[Church Historian Andrew Jensen] A number of disgruntled politicians met in the Auerbach Hall, Salt Lake City, abused the Church and discussed the prospects for an anti-Mormon political party in Utah. Several malicious speeches were made in which the Church was accused of interfering in politics. Senator Thomas Kearns was connected with the movement, and the Salt Lake "Tribune" the official organ. [Jenson, Andrew, Church Chronology] http://bit.ly/tdimh ..read more

[First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes] .... [Heber J. Grant] brought up the subject of the vicious assaults made upon him recently by the Salt Lake Tribune, and wanted to know if there would be any objection to his denying in a public way these falsehoods and misrepresentations. President Smith suggested to Brother Grant that instead of writing a letter of denial, that he permit himself to be interviewed, and make his denial in that way. ... Salt Company meetings were held at the office this afternoon, the main purpose being to consider the buying up of the shore of the lake, wi ..read more

[Apostle Wilford Woodruff] [Describes falling from a ladder]. I was vary sore & lame all night. It seems as though the Devil still persues me to destroy my life. [Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies] http://bit.ly/tdimh ..read more

Brigham Young's son Joseph A. Young preaches to the Richfield United Order: "The feeling of 'mine' is the greatest feeling we have to combat." [On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com] http://bit.ly/tdimh ..read more

[Oliver Cowdery writes the first of eight letters to W. W. Phelps regarding the history of the church. These letters will be published in October 1834 in the Messenger and Advocate.] Smith's statement that he "learned from the first No. of the Messenger and Advocate" of Cowdery's plan to publish a history of the church would seem to indicate that Smith was not directly consulted about the facts of the first letter. Or perhaps Smith was unaware how far Cowdery wanted to go with his account. The publication of Cowdery's history was concurrent with Philastus Hurlbut's anti-Mormon lectures in Kir ..read more

First Presidency announcement of intention to legally divest church of fifteen hospitals in three western states. Most maintaintheir "LDS Hospital" titles despite ownership by "non-Mormons" and non-profit corporation, Intermountain Healthcare. This move also representes First Presidency's decision to publicly disengage church from hospital ownership following 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision ROE VS. WADE which legalized abortion s on demand, Although Presiding Bishop signs final divestiture agreement on Apr 1, 1975, Intermountain Healthcare is listed among "Associated Businesses" of LDS church ..read more

A First Presidency announcement of the intention to legally divest the church of fifteen hospitals in three western states. Most maintain their "LDS Hospital" titles despite their ownership by "non-Mormon" and non-profit corporation, Intermountain Healthcare. This move also represents the First Presidency's decision to publicly disengage the church from hospital ownership following the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision 'Roe vs. Wade' which legalized abortions on demand. Although the Presiding Bishopric signs the final divestiture agreement on 4/1/1975, Intermountain Healthcare is listed among t ..read more

[Church historian Andrew Jensen] At the Baptist State convention, held in Salt Lake City, Norman D. Corser, in a bitter anti-Mormon address, accused the Church of commercialism. [Jenson, Andrew, Church Chronology] http://bit.ly/tdimh ..read more

[President Heber J. Grant] Went to the temple at ten o'clock where we held the regular weekly meeting of the First Presidency and Apostles. The question of a successor to Hyrum G. Smith was discussed at some length. Brothers Widtsoe and Callis knew nothing of the original discussion regarding this matter, neither did Brother Clark, so this afternoon we held a meeting with them and read the report of the Council of the Twelve recommending that Hyrum G. Smith's son Eldred be made the Patriarch. [Grant would leave the office of Presiding Patriarch vacant until 1942 when Eldred's cousin would be ..read more

Other apostles vote against presiding apostle John Taylor's proposal to organize the First Presidency. Deseret News editorial "What Shall the Mormon Church Do?" quotes recommendation of the pro-Mormon Omaha Herald: "Let the Mormon people renounce all future polygamous marriages by an open and honest declaration, and there are not a baker's dozen of decent people in America who would ask that any such a brand [of abandonment] as is mentioned by the NEWS should be put upon the women and children." The Deseret News replies: "If the authorities of the Church were to take any such stand as some fri ..read more