November 29, 1834 – Joseph Smith, jun., and Oliver Cowdery covenanted with the Lord to pay their tithing. November 20, 1835 – Oliver Cowdery returned to Kirtland, Ohio, from New York and brought with him a quantity of Hebrew books to be used in the school there. The Prophet Joseph was presented with a Hebrew Bible, Lexicon, and Grammar, also a Greek Lexicon, and Webster’s English Dictionary. The Prophet Joseph was in the process of translating the papyri from the Egyptian mummies that had recently come into his possession. November 21, 1841– Baptisms for the dead were commenced in the font in the basement of the Nauvoo Temple. November 30, 1866 – Elder Abel Evans, missionary from Utah, died at Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. November 20, 1879 – The first branch of the Church in Mexico is organized in Mexico City. November 23, 1918 – Heber J. Grant became President of the Church. Taken from History of Church 2:318; & Church Chronology by Andrew...
Read MoreGlimpse of the Past – LDS Church History Nov 13-19
November 13, 1833 – About 4:00 am, the Prophet Joseph was awakened by Brother Davis knocking at his door calling him to come out and view the “signs of heavens.” A meteor shower was taking place and it appeared “all heaven seemed enwrapped in splendid fireworks.” The Prophet was filled with “great joy” at the sign that the coming of the Lord was close at hand. However, he also records, “Beautiful and terrific as was the scenery, it will not fully compare with the time when the sun shall become black like sack-cloth of hair, the moon like blood, and the stars fall to the earth. November 13, 1838 – Joseph F. Smith, 6th President of the Church, is born in Far West, Missouri, during the persecution of the Saints and while his father, Hyrum Smith, is being held in Richmond, Missouri in jail. November 11, 1854 – Professor Orson Pratt discovered “a new and easy method of solution of the cubic and biquadratic equations.” November 14, 1907 – Howard W. Hunter, 14th President of the Church, is born in Boise, Idaho. November 13, 1995 – President Gordon B. Hinckley meets with U.S. President Bill Clinton and V.P. Al Gore. Afterwards, Pres. Hinckley holds a press conference at the Harvard Club in N.Y.C. Taken from History of Church 1:439-440; 2:311; 3:209-210; 6:7178; & Church Chronology by Andrew...
Read MoreLDS Site of the Week – MILNTHORPE, ENGLAND
President Taylor, the only man to serve as a President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who was not born in the United States, lived and worked in the area around Milnthorpe (in north England). He was born in Milnthorpe, England on Nov 1, 1808. He lived in the town as a boy and took from it many of the qualities that emerged in later life. Below is a story of President Taylor as a boy in Milnthorpe, our site of the week. “When I was a young boy of ten years, my best friend, Robert West, died from a serious illness. The boy’s father, Allee West, moved from the village to become a shepherd, and I missed him very much. Feeling lonely for my friend’s father, I asked one day if I could visit Allee. My parents, knowing how close I had been to Allee, fixed a basket of food for him to take along. It would take all day for me to get to Allee’s house and back, so I left early in the morning. There were many hills to cross. Once, while resting, I was tempted to eat the food in the basket but got up instead and walked the rest of the way as quickly as possible. Allee was overjoyed to see me. We ate the food together and talked of old times. Late that afternoon, some storm clouds began darkening the sky, so I left for home. Before I could get there, a thick fog settled on the hills, and I could not see very far. A team of horses almost ran over me because the driver could not see the small boy walking on the roadside. When I came to a fork in the road, it was so dark and foggy that I couldn’t see the landmarks that would tell me which way to turn. I fell to my knees in prayer. As I stood up, I felt a hand on my shoulder. It was Allee. He had worried about my safety and had come to help me find my way home. That is only one of the many times the Lord has watch over me.” Boys Who Became Prophets, by Hardy, L.C., p....
Read MoreGlimpse of the Past – LDS Church History Nov 5-12
November 4, 1833 – Joseph Smith, jun., returned to Kirtland, O., from his mission to Canada. November 5, 1833 – Col. Thos. Pitcher, commanding the mob militia, in Jackson County, demanded that the Saints should give up their arms, which order was reluctantly complied with. During the following night and the next day the mob drove the Saints from their homes at the point of the bayonet. The exiles were thereby exposed to the most severe sufferings from cold and hunger. November 9, 1856 – Capt. James G. Willie’s handcart company arrived in G.S.L. City, after great sufferings from scarcity of provisions, cold and over-exertion in the mountains. It left Iowa City, Iowa, July 15th, with 120 handcarts and six wagons, numbering about five hundred souls, of whom 66 died on the journey. Captain Abraham O. Smoot’s wagon train arrived the same day. November 8, 1841– The temporary baptismal font in the Nauvoo Temple was dedicated. November 11, 1854 – Professor Orson Pratt discovered “a new and easy method of solution of the cubic and biquadratic equations.” Taken from History of Church; & Church Chronology by Andrew...
Read MoreGlimpse of the Past – LDS Church History Nov 1-5
November 1, 1808 – John Taylor was born in Milnthorpe, Westmoreland, England. November 1, 1831 – At a special conference held at Hiram, Oliver Cowdery was appointed to go to Independence, Jackson Co., Mo., with the revelations which Joseph the Prophet had received up to that time and get them printed. The revelation known as the Preface to the Doctrine and Covenants was given.” (Doc. and Cov., Sec. 1.) November 3, 1831 – John Whitmer was called by revelation to accompany Oliver Cowdery to Missouri, and to travel among the different branches of the Church in order to obtain information in his capacity as Church Historian. (Doc. and Cov., Sec. 69.) November 2, 1838 – Joseph Smith, jun., and fellow-prisoners were taken to Far West under a strong guard and permitted to see their families, from whom they then were rudely torn and started under a strong guard, commanded by Generals Samuel D. Lucas and Robert Wilson, for Independence, Jackson Co., where they arrived on the 4th. Taken from History of Church; & Church Chronology by Andrew...
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