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Samuel Hollister Rogers diary, volume 1, 1841-1855

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 1134
Scope and Contents Volume includes an autobiographical sketch for Rogers, from his birth in 1819 to life in Kirtland, Ohio and Nauvoo, Illinois, as an early member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Includes copies of patriarchal blessings for Rogers and some of his family members, including his parents, received in Kirtland and Nauvoo. More frequent entries start in 1843, during Rogers' mission to New Jersey from April 1843 to December 1844. Includes details about the exodus from Nauvoo to...
Dates: 1841-1855
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1134, Samuel Hollister Rogers diaries

Samuel Hollister Rogers diary, volume 2, 1855-1886

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 1134
Scope and Contents

Volume includes details on Rogers life in Parowan, Utah. Includes patriarchal blessings for Rogers and some family members. Includes information about early temple work in the Saint George Utah Temple. Also includes details about the United Order in Parowan. Includes Rogers' experiences in helping settle colonies in Snowflake, Arizona, and Chihuahua, Mexico. Dated October 1855-February 1886.

Dates: 1855-1886
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1134, Samuel Hollister Rogers diaries

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