Collection, 1855-1900.

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Collection, 1855-1900.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51605897

This collection contains the journals of Mark Hill Forscutt, covering the years 1855-1900. They illustrate his transitions from member of the LDS Church, to a follower of the Morrisite movement, to a leader in the RLDS Church (now the Community of Christ).

6 boxes (3 linear feet)

Harold B. Lee Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7641456

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Griffiths, G. T. (Gomer T.)

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Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

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Papers are actually undated 20th century transcriptions of two letters from Mormon missionaries found in the Evening and Morning Star (EMS), a monthly Mormon newspaper, in Ohio and Mich. The letters include one from Samuel Bent in Pontiac, Feb. 16, 1833, published in the April 1833 EMS, and a letter from Gideon (Simeon?) H. Carter in Kirtland (Ohio), dated May 1833 published in the July 1833 EMS. Also, there are notes on the obituaries of William Scoby who died on Dec. 4, 1833 age 22, published ...

Forscutt, Mark Hill, 1834-1903.

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Mark Hill Forscutt was born 19 June 1834 in Godmanchester, England. He became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1853 and later immigrated to Utah. There he served as secretary to Brigham Young for a short while before he left the Church to join a group called the Morrisites, led by Joseph Morris. He was given several leadership positions within the Morrisite group. However, when a prophecy given by Morris about the date of the Second Coming went unfulfilled, there wa...