LDS Church History

-- Sep 2, 1898 Wilford Woodruff passes away. Lorenzo Snow assumes leadership of the church. (1) [Joseph F. Smith] President Wilford Woodruff...

-- During 1897 November Improvement Era began publication. (1) -- 1897 Church Membership at end of year: 255,736 New Converts : 14,309 Per...

-- Dec 6, 1896 Fast Day changed from first Thursday of month to first Sunday. [See Fast and Testimony Meeting.] (1) -- 1896 Church Membershi...

-- Jan 4, 1896 Utah became a state. (1) Utah is recognized by the federal government and achieves statehood as the 45th state. Polygamy is e...

-- Nov 13, 1894 [Wilford Woodruff] Oversees the establishment of the Genealogical Society of Utah. (1) -- 1894 Church Membership at end of y...

-- Nov 13, 1893 [Quorum of the Twelve] William Smith dies. (1) -- 1893 Church Membership at end of year: 214,534 New Converts : 13,573 Per...

-- Apr 6, 1893 President Wilford Woodruff dedicated Salt Lake Temple, 40 years in construction. (1) The Salt Lake Temple is dedicated, exact...

-- 1891 Church Membership at end of year: 195,445 New Converts : 7,182 Percent Change from previous year: 3.81% (1) [Utah Statehood] Perma...

-- Oct 06, 1890 [U.S. Religious History] Polygamy was outlawed by the Mormon Church. (1) -- Oct 6, 1890 [Wilford Woodruff] Members of the Ch...

-- May 19, 1890 The Supreme Court upholds the Edmunds-Tucker Act in The Late Corporation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ...

-- Apr 7, 1889 [Wilford Woodruff] Sustained as President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (1) -- Oct 7, 1889 Marriner W. ...

-- May 21, 1888 Manti Utah Temple; Location: Manti, Utah, USA; Announcement: 25 June 1875; Dedication: 21 May 1888 by Lorenzo Snow; Rededica...

-- During 1887 [David O McKay] Receives patriarchal blessing from John Smith. (1) [Deseret] Congress denies women in Utah right to vote. (2)...

-- Jul 25, 1887 Church President John Taylor dies in Kaysville Utah on this day 1887 aged 78. He served for more than 48 years as a General ...

-- Nov 7, 1885 [Quorum of the Twelve] Albert Carrington excommunicated. (1) -- 1885 Church Membership at end of year: 164,130 New Converts ...

-- During 1884, May [John Taylor] Dedicates the Logan Utah Temple. (1) -- Oct 25, 1884 [Apostle Rudger Clawson] Convicted for polygamy and u...

-- 1883 December [Apostle Rudger Clawson] Receives patriarchal blessing from William J. Smith. (1) -- Mar 29, 1883 [Apostle Rudger Clawson] ...

A recent publication provides information from Brigham Young shedding light on the origin of a foundational teaching of the LDS Church. As m...

-- Aug 23, 1882 Rudger Clawson is tried for polygamy by a jury composed of 12 non-Mormons. Even though the polygamous marriage was performed...

-- 1881 Church Membership at end of year: 140,733 New Converts : 7,105 Percent Change from previous year: 5.32% (1) [David O McKay] David ...