A Look Back in Church History– see a few things that happened this time in the past.

*11/18/2001 The Columbia River Washington Temple (#107) was dedicated by President Hinckley                   http://www.lds.org/temples/main/0,11204,1912-1-156-0,00.html                           http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/columbiariver/   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_River_Washington_Temple

*11/20/1841 Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, and John Taylor perform baptisms for the dead for about 40 people in the Nauvoo Temple baptismal font—this was the first time baptisms for the dead were done in this dispensation  http://www.mormonhistoricsitesregistry.org/USA/illinois/nauvoo/temple/history.htm

*11/22/1856 Heber J. Grant is born in SLC, Utah

*11/23/1918 Heber J. Grant becomes the 7th church president (1918-1945) with Anthon H. Lund and Charles W. Penrose as counselors     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heber_J._Grant                          

http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/presidents/controllers/potcController.jsp?leader=7&topic=facts

*11/23/1993 The First Presidency issues a statement that emphasized keeping the Sabbath Day holy http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jspvgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=4e32605ff590c010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1

http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jspnextoid=637e1b08f338c010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=b9438c8fd6c20110VgnVCM100000176f620a____&hideNav=1&contentLocale=0

*11/25/1952 President Eisenhower asks Elder Ezra Taft Benson to serve as Secretary of Agriculture. He serves in that position for 8 years.           http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_Taft_Benson                           http://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Benson,_Ezra_Taft                                http://www.bensoninstitute.org/index.asp

*11/25/1989 The First Presidency announces the elimination of stake & ward budget assessments for financing in units in the U.S. and Canada     http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/18457/Policy-for-financing-local-units-to-change.html                                                                     

http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58064/Top-10-stories-of-the-20th-Century.html

*11/27/1919 President Heber J. Grant dedicates the Laie Hawaii Temple (#5)   http://www.lds.org/temples/main/0,11204,1912-1-41-0,00.html                                       http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/laie/                           http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laie_Hawaii_Temple