-- 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
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
