Major events in the Church, 1990-1999
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April 2, 1990 — FamilySearch computer software, designed to simplify the task of family history, was announced in a letter from the First Presidency.
April 6, 1993 — The centennial of the recently refurbished Salt Lake Temple was observed at a special program by the Tabernacle Choir; a movie about the construction of the temple, "The Mountain of the Lord," was also produced.
June 27, 1993 — The Joseph Smith Memorial Building, formerly Hotel Utah, was dedicated for multiple uses including as Church offices after extensive remodeling.
Nov. 8, 1993 — TempleReady software to make it possible to rapidly clear names from family history research for temple work was announced in a letter from the First Presidency.
May 30, 1994 — President Ezra Taft Benson died; on June 5, President Howard W. Hunter was set apart as the 14th president of the Church.
Dec. 11, 1994 — The 2,000th stake in the Church, the Mexico City Mexico Contreras Stake, was created with President Howard W. Hunter presiding.
March 3, 1995 — President Howard W. Hunter died; on March 12, President Gordon B. Hinckley was set apart as the 15th president of the Church.
April 1-2, 1995 — At the second consecutive conference, a solemn assembly sustained a new Church president. Also, regional representatives were replaced by Area Authorities in the administrative structure of the Church.
Nov. 13-14, 1995 — President Hinckley met with President Bill Clinton in the White House; later he spoke to corporate leaders, national media representatives and others at a luncheon at the Harvard Club in New York City.
Dec. 20, 1995 — The Church released a new logo which emphasizes the central position of the Savior in the Church's theology.
Jan. 4, 1996 — The Church joined in the launching of a yearlong celebration of the centennial of Utah statehood.
Feb. 28, 1996 — The Church announced that, with its worldwide growth, half of its membership is now outside the United States.
April 7, 1996 — An interview of President Hinckley by Mike Wallace was broadcast as part of the popular CBS news magazine 60 Minutes.
1997 — The Church celebrated the Pioneer Sesquicentennial with yearlong activities tied to the anniversary of the arrival of the first Pioneers in the Salt Lake Valley.
April 4, 1997 — During general conference, the organization of the Third, Fourth and Fifth Quorums of the Seventy was announced.
July 24, 1997 — Ground was broken for the Conference Center, a building with a seating capacity of 21,000 in its auditorium.
Oct. 4-5, 1997 — Plans were announced during general conference to build smaller temples in areas throughout the world.
November 1997 — According to Church estimates, membership passed the 10 million mark sometime during the first week of the month.
May 24, 1999 — The Church's new FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service was officially launched.
Oct. 3, 1999 — What was likely to be the final session of general conference to be held in the Tabernacle on Temple Square concluded. The April 2000 general conference is expected to be held in the Conference Center.
