A Chronology of Important Events: May 1887
Complied by Andrew Jenson, Editor and Publisher of the “Historical Record” MAY Monday, May 2 George Naylor who had served his term of imprisonment in…
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Here’s Everything That Happened in February 1887
Compiled by Andrew Jenson, Editor and Publisher of the “Historical Record” FEBRUARY Apostle George Teasdale succeeded Daniel H. Wells in the Presidency of the European…
HASLER, John: Pioneer Musician of Central Utah
by Harry A. Dean Ephraim, Utah John Hasler was probably the most prominent musical figure in Central Utah from 1869 until 1887. He did most…
Speak Your Piece | 3: Season 2, Ep. 3 (Part 1 of 2) Leo Lyman’s Deep Dive into the “Sausage Making” of Utah’s Statehood
Concerning Utah’s statehood story, the oft heard quote comes to mind, attributed to German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, who said: “laws and sausage, if they…
Saints Podcast 12: Their Faces Are Zionward
In this week’s episode we discuss missionary work in South Africa and the priesthood and temple restrictions for people of African descent.
Saints Podcast 33: Until the Storm Blows Past
Brian Warburton is a collection care specialist at the Church History Library. In this episode Brian discusses the early missionary efforts and succes…
Saints Podcast 31: The Shattered Threads of Life
Matt Geilman is a global history specialist in the Church History Department. In this episode we explore the first efforts to take the restored gospel…
Saints Podcast 11: A Glorious Privilege
In this week’s episode we discuss the harrowing story of Johan Dorius, a missionary serving in Norway, and his soul-stirring defense in front of a …
Saints Podcast 9: As the Spirit Dictates
In this episode Chad Orton explores what it meant to be called as a California gold missionary in 1849.
Lest We Forget: Captain Lot Smith
Dr. Seymour B. Young of the First Council of Seventy Captain Lot Smith Captain Smith enlisted in the volunteer service to help win the war…
All the Corners of the Earth
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This article first appeared in pioneer Magazine 2010, Vol.57 No.1 In the first years following the 1847 founding of a refuge in the West,…
JOHNSON, Benjamin Franklin
Every house was a hospital, but without nurses. There were hardly enough men to bury the dead. As Benjamin had cared for the sick at the Kirtland Po…
RUSSON, Lott – Amazing Grace
The miracle of AMAZING GRACE is well portrayed in the life of an English coal miner by the name of Lott Russon, born in Dudley,…
Saints Podcast | V2 E33: Until the Storm Blows Past
Brian Warburton is a collection care specialist at the Church History Library. In this episode Brian discusses the early missionary efforts and succes…
Saints Podcast | V2 E31: The Shattered Threads of Life
Matt Geilman is a global history specialist in the Church History Department. In this episode we explore the first efforts to take the restored gospel…
Saints Podcast | V2 E12: Their Faces Are Zionward
In this week’s episode we discuss missionary work in South Africa and the priesthood and temple restrictions for people of African descent.
Saints Podcast | V2 E11: A Glorious Privilege
In this week’s episode we discuss the harrowing story of Johan Dorius, a missionary serving in Norway, and his soul-stirring defense in front of a s…
Saints Podcast | V2 E9: As the Spirit Dictates
In this episode Chad Orton explores what it meant to be called as a California gold missionary in 1849.
FERRELL, Maggie Anna: A life history
At Pueblo they laid over for a day and a half to wait for another train to come through the mountains. The mountains were so steep that the only way …
SHARP, Ira Bennion
Ira Bennion Sharp, 83, of Salt Lake City, civic leader and member of the sons of utah pioneers, passed away January 28, 1980 at his…
BIRD, Elmer William
Elmer William Bird, 81, Mapleton, Utah County, Utah, prominent and enthusiastic worker for the sons of utah pioneers, died Aug. 12, 1971 in a Provo…
JENSEN, Thomas William
Thomas William Jensen, Smithfield, Utah, age 78, died march 4, 1971 in a Logan hospital of natural causes. He was an enthusiastic member of the…
WEBB, Golden Edwin
Golden E. Webb, 66, centennial trekker with the Sons of the Utah Pioneers, died Nov. 17 in a St. George Hospital of a heart ailment.…
