LDS Church History: August 2010

LDS History, Sep 10, 2005

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Sep 10, 2005
[Mormon Tabernacle Choir] Inaugural Bells on Temple Square. (1)

-- Sep 20, 2005
[Hinckley] Dedicated the Joseph F. Smith Building on the BYU campus. It houses the College of Family, Home and Social Sciences and the College of Humanities. (2)

-- Oct 7, 2005
The First Presidency broke ground for a five-story state-of-the-art Church History Library at a site across the street east of the Conference Center in Salt Lake City. (3)

-- Oct 8, 2005
[Hinckley] The First Presidency broke ground for a state-of-the-art Church History Library across the street from Temple Square (2)

-- Oct 22, 2005
[Mormon Tabernacle Choir] Tanner Gift of Music Concert with the Utah Symphony, featuring Irish tenor Ronan Tynan and musical group Leahy. (1)

-- Oct 26, 2005
[Utah] The Mormon Church, citing difficulties with the government of President Hugo Chavez in renewing visas or obtaining new ones, said it is pulling its foreign missionaries out of Venezuela and reassigning them to other countries. (4)

-- During October 2005
General Conference is available in 80 languages. (5)

-- Nov 12, 2005
The first Church meetinghouse on Kiritimati Atoll, a 248-square-mile coral atoll in the Pacific Ocean, which is part of the Republic of Kiribati and also known as Christmas Island, was dedicated. (3)

-- Nov 19, 2005
[Mormon Tabernacle Choir] Mini-tour to Denver for the National Sports Center for the Disabled. (1)

-- Dec 16, 2005
Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration premieres at Legacy Theater. (5)

-- Dec 23, 2005
Culminating a yearlong celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Prophet Joseph Smith, the Church held a commemorative satellite broadcast that featured segments from the prophet's birthplace in Vermont, as well as from the Conference Center in Salt Lake City. The commemorative program was telecast to 161 countries by satellite and worldwide by Internet, with the proceedings translated into 81 languages. (3)

[Hinckley] Conducted and spoke at a Church wide meeting from the Joseph Smith birthplace in Sharon, Vermont. It culminated a year of activities celebrating the prophet-"s 100^th birthday (2)

-- 2005
Church Membership at end of year: 12,560,869
New Converts : 285,047
Percent Change from previous year: 2.32% (6)

Footnotes:
1 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Newsroom, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=036eb2987ff92110VgnVCM100000176f620aRCRDvgnextchannel=9ae411154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD
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 - Ratnikas, Algis, TimelinesDb, http://www.timelinesdb.com/listevents.php?subjid=201title=Utah
5 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
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

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

LDS History, 18 June-Jul 2, 2005

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- 18 June-Jul 2, 2005
[Mormon Tabernacle Choir] The choir and orchestra conduct a 15-day tour to the Pacific Northwest, visiting 8 cities: Boise, Idaho; Spokane and Seattle, Washington; Portland, Oregon; San Jose, Oakland and Sacramento, California; and Reno, Nevada. (1)

-- 2005 23-Jun
President Hinckley celebrates his 95th birthday (2)

-- During June 2005
Church announces that at any one time, broadcast systems can reach up to 97 percent of the Church's members throughout the world. (3)

[Mormon Tabernacle Choir] Barbershop Quartet Convention. (1)

-- Jul 3, 2005
The first meetinghouse in the southeastern African nation of Malawi, a country of 12 million people, was dedicated in the city of Blantyre. (4)

-- Jul 22, 2005
[Hinckley] Honored on his 95^th birthday in a -Celebration of Life- at the Conference Center with guests performers and 21,000 guests (2)

-- Jul 31, 2005-Aug. 9
President Hinckley traveled 24,995 miles on a seven-nation tour of Asia and Africa, holding meetings in Russia, Korea, Taiwan, China, India, Kenya and Nigeria, where he also dedicated the Aba Nigeria Temple. He was the first Church president to visit India. (4)

-- Jul 31, 2005
[Hinckley] 9 August - Traveled nearly 25,000 miles on a seven-nation tour to Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, China, India, and Africa (2)

-- During 2005 July-August
First annual Nauvoo Pageant held in Nauvoo, IL in honor of Joseph Smith's 200th birthday. (5)

-- Aug 7, 2005
[Hinckley] Dedicated the Aba Nigeria Temple (2)

Aba Nigeria Temple; Location: Aba, Abia, Nigeria; Announcement: 2 April 2000; Dedication: 7 August 2005 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (6)

-- Aug 28, 2005
[Hinckley] Dedicated the Newport Beach California Temple (2)

Newport Beach California Temple; Location: Newport Beach, California, USA; Announcement: 21 April 2001; Dedication: 28 August 2005 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Southern California traditional design (6)

Footnotes:
1 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Newsroom, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=036eb2987ff92110VgnVCM100000176f620aRCRDvgnextchannel=9ae411154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD
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 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
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 - Wikipedia, 21st Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_century_(Mormonism)
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

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

LDS History, 2004

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- During 2004
Church launches interactive music web site featuring an interactive music player with downloadable MP3s. (1)

-- During 2004-2006
[General Religious History] The directors of the first American neo-pagan church, the Church of All Worlds, vote to disband the church due to financial and legal struggles. After a nearly two year hiatus, it is reformed. (2)

-- Jan 11, 2005
First-ever global leadership training meeting is transmitted by satellite in 56 languages to more than 97 percent of the Churchâ€˜s priesthood leaders. (1)

-- Feb 5, 2005
[Mormon Tabernacle Choir] The choir and Orchestra at Temple Square perform to capacity audiences in the Walt Disney Concert Hall and at Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral in Los Angeles at the invitation of the American Choral Directors Association. (3)

-- Feb 11, 2005
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir labels sixth release, Choose Something Like a Star, featuring the choral music of American composer Randall Thompson, enters Billboards Classical Music chart at #3. Two other Mormon Tabernacle Choir titles, Americas Choir and Peace Like a River, are also in the Top 25 classical titles. (3)

-- 2005 12-Mar
[Hinckley] The First Presidency observes ten years together (4)

-- Mar 15, 2005
Tenth anniversary of Gordon B. Hinckley's ordination as President of the Church. (5)

-- 2005 2-3 April
President Hinckley delivers a powerful message on gambling during the 175th Annual General Conference (4)

-- Apr 19, 2005
Two new quorums of the Seventy were announced. The Seventh Quorum was created in a division of the Fourth Quorum and the Eighth Quorum was organized by dividing the Third Quorum. (6)

-- Apr 20, 2005
First Presidency of the Church announces a new Church History Library in Salt Lake City (5-floor building). (1)

-- 2005 22-May
President Hinckley dedicates the Church's 120th temple in San Antonio, Texas (4)

-- May 22, 2005
San Antonio Texas Temple; Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA; Announcement: 24 June 2001; Dedication: 22 May 2005 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (7)

-- During May 2005
[Mormon Tabernacle Choir] Release of Love Is Spoken Here. (3)

Footnotes:
1 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
2 - Wikipedia, Timeline of Religion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_religion#History_of_Religion
3 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Newsroom, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=036eb2987ff92110VgnVCM100000176f620aRCRDvgnextchannel=9ae411154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD
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 - Wikipedia, 21st Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_century_(Mormonism)
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 - 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, Aug 7, 2004

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Aug 7, 2004
The last official performance of the pageant City of Joseph is held in Nauvoo, Illinois. It is to be replaced in 2005 with a new pageant commemorating Joseph Smith's 200th birthday. (1)

-- Oct 2, 2004
[Quorum of the Twelve] Dieter F. Uchtdorf and David A. Bednar added to Quorum. (2)

-- Oct 7, 2004
Dieter F. Uchtdorf and David A. Bednar are ordained Apostles and join the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles after being sustained on October 2. (1)

-- During October 2004
Preach My Gospel, a new missionary manual that introduced changes in the way missionaries teach, plan, and work, was introduced in missions worldwide. (3)

-- During 2004 November
The First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve introduce "Preach My Gospel," a comprehensive and far-reaching program designed to prepare and strengthen missionaries. The 230-page booklet addresses every aspect of missionary service and is considered the most complete, orchestrated effort in the history of the Church to unify the missionary effort. (4)

-- During November 2004
First commercial edition of The Book of Mormon published by Doubleday. (3)

The first Christmas CD on the Mormon Tabernacle Choir label, Sing, Choirs of Angels!, becomes the first Mormon Tabernacle Choir recording to make Billboard magazines Top 25 Christian chart. (5)

-- Dec 26, 2004
President Gordon B. Hinckley appears a fourth time on â€•Larry King Live. (3)

-- 2004
Church Membership at end of year: 12,275,822
New Converts : 290,568
Percent Change from previous year: 2.42% (6)

[Book of Mormon Translations] Bislama - Buk Blong Momon - Selections published in 1985 (7)

[Book of Mormon Translations] Lingala - Buku ya Molomoni - public of the Congo, Republic of the Congo - selections published in 1998 (7)

[Book of Mormon Translations] Yapese - Fare Babyou ku Mormon - tes of Micronesia - (7)

-- During 2004-2008
[Editor of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought] Levi S. Peterson (8)

Footnotes:
1 - Wikipedia, 21st Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_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 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
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, Newsroom, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=036eb2987ff92110VgnVCM100000176f620aRCRDvgnextchannel=9ae411154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD
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 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Book_of_Mormon_translations
8 - Wikipedia, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialogue:_A_Journal_of_Mormon_Thought#List_of_Dialogue_editors

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

LDS History, 2004 23-May

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- 2004 23-May
[Hinckley] Dedicated Copenhagen Denmark Temple (1)

-- May 23, 2004
Copenhagen Denmark Temple; Location: Frederiksberg, Denmark; Announcement: 17 March 1999; Dedication: 23 May 2004 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Neo-classical, detached single-spire design (2)

-- 2004 13-Jun
[Hinckley] Dedicated Manhattan New York Temple (1)

-- Jun 13, 2004
Manhattan New York Temple; Location: New York City, New York, USA; Announcement: 7 August 2002; Dedication: 13 June 2004 by Gordon B. Hinckley (2)

-- Jun 23, 2004
George W. Bush, President of the United States, awards Gordon B. Hinckley, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor awarded by the United States, in a ceremony at the White House. The press release put forth by the White House states:+"Gordon B. Hinckley [...] has inspired millions and has led efforts to improve humanitarian aid, disaster relief, and education funding across the globe." (3)

-- During June 2004
A series of special publications marking the 75^th anniversary of the Music and the Spoken Word broadcast is released, including Americas Choir: A Commemorative Portrait of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir (book); Americas Choir: Favorite Songs, Hymns & Anthems (CD); and Americas Choir: The Story of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir (DVD), which later aired as a PBS special in November 2004. (4)

-- Jul 18, 2004
[Mormon Tabernacle Choir] The 3,909^th broadcast of Music and the Spoken Word, marking the conclusion of the 75^th year of continuous network broadcasting, features noted radio and TV personality Charles Osgood. (4)

-- Jul 21, 2004
Elder Neal A. Maxwell dies. (3)

[Quorum of the Twelve] Neal A. Maxwell dies. (5)

-- Jul 31, 2004
Elder David B. Haight dies. (3)

[Quorum of the Twelve] David B. Haight dies. (5)

-- During July 2004
By this date, BYU Television is made available in about 26 million homes via Dish Network, Direct TV, and cable stations in Utah, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, Colorado, Oregon, and California. (6)

-- Aug 1, 2004
Mexico became the first nation, outside the United States, to reach one million members of the Church. (7)

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 - Wikipedia, 21st Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_century_(Mormonism)
4 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Newsroom, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=036eb2987ff92110VgnVCM100000176f620aRCRDvgnextchannel=9ae411154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD
5 - 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)
6 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
7 - 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

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

LDS History, Jan 25, 2004

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Jan 25, 2004
The first meetinghouse of the Church in Cambodia, a two-story structure in Phnom Penh, was dedicated. (1)

-- 2004 Late January
Membership in the Church passed the 12 million mark. (1)

-- Feb 17, 2004
[U.S. Religious History] According to a CNN survey, children made more than 11,000 allegations of sexual abuse by Catholic priests. The 4,450 priests involved constitute about 4 percent of the 110,000 priests who served during the 52 years covered by the study. (2)

[U.S. Religious History] Bishop Thomas O'Brien, former head of Arizona's largest Roman Catholic diocese, was convicted of a hit and run. He thus became the first Catholic bishop in the United States to ever be convicted of a felony. (2)

-- 2004 22-Feb
[Hinckley] Rededicated SÃ£o Paulo Brazil Temple (3)

-- Feb 25, 2004
[U.S. Religious History] Mel Gibson's controversial film "The Passion of the Christ" opens in theaters in the United States. (2)

-- Mar 20, 2004
[U.S. Religious History] A lesbian minister in Bothell, Washington, is acquitted by a Methodist church jury of violating church rules. (2)

-- During March 2004
[Mormon Tabernacle Choir] Choir releases its third recording on its own label, Peace Like a River. (4)

-- Apr 3, 2004
The Sixth Quorum of the Seventy was created in a division of the Fifth Quorum of the Seventy (1)

-- 2004 6-Apr
President Hinckley's wife, Marjorie Pay Hinckley, passed away at age 92 (3)

-- Apr 20, 2004
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir is inducted into the National Association of Broadcastersâ€˜ Hall of Fame. (5)

[Mormon Tabernacle Choir] The choir and its Music and the Spoken Word broadcast are inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. (4)

-- During Spring 2004
[Editor of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought] Karen Marguerite Moloney (6)

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 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline
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 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Newsroom, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=036eb2987ff92110VgnVCM100000176f620aRCRDvgnextchannel=9ae411154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD
5 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
6 - Wikipedia, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialogue:_A_Journal_of_Mormon_Thought#List_of_Dialogue_editors

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

LDS History, November 2003

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- During November 2003
[Mormon Tabernacle Choir] The choir receives the National Medal of Arts from President George W. Bush. (1)

-- 2003
Church Membership at end of year: 11,985,254
New Converts : 263,706
Percent Change from previous year: 2.25% (2)

[Book of Mormon Translations] Marshallese - Bok in Mormon - nds - Selections published in 1984 (3)

[Book of Mormon Translations] Tswana - Buka ya ga Momone - (3)

[Book of Mormon Translations] Zulu - Incwadi Kamormoni - Zimbabwe - selections published in 1987 (3)

By this date, nearly one billion names available in searchable genealogy databases; also more than 10 billion hits to Family Search genealogy web site by 143 million different users. (4)

Church launches official web sites for individual countries. (4)

President George W. Bush presents the Mormon Tabernacle Choir with the National Medal for the Arts (nationâ€˜s highest award for artistic achievement). (4)

-- Jan 7, 2004
In southwestern Guatemala men with automatic weapons hijacked a minibus carrying 13 American tourists, killing one passenger. In 2005 Henry Giovanny Vicente (27), and Marvin Sebastian Berganza (29) were convicted by a 3-judge panel of being accomplices in the killing of Brett Richards, a 52-year-old architect from Ogden, Utah, who died during a confrontation with bandits who hijacked a bus of Mormon tourists visiting Mayan ruins. (5)

-- Jan 11, 2004
First LDS temple dedicated in black Africa (Accra, Ghana). (4)

-- 2004 11-Jan
[Hinckley] Dedicated Accra Ghana Temple (6)

[Hinckley] Met with Ghana president John Agyekum Kufuor following the dedication of the Accra Ghana Temple (6)

-- Jan 11, 2004
Accra Ghana Temple; Location: Cantonments, Accra, Ghana; Announcement: 16 February 1998; Dedication: 11 January 2004 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (7)

Footnotes:
1 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Newsroom, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=036eb2987ff92110VgnVCM100000176f620aRCRDvgnextchannel=9ae411154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD
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 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Book_of_Mormon_translations
4 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
5 - Ratnikas, Algis, TimelinesDb, http://www.timelinesdb.com/listevents.php?subjid=201title=Utah
6 - 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
7 - 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, Aug 22, 2003

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Aug 22, 2003
[U.S. Religious History] Because Roy Moore disobeyed a federal court order to remove his Ten Commandments monument, the state Judicial Inquiry Commission charged Moore with violating six canons of ethics and he was suspended with pay pending trial before the Alabama Court of the Judiciary. (1)

-- Aug 25, 2003
[U.S. Religious History] Alabama Chief Justice Moore was suspended for his refusal to remove a monument of the Ten Commandments from the rotunda of the Alabama Judicial Building. (1)

[U.S. Religious History] Supporters of Roy Moore's Ten Commandments monument filed suit in federal court in Mobile to try and block the monument's removal. It was filed on behalf of two Alabama residents described as Christians who believe "the United States was founded upon Jesus Christ" and their freedom of religion is being violated. (1)

-- Aug 27, 2003
[U.S. Religious History] Roy Moore's Ten Commandments monument was moved out of the rotunda of the Alabama Judicial Building to comply with a federal court order. (1)

-- Sep 03, 2003
[U.S. Religious History] Rev. Paul Hill was executed by the State of Florida for the murders of John Britton, a medical doctor, and James Barrett, a retired military officer, as they were entering The Ladies Center in Pensacola, Florida, where Britton performed abortions. (1)

-- 2003 9-Sep
[Hinckley] Installed Cecil O. Samuelson as the 12th president of Brigham Young University (2)

-- 2003 14-Sep
[Hinckley] Dedicated Redlands California Temple (2)

-- Sep 14, 2003
Redlands California Temple; Location: Redlands, California, USA; Announcement: 21 April 2001; Dedication: 14 September 2003 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (3)

-- Oct 22, 2003
[U.S. Religious History] On the news program Crossfire, Jerry Falwell explained that God was responsible for the election and re-election of President Clinton. The reason: "I think that we needed Bill Clinton, because we turned our backs on the Lord and we needed a bad President to get our attention again. To pray for a good President. That's what I believe." (1)

-- Nov 03, 2003
[U.S. Religious History] The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, upholding U.S. District Judge Myron Thompsons ruling to have Moore's Ten Commandments monument removed. The state may not acknowledge the sovereignty of the Judeo-Christian God and attribute to that God our religious freedom, wrote Judge Thompson in his ruling. (1)

-- Nov 13, 2003
[U.S. Religious History] An Alabama state ethics board unanimously ruled that when Chief Justice Roy Moore defied a federal judge's order to move a stone Ten Commandments monument from the state judicial building, he violated state judicial ethics rules. As a consequence, he has been removed from his office of Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. (1)

[U.S. Religious History] The Alabama Court of the Judiciary removed Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore from his elected position because he refused to follow U.S. District Judge Myron Thompsons court order to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the rotunda of the Alabama Judicial Building. (1)

-- Nov 30, 2003
The first meetinghouse of the Church in Ethiopia was dedicated in the nation's capital of Addis Ababa. (4)

Footnotes:
1 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline
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

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

LDS History, May 18, 2003

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- May 18, 2003
[Hinckley] Dedicated Historic Kirtland (1)

-- 2003 15-Jun
[Hinckley] Dedicated Brisbane Australia Temple (1)

-- Jun 15, 2003
Brisbane Australia Temple; Location: Kangaroo Point, Queensland, Australia; Announcement: 20 July 1998; Dedication: 15 June 2003 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Phillips, Smith, Conwell (2)

-- 24 June-Jul 11, 2003
[Mormon Tabernacle Choir] The choir tours the Northeast United States on its most prestigious American tour ever. Almost 600,000 people are on the Charles River Esplanade on July 4 with the Boston Pops, and millions more watch the concert on local and national television. (3)

-- During June 2003
[Mormon Tabernacle Choir] The choir launches its second recording, Spirit of America, on its own label. (3)

[Mormon Tabernacle Choir] The choir receives the Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence from Chorus America. (3)

-- Jul 01, 2003
[U.S. Religious History] A three-judge panel of 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously rejected an appeal from Roy Moore in his effort to keep his Ten Commandments monument in the rotunda of the Alabama Judicial Building. The court considered what could happen if the monument were allowed: "Every government building could be topped with a cross, or a menorah, or a statue of Buddha, depending upon the views of the officials with authority over the premises." (4)

-- Jul 2, 2003
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir receives a Special Recognition Award from the International Radio and Television Society Foundation. (5)

-- Jul 2, 20Jul 2004, 0318
[Mormon Tabernacle Choir] On July 2, 2003, the choir kicks off a one-year celebration of 75 years of continuous network broadcasting of its weekly program, Music and the Spoken Word. The concert is held at Avery Fisher Hall in the Lincoln Center in New York; attendance is by invitation only. (3)

-- Jul 9, 2003
The Apia Samoa Temple was destroyed by fire, marking the first time in Church history an operational temple has burned. The First Presidency announced July 16 that the temple would be rebuilt. (6)

-- Aug 05, 2003
[U.S. Religious History] Gene Robinson, an openly gay man, was elected bishop-designate of New Hampshire by the Episcopal General Convention during its meeting in Minneapolis. This election sparked outrage by conservative Anglican Churches around the world and initiated moves towards a schism within Episcopal Church and conservative, evangelical churches tried to distances themselves from a leadership they felt had descended into heresy. (4)

-- Aug 20, 2003
[U.S. Religious History] This is the deadline given to Roy Moore to remove his Ten Commandments monument from the rotunda of the Alabama Judicial Building, but he refused to act. A crowd of monument supporters grows at the building over the course of several days and some are arrested for refusing to leave the monument. (4)

-- Aug 21, 2003
[U.S. Religious History] Because Roy Moore refused to remove his Ten Commandments monument by the August 20th deadline, the associate Justices of Alabama Supreme Court unanimously overruled Moore and ordered the monument removed by the building's manager. The eight justices wrote that they are "bound by solemn oath to follow the law, whether they agree or disagree with it." (4)

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 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline
5 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
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

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

LDS History, Mar 7, 2003

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Mar 7, 2003
The Church was granted legal recognition by government officials in Benin, a French-speaking West African coastal nation between Togo and Nigeria. (1)

-- Mar 12, 2003
[Utah] Elizabeth Smart, the 15-year-old girl who'd vanished from her bedroom nine months earlier, was found alive in a Salt Lake City suburb with two drifters. (2)

-- Mar 15, 2003
The first meetinghouse in Guyana, an English-speaking Caribbean nation, was dedicated in Georgetown, the capital city. (1)

-- Mar 16, 2003
[U.S. Religious History] Catholic archbishop Oscar Lipscomb of the Mobile, Alabama archdiocese admitted that he permitted Rev. J. Alexander Sherlock to remain in the pulpit at a church in Montgomery even after he admitted in 1998 to sexual abuse of a teenage boy in the 1970s. (3)

-- Mar 17, 2003
[U.S. Religious History] Speaking on the 700 Club, Pat Robertson expressed his support for the separation of church and state when the "church" in question involved a religion other than Christianity: "If the United States tries nation building [in Iraq], it's got to [have] at the very top of its agenda a separation of church and state. There has to be a secular state in there [Iraq] and not an Islamic state... So it's going to be absolutely imperative to set up a constitution and safeguards that say we will maintain a secular state..." (3)

-- Mar 18, 2003
[Hinckley] Announced a new president for Brigham Young University during a regularly scheduled BYU devotional held in the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah (4)

[Utah] In Salt Lake City, Brian Mitchell and Wanda Barzee were charged with aggravated kidnapping, sexual assault and burglary in the abduction of Elizabeth Smart, who was found with them six days earlier. Mitchell and Barzee were later found incompetent to stand trial. (2)

-- Mar 20, 2003
[U.S. Religious History] Around 2:30 GMT the United States begins its invasion of Iraq by launching a series of air strikes against Baghdad in the hopes of quickly killing leaders of the Iraqi government and ousting Saddam Hussein with his Baathist government once and for all. (3)

[U.S. Religious History] The United States House of Representatives voted 400-7 to condemn the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision not to reconsider its ruling that the addition of the phase "under God" to the The Pledge of Allegiance was unconstitutional. The seven who voted against the resolution were all Democrats. (3)

-- During March 2003
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir establishes the Mormon Tabernacle Choir recording label. (5)

The choir launches its private record label, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and releases its first album on that label, Consider the Lilies. (6)

-- 2003 6?? May
[Hinckley] Received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Salt Lake Community College (4)

-- May 09, 2003
[U.S. Religious History] The National Association of Evangelicals, a group of evangelical Christians, condemned Franklin Graham, Jerry Falwell, Jerry Vines, Pat Robertson and other evangelical leaders for their many anti-Islamic statements. (3)

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 - Ratnikas, Algis, TimelinesDb, http://www.timelinesdb.com/listevents.php?subjid=201title=Utah
3 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline
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 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
6 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Newsroom, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=036eb2987ff92110VgnVCM100000176f620aRCRDvgnextchannel=9ae411154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD

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

LDS History, 2002

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- During 2002
Some 10,000-20,000 Olympic visitors from many nations visited Temple Square each day. (1)

Church releases scriptures on CD-ROM. (2)

KBYU digital 44 begins broadcasting two digital streams: a high-definition feed from PBS and a standard digital upgrade of KBYUâ€˜s analogue signal. (2)

In February the Winter Olympics took place in Utah venues. (3)

-- Jan 11, 2003
The first-ever global leadership training meeting in the Church by satellite transmission was held for priesthood leaders and transmitted in 56 languages to more than 97 percent of the Church's priesthood leaders. (1)

-- 2003 11-Jan
[Hinckley] Addressed Church leaders worldwide during historic priesthood leadership training satellite broadcast from the Church Office Building in Salt Lake City (4)

-- 2003 7-Feb
[Hinckley] Addressed 40,000 full-time and volunteer Church Educational System instructors worldwide via the Church satellite system from the Tabernacle on Temple Square in Salt Lake City (4)

-- 2003 8-Feb
[Hinckley] On the 125th anniversary of the Primary, addressed nearly one million Latter-day Saint children around the world during historic satellite broadcast from the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah (4)

-- 2003 12-Feb
[Hinckley] Met with Bulgarian Ambassador Elena Borislava Poptodorova in Salt Lake City, Utah (4)

-- Feb 13, 2003
[U.S. Religious History] Televangelist Pat Robertson revealed that he had prostate cancer and would undergo surgery. (5)

-- Feb 14, 2003
[U.S. Religious History] David Wayne Hull, a Ku Klux Klan leader in Pennsylvania and adherent of Christian Identity, was arrested for plotting to blow up abortion clinics. (5)

-- Feb 27, 2003
[U.S. Religious History] United States Representative Lucas from Oklahoma introduced House Joint Resolution 27 which would add an amendment to the United States Constitution asserting that it is not "an establishment of religion for teachers in public school to recite, or to lead willing students in the recitation of" the The Pledge of Allegiance when it contains the phrase "under God." This was essentially an admission that the Constitution, as it stands, does not permit such recitation. (5)

-- Mar 04, 2003
[U.S. Religious History] The United States Senate voted 94-0 that it "strongly" disapproved of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision not to reconsider its ruling that the addition of the phase "under God" to the The Pledge of Allegiance was unconstitutional. (5)

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 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
3 - History to Go, Utah Today, http://historytogo.utah.gov/timeline/utahtoday.html
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 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline

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

LDS History, 2002 27-Jun

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- 2002 27-Jun
[Hinckley] Dedicated rebuilt Nauvoo Illinois Temple (1)

-- Jun 27, 2002
Nauvoo Illinois Temple; Location: Nauvoo, Illinois, USA; Announcement: 4 April 1999; Dedication: 27 June 2002 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Greek revival - designed by William Weeks; Notes: Built on the site of the Nauvoo Temple and dedicated on the 158th anniversary of the death of Joseph Smith, Jr., the exterior is an almost exact reconstruction of the original temple. Primary difference is weather-vane has been replaced with a statue of Moroni. However, the interior has 4 progressive ordinance rooms with murals like those in the early Utah temples leading to the celestial room and 6 sealing rooms. (2)

-- During June 2002
By this date, BYU Television is made available in about 20 million homes across the United States via Dish Network, Direct TV, AT&T, and broadband cable in northern Utah and some western cable stations. (3)

-- 2002 1-Jul
[Hinckley] Dedicated new Hill Cumorah Visitors-" Center (1)

-- 2002 7-Sep
[Hinckley] Dedicated Freiberg Germany Temple (1)

-- 2002 8-Sep
[Hinckley] Dedicated The Hague Netherlands Temple (1)

-- Sep 8, 2002
The Hague Netherlands Temple; Location: Zoetermeer, The Netherlands; Announcement: 16 August 1999; Dedication: 8 September 2002 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (2)

-- Sep 9, 2002-10
President Hinckley became the first Church president to visit Russia and Ukraine. (4)

-- 2002 9-10 September
[Hinckley] Visited Kiev, Ukraine, and Moscow, Russia, becoming the first Church president to visit those nations (1)

-- 2002 17-Nov
[Hinckley] Rededicated Monticello Utah Temple (1)

-- Nov 18, 2002
[U.S. Religious History] U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson of Montgomery, Alabama, ordered the removal of Roy Moore's Ten Commandments monument, finding that it violated the constitution's ban on government establishment of religion. Thompson wrote in his decision that "the Ten Commandments monument, viewed alone or in the context of its history, placement, and location, has the primary effect of endorsing religion." (5)

-- 2002
Church Membership at end of year: 11,721,548
New Converts : 327,026
Percent Change from previous year: 2.87% (6)

-- During 2002-2007
Warren Jeffs, Leader, Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. (7)

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 - 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 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline
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 - Wikipedia, Mormon Fundamentalist Leaders, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormon_Fundamentalist_Leaders

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

LDS History, Apr 28, 2002

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Apr 28, 2002
Monterrey Mexico Temple; Location: Monterrey, Nuevo Lean, Mexico; Announcement: 21 December 1995; Dedication: 28 April 2002 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (1)

-- 2002 29-Apr
[Hinckley] With Elder Henry B. Eyring, met with Vicente Fox, president of Mexico (2)

-- 2002 17-May
[Hinckley] Dedicated Campinas Brazil Temple (2)

-- May 17, 2002
Campinas Brazil Temple; Location: Campinas Brazil; Announcement: 3 April 1997; Dedication: 17 May 2002 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (1)

-- May 19, 2002
[Hinckley] Dedicated AsunciÃ³n Paraguay Temple (2)

Asuncian Paraguay Temple; Location: Asuncian Paraguay; Announcement: 2 April 2000; Dedication: 19 May 2002 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (1)

-- 2002 20-May
[Hinckley] With President James E. Faust, met with Patrick Manning, prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago (2)

-- May 22, 2002
The first missionary training center in Africa opened its doors in Tema, Ghana, the 16th missionary training center throughout the world. (3)

-- Jun 9, 2002
The first branch of the Church in the Republic of Georgia was formed in Tbilisi. (3)

-- 2002 12-Jun
[Hinckley] Spoke at Los Angeles World Affairs Council for the third time (2)

-- Jun 17, 2002
[U.S. Religious History] Decided: Watchtower Society v. Village of Stratton
Should people going door-to-door for solicitations, canvassing, etc. be required to get a permit first? The Jehovah's Witnesses don't think so, and challenged just such a law in the Village of Stratton, Ohio. The 6th Circuit Court decided against them, but the case will soon be decided by the Supreme Court. (4)

-- Jun 27, 2002
On the 158th anniversary of the martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother, Hyrum, the rebuilt Nauvoo Illinois Temple was dedicated by President Hinckley. (3)

The rebuilt Nauvoo Temple is dedicated. (5)

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 - 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 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline
5 - Wikipedia, 21st Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_century_(Mormonism)

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

LDS History, Feb 19, 2002

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Feb 19, 2002
[U.S. Religious History] Speaking before the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, Attorney General John Ashcroft stated that "Civilized people - Muslims, Christians and Jews - all understand that the source of freedom and human dignity is the Creator. Civilized people of all religious faiths are called to the defense of His creation," implying that atheists. simply aren't civilized. (1)

-- Feb 21, 2002
[U.S. Religious History] On his "700 Club" program, Pat Robertson stated that Islam "...is not a peaceful religion that wants to coexist. They want to coexist until they can control, dominate and then if need be destroy." (1)

-- Feb 22, 2002
President Hinckley appears in a television interview with Tom Brokaw that airs during prime-time Olympic coverage on NBC. (2)

-- 2002 22-Feb
[Hinckley] Met with German President Johannes Rau during his visit to Salt Lake City for Olympics (3)

[Hinckley] Olympic interview with Tom Brokaw aired on NBC (3)

-- During February 2002
Temple Square attracts between 10,000 and 20,000 visitors a day during the Olympics. (2)

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir performs 20 times during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, including during the opening ceremony. (4)

-- 2002 3-Mar
[Hinckley] Dedicated Snowflake Arizona Temple (3)

-- Mar 3, 2002
Snowflake Arizona Temple; Location: Snowflake, Arizona, USA; Announcement: 2 April 2000; Dedication: 3 March 2002 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (5)

-- 2002 7-Mar
[Hinckley] Participated in Paralympic torch relay (3)

-- Mar 28, 2002
[U.S. Religious History] In Mississippi, the "George County Times" published a letter from George County Justice Court Judge Connie Wilkerson which read, in part, "In my opinion, gays and lesbians should be put in some type of mental institution." Because of the bias expressed in such a statement, an ethics violation complaint was filed against Wilkerson. (1)

-- 2002 21-Apr
[Hinckley] Dedicated Lubbock Texas Temple (3)

-- Apr 21, 2002
Lubbock Texas Temple; Location: Lubbock, Texas, USA; Announcement: 2 April 2000; Dedication: 21 April 2002 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (5)

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 - 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 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Newsroom, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=036eb2987ff92110VgnVCM100000176f620aRCRDvgnextchannel=9ae411154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD
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, 2001-2008

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- During 2001-2008
[Sunstone Editor/Publisher] Dan Wotherspoon, Editor (1)

-- Jan 19, 2002
The first meetinghouse in Serbia was dedicated in Belgrade. Feb. 2 â€" The first meetinghouse in India, the Rajahmundry Branch, was dedicated. (2)

-- Jan 27, 2002
[U.S. Religious History] A 20-year-old woman became the first Palestinian female suicide bomber when she blew herself up on a Jerusalem street, killing one person and injuring 100 others. (3)

-- Feb 7, 2002
NBCâ€˜s â€•Today show broadcasts from Salt Lake City and features the Church. The show includes a live broadcast by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and an interview with Elder L. Tom Perry. (4)

-- 2002 7-Feb
[Hinckley] Olympic interview with NBC-"s Today aired (5)

[Hinckley] Participated in Olympic torch relay (5)

-- Feb 8, 2002
During his brief visit to Salt Lake City to formally open the Winter Oympics, U.S. President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, visited with the First Presidency. (2)

-- Feb 8, 2002-24
Salt Lake City hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics, with the Tabernacle Choir performing in the opening ceremonies to an estimated TV viewing audience of 3.5 billion people. (2)

-- Feb 8, 2002
24: Salt Lake City hosts the 2002 Winter Olympics. (6)

-- 2002 8-24 February
[Hinckley] Interviewed by NHK, ORF, ARD, NOS and numerous other international and national media organizations (5)

-- 2002 8-Feb
[Hinckley] Met with President Bush and first lady Laura Bush during their visit to Salt Lake City for Olympics (5)

-- 2002 9-Feb
[Hinckley] Met with Kofi Annan, secretary-general of the United Nations, during his visit to Salt Lake City for Olympics (5)

-- 2002 13-Feb
[Hinckley] Met with Susanne Riess-Passer, vice chancellor of Austria, during her visit to Salt Lake City for Olympics (5)

Footnotes:
1 - Wikipedia, Sunstone Magazine, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunstone_Magazine
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 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
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, 21st Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_century_(Mormonism)

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

LDS History, October 2001

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- During October 2001
Church announces plans to launch www.mormon.org, a web site designed to allow visitors to receive answers to their questions about the Churchâ€˜s beliefs. (1)

More than 3,000 worldwide Church satellites pick up General Conference. (1)

[Media] In preparation for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, The Church launched www.mormon.org which was designed specifically for those who were not members of the Church. (2)

-- Nov 9, 2001
Tom Brokaw, of NBC Nightly News, interviews President Hinckley in advance of the winter Olympics. (1)

-- Nov 11, 2001
The first meetinghouse built by the Church in the Czech Republic was dedicated in Brno. (3)

-- Nov 18, 2001
Columbia River Washington Temple; Location: Richland, Washington, USA; Announcement: 2 April 2000; Dedication: 18 November 2001 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (4)

-- Dec 2, 2001
The first meetinghouse in Sri Lanka was dedicated in the capital city of Colombo. (3)

-- Dec 17, 2001
After a 32-month absence of proselytizing missionaries in the Republic of Serbia, six missionaries from the Bulgaria Sofia Mission returned to Serbia. Missionaries were withdrawn from the country in March 1999 because of conflict in the region. (3)

-- 2001
Church Membership at end of year: 11,394,522
New Converts : 325,661
Percent Change from previous year: 2.94% (5)

-- During December 2001
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir appears on CBSâ€˜ Touched by an Angel, 60 Minutes II and PBS Christmas Eve Special during the Christmas season. (1)

-- During 2001
BYU-TV isadded as â€•home station to Church satellite system. Station is delivered to Church buildings and backyard satellite dishes worldwide. (1)

Church releases Freeman Bank records to facilitate African American genealogical research. (1)

KBYU digital 44 broadcasts first high-definition news event in Utah (inauguration of President George W. Bush). (1)

Footnotes:
1 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
2 - The Mormon Channel: The Broadcast and Media History of the LDS Church Timeline, http://radio.lds.org/eng/about/media-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 - 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 - 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, Aug 24, 2001

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Aug 24, 2001
Tom Green, a Mormon fundamentalist with five wives and 30 children, was sentenced by a court in Provo, Utah, to five years in prison in the state's biggest polygamy case in nearly half a century. (1)

-- During August 2001
Odyssey, a cable television channel carrying some Church programs, changes its name to the Hallmark Channel. The channel reduces its religious programming schedule to Sunday mornings, but still carries â€•Music and the Spoken Word. (2)

-- Sep 7, 2001-8
The first two meetinghouses built by the Church in the Ukraine Kiev Mission were dedicated on consecutive dates in the districts of Livoberezhny and Svyatoshinsky. (3)

-- Sep 09, 2001
[U.S. Religious History] Jerry Falwell stated: "Since the Antichrist will not be revealed before Jesus comes, I believe conditions are falling in place, i.e., one-world government, so he can rule the world after Jesus comes. But we're moving toward a one-world government through the United Nations, through the world court and a growing world opinion. The problem is that the one-world opinion is taking the side of the Palestinians, not the side of Israel." (4)

-- Sep 11, 2001
[Mormon Tabernacle Choir] A regularly scheduled choir concert becomes a September 11 memorial service. (5)

[U.S. Religious History] In the United States, four airliners were hijacked by Muslim terrorists and intentionally crashed. (4)

-- Sep 13, 2001
[U.S. Religious History] During an exchange with Pat Robertson on the 700 Club, Jerry Falwell explained what he thought caused the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center: "The ACLU's got to take a lot of blame for this. ... And I know that I'll hear from them for this. But, throwing God out successfully with the help of the federal court system, throwing God out of the public square, out of the schools. The abortionists have got to bear some burden for this because God will not be mocked. And when we destroy 40 million little innocent babies, we make God mad. I really believe that the pagans, and the abortionists, and the feminists, and the gays and the lesbians who are actively trying to make that an alternative lifestyle, the ACLU, People For the American Way - all of them who have tried to secularize America - I point the finger in their face and say: "You helped this happen."" Pat Robertson agreed with these remarks, but later backed away from them. (4)

-- Sep 14, 2001
President Gordon B. Hinckley appears a third time on â€•Larry King Live. (2)

[Hinckley] Appeared on CNN's Larry King Live and delivered message of hope and comfort to citizens of the United States in the wake of the September 11 attacks (6)

-- Sep 15, 2001
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir performs in a nationally broadcast church service on the National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for September 11 victims. (5)

-- Sep 20, 2001
President Hinckley was among 26 religious leaders who met at the White House in Washington, D.C., with U.S. President George W. Bush regarding the terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington D.C., on Sept. 11, 2001. (3)

-- 2001 21-Sep
[Hinckley] Along with 27 other religious leaders, attended a private prayer meeting for President George W. Bush at the White House (6)

-- Oct 30, 2001
[U.S. Religious History] Lawsuits were filed on behalf of three lawyers who sought the removal of Roy Moore's Ten Commandments monument from the Alabama Judicial Building. The suit claimed that the monument "constitutes an impermissible endorsement of religion by the state." (4)

Footnotes:
1 - Ratnikas, Algis, TimelinesDb, http://www.timelinesdb.com/listevents.php?subjid=201title=Utah
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 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline
5 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Newsroom, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=036eb2987ff92110VgnVCM100000176f620aRCRDvgnextchannel=9ae411154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD
6 - 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, 2001 27-Apr

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- 2001 27-Apr
[Hinckley] Received honorary doctorate degree from Utah Valley State College (1)

-- 2001 29-Apr
[Hinckley] Dedicated Guadalajara Mexico Temple (1)

-- Apr 29, 2001
Guadalajara Mexico Temple; Location: Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico; Announcement: 14 April 1999; Dedication: 29 April 2001 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (2)

-- May 14, 2001
[Utah] Tom Green (52), a bigamist with 5 wives and 29 children, went on trial in SLC for bigamy. Green was convicted May 18 of 4 counts of bigamy and one count of failure to pay child support. Green was sentenced to 5 years in prison and ordered to pay $78,000 to the state for fraudulent welfare checks. In 2002 Green was convicted of child rape for impregnating one wife at age 13. Green was released from prison in 2007. (3)

-- 2001 20-May
[Hinckley] Dedicated Perth Australia Temple (1)

-- May 20, 2001
Perth Australia Temple; Location: Stirling, Western Australia; Announcement: 11 June 1999; Dedication: 20 May 2001 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (2)

-- May 29, 2001
[U.S. Religious History] Decided: Elkhart vs. Brooks
The Supreme Court let stand a 7th Circuit Court ruling which found that a Fraternal Order of Eagles Ten Commandments monument at an Indian city hall was unconstitutional. (4)

-- 2001 1-Jun
[Hinckley] Hosted and spoke at Brigham Young's 200th birthday celebration, held in the Tabernacle (1)

-- Jun 28, 2001
[U.S. Religious History] Decided: Williams v. Lara
The Texas Supreme Court decided that an "all fundamentalist" prison section was unconstitutional, even though the prisoners volunteered to be there where other religious beliefs were excluded. (4)

-- Jul 27, 2001
[U.S. Religious History] Decided: O'Bannon v. Indiana Civil Liberties Union
The Supreme Court refused to hear a case about a large monument in Indiana which would have included the Ten Commandments. What was the original 7th Circuit Court decision, and why did they reach that conclusion? What does this mean for future cases? (4)

-- Jul 31, 2001
[U.S. Religious History] Judge Roy Moore unveiled a four-foot-tall, 5,000+ pound granite display of the Ten Commandments which was installed in the rotunda of the Alabama Judicial Building. (4)

-- Aug 7, 2001
Sea Trek 2001, an epic voyage of eight tall sailing ships commemorating the 19th century gathering of European converts to Zion, departed from Esbjerg, Denmark, on the first leg of its 59-day journey, which concluded Oct. 4 in New York City. (5)

-- Aug 10, 2001
Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho, was officially renamed Brigham Young University-Idaho and became a four-year university. (5)

Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
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LDS History, January 2001

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- During January 2001
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir performs at the inauguration of President George W. Bush. (1)

-- Feb 15, 2001
The First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve approved a series of guidelines to reaffirm the centrality of the Savior in the name of the Church. Church members, news organizations and others were asked to use the full and correct name of the Church â€" The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints â€" and to avoid use of the term "Mormon Church." (2)

-- Feb 24, 2001
[U.S. Religious History] The Supreme Court let stand a ruling from the 7th Circuit Court which barred Indiana Governor Frank O'Bannon from placing a Ten Commandments marker in front of the Indiana State Capitol. (3)

-- 2001 3-Mar
[Hinckley] Honored by the Association for Mormon Letters for his book Standing for Something (4)

-- Mar 12, 2001
[U.S. Religious History] In Afghanistan, the Taliban blew up two 2,000-year-old Buddhist statues in the cliffs above Bamian - despite an international outcry which included complaints from various Muslim nations. (3)

-- 2001 18-Mar
[Hinckley] Dedicated Montevideo Uruguay Temple (4)

-- Mar 18, 2001
Montevideo Uruguay Temple; Location: Montevideo, Uruguay; Announcement: 2 November 1998; Dedication: 18 March 2001 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (5)

-- Mar 31, 2001
[Financial] Gordon B. Hinckley announces the creation of the Perpetual Education Fund to make loans to members of the church in developing nations, enabling them to improve their job prospects by pursuing higher education and vocational training programs. (6)

A worldwide Perpetual Education Fund, based on principles similar to those underlying the Perpetual Emigration Fund of the 1800s, was announced by President Gordon B. Hinckley. (2)

President Hinckley announces the Perpetual Education Fund during the priesthood session of General Conference. (1)

The Perpetual Education Fund is established. (7)

-- 2001 22-Apr
[Hinckley] Dedicated Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple (4)

-- Apr 22, 2001
Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple; Location: Omaha, Nebraska; Announcement: 14 June 1999; Dedication: 22 April 2001 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (5)

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 - 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 - 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 - http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/282148/
7 - Wikipedia, 21st Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_century_(Mormonism)

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

LDS History, 2000

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- During 2000
35,331 new missionaries sent out. (1)

All international magazines renamed Liahona. (1)

By the end of this year, there are 102 operating temples, 52 of which are outside the U.S. . (1)

Gordon B. Hinckley publishes Standing for Something. (1)

LDSRadio Network transferred under the management of MSTAR.NET. (1)

Salt Lake City population is 181,743. (1)

Utah population is about 2. million. (1)

-- During 2000-present
[Sunstone Editor/Publisher] William Stanford, Publisher (2)

-- During 2000
[Thomas S. Monson] Dedicated the Louisville Kentucky, Reno Nevada, Tampico Mexico, Villahermosa Mexico, Merida Yucatan Mexico and Veracruz Mexico temples. (3)

-- Jan 13, 2001
[Hinckley] Named one of the most admired men in the world for the second consecutive year by an annual survey of Americans - included on the list were Pope John Paul II, President Bill Clinton, Gen. Colin Powell and President-elect George W. Bush (4)

-- Jan 15, 2001
[U.S. Religious History] Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore was sworn into office, pledging that "God's law will be publicly acknowledged in our court." (5)

-- Jan 20, 2001
At the inauguration of U.S. President George W. Bush, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir sang in the inaugural parade in Washington, D.C., the sixth time the choir has participated in presidential inauguration festivities. (6)

[Mormon Tabernacle Choir] The choir performs at the inauguration of President George W. Bush. (7)

Footnotes:
1 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
2 - Wikipedia, Sunstone Magazine, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunstone_Magazine
3 - Deseret News, Timeline: Thomas S. Monson, http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695250351,00.html
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 - 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 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Newsroom, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=036eb2987ff92110VgnVCM100000176f620aRCRDvgnextchannel=9ae411154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD

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

LDS History, Nov 5, 2000

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Nov 5, 2000
Following a procedure established by the Prophet Joseph Smith for the cornerstone laying of the original Nauvoo Temple April 6, 1841, President Hinckley presided over the dedication of the four cornerstones of the Nauvoo Illinois Temple. (1)

[Hinckley] Presided over cornerstone ceremony for Nauvoo Illinois Temple (2)

-- Nov 07, 2000
[U.S. Religious History] Judge Roy Moore was elected Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. (3)

-- Nov 12, 2000
[Hinckley] Spoke to more than 21,000 young adults at newly dedicated Conference Center and thousands more around the world via satellite - the first meeting of its kind (2)

-- Nov 15, 2000
[Hinckley] Rededicated BYU's newly expanded Harold B. Lee Library (2)

-- Dec 13, 2000
[Hinckley] Visited San Juan, Puerto Rico, for the first time and spoke to thousands of members who gathered at a fireside (2)

[U.S. Religious History] Decided: Elkhart vs. Brooks
The 7th Circuit Court ruled that a Fraternal Order of Eagles Ten Commandments monument at an Indian city hall was unconstitutional. (3)

-- Dec 15, 2000
[Hinckley] Dedicated Recife Brazil Temple (2)

Recife Brazil Temple; Location: Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Announcement: 13 January 1995; Dedication: 15 December 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (4)

-- Dec 17, 2000
[Hinckley] Dedicated PÃ´rto Alegre Brazil Temple (2)

Porto Alegre Brazil Temple; Location: Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Announcement: 30 September 1997; Dedication: 17 December 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (4)

-- Dec 19, 2000
The government of Kazakhstan, one of the former republics of what was once the Soviet Union, granted the Church official recognition. (1)

-- 2000
Church Membership at end of year: 11,068,861
New Converts : 315,875
Percent Change from previous year: 2.94% (5)

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 - 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, Sep 17, 2000

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Sep 17, 2000
Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Temple; Location: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Announcement: 16 November 1993; Dedication: 17 September 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (1)

-- During 2000 September
The Church reached 11 million members and, for the first time in its 170-year history, it had more non-English-speaking members than English-speaking. (2)

-- During September 2000
Church membership reaches 11 million; proportion of non- English speakers surpasses 50%. (3)

-- Oct 1, 2000
The 100th operating temple in the Church, the Boston Massachusetts Temple, was dedicated by President Hinckley. (2)

100th temple dedicted in Boston, Massachusetts. (4)

The Boston Massachusetts Temple is dedicated and becomes the Church's 100th operating temple. (5)

Dedicated Boston Massachusetts Temple, marking the fulfillment of President Hinckley-"s goal to have 100 operating temples by the end of the 20th century (6)

Boston Massachusetts Temple; Location: Belmont, Massachusetts, USA; Announcement: 30 September 1995; Dedication: 1 October 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (1)

[Temple] Church goal to reach 100 temples by end of 2000 reached (1)

-- Oct 7, 2000-8
The new 21,000-seat Conference Center, across the street north of Temple Square, was dedicated during general conference by President Hinckley. (2)

-- 2000 8-Oct
[Hinckley] During Sunday morning session of general conference, dedicated 21,000-seat Conference Center as a gathering place for members (6)

-- October 8. 2000
[Media] President Gordon B. Hinckley dedicates the Conference Center in Salt Lake City. Not only did it seat thousands more people compared to the Tabernacle, but also itâ€™s equip to broadcast General Conference around the world in over 70 languages. (7)

-- Oct 12, 2000
[U.S. Religious History] Decided: Williams v. Pryor
The 11th Circuit Court ruled that the Alabama legislature was within its rights to ban the sale of "sex toys," and that people do not necessarily have any right to buy them. (8)

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 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
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 - Wikipedia, 21st Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_century_(Mormonism)
6 - 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
7 - The Mormon Channel: The Broadcast and Media History of the LDS Church Timeline, http://radio.lds.org/eng/about/media-timeline
8 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline

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

LDS History, Jun 23, 2000

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Jun 23, 2000
[Hinckley] Celebrated 90th birthday at Conference Center with 21,000 guests and many prominent Latter-day Saint musicians, including Gladys Knight (1)

-- Jul 9, 2000
Veracruz Mexico Temple; Location: Boca del RÃo, Veracruz, Mexico; Announcement: 14 April 1999; Dedication: 9 July 2000 by Thomas S. Monson; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (2)

-- Jul 16, 2000
[Hinckley] Dedicated Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple (1)

Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple; Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; Announcement: 14 October 1998; Dedication: 16 July 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (2)

-- Jul 30, 2000
Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple; Location: Yukon, Oklahoma, USA; Announcement: 14 March 1999; Dedication: 30 July 2000 by James E. Faust; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (2)

-- Aug 20, 2000
[Hinckley] Dedicated Caracas Venezuela Temple (1)

Caracas Venezuela Temple; Location: Caracas, DC, Venezuela; Announcement: 30 September 1995; Dedication: 20 August 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (2)

-- 2000 26-27 August
[Hinckley] Dedicated Houston Texas Temple (1)

-- Aug 26, 2000
Houston Texas Temple; Location: Klein, Texas, USA; Announcement: 30 September 1997; Dedication: 26 August 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (2)

-- Sep 3, 2000
[Hinckley] Dedicated Birmingham Alabama Temple (1)

Birmingham Alabama Temple; Location: Gardendale, Alabama, USA; Announcement: 11 September 1998; Dedication: 3 September 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (2)

-- Sep 13, 2000
Use of term â€•Mormon in recent news coverage of polygamist issues is clarified by the Church (also clarified on May 17, 2001 and May 10, 2006). (3)

-- Sep 17, 2000
[Hinckley] Dedicated Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Temple (1)

Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
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LDS History, May 23, 2000

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- May 23, 2000
LDS Family History Library Catalog becomes available on CD-ROM allowing users to view the Family History Library's extensive collection to select searchable resources before traveling to a local Family History Center. (1)

-- 2000 4-Jun
[Hinckley] Dedicated Montreal Quebec Temple (2)

-- Jun 4, 2000
Montreal Quebec Temple; Location: Longueuil, Quebec, Canada; Announcement: 6 August 1998; Dedication: 4 June 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (3)

San Jose Costa Rica Temple; Location: San Jose, Costa Rica; Announcement: 17 March 1999; Dedication: 4 June 2000 by James E. Faust; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (3)

-- 2000 11-18 June
[Hinckley] Dedicated Fukuoka Japan Temple (June 11), Adelaide Australia Temple (June 15), Melbourne Australia Temple (June 16) and Suva Fiji Temple (June 18), the first time in Church history a president has ever dedicated four overseas temples in one trip (2)

-- Jun 11, 2000
Fukuoka Japan Temple; Location: Fukuoka, Japan; Announcement: 7 May 1998; Dedication: 11 June 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (3)

-- Jun 15, 2000
Adelaide Australia Temple; Location: Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia; Announcement: 17 March 1999; Dedication: 15 June 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (3)

-- Jun 16, 2000
Melbourne Australia Temple; Location: Knox, Victoria, Australia; Announcement: 30 October 1998; Dedication: 16 June 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (3)

-- Jun 18, 2000
Merida Mexico Temple; Location: Merida, Yucatan, Mexico; Announcement: 25 September 1998; Dedication: 18 June 2000 by Thomas S. Monson; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (3)

Suva Fiji Temple; Location: Suva, Fiji; Announcement: 7 May 1998; Dedication: 18 June 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (3)

-- Jun 21, 2000
Church announced that Ricks College would become a four-year institution and be renamed Brigham Young University-Idaho. (4)

The Church announces that Ricks College, a Church-run junior college in Rexburg, Idaho, will become a four-year university by the end of 2001. (5)

[Hinckley] Announced that the two-year Ricks College will begin phasing into a four-year institution to be known as Brigham Young University-Idaho (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 - 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 - Wikipedia, 21st Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_century_(Mormonism)

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

LDS History, Apr 9, 2000

LDS History Chronology /Timeline

-- Apr 9, 2000
Fresno California Temple; Location: Fresno, California, USA; Announcement: 8 January 1999; Dedication: 9 April 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (1)

-- Apr 16, 2000
Medford Oregon Temple; Location: Central Point, Oregon, USA; Announcement: 15 March 1999; Dedication: 16 April 2000 by James E. Faust; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (1)

-- Apr 22, 2000
Church News announces that from 1830 to 2000, more than 100 million copies of the Book of Mormon were printed in several dozen languages. The milestone was reached in late February or early March of 2000. The 100th language version was also printed this year. (2)

-- Apr 23, 2000
The rebuilt Gadfield Elm Chapel, the oldest LDS chapel in England that was constructed in 1836 by members of the United Brethren and given to the Church four years later after 600 members of that faith joined the Church en masse, was rededicated by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve. (3)

Memphis Tennessee Temple; Location: Bartlett, Tennessee, USA; Announcement: 17 September 1998; Dedication: 23 April 2000 by James E. Faust; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (1)

Reno Nevada Temple; Location: Reno Nevada; Announcement: 12 April 1999; Dedication: 23 April 2000 by Thomas S. Monson; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Church Temple Department; Notes: Second temple built in Nevada, following Las Vegas Temple. (1)

-- Apr 30, 2000
[Hinckley] Dedicated Cochabamba Bolivia Temple (4)

Cochabamba Bolivia Temple; Location: Cochabamba, Bolivia; Announcement: 13 January 1995; Dedication: 30 April 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley; Style: Classic modern, single-tower design reflecting the Bolivian culture (1)

-- May 03, 2000
[U.S. Religious History] Cardinal John O'Connor died in New York City. (5)

-- May 20, 2000-21
Three temples were dedicated in two days, the first time in the history of the Church that had occurred. They were the Tampico Mexico Temple on May 20, and the Villahermosa Mexico and the Nashville Tennessee temples, both on May 21. (3)

-- May 20, 2000
Tampico Mexico Temple; Location: Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico; Announcement: 8 July 1998; Dedication: 20 May 2000 by Thomas S. Monson; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (1)

-- May 21, 2000
Nashville Tennessee Temple; Location: Franklin, Tennessee, USA; Announcement: 9 November 1994; Dedication: 21 May 2000 by James E. Faust; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (1)

Villahermosa Mexico Temple; Location: Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico; Announcement: 30 October 1998; Dedication: 21 May 2000 by Thomas S. Monson; Style: Classic modern, single-spire design (1)

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 - 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 - 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 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline

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