Diaries, 1847-1877.

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Diaries, 1847-1877.

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Typewritten copies of diaries. The journals were typed by Thomas' son, Daniel H. Thomas, and entitled: "Preston Thomas: His Life and Travels." Daniel often provided introductory material between sections of the diaries. Most of the jounals relate to the five missions on which he served for the Mormon Church. Most of these were in Texas and the other Southern States. On one of these missions from 1848 to 1849, Preston visited Lyman Wight, the leader of a Mormon splinter group in Texas, to invite him to return to the Mormon Church. Preston settled in Lehi, Utah, and later moved to Franklin, Idaho.

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Thomas, Preston, 1814-1877.

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Mormon pioneer and missionary. From the description of Diaries, 1847-1877. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435784 ...

Wight, Lyman, 1796-1858.

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Lyman Wight, son of Levi Wight Jr. and Sarah Corbin, was born 9 May 1796. He served as an LDS apostle from 1841-1849. Shortly before the death of Joseph Smith, plans were made to move some colonies of the church west. Texas had been considered as a possible place for the saints to find refuge. After the death of Joseph Smith, Wight tried to convince Brigham Young to let him lead a colony to Texas. He and Brigham Young were in disagreement and Wight left the church, leading a group of 150 people ...