-- 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
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