Church Government
Found in 571 Collections and/or Records:
Edward Stevenson papers
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.
Eunice Pease Haws Stewart notes and diary
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.
Heber C. Kimball and Brigham young stock subscription certificate
Handwritten subscription certificate signed by nine persons and two corporations and dated 3 March 1866. The item was signed by Brigham Young, second president of the Mormon Church, and Heber C. Kimball, an apostle in the same faith.
Wilford Stoddard autobiography
Photocopies of typescript of original autobiography. Stoddard was born and raised in Milburne, Wyoming. He worked at various jobs in Wyoming and in Vernal and Delta, Utah. He describes the difficulties in obtaining steady employment early in the 20th century. Stoddard was married to Estella Dodd and Myrtle Hamblin at different times. He tells about raising his family and becoming active in the Mormon Church.
Story of the underground
Photocopy of a typewritten account of a time when Wilford Woodruff, later president of the Mormon Church, was avoiding federal marshals in St. George, Utah. The date of the composition of the item is uncertain.
James Street letter to Brigham Young
Handwritten and signed letter, dated 18 Dec. 1865, and addressed to Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church. Street writes to Young concerning poles for the transcontinental telegraph line.
Student greetings to President Heber J. Grant
Contains signatures of several hundred BYU students, expressing appreciation and good wishes to LDS Church President Heber J. Grant on his eightieth birthday. Each student recorded his or her signature and hometown.
Hancock County, Illinois Circuit Court summons for William Law
Printed and handwritten summons issued on 1 Sept. 1845 and filed on 18 Oct. 1845. The item summons William Law to answer a complaint by A. W. Babbitt relating to the funds from the estate of Joseph Smith (1805-1844), first president of the Mormon Church, for an amount of $7750.
Sunstone symposium programs
Several Sunstone symposium programs from SLC and Washington, D.C.
George Swan letter to Brigham Young
Handwritten and signed letter, dated 24 Nov. 1874, and addressed to Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church. Swan writes to Young concerning an assessment of stock in the Utah Southern Railroad.