Missions and Missionaries
Subject
Subject Source: Cclanarrow
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Orson Hyde autobiography and funeral
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232484490]
Identifier: MSS 444
Scope and Contents
Typewritten copy of an autobiography. Hyde writes about his early life and religious experiences. He tells about his conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the many missions he served for that faith. He also recounts his experiences with the first president of the Church, Joseph Smith (1805-1844), and his activities in Kirtland, Ohio. Also included is a typewritten copy of the funeral for Hyde in Spring City, Utah on 1 Dec. 1878. A eulogy of him was given by the...
Dates:
approximately 1842-1878
George Lake diary
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230237692]
Identifier: MSS SC 720
Scope and Contents
Typescript of an account covering 1870-1879 of Lake's Latter-day Saint church mission to England and his leadership of a new Mormon settlement in Arizona. Appended is the "Last Address" by Joseph Smith.
Dates:
1870-1879
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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George Lake diary
Moses Martin letter to Joseph Smith
Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233288460]
Identifier: Vault MSS 316
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter, composed in La Porte, Indiana, dated November 7, 1841, and addressed to Joseph Smith, first president of the Mormon Church. Martin writes to introduce himself, tells of his efforts to preach the Mormon faith, and asks for a blessing.
Dates:
1841 November 7