Skip to main content

Today in Church History


December 22

Written by Barton Golding

December 22 1836 - A conference was held in the Kirtland Temple to discuss the problem of the many poor families moving to Kirtland and there not being sufficient funds...

December 21

Written by Barton Golding

1603 - In preparation for the Restoration of the Gospel, Roger Williams is born in London, United Kingdom. He was a Puritan minister, theologian, and author who founded the U.S....

December 20

Written by Barton Golding

1838 - Emma Smith visits her husband, the Prophet Joseph Smith, in Liberty Jail in Missouri. She spends two days with him confined in the jail. 1839 - The first...

December 19

Written by Barton Golding

1830 - The Prophet Joseph Smith receives the revelation known as Doctrine and Covenants 36. This revelation was given for Edward Partridge whom Joseph called “a pattern of piety, and...

December 18

Written by Barton Golding

1833 - The Prophet Joseph Smith ordains his father, Joseph Smith, Sr., as the first Patriarch of the Church. Also, the Prophet dedicated the printing press in Kirtland, Ohio, for...

December 17

Written by Barton Golding

1835 - Elder Orson Hyde delivered to the Prophet Joseph a letter of complaints and concerns he had concerning some dealings within the Church. He read it to the Prophet...

December 16

Written by Barton Golding

1833 - The Prophet Joseph receives Doctrine and Covenants 101, which discusses some of the causes for the suffering of the Saints in Jackson County, Missouri and comforting them for...

December 15

Written by Barton Golding

1830 - The Prophet Joseph receives the revelation known as Doctrine and Covenants 35. It was given for Sidney Rigdon and included his call to go forth and prepare the...

December 14

Written by Barton Golding

December 14 Governor Ford 1842 - The Church delegation in Springfield, Illinois, met with Governor Ford to present an affidavit showing that Joseph Smith was in Illinois on the date...