WHOTDILCH 1 December

What Happened on this day in LDS Church History? On this day in LDS Church History in 1861, Latter-day Saint pioneers founded St. George, Utah. The states of the South and North had entered into war. Brigham Young "called" about 300 families at October General Conference to move to the Dixie mission (St. George area) to grow cotton. Sent by Brigham Young and under the direction of Erastus Snow, these pioneers established what became known as the "Cotton Mission." 

Links to Further Understanding
https://www.lds.org/ensign/1998/12/news-of-the-church/president-hinckley-honors-st-george-pioneers?lang=eng

https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2000/04/as-doves-to-our-windows?lang=eng

http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/summer-travel-series-st-george-a-desert-oasis

WHOTDILCH 30 November

What Happened on this day in LDS Church History? On this day in 1856 in LDS Church History, the Martin Handcart Company arrives in Salt Lake City. They had suffered 135 deaths to their party as they traversed their route to Salt Lake City.


Links to Further Understanding
https://www.lds.org/locations/mormon-handcart-historic-site?lang=eng

https://www.lds.org/church/news/20-memorable-events-in-general-conference-history?lang=eng

https://www.lds.org/church/news/to-be-a-pioneer-means-to-be-not-weary-in-well-doing-

WHOTDILCH 29 November

What Happened on this day in LDS Church History? On this day in LDS Church History in 1838, Joseph Smith Jr., Hyrum Smith, Lyman Wight, Alexander McRae, Caleb Baldwin, and Sidney Rigdon, were imprisoned in Liberty Jail, in Liberty, Clay County, Missouri.

Links to Further Understanding
https://www.lds.org/locations/liberty-jail-historic-sitehttps://www.lds.org/ensign/2009/09/lessons-from-liberty-jail?lang=eng

http://josephsmithpapers.org/paperSummary/history-1838-1856-volume-c-1-2-november-1838-31-july

WHOTDILCH 28 November

What Happened on this day in LDS Church History? On this day in LDS Church History in 1869, in the Lion House in Salt Lake City, Brigham Young organized his daughters to lead the Young Ladies' Department of the Cooperative Retrenchment Association, which later became the Young Women's Auxiliary of the church. Brigham Young asked the General Relief Society President of the church, Eliza R. Snow, to form retrenchment organizations in each ward. There was no General Presidency for the retrenchment associations at that time. 'The word 'retrenchment' in the original name reflects Brigham Young’s desire that they 'retrench in everything that is bad and worthless, and improve in everything that is good and beautiful … to live so that you may be truly happy in this life and the life to come' (History of the Young Ladies’ Mutual Improvement Association, 9–10). Retrenchment meant more than adopting a simpler lifestyle; it meant a change of heart. Eliza R. Snow said: “What do I want to retrench from? It is my ignorance and every thing that is not of God” (Daughters in My Kingdom [2011], 45). 

Links to Further Understanding
http://www.mormonchannel.org/legacy/65

https://www.lds.org/callings/young-women/leader-resources/history/timeline-of-young-women-history?lang=eng

http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/young-women

WHOTDILCH 27 November

What Happened on this day in LDS Church History?
On this day in LDS Church History in 1919, in Laie, Hawaii, President Heber J. Grant  dedicated the Laie Hawaii Temple. This is the fifth oldest temple in this dispensation and the first temple built outside the continental United States.




Links to Further Understanding
https://www.lds.org/locations/laie-hawaii-temple-visitors-center

http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/laie/prayer/

WHOTDILCH 26 November

What Happened on this day in LDS Church History?
On this day in LDS Church History in 1827, Martin Harris gave Joseph Smith $50 in silver to assist Joseph in fiances during the translating of the Book of Mormon.


Links to Further Understanding
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1999/04/the-witness-martin-harris?lang=eng

https://www.lds.org/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-and-church-history-seminary-teacher-manual-2014/section-0/lesson-11?lang=eng

WHOTDILCH 25 November

What Happened on this day in LDS Church History?
On this day in LDS Church History in 1952 apostle Ezra Taft Benson becomes US Secretary of Agriculture in President Dwight Eisenhower's cabinet.


Links to Further Understanding
https://www.lds.org/churchhistory/presidents/controllers/potcController.jsp?leader=13&topic=facts

WHOTDILCH 24 November

What Happened on this day in LDS Church History?
On this day in LDS Church History in Kirtland, Ohio, in 1835, Joseph Smith solemnized the marriage of Lydia Goldwaite Baily and Newel Knight. This marriage was the first marriage Joseph Smith performed.


Links to Further Understanding
https://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7110

https://www.lds.org/ensign/1977/08/lydia-knight-god-rules-was-her-motto?lang=eng

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19353195
www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=78704

WHOTDILCH 23 November

What Happened on this day in LDS Church History?
On this day in LDS Church History in 1918, Heber J. Grant was sustained as the seventh President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in the Dispensation of the Fulness of Time.


Links to Further Understanding
https://www.lds.org/churchhistory/presidents/controllers/potcController.jsp?leader=7&topic=facts

https://www.lds.org/manual/teachings-heber-j-grant?lang=eng

WHOTDILCH 22 November

What Happened on this day in LDS Church History?
On this day in LDS Church History in 1969, President Hugh B. Brown dedicated the Mormon Battalion Monument in San Diego, California.






Links to Further Understanding 

Mormon Battalion Monument in San Diego, California

http://www.mormonwiki.com/Mormon_Battalion

WHOTDILCH 21 November

What Happened on this day in LDS Church History?

On this day in LDS Church History in 2010, President Monson rededicated the Laie Hawaii Temple after the temple had been closed for renovation. 

Links to Further Understanding

 https://www.lds.org/church/temples/laie-hawaii?lang=eng

http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/laie/

WHOTDILCH 20 November

What Happened on this Day in LDS Church History?
On this day in 1887, the first Relief Society, Young Ladies (Young Women's) and Primary were organized in Canada.  These were organized in the town of Cardston, Alberta, Canada, home of the oldest temple outside the United States.  The first Relief Society President in Canada was Mary L. Woolf.  The First Young Ladies President in Canada was Zina Y. Card. The Primary President in Canada was Sarah Daines.


Links to Further Understanding
http://www.telusplanet.net/public/mtoll/lds.htm

http://ww2.glenbow.org/search/archivesPhotosResults.aspx?XC=/search/archivesPhotosResults.aspx&TN=IMAGEBAN&AC=QBE_QUERY&RF=WebResults

WHOTDILCH 19 November

What Happened on this Day in LDS Church History?
On this day (19-22 November) in 1974, the Washington D.C. temple was dedicated by Spencer W. Kimball.


 
Links to Further Understanding
http://www.lds.org/church/temples/washington-dc

http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/washington/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_D.C._Temple

WHOTDILCH 18 November

What Happened on this Day in LDS Church History?
On this day in 1838 all the witness for Joseph Smith's trial in Richmond, Missouri were thrown in jail (about 40-50 people).




Links to Further Understanding
http://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Richmond_Jail

http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?locale=0&sourceId=df4ba41f6cc20110VgnVCM100000176f620a____&vgnextoid=198bf4b13819d110VgnVCM1000

WHOTDILCH 17 November

What Happened on this Day in LDS Church History?
 On this day in 1964 the Oakland California Temple was dedicated by David O. McKay.  The Oakland Temple became the 13th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
 

Links to Further Understanding
http://www.lds.org/church/temples/oakland-california?lang=eng

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_California_Temple
 
http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/oakland/

WHOTDILCH 16 November

What Happened on this Day in LDS Church History? On this day in 1853, Ruth May Fox was born in Westbury, Wiltshire, England. She was a poet and hymn writer. She wrote the hymn "Carry On." She became the third General President of the Young Women's Mutual Improvement Association
(now Young Women).





Links to Further Understanding
http://www.mormonchannel.org/legacy/48http://www.lds.org/ensign/2004/08/carry-on-carry-onhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_May_Fox

WHOTDILCH 15 November

What Happened on this Day in LDS Church History?
On this day in 1845, Elia R. Snow's poem "My Father in Heaven" was published in the Nauvoo Times and Seasons. Later, this poem was put to music and renamed, "O My Father."


Links to Further Understanding
https://www.lds.org/callings/relief-society/relief-society-presidents/eliza-r-snow

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_R._Snow

http://www.lds.org/friend/1986/10/eliza-r-snow

WHOTDILCH 14 November

What Happened on this Day in LDS Church History?
On this day in 1907, Howard W. Hunter was born in Boise, Idaho.  He grew up to be the fourteenth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.




Links to Further Understanding
http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/presidents/controllers/potcController.jsp?topic=facts&leader=14

http://www.lds.org/manual/presidents-of-the-church-student-manual/chapter-14-howard-w-hunter-fourteenth-president-of-the-church?lang=eng

http://www.lds.org/ensign/1995/04/president-howard-w-hunter-the-lords-good-and-faithful-servant

WHOTDILCH 13 November

What Happened on this Day in LDS Church History?
On this day in 1838, Joseph F. Smith was born in Far West, Missouri.  He later became the sixth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.











Links to Further Understanding
http://www.lds.org/manual/teachings-joseph-f-smith

http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/presidents/controllers/potcController.jsp?leader=6&topic=facts

http://www.lds.org/manual/presidents-of-the-church-student-manual/chapter-6-joseph-f-smith-sixth-president-of-the-church?lang=eng

WHOTDILCH 12 November

What Happened on this Day in LDS Church History?
On this day in 1848?  Oliver Cowdery was re-baptized as a member of the church by, Elder Orson Hyde. He had been excommunicated from the church since 12 April 1838. The re-baptism took place near Council Bluffs, Iowa in Mosquito Creek.










Oliver Cowdery

Links to Further Understanding
http://media.ldscdn.org/pdf/magazines/friend-october-2012/2012-10-28-blessings-of-the-priesthood-are-available-to-all-eng.pdf

http://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Cowdery,_Oliver

WHOTDILCH 11 November

What Happened on this Day in LDS Church History?
On this day in 1948, Belle Spafford (who later became General Relief Society President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) began her service as Vice President of the National Council of Women.





Links to Further Understanding
https://www.lds.org/callings/relief-society/relief-society-presidents/belle-smith-spafford



http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=d0e58ebebcd6c010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____
http://speeches.byu.edu/?act=viewitem&id=1143

WHOTDILCH 10 November

What Happened on this Day in LDS Church History?
On this day in 1985, Ezra Taft Benson is ordained and set apart as the thirteenth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served until his death, 30 May 1994.





Links to Further Understanding
http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/presidents/controllers/potcController.jsp?leader=13&topic=facts

http://www.lds.org/manual/presidents-of-the-church-teacher-manual-religion-345/ezra-taft-benson-thirteenth-president-of-the-church?lang=eng

WHOTDILCH 9 November

What Happened on this Day in LDS Church History?
On this day in 1856, the Willie Handcart Company arrives in Salt Lake.  They had been the fourth company of handcart pioneers to cross the plains. They lost about 20% of the people on the plains due to starvation and exposure to the elements. When Brigham Young discovered they were out on the plains in the snow and starving, he sent men to rescue the company.


Links to Further Understanding
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormon_handcart_pioneers
http://handcart.byu.edu/

http://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/companyDetail?lang=eng&companyId=319

WHOTDILCH 8 November

What Happened on this Day in LDS Church History?
On this day in 1841 Brigham Young dedicates the wooden baptismal font in the Nauvoo Temple.  The font is replaced with a stone one in 1845.


Links to Further Understanding
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauvoo_Temple

http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/nauvoo/

http://www.lds.org/church/temples/nauvoo-illinois?lang=eng

WHOTDILCH 7 November

What Happened on this Day in LDS Church History?
On this day in 1837 Hyrum Smith, Joseph Smith Jr's older brother, became second counselor to Joseph Smith Jr., after the excommunication of Frederick G. Williams.




Links to Further Understanding
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyrum_Smith

http://mormon.wikia.com/wiki/Hyrum_Smith

WHOTDILCH 6 November

What Happened on this Day in LDS Church History?
On this day in 1993, for the first time in over 140- years church services by Latter-day Saints was held in the Kirtland Temple. Elder M. Russell Ballard presided at the worship service.


Links to Further Understanding
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirtland_Temple

http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/kirtland/

http://www.lds.org/locations/historic-kirtland-visitors-center

http://kirtlandtemple.org/

WHOTDILCH 5 November

What Happened on this Day in LDS Church History?
On this day in 1913, the ground was broken for the Cardston Alberta Temple. The Cardston Alberta Temple was the first temple in Canada and the first temple outside the United States.



Links to Further Understanding
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardston_Alberta_Temple

http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/cardston/

http://www.lds.org/church/temples/cardston-alberta?lang=eng

WHOTDILCH 4 November

What Happened on this Day in LDS Church History?
On this day in 1997, BYU Professor Alan Cox is featured in Time Magazine. For his efforts to find plants that can be a benefit Western medicine, he is awarded the Goldman Environmental prize for 1997.

Links to Further Understanding
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Alan_Cox

http://www.nuskin.com/content/dam/nse/pdf/Bios/paulalancox.pdf

http://ethnomedicine.org/about/pcox.asp

WHOTDILCH 3 November

What Happened on this Day in LDS Church History?

On this day in 2003, Olene Smith Walker became the first female Governor of Utah. So far, she has been the only female governor of Utah.

Links to Further Understanding
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olene_S._Walker

http://historytogo.utah.gov/people/governors/state/walker.html

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700150803/Olene-Walker-Legacy-without-an-heir.html?pg=all

WHOTDILCH 2 November

What Happened on this Day in LDS Church History?
On this day in 1997, President Gordon B. Hinckley dedicates the Vernal Temple. This temple was constructed from the Unitah Stake Tabernacle, which was built by pioneers.




Links to Further Understanding

http://www.mormonwiki.com/Vernal_Utah_Temple

http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/vernal-utah-temple

https://www.lds.org/church/temples/vernal-utah?lang=eng