Lds church History Timeline
Download 1.24 Mb.
|
|
June 13 Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Houston Texas Temple by Elder Lynn A. Mickelsen. The land has been purchased from Don Hand, who prayed to be spared from financial ruin in the 1980s and promised to pay the Lord back in the future. June 20 Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Albuquerque New Mexico Temple by Elder Lynn A. Mickelsen. July 8 Temples are announced for Brisbane, Australia; Kiev, Ukraine; and Tampico, Mexico. July 20 The Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple is announced. July 26-27 The Monticello Utah Temple, the Church's fifty-third operating temple, the eleventh in Utah, and the first of the smaller temples, is dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley. July 29 Temples are announced for Bismarck, North Dakota and St. Paul, Minnesota. August 3 The Regina Saskatchewan Temple is announced. August 6 The Montréal Quebec Temple is announced. August 10 The Detroit Michigan Temple is announced. August 11 The Edmonton Alberta Temple is announced. August 13 The Spokane Washington Temple is announced. August 16 The Hague Netherlands Temple is announced. Fall Paul Owen and Carl Mosser's controversial paper “Mormon Scholarship, Apologetics, and Evangelical Neglect: Losing the Battle and Not Knowing it?” is reprinted in the Trinity Journal. September An evangelical high school student named Bridgett Jack Jeffries investigates the Church and then becomes involved in the counter-cult movement on the Internet. However, her faith in the movement is shaken when she discovers that LDS apologists have responded to all of the evangelical arguments but not been responded to in turn, and that the Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry's message board censors all such responses. She also realizes that she has become condescending and hateful and the Holy Ghost has left her. She abandons the movement. September 3 The Raleigh North Carolina Temple is announced. September 8 President Gordon B. Hinckley reaches an international cable television audience by appearing on Larry King Live. When asked about the doctrine of God having once been a man, President Hinckley says it is logical but he doesn't know that the Church teaches or emphasizes it very much. Critics seize on this and accuse him of lying or disregarding Joseph Smith's King Follett Discourse. September 11 Temples are announced for Columbia, South Carolina and Birmingham, Alabama. September 12 Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Columbus Ohio Temple by Elder John K. Carmack. September 17 The Memphis Tennessee Temple is announced. September 25 The Mérida Mexico Temple is announced. September 26 Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the St. Paul Minnesota Temple by Elder Hugh W. Pinnock. October 10 Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Spokane Washington Temple by Elder F. Melvin Hammond. Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Detroit Michigan Temple by Elder Jay E. Jensen. October 12 Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Halifax Nova Scotia Temple by Elder Jay E. Jensen. October 14 The Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple is announced. October 17 Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Bismarck North Dakota Temple by Elder Kenneth Johnson. October 23 Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of the irreverent television show “South Park”, release an NC-17 movie called Orgazmo about a Mormon missionary named Joe Young who, in order to finance the wedding he plans for himself and his fiancé, takes a job as the star of a porn movie about a sex superhero who fights crime with his Orgazmorator. Joe then discovers that the director has a real one and intends to use it for evil purposes. October 30 Temples are announced for Villahermosa, Mexico and Melbourne, Australia. November 2 The Montevideo Uruguay Temple is announced. November 14 Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Regina Saskatchewan Temple by Elder Hugh W. Pinnock. November 28 Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Tampico Mexico Temple by Elder Eran A. Call. December 5 Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Columbia South Carolina Temple by Elder Gordon T. Watts, less than two months after the announcement. Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple by Elder Eran A. Call. 1999 After her first trip to India, Latter-day Saint Becky Douglas is so affected by the images of leprous beggars on the streets, who have been rejected and shunned by their society, that she is unable to sleep for days. Within one morning she, three of her friends, and her husband's secretary found Rising Star Outreach to provide Indian lepers with basic medical care, schooling, housing, help with infrastructure and basic tutoring in English and business. The Marriotts, an influential LDS family, become one of its best financial contributors. The first annual FAIR Conference is held somewhere in California. Speakers present on a variety of apologetic topics. January 8 The Fresno California Temple is announced. January 9 Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple by Elder Eran A. Call. Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Villahermosa Mexico Temple by Elder Richard E. Turley Sr. January 9-10 The Anchorage Alaska Temple, the Church's fifty-fourth operating temple, is dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley. From what was learned during construction of the Monticello Utah Temple, architect Doug Green has incorporated nearly three hundred improvements and modifications to the blueprints, including innovations such as heated stairs and an entrance canopy. January 10 Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Caracas Venezuela Temple by Elder Francisco J. Viñas. January 16 Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Memphis Tennessee Temple by Elder Gordon T. Watts. Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Mérida Mexico Temple by Elder Carl B. Pratt. February 6 Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Raleigh North Carolina Temple by Elder Loren C. Dunn. February 21 The Palmyra New York Temple is announced, becoming the Church's one hundredth temple announcement. February 23 The Oaxaca Mexico Temple is announced. February 25 The Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico Temple is announced. February 27 Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Edmonton Alberta Temple by Elder Yoshihiko Kikuchi. March 6-7 The Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple, the Church's fifty-fifth operating temple, the second in Mexico, the first smaller temple outside the United States, and the smallest temple in the world at 6,800 square feet, is dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley. In his dedicatory prayer, he petitions the Lord for rain in the area, which is experiencing a drought. After the final session, the first rain drops begin to fall. March 13 Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Kona Hawaii Temple by Elder John B. Dickson. Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Oaxaca Mexico Temple by Elder Carl B. Pratt. He declares that the temple will be a great missionary tool and that someday there will be dozens more stakes and additional temples in the area. Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Nashville Tennessee Temple by Elder John K. Carmack. March 14 The Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple is announced. March 15 The Medford Oregon Temple is announced. March 17 Temples are announced for Louisville, Kentucky; San José, Costa Rica; and Adelaide, Australia. March 19-20 The Madrid Spain Temple, the Church's fifty-sixth operating temple, is dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley. March 20 Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Tuxtla Gutiérrez Temple by Elder Richard E. Turley Sr. Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Fresno California Temple by Elder John B. Dickson. Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Fukuoka Japan Temple by Elder L. Lionel Kendrick. Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Melbourne Australia Temple by Elder P. Bruce Mitchell. April 2 Temples are announced for Aba, Nigeria; Asunción, Paraguay; Columbia River, Washington; Helsinki, Finland; Lubbock, Texas; and Snowflake, Arizona. April 9 Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Montréal Quebec Temple by Elder Gary J. Coleman. April 12 The Reno Nevada Temple is announced. April 14 The Veracruz Mexico Temple is announced. April 24 The Bogotá Colombia Temple, the Church's fifty-seventh operating temple and the first in Colombia, is dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley. Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the San José Costa Rica Temple by Elder Lynn G. Robins. Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Copenhagen Denmark Temple. April 27 Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Montevideo Uruguay Temple by Elder Richard G. Scott, on property acquired by the Church in the 1960s and known locally as “Mormon grounds”. He says the Spirit that will come will affect the entire nation, and remembers his missionary experiences here forty-eight years ago. May 8 Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Suva Fiji Temple by Elder Earl M. Monson. Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple by Elder Monte J. Brough. May 20 Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Medford Oregon Temple by Elder D. Lee Tobler. May 22 The Mormon Youth Symphony and Orchestra perform their final concert. They are then dissolved to make way for the new Temple Square Chorale, a training choir for the Tabernacle Choir. May 25 Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Palmyra New York Temple by President Gordon B. Hinckley, on the east end of the original Smith family farm on an elevated ridge just beyond the Sacred Grove. May 29 Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Louisville Kentucky Temple by Elder John K. Carmack. Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Adelaide Australia Temple by Elder Vaughn J. Featherstone. Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Veracruz Mexico Temple by Elder Carl B. Pratt. June 11 The Perth Australia Temple is announced. June 12 Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Guadalajara Mexico Temple by Elder Eran A. Call. June 14 The Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple is announced. July 3 Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple by Elder Rex D. Pinegar. He speaks of recent tragedies in the area such as the Oklahoma City bombing, and says that this temple is part of the stone prophesied by Daniel to fill the whole earth. July 24 Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Reno Nevada Temple by Elder Rex D. Pinegar. August Cyril Figuerres, former president of the Fukuoka Japan Mission, discusses his successful but ill-fated Ammon Project at The International Society 10th Annual Conference. August 1-2 The Guayaquil Ecuador Temple, the Church's fifty-eighth operating temple, is dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley. August 3 President Gordon B. Hinckley meets with 5,000 members in Maracaibo, Venezuela. He prophesies that where there are hundreds of thousands of Mormons in South America, there will be millions and they will be recognized for the goodness of their lives and be respected and honored and upheld. He mentions the temple under construction in Caracas and shares his feeling that someday one will be built in this city as well. August 21-23 The Spokane Washington Temple, the Church's fifty-ninth operating temple and the second in Washington state, is dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley. September 4-5 The Columbus Ohio Temple, the Church's sixtieth operating temple and the first in Ohio since the Kirtland Temple, is dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley. The marble facing on its exterior was quarried from near Sharon, Vermont, birthplace of Joseph Smith. September 19 The Bismarck North Dakota Temple, the Church's sixty-first operating temple, is dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley. It is his first time in North Dakota, the only state in the United States he had not visited. October General Conference is held in the Salt Lake Tabernacle for the final time. October 9 Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Birmingham Alabama Temple by Elder Stephen A. West. October 16-17 The Columbia South Carolina Temple, the Church's sixty-second operating temple, is dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley. October 23-24 The Detroit Michigan Temple, the Church's sixty-third operating temple, is dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley. October 24 Ground is broken for the rebuilt Nauvoo Illinois Temple. November 8 An angel Moroni statue is placed atop the spire of the unfinished Fukuoka Japan Temple. November 14 The Halifax Nova Scotia Temple, the Church's sixty-fourth operating temple and the third in Canada, is dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley. Its dedication has been postponed a day due to a mechanical problem with President Hinckley's plane. The Regina Saskatchewan Temple, the Church's sixty-fifth operating temple and the fourth in Canada, is dedicated by President Boyd K. Packer. Due to the mechanical problem delaying President Hinckley, who was scheduled to dedicate this temple as well, it is decided to dedicate two temples on the same day for the first time in history, out of consideration for the travel demands placed on members attending. November 20 Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Perth Australia Temple by Elder Kenneth Johnson. November 20-21 The Billings Montana Temple, the Church's sixty-sixth operating temple, is dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley. November 28 Ground is broken and the site dedicated for the Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple by Elder Hugh W. Pinnock. December 2 Apex Herald reporter David Leone prepares an eight-page Raleigh Temple commemorative insert. 75 percent of this week's edition sell out two days after it hits the racks, so the circulation manager calls to express regret that the paper has not fully appreciated the event Leone pushed so hard to cover. He asks for the locations of other LDS temples being built in the South so he can alert other newspaper editors to what an asset they can be. December 11-12 The Edmonton Alberta Temple, the Church's sixty-seventh operating temple, the fifth in Canada, and the second in Alberta, is dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley. December 18-19 The Raleigh North Carolina Temple, the Church's sixty-eighth operating temple, is dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley, having been completed in a record six months. 2000 The Church begins the lengthy process of seeking an “intesa” to become a concordate with the Italian government, giving it the same status and benefits as the Catholic Church. This process will take twelve years. January 1 The First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles release a document titled “The Living Christ”, which describes and commemorates the birth life, ministry and atonement of the Savior Jesus Christ nearly two millennia ago. The document is often framed in meetinghouses and members' homes. January 9 The St. Paul Minnesota Temple, the Church's sixty-ninth operating temple, is dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley. January 23-24 The Kona Hawaii Temple, the Church's seventieth operating temple and the second in Hawaii, is dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley. January 30 President Gordon B. Hinckley holds a meeting in Singapore where he praises members for their sacrifices in traveling to the temple in Hong Kong. He challenges them to promote the Church's growth to the point where they can have a similar temple of their own. February 26-27 The Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple, the Church's seventy-first operating temple and the third in Mexico, is dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley. February 27 The Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple, the Church's seventy-second operating temple and the fourth in Mexico, is dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley. March The site is chosen for the Monterrey Mexico Temple. March 5 The Albuquerque New Mexico Temple, the Church's seventy-third operating temple, is dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley. March 11 The Oaxaca Mexico Temple, the Church's seventy-fourth operating temple and the fifth in Mexico, is dedicated by President James E. Faust. March 12 The Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico Temple, the Church's seventy-fifth operating temple and the sixth in Mexico, is dedicated by President James E. Faust. March 19 The Louisville Kentucky Temple, the Church's seventy-sixth operating temple, is dedicated by President Thomas S. Monson. April General Conference is held in the new Conference Center for the first time. All twenty-one thousand seats are filled. April 2 Temples are announced for Columbia River, Washington; Snowflake, Arizona; and Lubbock, Texas. April 6 The Palmyra New York Temple, the Church's seventy-seventh operating temple and the first in New York, is dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley, coinciding with the 170th anniversary of the Church's founding. The event is broadcast to stake centers throughout the United States and Canada. April 9 The Fresno California Temple, the Church's seventy-eighth operating temple and the fourth in California, is dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley. April 16 The Medford Oregon Temple, the Church's seventy-ninth operating temple and the second in Oregon, is dedicated by President James E. Faust. April 23 The Memphis Tennessee Temple, the Church's eightieth operating temple and the first in Tennessee, is dedicated by President James E. Faust. The Reno Nevada Temple, the Church's eighty-first operating temple and the second in Nevada, is dedicated by President Thomas S. Monson. April 30 The Cochabamba Bolivia Temple, the Church's eighty-second operating temple, is dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley. May 20 The Tampico Mexico Temple, the Church's eighty-third operating temple and the seventh in Mexico, is dedicated by President Thomas S. Monson. It is a great blessing to members who have had to cross the Sierra Madres mountain range on the first leg of a 500-mile trip to the temple in Mexico City. May 21 The Nashville Tennessee Temple, the Church's eighty-fourth operating temple and the second in Tennessee, is dedicated by President James E. Faust. Originally intended as a large regional temple to serve much of the Upper South, it has instead been built as one of the new generation of smaller temples. The Villahermosa Mexico Temple, the Church's eighty-fifth operating temple and the eighth in Mexico, is dedicated by President Thomas S. Monson. June 4 The Montréal Quebec Temple, the Church's eighty-sixth operating temple and the sixth in Canada, is dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley. The San José Costa Rica Temple, the Church's eighty-seventh operating temple, is dedicated by President James E. Faust. June 11 The Fukuoka Japan Temple, the Church's eighty-eighth operating temple and the second in Japan, is dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley. He is visibly emotional due to his role in overseeing Church affairs in Asia in the 1960s, and notes that this will probably be his last time in Fukuoka. June 12 President Gordon B. Hinckley visits Thailand where he enjoys a "pre-birthday" celebration hosted by Deputy Prime Minister Bhichai Rattakul. June 13 President Gordon B. Hinckley meets with Bangkok Governor Bhichit Rattakul and Thailand Prime Minister Chuan Leepkai, who thank him for the work that Latter-day Saint volunteers have done in Thailand, noting in particular the 100 volunteers who have taught more than 300,000 English teachers and students over the previous three years. President Hinckley speaks to over 2,600 members at the Thailand Air Force Convention Center, recalling his first visit in 1961 and promising that someday they will have a temple. Directory: uploads uploads -> 587 Return function, r i(X) r i(0) r i(1) r i(2) r i(3) 1 0 2 4 6 Thermal Station, I 2 0 1 5 6 3 0 3 5 6 10 uploads -> Department of science and humanities department of mathematics part-a questions and answers uploads -> The Case Against the nypd’s Quota-Driven ‘Broken Windows’ Policing What Is It? uploads -> For want of a nail uploads -> Ownership Models There are two different types of ownership models uploads -> Police Militarization uploads -> City of rising star regular meting thursday, july 14, 2016 uploads -> Township of winfield uploads -> Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act of 2014 uploads -> The Black Panther Party’s Ten-Point Program What We Want Now! Download 1.24 Mb. Share with your friends:
|