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The Mormon Reformation Of 1856-1857, Howard Clair Searle
The Mormon Reformation Of 1856-1857, Howard Clair Searle
Theses and Dissertations
This study was made for the purpose of determining the causes, course, nature, and effects of the "Great Reformation" that spread quickly throughout the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during the latter part of 1856 and the first months of 1857.
Thomas B. Marsh: Physician To The Church, Walter C. Lichfield
Thomas B. Marsh: Physician To The Church, Walter C. Lichfield
Theses and Dissertations
Thomas B. Marsh was president of the first quorum of Twelve Apostles of this last dispensation of the Gospel.
He came into the Church after having been lead west from Massachusetts, to the Prophet at Palmyra by the Spirit, having previously separated himself from all the then existing creeds as had many other early stalwarts.
History Of The Latter-Day Saint Church In The Teton Valley, 1888-1956, James L. Bradley
History Of The Latter-Day Saint Church In The Teton Valley, 1888-1956, James L. Bradley
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis contains the history of Teton Valley from 1888 to the present. It gives the main events in the founding and building of a locality under the direction and influence of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The first chapter is written by way of an introduction. The second chapter gives the discovery of the valley by the first white men and subsequent forays by others in later years.
The prominence of the Teton Peaks, 13,747 feet high, distinguished the locality as a land mark to Indian, trapper, trader, and early settler alike. The trappers of the …
The Life And Missionary Labors Of George Washington Hill, Ralph O. Brown
The Life And Missionary Labors Of George Washington Hill, Ralph O. Brown
Theses and Dissertations
The epic story of the Mormon pioneers is the story of a valiant, though persecuted group of people. Having been driven from their homes in the dead of winter, they fled to the Rocky Mountains and settled in the Great Salt Lake Valley. Here they became noted for their achievements in pioneering, homemaking, and colonizing great portions of this western country
Prominent in these activities of homemaking and colonizing, was George Washington Hill. Nature had endowed him handsomely. He was large and powerful of stature and he had a dignity and magnetism which drew men to him. In addition, he …
Howard Egan: Frontiersman, Pioneer And Pony Express Rider, J. Raman Drake
Howard Egan: Frontiersman, Pioneer And Pony Express Rider, J. Raman Drake
Theses and Dissertations
Howard Egan, one of the outstanding members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during the period shortly after its organization, demonstrated his faithfulness to the Church by supporting the leaders, through all their difficulties, from the day of his conversion until the end of his life. While living in Nauvoo he lent his assistance to the leaders by serving as a city policeman, as Captain of the Camp Creek detachment of the Nauvoo Legion on reconnaissance duty during the mob hostilities of 1845, and as a missionary for the Church in the Eastern States. During the exodus …
The Development Of Cooperative Enterprises In Cache Valley 1865-1900, Joseph Carl Felix
The Development Of Cooperative Enterprises In Cache Valley 1865-1900, Joseph Carl Felix
Theses and Dissertations
As one studies the history of Cache Valley, he becomes increasingly aware of the presence of church-sponsored cooperative stores, farms, and mills, in every community in the valley. True, there are only scattered remains of a once rather extensive movement, but there is enough evidence to cause one to wonder what influence the cooperative enterprises had in the settlement of Cache Valley. This study has been made to determine the extent of this contribution and to preserve as much information as possible concerning a very important phase of the settlement days in Cache Valley.
This study includes only the period …
The Development Of County Government In The Territory Of Utah, 1850-1896, James B. Allen
The Development Of County Government In The Territory Of Utah, 1850-1896, James B. Allen
Theses and Dissertations
It is only hoped that this preliminary attempt to analyze the functions of county government in the Territory of Utah will strike a note of interest in other students and give them ideas for further study.
Thomas Bullock, Early Mormon Pioneer, C. Ward Despain
Thomas Bullock, Early Mormon Pioneer, C. Ward Despain
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to write a biography of Thomas Bullock and discover his possible contributions to religious and profane history.