Latter Day Saints
Found in 68 Collections and/or Records:
Out of obscurity into light
Typewritten manuscript. This is a history of Mormon missionary activities among "Lamanites," broadly defined as Native Americans in both North and South America and the natives in the Pacific Islands. Included is a large section of the work of Cordell M. Anderson, field director of the Foundation for Indian Development.
Warren Post notice
Broadside announcing a lecture in Council Bluffs, Iowa on prophetic succession in the Latter-day Saint Church.
Thomas J. Jackson receipt
Handwritten and signed receipt which obligates John Whitmer to pay money before 22 April 1845.
O. Preston Robinson book drafts
Photocopies of typewritten book drafts. The materials are drafts of unpublished books entitled: "Mormons, a Distinctive People: What Propells the Rapid Growth of this unique Religion," "Who was Jesus of Nazareth? Lord God, Jehovah of the Testament," and "Lights and Shadows in the Lives of Oliver Preston Robinson and Christine Hinckley Robinson."
Joseph Smith, Sr., family reunion news
Printed copies of the "Joseph Smith, Sr., family reunion news," programs, and typewritten copies of speeches given at a family reunion in 1972. The materials relate to the Smith family organization.
Joseph Smith, Sr. family reunion newsletters
Two newsletters, four letters, and one news clipping. All of the items deal with reunions between members of the Smith family. The letters are from W. Wallace Smith.
William Henry Solomon's diary of the Arizona mission
S. H. Steere letter
Letter from S. H. Steere to Charley, written from Evanston, Wyoming. Written on the letterhead for "Beckwith & Lauder General Merchandise." In the letter, Steere describes a fatal explosion at a mine in the area, as well as his encounters with Mormons. Dated January 15, 1886.
Henry M. Stoufer letter
Photocopy of a handwritten and signed letter, dated 22 Oct. 1845, and addressed to Elizabeth McElroy of Nauvoo, Illinois. Stoufer attempts to reaffirm old bonds of friendship. He also chides McElroy for leaving her aging mother to seek a "delusion" in the "Mormon City" of Nauvoo, Illinois. He also denounces the Mormon Church as the creation of the "Devil."
Walter L. Straub notebooks
Typewritten notes, newspaper clippings, letters, charts, and drawings relating to the "false" teachings and practices of the Mormons and the Mormon Church. Straub noted arguments against the positions of that faith. Straub was probably a minister.