-- During August 1984
[Mormon Tabernacle Choir] The choir performs at the Olympic Gala for the Los Angeles Summer Olympics Games. (1)
-- Sep 20, 1984
Sydney Australia Temple; Location: Carlingford, Hornsby Shire, New South Wales, Australia; Announcement: 2 April 1980; Dedication: 20 September 1984 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Modern, single-spire design (2)
-- Sep 25, 1984
Manila Philippines Temple; Location: Quezon City, Philippines; Announcement: 1 April 1981; Dedication: 25 September 1984 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Modern adaptation of six-spire design (2)
-- Oct 19, 1984
Dallas Texas Temple; Location: Dallas, Texas, USA; Announcement: 1 April 1981; Dedication: 19 October 1984 by Gordon B. Hinkley; Rededication: 5 March 1989 by Gordon B. Hinkley; Style: Sloping roof, six spire; Notes: The rededication in 1989 was for the addition only (2)
-- Oct 28, 1984
The Church's 1,500th stake was created 150 years after the first stake was organized in Kirtland, Ohio. The landmark stake was the Ciudad Obregon Mexico Yaqui Stake. (3)
-- Nov 17, 1984
Taipei Taiwan Temple; Location: Taipei, Taiwan; Announcement: 31 March 1982; Dedication: 17 November 1984 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Rededication: 13 November 2006 by L. Tom Perry; Style: Modern adaptation of six-spire design (2)
-- Nov 26, 1984
The First Presidency announced that, beginning Jan. 1, the term of full-time missionary service for single elders would again be 24 months. It had been shortened from two years to 18 months in April 1982. (3)
The First Presidency announces that Full-time Single Elders would return to serving missions for 24 months. This followed a period of several years, where many had been called to serve 18 months, instead of the usual 24. (4)
-- During November 1984
[U.S. Religious History] Reports from the Federal Election Commission reveal that Jerry Falwell's "I Love America Committee," a political action committee created in 1983, was a flop. The PAC raised $485,000 in its first year, but had spent $413,000 in the process. (5)
-- Dec 14, 1984
Guatemala City Guatemala Temple; Location: Guatemala City, Guatemala; Announcement: 1 April 1981; Dedication: 14 December 1984 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Modern adaptation of six-spire design (2)
-- 1984
Church Membership at end of year: 5,641,054
New Converts : 289,330
Percent Change from previous year: 5.41% (6)
[African Americans in Utah] Governor Scott Matheson appointed Judge Tyrone Medley to the Third Circuit Court in 1984. (7)
[Freemasonry in Utah] Although Brigham Young, Joseph Smith, Hyrum Smith, and others in the Mormon Church hierarchy were legitimate Masons, a deep-seated rift developed between the LDS Church and the Masons in Utah. Blame for this animosity has been attributed to both sides. For almost sixty years, no member of the LDS Church could apply for membership or visit a Masonic lodge in Utah. The Grand Lodge of Utah officially rescinded the exclusionary provisions in 1984. (8)
Footnotes:
1 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Newsroom, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=036eb2987ff92110VgnVCM100000176f620aRCRDvgnextchannel=9ae411154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD
2 - 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
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 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, United Kingdom, "On This Day," https://www.lds.org.uk/show_oda.php
5 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline, http://am-rel-hist.gu.ma
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 History Encyclopedia: African Americans in Utah, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/a/African_Americans.html
8 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Freemasonry in Utah, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/m/MASONRY,FREE.html
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
