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1850
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Church Membership
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51,839
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1847-57
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Saints established over
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100 colonies in West
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1850
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Missions opened in
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Scandinavia,
France, Italy, Switzerland and Hawaii; most, discontinued after a few years.
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1850's
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43,000 British converts
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About 1/3 emigrated
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1850-June 15
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Deseret News began
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Publication in Salt Lake City
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1850-Sept
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Utah became a territory
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With Brigham Young as Territorial Governor
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1850-Mar. 3
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Oliver Cowdery died
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Age 43 of consumption in Richmond, Mo.
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1851-Jan. 26
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2nd stake in church & 1st outside Salt Lake Valley created-
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The Weber Stake. Within the next six months, two other stakes
were created, in Provo, Utah, March
19, and San Bernardino, Calif., on July 6.
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1851-Sept.
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"Runaway Officials"
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Left Utah Territory
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1851-Nov. 11
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The University of Utah
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1st called the University of the State of Deseret was begun.
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1852
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India, China, Siam,
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Cape of Good
Hope, Prussia, Gibraltar and the West Indies opened to missionary work.
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1852-Apr. 6
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Adobe Tabernacle
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Opened.
Located in current location of the Assembly Hall.
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1852-Aug. 12
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Hyrum Page died
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Ray County, Mo.(1 of 8 witnesses-married Catherine Whitmer.)
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1852-Aug. 28-9
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Plural marriage
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Publically announced by Orson Pratt
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1853-Apr. 27
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Hosea Stout, James Lewis & Chapman Duncan
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arrived at Hong Kong-1st LDS missionaries to China. Soon afterwards
they commenced to preach the gospel, but meeting with no success, they
returned to California
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1853-Feb. 14
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Salt Lake Temple
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site is dedicated.
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1853-Mar 16, 1
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Svend Larsen liberated from Frederikstad jail.
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After being confined in prison for several months, and ordered to
preach "Mormonism" no more in Norway.
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1853-Nov. 15
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B. Young called for a
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New (Deseret)
Alphabet
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1853-Oct. 25
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Paiute people attacked Army Captain John
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Gunnison & party
of 37 soldiers &railroad surveyors near Sevier Lake, Utah. Gunnison &
7 other men were killed.
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1853-54
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Walker War near
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Payson, Utah
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1855-May 5
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Endowment House
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Dedicated.
Remained in use until 1889, when it was torn down.
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1855-Summer
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Drought & grasshoppers
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Hurt Utah economy
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1855-Oct. 29
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1st Pres. proposed that
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Perpetual
Emigrating Fund immigrants cross plains by handcart.
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1856-Spring
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1st handcart companies
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Crossed plains
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1856-57
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Reformation with many
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Being rebaptized.
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1856-Oct
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Willie & Martin handcart companies
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detained by early snowstorms. Found by rescue party from Salt Lake
Valley.
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1857-May 13
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Parley P. Pratt killed
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Near Van Buren, Arkansas
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1857-July 24
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Brigham Young & Saints
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Learned of the approach of Johnson's army.
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1857-Sept. 6
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Thomas B. Marsh
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Re-baptized in Florence, Nebraska
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1857-Sept. 7
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Capt. Steward Van Viet
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Arrived in SLC to obtain supplies for Army.
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1857-Sept. 11
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Mountain Meadow
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Massacre took place near Cedar City
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1857-Sept. 15
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Governor Young
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Declared martial law in Utah
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1857-Oct.
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Lot Smith and others
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Raided the army supply wagons
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1857-58Winter
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Johnson army wintered
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At Camp Scott
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1858-61
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Alfred Cumming
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Served as governor of Utah Territory
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1858-Feb.-Apr
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Col. Thomas Kane
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Negotiated between Church leaders and Gov. Cumming
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1858-Mar.-May
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Saints in Northern Utah
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Moved south
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1858-June
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Peace Commission
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Offered pardon to the Church
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1858-June 26
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Johnson's Army
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Passed through Salt Lake City
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Friday, January 17, 2014
Church History by the Decade - 1850's
