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2000 Deborah Laake, writer, Secret Ceremonies: A Mormon Woman's Intimate Diary of Marriage and Beyond, dies at 47

1995 Howard Hunter, U.S. leader of Mormon Church (1994-95), dies at 87

1994 Ezra Taft Benson, 13th head of Mormon Church, dies at 94

1994 Ezra Taft Benson, Minister of Agriculture/leader of mormon (1985-94), dies at 94

1992 Flora SA Benson, U.S., wife of President Ezra Taft B of mormon church, dies

1985 Spencer W. Kimball, U.S. head of mormon church, dies at 90

1978 Nevada jury rules Howard Hughes "Mormon Will" is a forgery

1973 Harold B Lee, U.S. head of Mormon Church, dies at 74

1972 Joseph F Smith, Jr., leader U.S. mormon chuch, dies at 95

1970 David O McKay, 9th Mormon president, dies at 96

1907 Howard William Hunter, Mormon Church Leader

1906 Joseph Smith, leader of the Mormon Church, convicted of polygamy

1896 Following Mormon abandonment of polygamy, Utah admitted as 45th state

1895 Spencer W. Kimball, 12th prophet of Mormon church

1893 Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah dedicated

1893 U.S. President Cleveland grants amnesty to Mormon polygamy

1890 Mormon Church outlaws polygamy

1890 President of Mormon Church in Salt Lake City issues a manifesto advising members that teaching and practice of polygamy should be abandoned

1890 Mormon Church renounces polygamy

1877 Brigham Young, 2nd president of Mormon Church, dies

1873 David O McKay, Huntsville, Utah, 9th President of Mormon church

1871 Brigham Young, mormon leader, arrest for bigamy

1870 George A. Smith, born in Salt Lake City Utah, 8th President of Mormon church

1856 Heber J Grant, Salt Lake City, 7th President of Mormon church

1850 Mormon Temple in Nauvoo, Illinois destroyed by tornado

1847 Brigham Young and his Mormon followers arrive at Salt Lake City, Utah

1846 Beginning of Mormon march to west US

1844 Brigham Young chosen Mormon Church head following Joseph Smith death

1843 Mormon leader Joseph Smith say God OKs polygamy

1841 Cornerstone laid for 2nd Mormon temple, Nauvoo, Missouri

1838 Joseph F Smith, 6th President of Mormon church

1837 1st Mormon missionaries to British Isles leave Kirtland, Ohio

1836 1st Mormon temple dedicated in Kirtland, Ohio

1832 Mormon Joseph Smith beaten, tarred and feathered in Ohio

1830 Joseph Smith and 5 others organizes Mormon church in Seneca Co, New York

1805 Joseph Smith, Jr., Sharon Vt, founder, Mormon Church

1801 Brigham Young, religious leader of the Mormon church


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