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Voices Of Dissent: The History Of The Reorganized Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints In Utah, 1863-1900, Richard Lyle Shipley
Voices Of Dissent: The History Of The Reorganized Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints In Utah, 1863-1900, Richard Lyle Shipley
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints began missionary activities in Utah in 1863. Missionaries were active throughout the territory. Over three thousand members of the Utah Mormon Church were brought into the ranks of the Reorganization during the nineteenth century.
Dissatisfied Mormons found the message of the Reorganization attractive. The "new church" denied polygamy and was led by Joseph Smith III, the oldest son of the mormon Prophet Joseph Smith. Its anti-Brigham Young attitude encouraged many dissatisfied Utah Mormons to join the Reorganization. Outstanding Josephite missionaries, often ex-Utah Mormons, were very successful in spreading their new …
Ogden's Notorious "Two-Bit Street," 1870-1954, Lyle J. Barnes
Ogden's Notorious "Two-Bit Street," 1870-1954, Lyle J. Barnes
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
A history which records the weaknesses and failures of society may serve as its conscience. The history of Twenty-fifth Street in Ogden, Utah is that kind of history. It reminds us that it is possible for evil influences to prey upon society to the extent that it weakens and becomes vulnerable to the influence.
First the people became passive. They began to feel that the influence was there and there was little they could do about it. They then began ignoring it as if by doing so it would cease to exist. But it didn't disappear. Instead it grew and …