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December 23, 1805 – Born Joseph Smith– the Prophet. 1st President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The Testimony of Joseph Smith – The Prophet

Today is the anniversary of the birthday of Brigham Young – born June 1, 1801
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Lorenzo Snow was born April 3, 1814, in Mantua, Ohio. As a youth, he preferred academic study to an apprenticeship. Study of Hebrew and theology led to his conversion to the Church in 1836. He spent the rest of his life in service as a missionary, Apostle, and Church President, a position he filled on September 13, 1898. He helped the Church recover from the challenges of the previous decades. He stabilized Church finances as members increased their tithes and offerings, and he expanded Church missionary efforts. As Church President at the dawning of the twentieth century, he opened a new era in Latter-day Saint history. He died in Salt Lake City on October 10, 1901, at the age of 87

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On this day, March 1st in 1807, was born Wilford Woodruff, the 4th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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November 14th 1907 – Born Howard W. Hunter – 14th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

November 13, 1838 – Born Joseph F. Smith – 6th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Today, November 1st, is the anniversary of the birth of John Taylor, born in 1808. He was the third President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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October 1849 – A Perpetual Emigrating Fund to assist the poor to immigrate to the Salt Lake Valley was established during general conference. The system, which was incorporated a year later, continued until it was disincorporated by the Edmunds-Tucker Act in 1887

October 1889 – The Young Woman’s Journal, official organ of the Young Ladies’ Mutual Improvement Association, began publication. It was merged with the Improvement Era in 1929.

October 1949 – For the first time, general conference was broadcast publicly over KSL television in Salt Lake City, although since April 1948 it had been carried by closed-circuit television to other buildings on Temple Square.

October 1953 – The semiannual conference of the Church was broadcast by television for the first time outside the Intermountain area.

September 8, 1873 – Born David O. McKay – 9th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.