Allen Joseph Stout journal, 1845-1889.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Allen Joseph Stout journal, 1845-1889.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/367889266

Allen Joseph Stout writes about his conversion to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Missouri in 1838, his activities in Missouri, the organization of the Danites, the expulsion of the Mormons from Missouri, meeting with Orson Hyde in his disaffected state, his activities in Illinois, his missionary experiences, being part of the body guard to Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, being a member of the Nauvoo Police, exodus west, conditions of the Mormons in Iowa, news of the fall of Nauvoo, his life and conditions at Winter Quarters, Nebraska, his journey across the plains in 1851, life in Salt Lake Valley, settlement in Davis county in 1853, making shingles at Mill Creek in Salt Lake Valley in 1855, his removal to Utah County at the coming of Johnston's Army in 1857, his call to the Dixie Mission in 1861, life in southern Utah, his visit to Salt Lake City in 1866, family information, his work in the St. George Temple and reference to people for whom he officiated.

1 folder (0.08 linear ft.)

Harold B. Lee Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7385815

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

Stout, Allen Joseph, 1815-1889

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w64b34xd (person)

Allen Joseph Stout was born in Danville, Kentucky, on December 5, 1815. He was the tenth child born into an impoverished family, and following the death of his mother in 1824 he worked as hired help. Stout first heard Mormon preaching from Charles C. Rich in the 1830s, and in 1837 traveled with his father to Far West, Missouri. He was baptized into the Mormon Church in 1838. After following the Mormons to Nauvoo, Illinois, Stout worked as a carpenter, fisherman, and teamster, and was also a memb...

Latter-day Saints' College (Salt Lake City, Utah)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gr0pwp (corporateBody)

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...