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St. George Utah Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints tithing list

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230340264]
Identifier: MSS 100
Abstract

The folder contains a handwritten list of the dollar amounts of tithing paid by the various wards of the St. George Stake in 1883.

Dates: 1883
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / St. George Utah Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints tithing list

St. Joseph Ward Teacher's Quorum minutes

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230305358]
Identifier: MSS SC 778
Scope and Contents

Minutes, June 20, 1880-January 21, 1883, kept by John McLaws. Records discussions and business transacted at the meetings. Text comprises only 14 pages of a 94-page notebook and covers only eight meetings; the remainder for the book is blank.

Dates: 1880-1883
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / St. Joseph Ward Teacher's Quorum minutes

Hyrum Smith statement

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233286803]
Identifier: Vault MSS 135
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed statement and dated 26 Oct. 1843. "Know all men by these presents that we Hyrum Smith, Charles Shumway, and Sidney Rigdon." They were appointed "conservator of the estate of Joel Bullard, judged insane."

Dates: 1843 October 26
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Hyrum Smith statement

Statement of Lloyd Ririe

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232541364]
Identifier: MSS 442
Scope and Contents Typewritten statement dated April 13, 1945. Ririe writes that he was on a train in Canada with the Mormon apostle, John A. Widtsoe, in 1945. Widtsoe told Ririe that he was present when John Wickersham Woolley, a temple worker for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, admitted that he had not been given authority to perform polygamous marriages after that practice was discontinued by the Church. Also included is a typewritten letter from Widtsoe to Ririe dated November 19, 1945...
Dates: 1945-1964
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Statement of Lloyd Ririe

Steven L. Mayfield correspondence, 1970-2013

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3088 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains letters and checks, including letters concerning Mark Hoffman's forgery of the Solomon Spaulding letter. Materials dated 1970 to 2013.

Dates: 1970-2013
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3088, Steven L. Mayfield papers

Steven L. Mayfield ephemera, approximately 1970

 Series — Box 163: Series 3; Series 4 [Barcode: 31197239272906], Folder: 3-4
Identifier: MSS 3088 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains miscellaneous materials including a handkerchief, printed cut-outs, high-school letters, pins, etc.

Dates: approximately 1970
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3088, Steven L. Mayfield papers

Steven L. Mayfield papers, 1970-2012

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3088 Series 2
Scope and Contents Includes documents related to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Many cover material that is anti-Mormon in nature, and topics include a broad range of controversial issues such as gay rights, polygamy, racism in the Church, feminism, and early Church history. Many of the documents come from anti-Mormon blogs and online forums. Also included are talks from general conferences of the Church and other written material of prominent church leaders. Material dates range from 1960 to...
Dates: 1970-2012
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3088, Steven L. Mayfield papers

Steven L. Mayfield published materials, 1950-2007

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3088 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains pamphlets and books published by notable anti-Mormon authors such as Walter R. Martin, Ed Decker, and Sandra and Jerald Tanner about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, cults, etc.

Dates: 1950-2007
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3088, Steven L. Mayfield papers

Edward Stevenson papers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230234541]
Identifier: MSS SC 147
Scope and Contents

227 p. holograph diary (1895-1896) which contains an account of Stevenson's travels as a visiting Mormon Church leader to Arizona and the Northwestern United States. Collection includes many newspaper clippings regarding state, world, and church events. Also included is an account of visits and letters of David Smith, son of Joseph Smith.

Dates: 1890-1896
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Edward Stevenson papers

Eunice Pease Haws Stewart notes and diary

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230330976]
Identifier: MSS SC 3208
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a handwritten diary kept from 4 March 1855 to 2 April 1858. There are many gaps. Stewart writes about her experiences while her husband is on missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Nevada and Australia. She lived in Provo, Utah. Wilford Woodruff, Apostle in the Mormon Church, briefly lived with her family when Salt Lake City, Utah, was evacuated during the Utah Expedition in 1858.

Dates: 1855-1858
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Eunice Pease Haws Stewart notes and diary

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