Photographs of Church history sites and figures, circa 1840s-1976.
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Smith, Lucy, 1775-1856
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Lucy Mack Smith, born on July 8, 1775, in Gilsum, New Hampshipre, was the mother of the Mormon prophet Joseph Smith. She married Joseph Smith, Sr., in January 1796, and they eventually had ten children. Lucy Smith was actively involved in the founding of the Mormon Church, and also wrote the memoir Biographical sketches of Joseph Smith, the prophet, and his pregenitors for many generations (1853). She died in Nauvoo, Illinois, on May 14, 1856. From the description of Memoirs of Lucy ...
Cowdery, Oliver
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Oliver Cowdery was born on October 3, 1806 in Wells, Vermont, the son of William Jr. and Rebecca Fuller Cowdery. While teaching in Palmyra, New York during the winter of 1828-29, Cowdery stayed with the family of Joseph Smith (1805-1844). It was during this time that Cowdery first heard of the visions of Smith and the Golden Plates. After meeting with Smith, Cowdery came to believe in the validity of his visions and agreed to help Smith transcribe the Book of Mormon. As a witness to the Book of ...
Smith, Joseph Fielding, 1876-1972
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American religious leader and tenth president of the Mormon Church. From the guide to the Joseph Fielding Smith letters, 1938-1945, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Smith was ordained as an Apostle on 7 April 1910, as acting president of the Twelve on 30 September 1950, as president of the Quorum of the Twelve on 9 April 1951, as a counselor in the First Presidency on 29 October 1965, and as president of the Church on 23 January 1970. From the guide to the MS 4...
Young, Brigham, 1801-1877
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Second president of the Mormon Church. From the description of Certificate, 1876. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122630973 American religious leader, second president of the Mormon Church, first governor of the Territory of Utah, and colonizer who significantly influenced the development of the American West. From the description of Cash ledger books, 1862-1877. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122480196 From the description of Cash ledger books 1862-1877 ...
Latter-day Saints' College (Salt Lake City, Utah)
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was formed in 1830 in New York by Joseph Smith, Jr. Its members later migrated to the American West, specifically the Salt Lake Valley in Utah. Shortly after the founding, missionaries were sent out to teach their message. From the guide to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints flannel board missionary discussions, Circa 1950-1970, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) The documents in this collection span the early year...
Smith, Joseph, jr., 1805-1844
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First president of the Mormon Church and mayor of Nauvoo, Illinois. From the description of Arrest warrant, 1842. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367395229 First president of the Mormon Church and Illinois militia leader. From the description of Letter, 1843. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435774 Founder of the Mormon Church and its first president. From the description of Diaries, 1832-1844. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122609014 ...
