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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Provo 3rd Ward (Provo, Utah)

 Organization

Biography

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Provo 3rd Ward (est. 1852) was an ecclesiastical unit of the Church in Provo, Utah.

Provo 3rd 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. On February 19, 1939 the Utah Stake was divided resulting in two stakes for Provo: the Utah Stake and the Provo Stake; the Utah Stake included the Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, and Pioneer Wards.

Citation:
Provo 3rd Ward photographs of military service members, 1941-1945 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, Provo 3rd Ward)

Historical Provo, Utah Stake, via WWW, December 5, 2012 (Utah Stake; on February 19, 1939 the Utah Stake was divided resulting in two stakes for Provo: the Utah Stake and the Provo Stake; the Utah Stake included the Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, and Pioneer Wards) - http://www.provolibrary.com/historical-utah-stake

Encyclopedic 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 4 Collections and/or Records:

Elias Hicks Blackburn papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233294799], Folder: 2, 3, 6
Identifier: Vault MSS 785
Scope and Contents Contains records on the early ecclesiastical history of Provo, Utah. Records include accounts of sermons of the period by several prominent leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during the Mormon Reformation, and document the response of the community, including rebaptisms and Church disciplinary matters. Also includes Blackburn's personal family record, and records of donations by Loa (Utah) Ward members for the building of the Manti Temple during Blackburn's tenure as...
Dates: 1851-1887
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Provo 3rd Ward photographs of military service members

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7812
Scope and Contents

Collection contains photographs military service members from the Provo 3rd Ward. Many of those in the photographs unfortunately did not return to the United States. The collection spans through World War II, dating approximately 1941-1945.

Dates: approximately 1941-1945
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Record of Bishop Elias H. Blackburn, Bishop of Provo City, Utah Territory, 1851-1879

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233294799], Folder: 5
Identifier: Vault MSS 785 Item 3
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1851-1879
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Elias Hicks Blackburn papers
Image of Record of Bishop Elias H. Blackburn, Bishop of Provo City, Utah Territory
Image of Record of Bishop Elias H. Blackbu...

Record of Bishop Elias H. Blackburn, Bishop of Provo City, Utah Territory

 Digital Record
Identifier: VMSS785_I3_B1_F5
Dates: 1851-1879
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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Minutes (Records) 3
Account books 1
Church Government 1
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Loa (Utah) -- History 1
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Melchizedek Priesthood (Latter Day Saint doctrine) -- Seventies 1
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Religion 1
Soldiers -- Utah -- Provo -- Photographs 1
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