-- Oct 22, 2006
[Hinckley] Dedicated the Helsinki Finland Temple, 124^th temple (1)
Helsinki Finland Temple; Location: Helsinki, Finland; Announcement: 2 April 2000; Dedication: 22 October 2006 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic elegance, single-spire design (2)
-- During October 2006
[Mormon Tabernacle Choir] Release of book A Christmas Bell for Anya. (3)
-- Nov 2, 2006
President Hinckley, at 96 years and 133 days, became the longest-lived Church president, a distinction previously held by President David O. McKay. (4)
-- Nov 3, 2006
President Gordon B. Hinckley leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reached a major milestone today. He has now become the oldest serving prophet in the history of the church. (5)
-- Nov 19, 2006
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir was honored as a Laureate of the 2006 Mother Teresa Award for "edifying the world through inspirational choral performances and recordings." (4)
[Mormon Tabernacle Choir] Mother Teresa Award presented to choir by Father Mayo of the Catholic Diocese of Utah. (3)
-- Nov 23, 2006
SALT LAKE CITY, USA Church Issues Statement To The News Media: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recognizes that the prosecution of polygamist Warren Jeffs is generating substantial media coverage and that Jeffs' group refers to its members as fundamentalist Mormons. That is causing problems for reporters trying to help their readers, viewers and listeners distinguish between Jeffs' followers and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (5)
-- Nov 30, 2006
A national news magazine in the United States has recently announced the results of a survey of a group of historians who selected the top 100 most influential Americans of all time. The panel of historians placed both Joseph Smith and Brigham Young on their list of influencers. (5)
-- Dec 13, 2006
A sign language version of Church History DVD's is now available. (5)
-- Dec 16, 2006
Church Publications are now available in Compressed Audio Format. (5)
[Hinckley] Announced the Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple (1)
[Hinckley] Broke ground for the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple (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 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Newsroom, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=036eb2987ff92110VgnVCM100000176f620aRCRDvgnextchannel=9ae411154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD
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, United Kingdom, "On This Day," https://www.lds.org.uk/show_oda.php
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
