Autobiography of Sarah Studevant Leavitt, 1875-1878.

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Autobiography of Sarah Studevant Leavitt, 1875-1878.

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This autobiography is the original handwritten manuscript of Sarah Studevant Leavitt, dated April 19, 1875. It describes her life including her childhood days in New Hampshire; the many visions and spiritual manifestations that she experienced; her conversion to Mormonism; and frontier and pioneer life as she and her family traveled from New Hampshire to Kirtland, Ohio, to Nauvoo, Illinois, to Council Bluffs, Iowa, and to Pine Canyon, Utah. Additional topics that Leavitt covers are the murder of Joseph Smith (1805-1844), her opinion of polygamy, and the persecution of Mormons.

1 bound volume.25 cm.68 pages.

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Leavitt, Sarah Studevant

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Sarah Studevant Leavitt was born in the town of Lime, New Hampshire and was married at the age of 18. She often experienced visions and spiritual manifestations. Her experiences led her to join the Baptist church in order to be baptized by immersion. Her sister-in-law, upon being converted to Mormonism, gave Leavitt the Book of Mormon and other literature to read. Through her reading Leavitt came to believe in Mormonism and converted. Soon after this she and her family journeyed to Kirtland, Ohi...

Smith, Joseph, jr., 1805-1844

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