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1843 - The Prophet Joseph "had a long conversation with Mr. [Joseph P.] Hoge, the Democratic candidate for Congress. I showed him the corruption and folly of the governor's sending an armed force to take me, &c., and told him this made the 38th vexatious lawsuit against me for my religion" (History of the Church, 5:518).
1847 - The main camp of pioneers continued plowing and preparing the ground for planting. Later in the day they planted potatoes and corn on a site near present day Main Street from about First South to Third South in downtown Salt Lake City. The rear party, with Brigham Young, continued down Emigration Canyon. At the mouth of the canyon, Brigham Young who was riding in Wilford Woodruff's carriage, stopped and raised himself from his bed and gazed out over the valley. After a few moments he said, "This is the right place. Drive on." They traveled on and arrived at the permanent camp site about noon after 111 days of travel from Winter Quarters. Wilford Woodruff stated about the day of their arrival, "Thoughts of pleasant meditation ran in rapid succession through our minds at the anticipation that not many years hence the House of God would be established in the mountains and exalted above the hills, while the valleys would be converted into orchards, vineyards, fields, etc., planted with cities, and the standard of Zion be unfurled into which the nations would gather" (Wilford Woodruff, Cowley, p. 313).
1849 - The first celebration commemorating the entrance of the pioneers into the Salt Lake Valley is held. Many of the original 1847 pioneers were in attendance.
1857 - While celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Saints' arrival in the Salt Lake Valley, Brigham Young receives word that U. S. President James Buchanan is sending an army against the Saints in Utah to squash the "Mormon rebellion" and resolve the Mormon problem.
1975 - The new twenty-eight-story Church Office Building in Salt Lake City, Utah, is dedicated by President Spencer W. Kimball.
1997 - President Gordon B. Hinckley breaks ground for the 21,000 seat assembly building just north of Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. Later named the Conference Center, the building is unique and received an architectural award for its design and construction.
1999 - At a site near where the handcart pioneers ended their 1,300 mile journey to the Salt Lake Valley, a monument at This Is The Place Heritage Park is dedicated in honor of the nearly 3,000 handcart pioneers by President Gordon B. Hinckley.
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1831 - The Colesville Branch, the first body of Saints to settle in Missouri, arrives in Independence, Missouri.
1836 - The Prophet Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, Hyrum Smith, and Oliver Cowdery, leave Kirtland, Ohio, then board a steamboat at Fairport Harbor, Ohio, as they began a mission to Salem, Massachusetts, seeking funds to relieve the financial challenges of the Church. The trip would be unsuccessful financially. (History of the Church, 2:463)
1841 - Brother William Yokum, survivor of the Haun's Mill massacre, had his leg amputated to save his life. He had been bed ridden since the October 30, 1838 event. Being Sunday, Elders Orson Pratt and George A. Smith preached in the morning at the Grove. Sidney Rigdon and the Prophet Joseph, who spoke on the resurrection, spoke in the afternoon. (History of the Church, 4:389)
1847 - The first Church services were held in the Salt Lake Valley. Elders George A. Smith, Heber C. Kimball, and Ezra T. Benson were speakers.
1887 - President John Taylor dies while in hiding in Kaysville, Utah. He was seventy-eight years old and had served for more than forty-eight years as a General Authority of the Church.
1897 - The celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Saints' arrival in the Salt Lake Valley ended with a memorial service at the Tabernacle on Temple Square honoring the deceased pioneers.
1992 - Gunars Kavals, the first convert of the Church in the Republic of Latvia is baptized.
1994 - A heroic-sized statue of Utah territorial governor, Brigham Young, is unveiled in the rotunda of the Utah Capitol building. President Gordon B. Hinckley of the First Presidency represents the Church and speaks at the ceremonies. Also, Brigham Young University and the University of Jordan announce plans to develop links of cooperation between the two institutions.
1999 - A Pony Express Monument in Salt Lake City, Utah, created by the National Pony Express Association, is dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley. |
