LDS Church History: July 2010

LDS History, 1999

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- During 1999
[Utah] Richard and Joan Ostling authored Mormon America: The Power and the Promise. (1)

-- Jan 1, 2000
The First Presidency and Quorum of The Twelve release "The Living Christ: The Testimony of The Apostles." This is the Official Declaration reaffirming their Personal Testimonies of the Savior Jesus Christ. (2)

-- Jan 9, 2000
[Hinckley] Dedicated St. Paul Minnesota Temple (3)

St. Paul Minnesota Temple; Location: Oakdale, Minnesota, USA; Announcement: 29 July 1998; Dedication: 9 January 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (4)

-- Jan 14, 2000
The US federal government announced the return of 84,000 acres in northern Utah to the Ute Indians. The land was taken in 1916 for the rights to oil shale reserves. (1)

-- Jan 22, 2000
[Hinckley] Addressed more than 15,000 members in Laie, Hawaii, to commemorate sesquicentennial year of establishment of the Church on the Hawaiian Islands (3)

-- 2000 23-24 January
[Hinckley] Dedicated Kona Hawaii Temple (3)

-- Jan 23, 2000
Kona Hawaii Temple; Location: Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA; Announcement: 7 May 1998; Dedication: 23 January 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (4)

-- Jan 27, 2000
[Hinckley] Met with Abdurrahman Wahid, president of Indonesia, in Jakarta, Indonesia (3)

-- During January 2000
BYU-Television is launched on EchoStarâ€˜s Dish TV. Initial 3. million homes grows to about 17 million by yearâ€˜s end with the addition of DirecTV849 and cable companies. (5)

-- Feb 1, 2000
[Hinckley] Completed an 11-day tour of Pacific Rim where he traveled 22,670 miles and spoke to over 26,600 people (3)

-- Feb 22, 2000
[Hinckley] His book Standing for Something: Ten Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes went on sale (3)

-- Feb 26, 2000
[Hinckley] Dedicated Ciudad JuÃ¡rez Mexico Temple (3)

Footnotes:
1 - Ratnikas, Algis, TimelinesDb, http://www.timelinesdb.com/listevents.php?subjid=201title=Utah
2 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, United Kingdom, "On This Day," https://www.lds.org.uk/show_oda.php
3 - LDS Newsroom, Time line of Significant Events as President, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/time-line-of-significant-events-as-president
4 - 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
5 - 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, 1999 11-12 December

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- 1999 11-12 December
[Hinckley] Dedicated Edmonton Alberta Temple (1)

-- Dec 11, 1999
Edmonton Alberta Temple; Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Announcement: 11 August 1998; Dedication: 11 December 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (2)

-- 1999 18-19 December
[Hinckley] Dedicated Raleigh North Carolina Temple (1)

-- Dec 18, 1999
Raleigh North Carolina Temple; Location: Apex, North Carolina, USA; Announcement: 3 September 1998; Dedication: 18 December 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (2)

-- Dec 24, 1999
Gordon B. Hinckley interviewed a second time by Larry King on CNNâ€˜s â€•Larry King Live (Salt Lake Tabernacle). (3)

[Hinckley] Interviewed on Larry King Live (1)

-- Late 1999
MSTAR launches www.generalconference.com. (3)

-- 1999
Church Membership at end of year: 10,752,986
New Converts : 398,745
Percent Change from previous year: 3.85% (4)

-- During December 1999
Craig Jessop becomes 14^th music director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. (5)

-- During 1999-2003
[Editor of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought] Neal Chandler and Rebecca Worthen Chandler (6)

-- During 1999
By this time, Bonneville International Corporation holdings include 17 radio and television stations and 6 communication support companies. (3)

[General Religious History] Regulated solstice festivals are allowed to resume in Stonehenge. (7)

[Media] The Church offers The Book of Mormon on television in the U.K. (8)

Footnotes:
1 - LDS Newsroom, Time line of Significant Events as President, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/time-line-of-significant-events-as-president
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 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
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 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Newsroom, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=036eb2987ff92110VgnVCM100000176f620aRCRDvgnextchannel=9ae411154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD
6 - Wikipedia, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialogue:_A_Journal_of_Mormon_Thought#List_of_Dialogue_editors
7 - Wikipedia, Timeline of Religion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_religion#History_of_Religion
8 - The Mormon Channel: The Broadcast and Media History of the LDS Church Timeline, http://radio.lds.org/eng/about/media-timeline

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

LDS History, 1999 23-24 October

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- 1999 23-24 October
[Hinckley] Dedicated Detroit Michigan Temple (1)

-- Oct 23, 1999
Detroit Michigan Temple; Location: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA; Announcement: 10 August 1998; Dedication: 23 October 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (2)

-- Oct 24, 1999
[Hinckley] Broke ground for reconstruction of Nauvoo Illinois Temple (1)

-- Oct 34, 1999
More than 5,000 people attended as President Hinckley broke ground for rebuilding the Nauvoo Illinois Temple. (3)

-- During October 1999
MSTAR and BYUâ€˜s NewsNet provide first Conference Internet video broadcast. Lds.org offers listeners an audio broadcast of General Conference. (4)

-- Nov 14, 1999
For the first time in the history of the Church, two temples, both in Canada, were dedicated on the same day. The Halifax Nova Scotia Temple was dedicated by President Hinckley and the Regina Saskatchewan Temple was dedicated by President Boyd K. Packer, acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve. (5)

Halifax Nova Scotia Temple; Location: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada; Announcement: 7 May 1998; Dedication: 14 November 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (2)

Regina Saskatchewan Temple; Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; Announcement: 3 August 1998; Dedication: 14 November 1999 by Boyd K. Packer; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (2)

-- 1999 20-21 November
[Hinckley] Dedicated Billings Montana Temple (1)

-- Nov 20, 1999
Billings Montana Temple; Location: Billings, Montana, USA; Announcement: 30 August 1996; Dedication: 20 November 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (2)

-- Dec 3, 1999
Craig D. Jessop was appointed by the First Presidency as "Music Director of the Mormon Tablernacle Choir" on this day in 1999. Craig Jessop took the place of Jerold D. Ottley, who previously lead the Choir for twenty five years. (6)

-- Dec 8, 1999
Today in 1999 President Gordon B. Hinckley presides over the sealing of a fifty year time capsule which will be opened in 2049. (6)

[Hinckley] Presided over sealing of time capsule to be opened in 50 years for Sunday School bicentennial (1)

Footnotes:
1 - LDS Newsroom, Time line of Significant Events as President, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/time-line-of-significant-events-as-president
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 - LDS Church News: Nauvoo -- The City of Joseph, http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58063/Church-history--Nauvoo.html
4 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
5 - 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
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, 1999 1-2 August

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- 1999 1-2 August
[Hinckley] Dedicated Guayaquil Ecuador Temple (1)

-- Aug 1, 1999
Guayaquil Ecuador Temple; Location: Guayaquil, Ecuador; Announcement: 31 March 1982; Dedication: 1 August 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Ravael Velez Calisto (2)

-- Aug 11, 1999
[Utah] a tornado ripped through downtown Salt Lake City doing over $100 million of dollars in damage. (3)

-- Aug 19, 1999
[Hinckley] Officially announced that new assembly building in Salt Lake City would be called the Conference Center (1)

-- Aug 21, 1999
[Hinckley] Dedicated Spokane Washington Temple (1)

Spokane Washington Temple; Location: Veradale, Washington, USA; Announcement: 13 August 1998; Dedication: 21 August 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (2)

-- 1999 4-5 September
[Hinckley] Dedicated Columbus Ohio Temple (1)

-- Sep 4, 1999
Columbus Ohio Temple; Location: Columbus Ohio; Announcement: 25 April 1998; Dedication: 4 September 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (2)

-- Sep 11, 1999
[Hinckley] Dedicated monument honoring memory of 120 people killed in Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857 in southern Utah (1)

-- Sep 19, 1999
Bismarck North Dakota Temple; Location: Bismarck, North Dakota, USA; Announcement: 29 July 1998; Dedication: 19 September 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (2)

-- Oct 2, 1999-3
The last general conference in the Tabernacle on Temple Square â€" the site of general conferences since 1867 â€" was held. Future general conferences would be held in the new Conference Center. (4)

-- 1999 16-17 October
[Hinckley] Dedicated Columbia South Carolina Temple (1)

-- Oct 16, 1999
Columbia South Carolina Temple; Location: Hopkins, South Carolina, USA; Announcement: 11 September 1998; Dedication: 16 October 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (2)

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

LDS History, Apr 4, 1999

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Apr 4, 1999
President Gordon B. Hinckley, the son of Bryant S. Hinckley, announced plans to rebuild the Nauvoo Temple on its original footprint. (1)

-- Apr 15, 1999
In Salt Lake City, Utah, Sergei Babarin (70) entered the Mormon Church's Family History Library and opened fire. He killed 2 people, Patricia Frengs of Pleasant Hill, Ca. and security guard Donald Thomas (62). He wounded 4 others and was shot dead by police. (2)

-- Apr 24, 1999
[Hinckley] Dedicated BogotÃ¡ Colombia Temple (3)

BogotaColombia Temple; Location: Bogota, D.C., Colombia; Announcement: 7 April 1984; Dedication: 24 April 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Cuellar, Cerrano y Gomez (4)

-- Apr 25, 1999
[Hinckley] Addressed 57,500 Church members and friends in soccer stadium in Santiago, Chile (3)

-- May 03, 1999
[U.S. Religious History] Decided: Combs v. Central Texas Annual The Fifth Circuit Court ruled that a church could not be sued for gender discrimination after a female pastor was fired. (5)

-- May 13, 1999
[Hinckley] Addressed Los Angeles World Affairs Council, speaking of the worldwide operations of the Church (3)

-- May 24, 1999
The FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service, which promised to be the greatest boon to family research since the invention of the microfilm, was officially launched by President Hinckley. (6)

Church launched default.htm on the Internet. (7)

Launch of Church-sponsored genealogy Web site (www.familysearch.org); site receives approximately 8. million hits per day. (8)

The Church announces the Familysearch Internet Genealogy Service at a News Conference. This is considered to be the most significant advancement in Family History since the Invention of microfilm. The site quickly becomes one of the most popular on the Internet, receiving over 40 million hits each day! (9)

[Hinckley] Linked by satellite broadcast between Salt Lake City and Washington, D.C., officially launched FamilySearch- Internet Genealogy Service (3)

-- Jun 1, 1999
The Mormon Youth Chorus and Symphony was disbanded, and the chorus, renamed the Temple Square Chorale, became a training choir for the Tabernacle Choir. The symphony orchestra was reorganized under a new name, the Orchestra at Temple Square. (6)

Footnotes:
1 - LDS Church News: Nauvoo -- The City of Joseph, http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58063/Church-history--Nauvoo.html
2 - Ratnikas, Algis, TimelinesDb, http://www.timelinesdb.com/listevents.php?subjid=201title=Utah
3 - LDS Newsroom, Time line of Significant Events as President, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/time-line-of-significant-events-as-president
4 - 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
5 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline
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
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 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
9 - 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, Feb 20, 1999

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Feb 20, 1999
The First Presidency made a landmark announcement that a temple would be built in Palmyra, N.Y. (1)

[Hinckley] Announced plans to build temple at Palmyra, New York (2)

-- During February 1999
[U.S. Religious History] Jerry Falwell's National Liberty Journal newspaper issued a "parental alert" which warned that Tinky Winky, a character on the children's show "Teletubbies," might be gay. (3)

-- 1999 6-7 March
[Hinckley] Dedicated Colonia JuÃ¡rez Chihuahua Mexico Temple (2)

-- Mar 6, 1999
Colonia Juarez Mexico Temple; Location: Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico; Announcement: 4 October 1997; Dedication: 6 March 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (4)

-- 1999 19-21 March
[Hinckley] Dedicated Madrid Spain Temple (2)

-- Mar 19, 1999
Madrid Spain Temple; Location: Madrid, Spain; Announcement: 4 April 1993; Dedication: 19 March 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (4)

-- During March 1999
[U.S. Religious History] Religion in Public Schools: In New Hampshire, House Bill 398 was sponsored by 8 state legislators to allow individual school districts to have students recite the Christian Lord's Prayer in school. "194:15-a Lord's Prayer, Silent Individual Reflections and the Pledge of Allegiance in Public Elementary Schools. As a continuation of the policy of teaching our country's history and as an affirmation of the freedom of religion in this country, a school district may authorize the recitation of the traditional Lord's prayer and the pledge of allegiance to the flag in public elementary schools. In addition, a school district may authorize a period of time, after the recitation of the Lord's prayer and the pledge of allegiance to the flag, for silent reflections representative of a pupil's personal religious beliefs. Pupil participation in the recitation of the prayers and pledge of allegiance shall be voluntary. Pupils shall be reminded that the Lord's praye
r is the prayer our
pilgrim fathers recited when they came to this country in their search for freedom. Pupils shall be informed that these exercises are not meant to influence an individual's personal religious beliefs in any manner. The exercises shall be conducted so that pupils shall learn of our great freedoms, which freedoms include the freedom or religion and are symbolized by the recitation of the Lord's prayer and other silent religious reflections." (3)

-- Apr 1, 1999
The city of Omaha, Neb., deeded to the Church the pioneer cemetery at historic Winter Quarters, where some 600 Latter-day Saints are buried. (1)

[Hinckley] Helped open 50-year-old Sunday School time capsule (2)

-- Apr 4, 1999
In his closing remarks at general conference, President Hinckley made the surprise announcement that the historic Nauvoo Temple would be rebuilt. (1)

Plans announced to rebuild Nauvoo Temple. (5)

[Hinckley] Made surprise announcement to rebuild Nauvoo Temple (2)

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 - LDS Newsroom, Time line of Significant Events as President, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/time-line-of-significant-events-as-president
3 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline
4 - 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
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

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

LDS History, Dec 1, 1998

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Dec 1, 1998
[Hinckley] Participated with Salt Lake Mayor Deedee Corradini in joint announcement of a proposal for the Church to purchase part of Main Street (1)

-- Dec 20, 1998
President Gordon B. Hinckley ends his travel for the year. He travelled some 77,000 Miles (equivalent of approximately 3 times around the earth), and met an estimated 372,000 members in 16 countries worldwide. (2)

-- Dec 28, 1998
A major revision of the Church Handbook of Instructions is completed. It brings priesthood and auxiliary leader guides together for the first time, into a two volume handbook. Previously, it had been thirty seperate handbooks and publications. (2)

-- 1998
Church Membership at end of year: 10,354,241
New Converts : 282,458
Percent Change from previous year: 2.80% (3)

MP-3 players for downloaded Internet audio appear. (4)

Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah is named chairmen of the new Senate Select Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem. (5)

-- Jan 9, 1999
Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and Deseret Media Productions (DMP), an affiliate with the Church make first-time agreement allowing DMP to cast SAG-qualified actors in LDS Church productions. (4)

-- 1999 9-10 January
[Hinckley] Dedicated Anchorage Alaska Temple (1)

-- Jan 9, 1999
Anchorage Alaska Temple; Location: Anchorage, Alaska, USA; Announcement: 4 October 1997; Dedication: 9 January 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Rededication: 8 February 2004 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (6)

-- During January 1999
[Mormon Tabernacle Choir] Announcement of new music program, including formation of the Temple Square Chorale and the Orchestra at Temple Square. (7)

[U.S. Religious History] Jerry Falwell announced at a pastors' conference in that the Antichrist is alive today and "of course he'll be Jewish." (8)

-- Feb 07, 1999
[U.S. Religious History] Judy Poag (D) proposed bill in the Georgia legislature requiring public school districts to display the Ten Commandments. Those who refused to do so would be penalized financially and perhaps even have their state funding cut off. Another bill would permit "student-initiated spoken prayer during the school day." Teachers would be prohibited from " Participating in or actively supervising such prayer." Under this bill, a student could evidently just interrupt class with a prayer and continue the disruption for hours while the teacher would be powerless to stop it. (8)

-- Feb 10, 1999
[Utah] Mitt Romney, a venture capitalist son of George Romney, was proposed as the new chief of the Olympic Committee for the 2002 games in SLC. (9)

Footnotes:
1 - LDS Newsroom, Time line of Significant Events as President, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/time-line-of-significant-events-as-president
2 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, United Kingdom, "On This Day," https://www.lds.org.uk/show_oda.php
3 - 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
4 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
5 - History to Go, Utah Today, http://historytogo.utah.gov/timeline/utahtoday.html
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
7 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Newsroom, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=036eb2987ff92110VgnVCM100000176f620aRCRDvgnextchannel=9ae411154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD
8 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline
9 - Ratnikas, Algis, TimelinesDb, http://www.timelinesdb.com/listevents.php?subjid=201title=Utah

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

LDS History, June 1998

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- During June 1998
[Mormon Tabernacle Choir] The choir tours and performs in England, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, France, Spain and Portugal. (1)

-- Jul 20, 1998
Kyiv Ukraine (Under Construction) Temple; Location: Kiev, Ukraine; Announcement: 20 July 1998; Groundbreaking: 23 June 2007 by Paul B. Pieper; Notes: Completion expected in April 2010 (2)

-- Jul 26, 1998
The Monticello Utah Temple, the prototype for a new generation of small temples in less-populous areas of the Church, was dedicated in southeast Utah by President Hinckley. (3)

-- 1998 26-27 July
Monticello Utah Temple became the first of the smaller temples dedicated. (4)

-- Jul 26, 1998
Monticello Utah Temple; Location: Monticello, Utah, USA; Announcement: 4 October 1997; Dedication: 26 July 1998 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Rededication: 17 November 2002 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (2)

[Temple] Standardized temple building period begins (2)

-- Jul 31, 1998-8 August
[Hinckley] Addressed more than 50,000 members during eight-day, 12-city tour of Canada; announced plans for two more temples in Canada (5)

-- Sep 8, 1998
Gordon B. Hinckley interviewed on the nationwide television show Larry King Live. (4)

Gordon B. Hinckley first interviewed by Larry King on CNNâ€˜s â€•Larry King Live. (6)

[Hinckley] Appeared on CNN's Larry King Live (5)

[Media] President Hinckley appears on Larry King Live to discuss the LDS faith. (7)

-- Nov 6, 1998
[Hinckley] Received International Executive of the Year award from BYU-"s Marriott School of Business (5)

-- Nov 19, 1998-21
President Hinckley toured areas devastated caused by Hurricane Mitch in Nicaragua and Honduras and spoke to 19,000 members. In all, the Church sent 840,000 pounds of relief supplies to the affected areas. (3)

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 - 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 - LDS Newsroom, Time line of Significant Events as President, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/time-line-of-significant-events-as-president
6 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
7 - The Mormon Channel: The Broadcast and Media History of the LDS Church Timeline, http://radio.lds.org/eng/about/media-timeline

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

LDS History, Apr 4, 1998

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Apr 4, 1998
[Financial] Gordon B. Hinckley accelerates church construction of temples by announcing a plan to build smaller, less-expensive temples to serve the needs of membership in remote areas. (1)

President Hinckley announced in general conference that the Church would construct an additional 30 smaller temples that would bring the total number of operating temples in the Church to 100 by the year 2000. (2)

-- 1998 4-5 April
[Hinckley] Announced plans to construct an additional 30 smaller temples (3)

-- Apr 25, 1998
[Hinckley] Announced plans in member meeting to build temple in Columbus, Ohio (3)

-- Apr 26, 1998
Gordon B. Hinckley addressed a large gathering at Madison Square Garden in New York City. (4)

[Hinckley] Addressed 20,000 people at Madison Square Garden in New York City (3)

-- During 1998 April
Gordon B. Hinckley announced that 30 smaller temples would be built, with a goal of 100 functioning temples by the end of the year 2000. (4)

-- During 1998, April
President Hinckley announced goal of having 100 temples in service by the year 2000. (5)

-- Jun 04, 1998
[U.S. Religious History] Religion in Public Schools: The previously mentioned Istook constitutional amendment had passed through the committee stage, but did not receive the 2/3 majority vote which would have been needed in the House to allow it to proceed to the Senate. (6)

-- Jun 7, 1998
President Gordon B. Hinckley dedicates the Preston, England Temple! (7)

-- 1998 7-10 June
[Hinckley] Dedicated Preston England Temple (3)

-- Jun 7, 1998
Preston England Temple; Location: Chorley, Lancashire, United Kingdom; Announcement: 19 October 1992; Dedication: 7 June 1998 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Modern, single-spire design (8)

-- Jun 9, 1998
[Utah] In Salt Lake City the Southern Baptist Convention approved a new statement on the family that said wives must live in submission to their husbands and that homosexuality was a perversion. (9)

Footnotes:
1 - http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/282148/
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 - LDS Newsroom, Time line of Significant Events as President, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/time-line-of-significant-events-as-president
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, Chronology of Church History, http://scriptures.lds.org/chchrono/contents
6 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline
7 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, United Kingdom, "On This Day," https://www.lds.org.uk/show_oda.php
8 - 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
9 - Ratnikas, Algis, TimelinesDb, http://www.timelinesdb.com/listevents.php?subjid=201title=Utah

Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
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LDS History, 1997

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- During 1997
[Media] The Church first offers The Holy Bible in national television ads. (1)

10,500 seat E Center opens as the home of the Utah Grizzlies. (2)

[Utah] The $1.325 billion bid is awarded to Wasatch Constructions to reconstruct 17 miles of I-15, the main corridor around Salt Lake City. (2)

Utah celebrates its Sesquicentennial anniversary (150 year) since the Mormon pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley. This event included a variety of local activities plus the reenactment of the pioneer wagon trail from Winter Quarters to the Salt Lake Valley. (2)

-- Jan 4, 1998
Melchizedek Priesthood and Relief Society began coordinated study of the teachings of latter-day prophets. (3)

-- Feb 14, 1998-22
President Gordon B. Hinckley became the first Church president ever to visit West Africa during a nine-day tour of Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Zimbabwe and South Africa. On Feb. 16, he announced plans for the first temple to be built in West Africa, in Ghana. (4)

-- 1998 14-22 February
[Hinckley] Toured five nations in Africa -" Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Zimbabwe and South Africa -" speaking to more than 30,000 people; he became first Church president to ever visit West Africa (5)

-- Feb 16, 1998
[Hinckley] Announced plans for temple in Ghana, the first in West Africa (5)

-- Mar 9, 1998-15
President Hinckley addressed more than 53,000 members in 10 cities of northern Mexico: Hermosillo, Ciudad Obregon, Culiacan, Guadalajara, Torreon, Leon, Ciudad Victoria, Monterrey, Chihuahua and Ciudad Juarez. (4)

-- Mar 26, 1998
The replica of the Joseph Smith Sr. family log home near Palmyra, N.Y., was dedicated by President Hinckley. The home was the location where the Prophet Joseph Smith was visited in his youth by the Angel Moroni. (4)

Grandin Print Shop dedicated. (3)

-- Mar 27, 1998
After 2 1/2 years of reconstruction, the Egbert B. Grandin Building, in Palmyra, N.Y., where the Book of Mormon was published in 1829, was dedicated as a Church historic site by President Hinckley. (4)

Replica of Smith family log home dedicated in Palmyra, New York. (3)

Footnotes:
1 - The Mormon Channel: The Broadcast and Media History of the LDS Church Timeline, http://radio.lds.org/eng/about/media-timeline
2 - History to Go, Utah Today, http://historytogo.utah.gov/timeline/utahtoday.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 - 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 - LDS Newsroom, Time line of Significant Events as President, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/time-line-of-significant-events-as-president

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

LDS History, 1997 November

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- During 1997 November
Sometime during the first week of November, the Church reached 10 million members, according to Church estimates. (1)

2Vernal Utah Temple dedicated, the first to be created from an existing building. (2)

-- During 1997, November
Church membership reached 10 million. (3)

-- During November 1997
[U.S. Religious History] In order to relieve some Liberty University's debt, Jerry Falwell accepted $3.5 million from a group representing Sun Myung Moon. This donation, and several later appearances by Jerry Falwell at Moon conferences, raised eyebrows among American fundamentalists and evangelists because Moon claims to be the messiah sent to complete the failed mission of Jesus Christ, a doctrine sharply at odds with Falwell's own theology. (4)

-- 1997
Church Membership at end of year: 10,071,783
New Converts : 379,342
Percent Change from previous year: 3.91% (5)

-- During 1997-present
[Fundamentalist] John W. Timpson, Leader, Centennial Park "Second Ward". (6)

-- During 1997
As of this date, Bonneville International owns 19 radio stations. (7)

Church reenacts 150th anniversary of westward pioneer trek. The Mormon Pioneer Sesquicentennial Celebration (celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the pioneer trek to Utah) and the associated world-wide Heritage Day of Service (July 19) in which Church members in 20,000 units contribute three million hours of service to communities around the globe. Leads to world-wide media coverage. (7)

DVD videodiscs and players are introduced. (7)

Membership exceeds 10,000, with more than half outside the United States. (7)

Sesquicentennial online site launched. (7)

[General Religious History] The Supreme Council of Ethnikoi Hellenes is founded. (8)

[Media] The Church establishes an official Church web site. (9)

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 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
3 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Chronology of Church History, http://scriptures.lds.org/chchrono/contents
4 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline
5 - Wikipedia, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Membership History, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_membership_history
6 - Wikipedia, Mormon Fundamentalist Leaders, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormon_Fundamentalist_Leaders
7 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
8 - Wikipedia, Timeline of Religion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_religion#History_of_Religion
9 - The Mormon Channel: The Broadcast and Media History of the LDS Church Timeline, http://radio.lds.org/eng/about/media-timeline

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

LDS History, Jul 24, 1997

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Jul 24, 1997
Pioneer sesquicentennial celebrated. (1)

-- 1997 24-25 July
[Hinckley] Participated in Pioneer Sesquicentennial Spectacular at BYU's Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah, for 130,000 people (2)

-- Jul 24, 1997
[Hinckley] Broke ground for new assembly building in Salt Lake City (2)

-- Aug 7, 1997-14
President Hinckley delivered 12 addresses to about 56,000 people in four nations of South America: Paraguay, Ecuador, Venezuela and Uruguay. (3)

-- 1997 9-10 August
[Hinckley] Addressed 56,000 people in four nations in South America: Paraguay, Ecuador, Venezuela and Uruguay (2)

-- Oct 4, 1997
It was announced in general conference by President Hinckley that the Church would construct temples in remote areas of the Church that have small LDS populations. The first were to be built in Anchorage, Alaska; in the LDS colonies of northern Mexico; and in Monticello, Utah. (3)

Gordon B. Hinckley announced the building of smaller temples. (1)

-- 1997 4-5 October
[Hinckley] Announced plans to begin building smaller temples around the world (2)

-- Oct 10, 1997-17
President. Hinckley addressed a total of 52,500 members in eight islands of the Pacific: Samoa, Hawaii, American Samoa, Tonga, Fiji and Tahiti. (3)

-- Nov 1, 1997
The Worldwide Church Membership count reaches 10 Million [10 000 000] people on this day. (4)

-- Nov 2, 1997
[Hinckley] Dedicated Vernal Utah Temple (2)

Vernal Utah Temple; Location: Vernal, Utah, USA; Announcement: 13 February 1994; Dedication: 2 November 1997 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Adaptation of Uintah Stake Tabernacle (5)

-- Nov 8, 1997-13
President Hinckley addressed 42,000 Church members in Mexico City and an additional 12,000 in Puebla, Mexico. On the trip, he met with Mexico's president, Dr. Ernesto Zedillo. (3)

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 - LDS Newsroom, Time line of Significant Events as President, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/time-line-of-significant-events-as-president
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 - 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, Apr 19, 1997-21

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Apr 19, 1997-21
The commemorative Mormon Trail Wagon Train, which the worldwide public would view as the centerpiece of the sesquicentennial observance of the Mormon Pioneer trek, left from two locations, Council Bluffs, Iowa, on April 19, and Winter Quarters (Omaha), Neb., on April 21. The two contingents would later merge. (1)

-- Apr 21, 1997-22 July
Re-creation of pioneer trek of 1847. (2)

-- May 8, 1997-17
President Hinckley toured the South Pacific nations of New Zealand and Australia, speaking 15 times in seven cities to a total of more than 55,000 members. (1)

-- 1997 8-17 May
[Hinckley] Toured New Zealand and Australia and spoke to a total of more than 55,000 people (3)

-- May 28, 1997
[Hinckley] Dedicated new nine-story headquarters building for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City (3)

-- Jun 1, 1997
A letter from the First Presidency announced significant modifications to the curriculum and gospel study program for the Melchizedek Priesthood and Relief Society, providing a similar meeting and instruction schedule for both organizations. (1)

The St. Louis, Missouri, Temple is dedicated and becomes the Church's 50th operating temple. (4)

[Hinckley] Dedicated St. Louis Missouri Temple (3)

St. Louis Missouri Temple; Location: Town and Country, Missouri, USA; Announcement: 29 December 1990; Dedication: 1 June 1997 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (5)

-- Jun 5, 1997
[Hinckley] Spoke at graduation ceremonies for 100-year-old JuÃ¡rez Academy in the Church colonies of JuÃ¡rez, Mexico (3)

-- Jun 15, 1997
The 100th stake in the Church's Pacific Area, the Suva Fiji North Stake, was created. (1)

-- Jun 23, 1997
[U.S. Religious History] Governor Fob James of Alabama claimed in a Federal District Court that the religion clauses of the First Amendment do not apply to the states and, hence, cannot be used to find any state laws unconstitutional. (6)

-- Jul 22, 1997
After 93 days on the trail, the commemorative Mormon Trail Wagon Train from Winter Quarters, Neb., entered Salt Lake City, where they were greeted by about 50,000 cheering people at This Is the Place State Park. There, they heard an address by President Hinckley. (1)

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 - 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 - LDS Newsroom, Time line of Significant Events as President, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/time-line-of-significant-events-as-president
4 - Wikipedia, 20th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century_(Mormonism)
5 - 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
6 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline

Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
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LDS History, 1996

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- During 1996
[Utah] Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is created by President Clinton. (1)

Overcrowded highways along the Wasatch Front force the governor and Legislature to address raising taxes to pay for rebuilding of I-15 in northern Utah in time for the 2002 Winter Olympics. (1)

Utah celebrates its 100's birthday of Statehood. The year is filled with parades, balls, county histories and other activities to celebrate Utah's entrance into the Union. (1)

[Utah Historical Society] A program manager promotes the use of society collections, while a Utah Centennial Commission is planning a statehood observance and new histories for 1996. The library contains more than 43,000 books, periodicals, pamphlets, and maps as well as 3,000 linear feet of manuscripts, 28,000 photographs, and 3,000 rolls of microfilm. The Utah State History Museum holds 3,500 artifacts and an art collection. (2)

-- During 1997 January
The Church in Africa reached a milestone when the 100,000th member on the continent was baptized. The milestone marked the almost doubling of the membership in Africa in six years. (3)

-- During January 1997
John Hughes becomes the first non-LDS editor of the Deseret News. (4)

-- Feb 23, 1997
[U.S. Religious History] The birth of Dolly the sheep, which actually occurred the previous year, was announced to the world. Dolly was the first mammal cloned from an adult. (5)

-- Mar 05, 1997
[U.S. Religious History] The US House of Representatives voted 295-125 to support Judge Roy Moore, a local judge in Alabama who has refused to remove a Ten Commandments plaque from his courtroom. Alabama Gov. Fob James has promised to deploy the National Guard and state troopers rather than see the display come down. (5)

-- Mar 9, 1997
Chile became the fourth nation in the world to have 100 or more stakes, with the creation of the Puerto Varas Chile Stake. (3)

-- Mar 23, 1997
[U.S. Religious History] Thirty-nine members of the Heaven's Gate cult in California began committing mass suicide in anticipation of the arrival of comet Hale-Bopp. The suicides would take place in three groups over the course of three days. (5)

-- Apr 5, 1997
During general conference, the organization of the Third, Fourth and Fifth Quorums of the Seventy was announced. Area Authorities were then ordained as Seventies, and their titled changed to Area Authority Seventy. (3)

Area authorities, now area authority seventies, grouped into Third, Fourth, and Fifth Quorums of the Seventy. (6)

-- Apr 7, 1997
Brigham Young Universityâ€˜s NewsNet provides first English audio Internet broadcast of Church General Conference. Newsnet adds several languages in 1998 but discontinues the feeds in 2002 after lds.org offers its own audio and video feeds. (4)

Footnotes:
1 - History to Go, Utah Today, http://historytogo.utah.gov/timeline/utahtoday.html
2 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Utah Historical Society, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/u/UTAHSTATEHISTORICAL.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 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline
6 - 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 13, 1996

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Oct 13, 1996
Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple; Location: American Fork, Utah, USA; Announcement: 3 October 1992; Dedication: 13 October 1996 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (1)

-- Nov 2, 1996
The First Presidency announced the establishment of Latter-day Saint Charities, a charitable, nonprofit corporation designed to help the Church deliver humanitarian aid to the poor and needy of the world. (2)

A book titled "Our Heritage: A Brief History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" was released on this day. (3)

-- Nov 8, 1996-16
President Hinckley spoke to gatherings of Church members and missionaries in Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina and Brazil, and broke ground for temples in Bolivia and Brazil. (2)

-- Nov 10, 1996
[Hinckley] Broke ground for Cochabamba Bolivia Temple (4)

-- Nov 18, 1996
Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin of the Quorum of the Twelve became the first apostle to address Latter-day Saints in Far East Russia when he spoke in Vladivostok, Russia, in the region of Siberia. (2)

-- Dec 9, 1996
Church website initiated at lds.org. (5)

-- Dec 20, 1996
[U.S. Religious History] Reflecting on his failed lawsuit against Larry Flynt because of the parody Flynt published in the magazine "Hustler," Jerry Falwell stated: "If Larry had been physically able and were not in a wheelchair, there'd have been no lawsuit. I'm a Campbell County, Virginia country boy. I'd just take him outside the barn and whip him and that'd be the end of it." (6)

-- 1996
Church Membership at end of year: 9,692,441
New Converts : 353,582
Percent Change from previous year: 3.79% (7)

-- During December 1996
Churchâ€˜s official Web site, www.lds.org, launches unannounced. (8)

-- During 1996
31,324 new missionaries sent out. (8)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Scott Facer Proctor and Maurine Jensen Proctor publish The Revised and Enhanced History of Joseph Smith by His Mother with Bookcraft, including illustrations, maps, notes, and index. It silently restores 1844-45 rough draft language and omits problematic passages. (9)

[Lucy Mack Smith] The first parallel-column edition through the fourth paragraph of Chapter 39 is published in Early Mormon Documents, Vol. 1, compiled and edited by Dan Vogel (Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1996). It maintains scholarly standards in its presentation of the text and includes a bibliography, an index, and extensive source, biographical, and contextual footnotes. (9)

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 - 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 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, United Kingdom, "On This Day," https://www.lds.org.uk/show_oda.php
4 - LDS Newsroom, Time line of Significant Events as President, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/time-line-of-significant-events-as-president
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
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 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
9 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books

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

LDS History, May 18, 1996

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- May 18, 1996
Gordon B. Hinckley holds press conferences in Tokyo, Japan and Seoul, Korea. (1)

-- May 26, 1996
[Hinckley] Dedicated Hong Kong China Temple (2)

Hong Kong China Temple; Location: Hong Kong; Announcement: 3 October 1992; Dedication: 26 May 1996 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Hong Kong colonial, single-spire design (3)

-- May 27, 1996-28
President Hinckley, on a tour of the Orient, became the first Church president ever to visit mainland China. He also visited, from May 17 to June 1, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Saipan. (4)

-- 1996 27-28 May
Gordon B. Hinckley became first Church president to visit mainland China. (5)

-- Jun 11, 1996
[Hinckley] Broke ground for Madrid Spain Temple (2)

-- Jun 17, 1996-July 12
A commemorative wagon train crossed Iowa, retracing the path of the 1846 exodus from Nauvoo, Ill. (4)

-- Jun 29, 1996
[Hinckley] Rededicated refurbished This Is the Place Monument and State Park in Salt Lake City (2)

-- During June 1996
[U.S. Religious History] The Southern Baptist Convention announced a boycott of all Disney parks and products because of the company's decision to give insurance benefits to the partners of gay employees and for hosting "Gay Days" at Disney theme parks. (6)

-- Jul 13, 1996
Gordon B. Hinckley holds press conference in conjunction with Grand Encampment Celebration in Council Bluffs, Iowa. (1)

-- Sep 27, 1996
[U.S. Religious History] The Taliban seized control of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, and hanged the former president Najibullah. (6)

-- During September 1996
The Faith and Values Channel, a cable television network carried on 1500 cable systems and a satellite service and reaching more than 26 million homes, changes its name to Odyssey. The channel carries some Church programs. (1)

-- Oct 13, 1996
[Hinckley] Dedicated Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple (2)

Footnotes:
1 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
2 - LDS Newsroom, Time line of Significant Events as President, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/time-line-of-significant-events-as-president
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 - 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 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline

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

LDS History, January 1996

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- During January 1996
[U.S. Religious History] The American Baptist Church of the West expelled four San Francisco Bay congregations for welcoming homosexuals and not teaching that homosexual activity is a sin. (1)

-- Feb 25, 1996
The proportion of Church members living outside United States surpasses 50%. (2)

-- Feb 28, 1996
A milestone was reached as a majority of members, 4,720,000, lived outside the United States, compared to 4,719,000 living within. (3)

More than half of 9.4 million Saints now lived outside the United States. (4)

-- Mar 10, 1996
Gordon B. Hinckley interviewed a second time by CBSâ€˜s Mike Wallace. (2)

-- Apr 6, 1996
President Gordon B. Hinckley announced at general conference that a new assembly hall four times the size of the Tabernacle would be built. (3)

[Hinckley] Announced construction of a new meeting hall in Salt Lake City that would hold three to four times more people than Salt Lake Tabernacle (5)

-- Apr 7, 1996
60 Minutes interview of Gordon B. Hinckley by Mike Wallace telecast. (4)

Profile of President Hinckley and the Church aired on 60 Minutes. It reached â€•at least forty million people and attracted immediate global attention. (2)

[Hinckley] Interviewed by Mike Wallace of CBS-"s 60 Minutes (5)

-- Apr 15, 1996
[U.S. Religious History] Bishop Fabian W. Bruskewitz of Lincoln, Nebraska, excommunicated all Catholics in his diocese who continued to belong to organizations which he deemed "perilous to the Catholic faith" - organizations like Planned Parenthood and Call to Action. (1)

-- Apr 22, 1996
[Hinckley] Dedicated David O. McKay Events Center at Utah Valley State College in Provo, Utah " (5)

-- During April 1996
[U.S. Religious History] Delegates at the General Conference of the United Methodist Church voted down a proposal to eliminate language in church law that declares homosexuality to be "incompatible with Christian teaching." (1)

Footnotes:
1 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline
2 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
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 - 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 - LDS Newsroom, Time line of Significant Events as President, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/time-line-of-significant-events-as-president

Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
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LDS History, Dec 18, 1995

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Dec 18, 1995
Gordon B. Hinckley interviewed by Mike Wallace on CBSâ€˜s â€•60 Minutes. (1)

-- Dec 20, 1995
[Hinckley] Announced new logo design for the name of the Church (2)

-- Dec 23, 1995
The Church announces a new Logo for the name of the Church, focusing the design more prominently on the name of Jesus Christ. (3)

-- 1995
Church Membership at end of year: 9,338,859
New Converts : 314,491
Percent Change from previous year: 3.48% (4)

-- During December 1995
The Church News goes online at www.ldschurchnews.com. (1)

-- During 1995
-1998 (February) Church broadcasts worldwide missionary firesides. (1)

As of this date, 85% of Church membership lives in the Western Hemisphere. (1)

By the end of this year, there are 47 operating temples, 23 of which are outside the U.S. . (1)

Church broadcasts fireside presentations aimed at introducing the gospel for the fifth year in a row. The 1995 satellite presentation was broadcast to more than 3,000 locations in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic. For the first time, the broadcast was also telecast in Spanish and French. (1)

[Lucy Mack Smith] Lyndon Cook's Grandin Press in Orem, Utah, issues the third photomechanical reproduction of the 1853 edition with the type enlarged to 140 percent of the original. (5)

[Utah] Salt Lake City is announced as the site for the 2002 Winter Olympics. (6)

-- Jan 18, 1996
Church announced that general authorities would be withdrawn from boards of corporate businesses. (7)

-- Jan 23, 1996
The US Army disclosed that it had 30,000 tons of chemical weapons stored in Utah, Alabama, Maryland, Kentucky, Indiana, Arkansas, Colorado and Oregon. (8)

Footnotes:
1 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
2 - LDS Newsroom, Time line of Significant Events as President, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/time-line-of-significant-events-as-president
3 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, United Kingdom, "On This Day," https://www.lds.org.uk/show_oda.php
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 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
6 - History to Go, Utah Today, http://historytogo.utah.gov/timeline/utahtoday.html
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 - Ratnikas, Algis, TimelinesDb, http://www.timelinesdb.com/listevents.php?subjid=201title=Utah

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

LDS History, August 1995

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- During August 1995
[Mormon Tabernacle Choir] The choir travels to Washington, D.C., and New York, and premieres An American Requiem by James DeMars. (1)

-- Sep 9, 1995
Gordon B. Hinckley interviewed by representatives from BBC radio and television, London News Radio and a Liverpool newspaper. (2)

KSL Television affiliates with NBC (after 45 years of affiliation with CBS). (2)

-- Sep 23, 1995
At the annual General Relief Society Meeting, the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve issued a Proclamation to the World on the Family, reaffirming that "the family is central to the Creator's plan for the eternal destiny of His children." (3)

The Family: A Proclamation to the World from the First Presidency and Council of the Twelve Apostles was published. (4)

Proclamation on the Family (issued by the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles) first introduced at general Relief Society meeting. (2)

President Gordon B. Hinckley reads the Proclamation on the Family in a general Relief Society meeting. Issued by the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve, it declares gospel standards, doctrines, and practices concerning the sacred family unit. (5)

-- Sep 28, 1995
[U.S. Religious History] Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin signed an accord transferring control of the West Bank to Palestinians. (6)

-- Nov 13, 1995
Gordon B. Hinckley holds press conference at the Harvard Club in New York. Many heads of leading news services in attendance. The â€•luncheon [is] arranged by Edelman Public Relations Worldwide, an international public relations firm contracted by the Church to help improve its image and increase its visibility. (2)

[Hinckley] Met with president of the United States at White House to discuss importance of families (7)

-- During November 1995
[U.S. Religious History] Religion in Public Schools: An amendment to the US constitution was introduced to congress by Representative Ernest Istook (R-OK). It overruled the traditional separation of church and state by allowing organized school prayer in public schools. His amendment had the support of the Christian Coalition and some other very conservative Christian groups, but it received major opposition from many other Christian groups who valued church-state separation. (6)

-- Dec 09, 1995
[U.S. Religious History] The Christian Coalition created the "Catholic Alliance," a "fully owned subsidiary" of the Christian Coalition designed to appeal to conservative Catholics. (6)

-- Dec 18, 1995
President Hinckley was interviewed by CBS television host Mike Wallace on the show 60 Minutes. The show was broadcast in April 1996. (3)

Footnotes:
1 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Newsroom, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=036eb2987ff92110VgnVCM100000176f620aRCRDvgnextchannel=9ae411154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD
2 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
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, Chronology of Church History, http://scriptures.lds.org/chchrono/contents
5 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, United Kingdom, "On This Day," https://www.lds.org.uk/show_oda.php
6 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline
7 - LDS Newsroom, Time line of Significant Events as President, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/time-line-of-significant-events-as-president

Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
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LDS History, Mar 26, 1995

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Mar 26, 1995
[U.S. Religious History] In the encyclical Evangelium Vitae, Pope John Paul II ordered all Catholic voters, judges, and legislators to obey Vatican teaching in their decisions and votes: "In the case of an intrinsically unjust law, such as a law permitting abortion or euthanasia, it is never licit to obey it, or to take part in a propaganda campaign in favor of such a law, or to vote for it." (1)

-- Mar 31, 1995
[U.S. Religious History] The ACLU filed a complaint against Judge Moore, charging that his display of Ten Commandments and his practice of initiating courtroom proceedings with a prayer, violate the First Amendment. (1)

-- Apr 1, 1995
A new administrative position, Area Authority, was announced by President Hinckley during the priesthood session of general conference. The position of regional representative was discontinued after 28 years. (2)

Position of regional representative discontinued. Announcement of a new leadership position to be known as an Area Authority. (3)

Henry B. Eyring is ordained and set apart in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. (4)

[Hinckley] Sustained by Church members as 15th president of the Church (5)

-- Apr 6, 1995
[Quorum of the Twelve] Henry B. Eyring ordained. (6)

-- Apr 8, 1995
[Hinckley] Dedicated the Tuacahn arts center and amphitheater in Ivins, Utah (5)

-- May 13, 1995
[Hinckley] Broke ground for Vernal Utah Temple, the 10th temple in Utah (5)

-- Jun 16, 1995
The International Olympic Committee announced that the site for the 2002 Winter Olympics would be in Salt Lake City. (2)

-- 1995 17-23 June
[Hinckley] Held meetings with members in Alaska, the first time a president of the Church has done so (5)

-- Jul 17, 1995
Gordon B. Hinckley interviewed by Gustav Niebuhr of The New York Times. (7)

-- Aug 28, 1995
Gordon B. Hinckley interviewed by Laurence Spicer of London News Service. (7)

Footnotes:
1 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline
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 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Chronology of Church History, http://scriptures.lds.org/chchrono/contents
4 - Wikipedia, 20th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century_(Mormonism)
5 - LDS Newsroom, Time line of Significant Events as President, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/time-line-of-significant-events-as-president
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 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984

Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
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LDS History, Jan 8, 1995

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Jan 8, 1995
Bountiful Utah Temple; Location: Bountiful, Utah, USA; Announcement: 6 April 1991; Dedication: 8 January 1995 by Howard W. Hunter; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Allen B. Erekson (1)

-- Jan 21, 1995
The Church reached 9 million members.March 3 â€" President Hunter died at his Salt Lake City home after serving as Church president for less than nine months, the shortest tenure of any president. (2)

On This Day, The worldwide Church membership count reaches nine million. (3)

-- Mar 3, 1995
Howard W. Hunter, fourteenth President of the Church, dies. (4)

President Howard W. Hunter dies after serving only nine months as president. Gordon B. Hinckley becomes his successor. (5)

[Utah] Howard Hunter (87), US leader of Mormon Church (1994-95), died. (6)

-- Mar 12, 1995 - 10 August 2007
[1st Presidency Changes] Gordon B. Hinckley Thomas S. Monson James E. Faust Reorganization of First Presidency after death of Howard W. Hunter (7)

-- Mar 12, 1995
President Gordon B. Hinckley was ordained and set apart as the 15th president of the Church. Set apart as his counselors were President Thomas S. Monson, first counselor, and President James E. Faust, second counselor. (2)

Gordon B. Hinckley is ordained and set apart as Fifteenth President of the Church. Thomas S. Monson and James E. Faust are his Counselors, and Elder Boyd K. Packer as Acting President of the Twelve. (3)

President Gordon B. Hinckley is set apart as President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (5)

[Quorum of the Twelve] The First Presidency is reorganized, with Gordon B. Hinckley President, Thomas S. Monson First Counselor, and James E. Faust Second Counselor. Thomas S. Monson becomes President of the Quorum, with Boyd K. Packer as Acting President of the Quorum. (8)

[Thomas S. Monson] Set apart as first counselor in First Presidency to President Gordon B. Hinckley. (9)

[Utah] Gordon B. Hinckley (1910-2008), a grandson of Mormon pioneers, took over as president and prophet of the Mormon church. (6)

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 - 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 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, United Kingdom, "On This Day," https://www.lds.org.uk/show_oda.php
4 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
5 - Wikipedia, 20th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century_(Mormonism)
6 - Ratnikas, Algis, TimelinesDb, http://www.timelinesdb.com/listevents.php?subjid=201title=Utah
7 - Wikipedia, First Presidency (LDS Church), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Presidency_(LDS_Church)#Chronology_of_the_First_Presidency
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)
9 - Deseret News, Timeline: Thomas S. Monson, http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695250351,00.html

Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
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LDS History, Jun 23, 1994

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Jun 23, 1994
Jeffrey R. Holland is ordained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. (1)

-- During June 1994
[U.S. Religious History] The Southern Baptist Convention, meeting in Atlanta, formally apologized to African-Americans for "condoning and/or perpetuating individual and systemic racism in our lifetime" and repented for the "racism of which we have been guilty, whether consciously or unconsciously." (2)

[U.S. Religious History] The Union of American Hebrew Congregations, administrative body for Reform Judaism in America, considered and rejected (by a large margin) the application for membership submitted by the Congregation Beth Adam in Cincinnati. This synagogue had removed all references to God in its services, explaining that its own members wished to explore their Jewish heritage and identity without being forced to rely upon theistic assumptions. (2)

-- During July 1994
[U.S. Religious History] Rev. Jeanne Audrey Powers, a prominent leader in the United Methodist Church, became the highest ranking member of that denomination to announce that she was gay. According to Powers, she took that step as "an act of public resistance to false teachings that have contributed to heresy and homophobia within the church itself." (2)

-- Aug 6, 1994
One-third of the population of the United States has been visited by Church representatives, and 36 percent have friends or relatives who are LDS, the Missionary Department announced. (3)

-- Aug 30, 1994
The First Presidency reminds Latter-day Saints of the Blessings that come to families who hold Family Home Evening each week. (4)

-- During August 1994
[U.S. Religious History] Molly Marshall, the first woman to achieve tenure at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, was forced to resign after accusations of her promoting liberal doctrines. (2)

-- Oct 9, 1994
Orlando Florida Temple; Location: Windermere, Florida, USA; Announcement: 6 April 1991; Dedication: 9 October 1994 by Howard W. Hunter; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (5)

-- Dec 09, 1994
[U.S. Religious History] Because of her controversial and outspoken opinions on sex education and drub abuse, U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders is forced to tender her resignation. (2)

-- Dec 11, 1994
2,000th stake of the Church organized, at Mexico City. (6)

President Hunter creates 2,000th stake of Church in Mexico City. (7)

-- 1994
Church Membership at end of year: 9,024,368
New Converts : 335,200
Percent Change from previous year: 3.86% (8)

Church membership: 9 million. (7)

Footnotes:
1 - Wikipedia, 20th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century_(Mormonism)
2 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline
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 - 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
6 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
7 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
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

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

LDS History, Feb 25, 1994

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Feb 25, 1994
Elder Marvin J. Ashton dies. (1)

[Quorum of the Twelve] Marvin J. Ashton dies. (2)

-- Apr 7, 1994
Robert D. Hales is ordained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. (1)

-- May 30, 1994
Ezra Taft Benson, born in a quiet Idaho farm community, spent much of his life working with the power brokers of the world. Outspoken, courageous, and committed, he, like the founder of the Latter-day Saint church, Joseph Smith, had gone from "plowboy to prophet." He died 30 May 1994. (3)

President Ezra Taft Benson, 94, president of the Church for 8 1/2 years, died in Salt Lake City. (4)

Ezra Taft Benson, thirteenth President of the Church, dies. (5)

President Ezra Taft Benson dies. Howard W. Hunter becomes president. (1)

[Utah] Mormon Church president Ezra Taft Benson died in Salt Lake City at age 94. (6)

-- Jun 5, 1994 - 3 March 1995
[1st Presidency Changes] Howard W. Hunter Gordon B. Hinckley Thomas S. Monson Reorganization of First Presidency after death of Ezra Taft Benson (7)

-- Jun 5, 1994
President Howard W. Hunter was ordained and set apart as the 14th president of the Church. Set apart as his counselors were President Gordon B. Hinckley and President Thomas S. Monson. (4)

[Quorum of the Twelve] The First Presidency is reorganized, with Howard W. Hunter President, Gordon B. Hinckley First Counselor, and Thomas S. Monson Second Counselor. Gordon B. Hinckley becomes President of the Quorum, with Boyd K. Packer Acting President of the Quorum. (2)

[Thomas S. Monson] Set apart as second counselor in First Presidency to President Howard W. Hunter (8)

-- Jun 12, 1994
President Gordon B. Hinckley breaks ground for the Preston, England Temple. (9)

Footnotes:
1 - Wikipedia, 20th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century_(Mormonism)
2 - 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)
3 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Ezra Taft Benson, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/b/BENSON%2CEZRA.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 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
6 - Ratnikas, Algis, TimelinesDb, http://www.timelinesdb.com/listevents.php?subjid=201title=Utah
7 - Wikipedia, First Presidency (LDS Church), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Presidency_(LDS_Church)#Chronology_of_the_First_Presidency
8 - Deseret News, Timeline: Thomas S. Monson, http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695250351,00.html
9 - 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
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LDS History, Jul 29, 1993

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Jul 29, 1993
[U.S. Religious History] Rev. Paul Hill shot and killed Dr. John Britton, an abortion provider. (1)

-- 1993
Church Membership at end of year: 8,689,168
New Converts : 285,081
Percent Change from previous year: 3.39% (2)

[BYU] Founded in Provo, Utah, in 1875 to provide religion-centered education to Mormon youth in central Utah, Brigham Young University has become the largest church-sponsored university in the United States, with a 1993 winter semester enrollment of 27,985 full-time day students and an additional 3,632 part-time students. Less than a third now come from Utah, and all of the states and more than eighty foreign countries are represented in the cosmopolitan (yet 98 percent Mormon) student body. (3)

-- During 1993-1998
[Editor of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought] Martha Sonntag Bradley and Allen D. Roberts (4)

-- During 1993
The Church received legal recognition in Italy, Madagascar, Cameroon and Ethiopia. (5)

TempleReady software released. (6)

Legacy Theater (500-seat theater in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building) is completed showing the Church produced film Legacy (based on Mormon pioneers). (7)

The Hotel Utah reopened in 1993 after being refitted as a building for LDS church offices (8)

[Leonard J. Arrignton] Since his retirement he has continued to be active, producing under a history of Idaho in 1993 as well as other histories and biographies. (9)

[Mormon Tabernacle Choir] The 1993 Israel tour, including performances of the Berlioz Requiem with the Jerusalem Symphony for the latter's Liturgica festival, was also unprecedented for its impact on the diverse cultures of the Holy Land at a time of intense ethnic and religious strife. (10)

[Salt Lake Tribune] Tribune circulation in 1993 stood at 121,165 for the daily edition, and 156,013 on Sunday. The Kearns-Tribune Corporation maintains holdings in other publishing companies, in cable television, and in non-media enterprises, as well. (11)

Wallace Stegner died in 1993. (12)

-- Feb 13, 1994
The First Presidency announced that the 87-year-old Uintah Stake Tabernacle in Vernal, Utah, would be renovated and dedicated as Utah's 10th temple. It was the first existing building to be renovated into a temple. (5)

Footnotes:
1 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline
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: BYU, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/b/BRIGHAMYOUUNIVER.html
4 - Wikipedia, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialogue:_A_Journal_of_Mormon_Thought#List_of_Dialogue_editors
5 - 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
6 - Hemidakaota, "Church Chronology from 1800-2000," http://www.lds.net/forums/scripture-study-forum/12108-church-chronology-1800-2000-part-1-a.html#post214550
7 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
8 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Hotel Utah, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/h/HOLTELUTAH.html
9 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Leonard J. Arrignton, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/a/Arrington_Leonard.html
10 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Mormon Tabernacle Choir, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/m/MORMONTABCHOIR.html
11 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Salt Lake Tribune, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/s/SALTLAKETRIBUNE.html
12 - Utah History Encyclopedia: Wallace Stegner, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/s/STEGNER%2CWALLACE.html

Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
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LDS History, Jan 3, 1993

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Jan 3, 1993
The Mormon Tabernacle Choirâ€˜s â€•Music and the Spoken Word is telecast from Jerusalem. (1)

-- Jan 6, 1993
Four Church-service missionaries entered Hanoi, Vietnam, to give humanitarian service, teaching English to doctors and staff at a children's hospital and to teachers, staff and children at a school for young children. (2)

-- During January 1993
[U.S. Religious History] In the wake of Bill Clinton's election as president, Jerry Falwell mailed out fund-raising letters asking people to vote on whether he should reactivate the Moral Majority. Later he would refuse to reveal jus how much money he raised, simply telling reporters he has no intention of reactivating his old organization. (3)

-- Feb 28, 1993
[U.S. Religious History] The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) along with the FBI and other federal agents staged a raid the Branch Davidian compound at Waco, Texas. (3)

-- During February 1993
[U.S. Religious History] The Internal Revenue Service found that money from Jerry Falwell's Old Time Gospel Hour program was illegally diverted to a political action committee. The IRS imposed a $50,000 fine on Falwell and revoked the Old Time Gospel Hour's tax-exempt status for 1986-87. (3)

-- Mar 10, 1993
[U.S. Religious History] Michael Griffin shot and killed Dr. David Gunn in Pensacola, Florida. This was the first murder of an abortion provider by an anti-abortion activist. (3)

-- During March 1993
[U.S. Religious History] Despite an earlier promise to Jewish groups to stop referring to America as a "Christian" nation, Jerry Falwell delivered a sermon stating that "we must never allow our children to forget that this is a Christian nation. We must take back what is rightfully ours." (3)

-- Apr 6, 1993
The centennial of the Salt Lake Temple was observed at a Tabernacle Choir special program, and a special mural was placed in the temple. (2)

-- Apr 19, 1993
[U.S. Religious History] A new ATF assault on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, lead to a fire which killed 72-86 people, including Davidian leader David Koresh. (3)

-- Apr 25, 1993
San Diego California Temple; Location: San Diego, California, USA; Announcement: 7 April 1984; Dedication: 25 April 1993 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Modern, two-tower - designed by William S. Lewis, Jr. (4)

-- Jun 27, 1993
After being refurbished and remodeled, the former Hotel Utah was rededicated and renamed the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, housing office and meeting facilities for the Church and a theater showing the new film "Legacy." (2)

Joseph Smith Memorial Building dedicated. (5)

-- Jun 29, 1993
The government of Mexico formally registered the LDS Church, grant-ing it all the rights of a religious organization, including the right to own property. (2)

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, 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
4 - 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
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

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