman, 26, the first black man to gain the priesthood in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, went in the Salt Lake Temple with his wife and 5 sons for sacred ordinances. Thomas S. Monson, member of the church's Quorum of Twelve Apostles, conducted the marriage and sealing ordinances. This event shows that blacks not only are able to gain the priesthood, but are able to interracially marry in the temple with the church's blessing. (Salt Lake Tribune, June 24, 1978) (2)

-- During June 1978
[Spencer W. Kimball] In June 1978 he announced a revelation that all worthy men and women could receive temple ordinances regardless of race or ancestry, thus ending long-standing restrictions on members of Negroid ancestry. The church under Kimball opposed the Equal Rights Amendment as a misguided means to reach legitimate objectives, and criticized the weapons buildup by world powers, successfully opposing basing MX missiles in the Utah-Nevada desert. (9)

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, 20th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century_(Mormonism)
3 - Utah History Encyclopedia: African Americans in Utah, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/a/African_Americans.html
4 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Macmillan Publishing, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
5 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
6 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Spencer W. Kimball, Salt Lake City, Utah
7 - Church News: Historical Chronology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58765/Historical-chronology-of-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints.html
8 - Ratnikas, Algis, TimelinesDb, http://www.timelinesdb.com/listevents.php?subjid=201title=Utah
9 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Spencer W. Kimball, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/k/KIMBALL%2CSPENCER.html

Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, 1977-1982

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- During 1977-1982
[Editor of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought] Mary Lythgoe Bradford (1)

-- During 1977
[Equal Rights Amemdment] By 1977 only thirteen additional states had ratified and five states had voted to rescind. (2)

-- During 1977-2005
Owen A. Allred, Leader, Apostolic United Brethern Fundamentalist Group (3)

-- During 1977
By this date, Church General Conference broadcasts include radio, television, radio satellite and oceanic cable. Broadcasts by one or more of these media reach all fifty United States, Latin America, Australia, the Philippines, and parts of Africa, Europe, and Asia. Church owns, ―through subsidiary corporations and institutions, ―sixteen radio and television stations, a sophisticated international broadcast distribution system, a Washington news bureau, a cable TV systemand production and consulting divisions. (4)

By this date, the Book of Mormon has been translated into 22 languages. (4)

-- During 1977-
[Periodicals] Tambuli; International Manila and Makati, Magazines Philippines (Periodical) (5)

-- During 1977
Utah firing squad makes Gary Gilmore first person executed in the United States for almost ten years. (6)

[Utah Historical Society] A state paleontologist was added in 1977, and publication of an antiquities monograph series began the next year. (7)

-- Mar 8, 1978
KSL TV firstuses fiber-optics. (4)

-- Mar 31, 1978
President Spencer W. Kimball announced that semiannual rather than quarterly stake conferences would be held starting in 1979. (8)

Quarterly stake conferences became semiannual. (9)

-- Apr 1, 1978
President Kimball emphasized the four-generation program, which later became the basis for the Church's computerized Ancestral File. (8)

-- Apr 6, 1978
[Ernest L. Wilkenson] Wilkinson died on 6 April 1978. (10)

Footnotes:
1 - Wikipedia, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialogue:_A_Journal_of_Mormon_Thought#List_of_Dialogue_editors
2 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Equal Rights Amemdment, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/e/EQUALRIGHTS.html
3 - Wikipedia, Mormon Fundamentalist Leaders, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormon_Fundamentalist_Leaders
4 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
5 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol.4, Appendix 3: Church Periodicals
6 - History to Go, Utah Today, http://historytogo.utah.gov/timeline/utahtoday.html
7 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Utah Historical Society, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/u/UTAHSTATEHISTORICAL.html
8 - Church News: Historical Chronology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58765/Historical-chronology-of-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints.html
9 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
10 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Ernest L. Wilkenson, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/w/WILKINSON%2CERNEST.html

Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
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LDS History, May 14, 1977

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- May 14, 1977
Aaronic Priesthood program adopted title Young Men. (1)

-- May 22, 1977
Formation of a new Church Activities Committee, with responsibility for coordinating cultural arts and physical activities, was announced. (2)

Church Activities Committee organized. (1)

-- May 30, 1977
Poland granted legal status to the Church. (2)

-- Jun 19, 1977
[U.S. Religious History] John Nepomuceno Neumann was canonized by Pope Paul VI, becoming the first American-born male saint. Neumann was the fourth Bishop of the Philadelphia Diocese and his most important mark on American Catholicism may be his creation of the parochial school system. (3)

-- Jul 1, 1977
In response to continued growth in membership worldwide, the geographic subdivisions of the Church, previously known as areas, were renamed zones, and the 11 zones were subdivided into areas. Members of the First Quorum of the Seventy were assigned as zone advisers and area supervisors. (2)

-- Aug 24, 1977
[Spencer W. Kimball] Dedicates Poland for future Church workthe first visit of a President of the Church behind what was then known as the Iron Curtain. (4)

-- During August 1977
The Ensign for the blind replaces The New Messenger. Began publication in 1953. (5)

-- Oct 1, 1977
The Church published A Topical Guide to the Scriptures of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the first product of a continuing scriptural-aids project established by the First Presidency. (2)

-- Oct 28, 1977
Bonneville Entertainment Inc. organized to produce films and television features. It is dissolved in 1982. (5)

-- Nov 10, 1977
[U.S. Religious History] Pope Paul VI abolished the automatic excommunication imposed on divorced American Catholics who remarried. This penalty of excommunication was first handed down by the Plenary Council of American Bishops in 1884. (3)

-- 1977
Church Membership at end of year: 3,969,220
New Converts : 226,471
Percent Change from previous year: 6.05% (6)

[Catholic Church in Utah] Bishop James E. Kearney (1884-1977) brought national renown to Utah as a missionary entity of the American Catholic Church. (7)

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 News: Historical Chronology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58765/Historical-chronology-of-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints.html
3 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline, http://am-rel-hist.gu.ma
4 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Spencer W. Kimball, Salt Lake City, Utah
5 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
6 - 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
7 - Utah Historical Encyclopedia: Catholic Church in Utah, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/c/CATHOLIC.html

Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
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LDS History, 1976

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- During 1976
Joseph Smith‘s Vision of the Celestial Kingdom and Joseph F. Smith‘s Vision of the Redemption of the Dead are added to The Pearl of Great Price. (1)

The first Quorum of the Seventy is organized to help lead the growing Church. (1)

[Histories of Utah] In commemoration of the American Bicentennial, William B. Smart and Henry A. Smith edited Deseret, 1776-1976: A Bicentennial Illustrated History of Utah (1975). A work of art, the text was written by Deseret News staff writers on subjects of their expertise. Another work to come out in connection with the Bicentennial was Charles S. Peterson's Utah, A History (1977). Neither a textbook nor a conventional history, it was an interpretative synthesis of Utah history in the context of the national experience and was part of a national series of books. (2)

-- During 1976-
[Periodicals] Ensign Talking Book; Salt Lake City, Utah International Magazines (Periodical) (3)

-- During 1976
[Spencer W. Kimball] Oversees the addition of two revelations to the Pearl of Great Price. These revelations are later included in the Doctrine and Covenants as sections 137 and 138. (4)

[Topaz Japanese-American Relocation Center] In 1976 the Japanese-American Citizen League erected a monument near the site of the camp. (5)

-- Jan 1, 1977
The First Presidency announced a new format for general conferences. General sessions would be held on the first Sunday of each April and October and the preceding Saturday. Regional representative seminars would be held on the preceding Friday. (6)

General conferences shortened from three to two days. (7)

The First Presidency announces that General Conferences will be held on the first Sundays of each April & October, and on the preceding Saturdays, of each year. (8)

-- Jan 17, 1977
[Capital Punishment] On 17 January 1977 Gary Mark Gilmore became the first person executed in the U.S. after all those under sentence of death had been released from death rows around the country ten years earlier. His execution renewed the capital punishment process that continues to this day. Under more strict guidelines from the Supreme Court, capital punishment laws and procedures were reinstituted and death rows began again to fill. (9)

-- Feb 5, 1977
The First Presidency announced that the Quorum of the Twelve would oversee ecclesiastical matters and the Presiding Bishopric would have responsibility for temporal programs. (6)

-- Mar 5, 1977
[Quorum of the Twelve] Alvin R. Dyer dies. Although Dyer was an ordained Apostle, he was never made a member of the Quorum. (10)

-- May 14, 1977
A bishops central storehouse, the second in the Church and first outside of Salt Lake City, opened at Colton, Calif. Also, the Young Men program was restructured. (6)

Footnotes:
1 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
2 - Utah Historical Encyclopedia: Utah History
3 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol.4, Appendix 3: Church Periodicals
4 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Spencer W. Kimball, Salt Lake City, Utah
5 - Utah Historical Encyclopedia: Topaz Japanese-American Relocation Center, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/t/TOPAZRELOCATION.html
6 - Church News: Historical chronology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
7 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
8 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, United Kingdom, "On This Day," https://www.lds.org.uk/show_oda.php
9 - Utah Historical Encyclopedia: Capital Punishment, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/c/CAPITOLPUN.html
10 - 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)
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
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LDS History, Jul 31, 1976- Aug. 8

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Jul 31, 1976- Aug. 8
President Kimball addressed a total of 25,000 members from 12 countries in Europe at five area conferences in France, Finland, Denmark, The Netherlands and Germany. (1)

-- During July 1976
[Mormon Tabernacle Choir] The choir participates in U.S. Bicentennial tours in Utah, Philadelphia, Boston, New York and Washington, D.C. (2)

-- Sep 16, 1976
[U.S. Religious History] The Episcopal Church approved of the ordination of women as priests and bishops. (3)

-- Sep 27, 1976
New Language Training Mission complex dedicated in Provo, Utah . (4)

-- Oct 1, 1976
Members of the First Council of the Seventy and the Assistants to the Twelve were released in general conference and called to the new First Quorum of the Seventy. Franklin D. Richards was named the first senior president. (1)

Assistants to the Twelve made Seventies. (5)

Assistants to the Twelve and members of the First Council of the Seventy became members of the First Quorum of the Seventy. (4)

-- During November 1976
Hour-long television programs appear in the United States and Canada focusing on wholesome family life, featuring Latter-day Saint actors and entertainers and some nonmember artists. Called The family… and other living things, Bonneville and the Church‘s Public Communications Department arrange the production and distribution of the special. (6)

-- 1976
Church Membership at end of year: 3,742,749
New Converts : 170,547
Percent Change from previous year: 4.77% (7)

[African Americans in Utah] In 1976, the Reverend Robert Harris, a Democrat from Ogden, became the first African American elected to the Utah State Legislature. (8)

[Democrats in Utah] Moss was a prominent national Democrat during the 1960s and 1970s until his defeat by political newcomer Orrin Hatch in 1976. (9)

[Democrats in Utah] The party suffered a major defeat in state and local races throughout Utah. In 1976, a political unknown, attorney Scott Matheson, was elected running as a "citizen candidate" and would eventually serve two terms as Utah chief executive. (9)

[Equal Rights Amemdment] Equation of ERA with sexual permissiveness, abortion, child care, homosexuality, and unisexuality drew the debate away from the constitutional principal of equality to issues of "traditional family values." But the attack did reflect the fears of many about the changing roles of women and men and about the changing form of the family. There seemed to be danger in equality for the ideological/cultural concept of the father as head and provider, mother as nurturer and manager, and children as replicas into the next generation. Many feared the equality would make women more vulnerable and exposed, that men would feel freer to abandon family responsibilities. Certainly it was these fears which prompted Mormon church leaders to eventually join their financial resources, their promotional skills and their far-flung network of members to the counterrevolution. Church leaders in 1976 described ERA as "a moral issue with many disturbing ramifications for women
and for the family as individual members as a whole." President Spencer Kimball declared it "would strike at the family, humankinds basic institution." (10)

Footnotes:
1 - Church News: Historical chronology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
2 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Newsroom, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=036eb2987ff92110VgnVCM100000176f620aRCRDvgnextchannel=9ae411154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD
3 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline, http://am-rel-hist.gu.ma
4 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
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 - 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 - Utah Historical Encyclopedia: African Americans in Utah, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/a/African_Americans.html
9 - Utah Historical Encyclopedia: Democrats in Utah, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/d/DEMOCRATIC.html
10 - Utah Historical Encyclopedia: Equal Rights Amemdment, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/e/EQUALRIGHTS.html
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, 1975

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- During 1975
Salt Lake City population is 169,917. (1)

-- During 1975-1978
[Sunstone Editor/Publisher] Scott Kenney, Editor/Publisher (2)

-- Jan 8, 1976
David B. Haight is ordained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. (3)

-- Jan 17, 1976
The Church News publishes a statement by Spencer W. Kimball, which marks the beginning of a campaign against pornography. (4)

-- Feb 15, 1976- March 2
A total of 53,000 members in the South Pacific attended nine area conferences in American Samoa, Western Samoa, New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga, Tahiti, and Australia to hear counsel from President Spencer W. Kimball and other General Authorities. (5)

-- Apr 3, 1976
Members attending general conference accepted Joseph Smith's Vision of the Celestial Kingdom and Joseph F. Smith's Vision of the Redemption of the Dead for addition to the Pearl of Great Price. These scriptures became part of the Doctrine and Covenants on June 6, 1979. (5)

Two revelations added to Pearl of Great Price. In 1981, they were moved to become D&C 137 and 138. (6)

-- Jun 5, 1976
The Teton Dam in southeastern Idaho burst, sending a wall of water, between 12 and 20 feet high, onto the mostly LDS towns below. About 40,000 people, most of them members of the Church, were driven from their homes. (5)

-- Jun 16, 1976
Bay Area Broadcasting Company acquires KRON-FM, a San Francisco radio station. The call letters are changed to KOIT-FM. (1)

-- Jun 18, 1976-22
President Kimball spoke at three area conferences in England and Scotland, which were attended by more than a total of 17,000 members. (5)

-- Jun 25, 1976
Missouri Gov. Christopher S. Bond signed an executive order rescinding the extermination order issued in 1838 by Gov. Lilburn W. Boggs. (5)

Extermination Order of 1838 rescinded by Missouri governor Christopher S. Bond. (7)

-- Jul 4, 1976
President Kimball spoke at a Church-sponsored U.S. Bicentennial devotional attended by more than 23,000 people at the Capitol Centre in Landover, Md. Numerous additional activities involved Church members in the United States during the year-long Bicentennial observance. (5)

Footnotes:
1 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
2 - Wikipedia, Sunstone Magazine, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunstone_Magazine
3 - Wikipedia, 20th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century_(Mormonism)
4 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, United Kingdom, "On This Day," https://www.lds.org.uk/show_oda.php
5 - Church News: Historical chronology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
6 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Chronology of Church History, http://scriptures.lds.org/chchrono/contents
7 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Oct 3, 1975

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Oct 3, 1975
[Spencer W. Kimball] Begins the reconstitution of the First Quorum of the Seventy. (1)

-- Oct 6, 1975-11
Brigham Young University observed its 100th anniversary during homecoming week. (2)

-- Nov 7, 1975-9
Incident to the rapid growth of the Church in Mexico, 15 stakes were created in Mexico City in one weekend. (2)

-- Nov 11, 1975
November 12 - President Spencer W. Kimball rededicates the St. George Utah Temple after renovation. (3)

-- Nov 16, 1975
The Paris, France Stake was created. This was the first Stake created in France. (4)

-- Nov 18, 1975
The Church Genealogical Department was organized with five divisions, two of which were formerly known as the Genealogical Society. (2)

The Church Genealogical Department [Later, "The Family History Department"] is reorgansied with five divisions. (4)

-- Dec 2, 1975
Elder Hugh B. Brown dies. (3)

[Hugh B. Brown] Following McKay's death in 1970, he served in the Council of the Twelve until his own death, two years after Zina's, on 2 December 1975. (5)

[Quorum of the Twelve] Hugh B. Brown dies. (6)

-- 1975
Church Membership at end of year: 3,572,202
New Converts : 162,215
Percent Change from previous year: 4.76% (7)

[Chinese in Utah] The influx of refugees from Vietnam after 1975 contributed to the expansion of the Chinese community as well, because many of them were of Chinese extraction. Additional numbers were supplied by students from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and, more recently, from the People's Republic of China; some of these have stayed on to become citizens. Active in all facets of society and economy, Chinese Americans make a valuable contribution to the state of Utah. (8)

[Equal Rights Amemdment] The amendment went down to defeat again in 1975 despite a more vigorous campaign by supporters. By then opposition to ERA had intensified and expanded. (9)

Footnotes:
1 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Spencer W. Kimball, Salt Lake City, Utah
2 - Church News: Historical chronology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
3 - Wikipedia, 20th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century_(Mormonism)
4 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, United Kingdom, "On This Day," https://www.lds.org.uk/show_oda.php
5 - Utah Historical Encyclopedia: Hugh B. Brown, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/b/BROWN%2CHUGH.html
6 - 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)
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 - Utah Historical Encyclopedia: Chinese in Utah, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/c/CHINESE.html
9 - Utah Historical Encyclopedia: Equal Rights Amemdment, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/e/EQUALRIGHTS.html
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Mar 26, 1975

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Mar 26, 1975
Bay Area Broadcasting Company is formed as a subsidiary of Bonneville International. (1)

-- May 3, 1975
Citing accelerated growth of the Church worldwide, the First Presidency announced the creation of an area supervisory program and the assignment of six Assistants to the Twelve to oversee Church activities while residing outside the United States and Canada. The number of these foreign areas was increased to eight later in the year. (2)

Regions and stakes incorporated into areas; area supervisors announced. (3)

-- May 17, 1975
A supervisory program for missions in the United States and Canada was announced, along with the assignment of members of the Quorum of the Twelve as advisers and other General Authorities as supervisors of the 12 areas. (2)

-- Jun 27, 1975
The end of auxiliary conferences was announced during the opening session of the 1975 June Conference. These conferences would be replaced with annual regional meetings for priesthood and auxiliary leaders. (2)

Churchwide auxiliary conferences discontinued. (3)

-- Jul 24, 1975
The 28-story Church Office Building in Salt Lake City was dedicated by President Spencer W. Kimball. (2)

Church Office Building dedicated. (3)

President Kimball dedicates 28-story church Office Building. (1)

-- Aug 8, 1975-17
President Kimball spoke to a total of 44,500 members at five area conferences in the Far East, Japan, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea (2)

-- Sep 14, 1975
[U.S. Religious History] Elizabeth Ann Seton was canonized by Pope Paul VI. (4)

-- Oct 3, 1975
President Kimball announced in general conference the organization of the First Quorum of the Seventy, and the first three members of the quorum were sustained. (2)

Spencer W. Kimball announced organization of First Quorum of the Seventy. (3)

Footnotes:
1 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
2 - Church News: Historical chronology 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 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline, http://am-rel-hist.gu.ma
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/

LDS History, Nov 19, 1974

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Nov 19, 1974
Washington Temple dedicated. (1)

[Spencer W. Kimball] Dedicates the Washington D.C. Temple. (2)

Washington D.C. Temple; Location: Kensington, Maryland, USA; Announcement: 15 November 1968; Dedication: 19 November 1974 by Spencer W. Kimball (3)

-- During November 1974
[African Americans in Utah] The suit was dismissed in November 1974 when the LDS Church agreed to open all positions in church-sponsored scout troops to all boys "without regard to race or ethnic background." (4)

-- 1974
Church Membership at end of year: 3,409,987
New Converts : 103,329
Percent Change from previous year: 3.12% (5)

Church-owned hospitals divested. (6)

All of Church‘s shortwave properties sold. (7)

Unified Magazine changes its name to International Magazines (umbrella title that covered all foreign-language magazines of the Church, each having a language-specific title). (7)

Jay Welch, who replaced Condie in 1974, remained only briefly. He was one of the most gifted and popular conductors the choir has ever had, and his sudden and unexpected resignation brought a number of administrative problems to the surface. Though regarded as a tragedy at the time, this resulted in many important changes which have worked to the advantage of the present organization, including placing the choir under the direct supervision of the First Presidency of the church. Welch was succeeded by present conductor Jerold Ottley later in the same year. Under Ottley's leadership the Mormon Tabernacle Choir has achieved new standards of excellence, becoming stylistically more versatile and varied in its repertoire. Touring has vastly expanded and the choir's role in the church has changed substantially. On one hand, its musical mission has been simplified, with an emphasis on hymn singing for the general meetings of the church. On the other hand, its role as a cultural and
spiritual ambassador has led to a greatly expanded repertoire consisting not only of the great classical masterworks but also of many forms of ethnic and folk music, requiring much broader linguistic experience and training. (8)

[Thomas S. Monson] Received master's of business administration from Brigham Young University. (9)

[Utah Republican Party] Bennett, who would serve in the Senate until he retired in 1974, was known as a fiscal conservative and supporter of national defense. (10)

[Utah Republican Party] In 1974 Salt Lake Mayor Jake Garn defeated Democratic Representative Wayne Owens for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Wallace Bennett. (10)

-- Jan 12, 1975
The Merthyr Tydfil Stake, first stake in Wales is organised. (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: Spencer W. Kimball, 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 - Utah Historical Encyclopedia: African Americans in Utah, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/a/African_Americans.html
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 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Macmillan Publishing, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
7 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
8 - Utah Historical Encyclopedia: Mormon Tabernacle Choir, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/m/MORMONTABCHOIR.html
9 - Deseret News, Timeline: Thomas S. Monson, http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695250351,00.html
10 - Utah Historical Encyclopedia: Utah Republican Party, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/r/REPUBLICANS.html
11 - 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/