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Posted by: baura ( )
Date: March 08, 2012 01:50AM

Mar 7, 1835 - In Kirtland, Ohio "a meeting of the Church of Latter Day Saints was called in this place for the purpose of blessing in the name of the Lord those who have heretofore assisted in building by their labor & other means, the House of the Lord in this Place." Concerning the uncompleted Kirtland Temple Joseph Smith preaches "that those who built this house should own it, and have the control of it." Fifty men are "blessed in consequence of their working on the House of the Lord Kirtland . . ." It is clarified that the "right in the House of the Lord" that the men are blessed with "is according to each man's labor or amount of donations." "W[illia]m Carter, who was blind, was promised a blessing of being restored to sight if faithful."

Mar 7, 1836 - Joseph Smith writes "Spent the day in attending to my studies, At the evening, met with my [Hebrew] class at Professor Seixas' room and translated the 17th chapter of Genesis."

Mar 7, 1843 - William Clayton records, "Brigham Young called me on one side and said he wants to give me some instructions on the priesthood the first opportunity. He said the prophet had told him to do so and give me a favor which I have long desired." The favor is and invitation to enter into plural marriage. Two days later Joseph Smith suggests Clayton send to England for Sarah Crooks whom Clayton had had fond feelings for while on his mission to England but had stifled them since he was already married.

Mar 7, 1844 - A public meeting votes unanimously, with one exception, to accept Joseph Smith's U.S. presidential candidacy and his published political platform. This includes a provision for freeing America's slaves by government purchase with money obtained through the sale of federal lands to settlers.

Mar 7, 1852 - Utah law allows whites to "purchase" Native Americans from Indian or Mexican slave-owners in order to prevent these captives from being killed. Purchaser must "immediately go" before county selectmen or probate judge who will "bind out the same by indenture for the term of not exceeding twenty years." Mormons are prohibited from owning Indian slaves, but can own African-American slaves.
Brigham Young preaches: "If any of you wish to know how to have your bread fall butter side up, butter it on both sides, and then it will fall butter side up."

Mar 7, 1875 - Apostle Joseph F. Smith's wife writes to him that "you know how brother (Apostle) [Albert] Carrington thinks a deal of women." In Dec. 1882 Apostle John Henry Smith writes President John Taylor that maid at British Mission headquarters "found Bro. Carrington lying upon the lounge and Sarah Kirkman lying upon top him." Upon Brigham Young's inquiry about other women in 1873 and John Taylor's inquiry about Sarah Kirkham in 1883, Carrington denies serious wrongdoing. He is not excommunicated until 1885 when protests from Sarah's husband become too insistent to ignore.

Mar 7, 1889 - NEW YORK TIMES gives its first theatre review for actress Maude Adams, born of "Gentile" father and Mormon mother. One of era's most popular Broadway actresses, Maude Adams creates and repeats title role of PETER PAN (1905, 1912, 1914, 1915).

Mar 7, 1911 - Apostle Anthony W. Ivins writes to his son, Grant, "You can count on it[-]I have never performed a marriage seremony [sic] without proper authority" Apostle Ivins performed numerous post-manifesto plural marriages.
The First Presidency "visited the [Salt Lake] Temple and gave orders for the placing of more toilets in that building."

Mar 7, 1943 - Establishment of Navajo-Zuni Mission, first mission in twentieth century directed only to Native Americans. This is original intent of 1830 effort to proselytize among Indians.

Mar 7, 1944 - Coordinated raid by FBI and local police to arrest polygamist men. Two heavily armed FBI agents and two Salt Lake City police enter Joseph W. Musser's home at 6 A.M. After placing Musser under arrest, they began to search his office for records. They present no search warrant but continue to search, despite Musser's numerous protestations to stop. Musser is taken to the county jail where he finds "a large congregation of my brothers. Of the Priesthood Council, were John V. Barlow, myself, Charles F. Zitting, LeGrand Woolley, Louis A. Kelsch, also Guy H. Musser and Rulon T. Jeffs." Musser is charged with federal conspiracy, state conspiracy, and cohabitation. Sixty years previously his father, Joseph White Musser joined the "honor roll" of Mormon men imprisoned for their belief in plural marriage. The First Presidency issues a statement about the case: "We commend and uphold the federal government, in its efforts through the office of the United States district attorney and assisting agencies to bring before the bar of justice those who have violated the law." Apostle Hugh B. Brown writes of the case: "The Church has in fact assisted in obtaining the information leading to the indictments, and a 'Mormon Elder' is the prosecuting attorney"

Mar 7, 1959 - CHURCH NEWS, after twenty-eight years without advertisements, begins advertising for such diverse enterprises as music stores, mortuaries, furniture stores, insurance agencies, banks, savings and loans, camera stores, jewelers, car dealerships, travel agencies, television repair, optical shops, and movie theaters. As largest single advertisement, American Motors president George W. Romney features himself in one-and-three-fourths-page spread for Kelvinator appliances on June 20, 1959. Commercial ads cease after Sept. 24, 1960.

Mar 7, 1965 - 300 protesters march to Church Office Building on Sunday, "demanding that the Church speak out in favor of civil rights for blacks."

Mar 7, 1970 - CHURCH NEWS reports that Ken Shelly and his partner have won U.S. Figure Skating championship for pairs. They win again (1971, 1972), and Shelley also wins men-s national comnpetition (1972). Billy and Cori-Joe Petrunik receive gold medal as LDS pair of figure-skaters at Canada Winter Games (1975). Holly Cook receives bronze medal at World Figure Skating Championships (1990).

Mar 7, 2005 - Actor and former child star Rick Schroder appears as a guest on "shock-jock" Howard Stern's radio show. Schroder, an LDS convert of 4 years, is asked about his temple garments. Schroder says he is wearing them but declines to show them to Stern. Schroder also says that masturbation is not against his religion.

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Posted by: templeendumbed ( )
Date: March 08, 2012 02:03AM

I LOVE THESE THANKS FOR DOING THEM!!!! Is there a compilation of these anywhere where you could just peruse them for any old day you felt like?

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Posted by: baura ( )
Date: March 08, 2012 04:04PM

It's currently a 700+ page MS Works document.

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