Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Provo Ward (Provo, Utah)
Dates
- Existence: 1851 - 1852
Biography
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Provo Ward (1851-1852) was an ecclesiastical unit of the Church in Provo, Utah.
Provo Ward was established by Brigham Young on March 19, 1851 as part of the newly formed Utah Stake. Elias Hicks Blackburn was bishop. Provo Ward was divided into five separate wards in August 1852.
Citation:
Historical Provo, Utah Stake, via WWW, April 17, 2020 (Utah Stake; organized by Brigham Young in Provo on March 19, 1851, managed several wards throughout Utah County; early records also refer to the Utah Stake as "Provo Stake" and the "Stake of Zion in Utah Valley"; the first wards in this stake were Provo, Evansville (Lehi), American Fork, Pleasant Grove, Springville, Spanish Fork, and Peteetneet (Payson)) ǂu http://www.provolibrary.com/historical-utah-stakeEncyclopedic history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1941: page 685 (Provo 3rd Ward was created in August 1852 when the newly surveyed city of Provo was divided into five bishop's wards; Elias H. Blackburn, who had previously acted as Bishop of the whole colony was chosen as bishop of Provo 3rd Ward)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Record of Bishop Elias H. Blackburn, Bishop of Provo City, Utah Territory, 1851-1879
Record book kept by Elias Blackburn as Bishop of Provo. Includes minutes of bishop's courts and disciplinary trials. Also includes a record of the families living in Provo in other records of church membership and activity in the wards in Provo in the early 1850s. Also includes a patriarchal blessing for Elizabeth Blackburn, given by Emer Harris in 1854. Also “A Family Record of Elias Hicks Blackburn...” Dated 1851-1879.
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