292. World and Church History Connections, from 1830 to 1898.
For whose who love history, this is quite interesting! World and Church History Connections You Didn’t Learn in School JANNALEE ROSNER - November 22, 2014, in LDS Living Ever wondered what was going on in the world while Joseph Smith was translating, or when the Salt Lake Temple was dedicated? We've done the research for you and found some surprising connections in 19th-century world and church history. Keep an eye out next week for events from the 20th century in part two! History classes for most of us were all about world events or the history of the country we lived in while church history was only learned, well, in church. But we never really put them together. When you place these two timelines side by side, you may be surprised to find out that Brigham Young sent the first transcontinental telegraph message the same year that the Civil War started , or that the first latter-day Quorum of the 12 was organized the same year famous author Mark Twain was born.