Religion
Subject
Subject Source: Cclabroad
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
John Brown letter
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225531448]
Identifier: MSS 3174
Scope and Contents
One letter (3 pages), dated 17 April 1845, written from Nauvoo, Illinois, by John Brown to his wife, Elizabeth Crosby Brown, who was residing in Athens, Monroe County, Mississippi. The letter informs his wife that he is working on the Nauvoo temple and has been instructed by Brigham Young to stay there and work on it through the fall and winter as well. He says that Brigham Young has declared that a woman cannot perform work for deceased men in the temple but only for women. He wishes her to...
Dates:
1845 April 17
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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John Brown letter
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints records, 1833-1861
Sub-Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents
Contains deeds and bonds, tithing and donation records, receipts, minutes of conferences, and other materials related to Church business. Includes primarily records from the Kirtland and Nauvoo periods, with many relating to the construction of the Nauvoo Temple. Materials date from between 1833 and 1861.
Dates:
Other: 1833-1861
Robert Filmore letter
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230348044]
Identifier: MSS 1339
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten and signed letter, dated 6 July 1844, and composed in Warren County, Illinois. Filmore writes to "dear children" and tells them about the murder of the first president of the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith, and his brother Hyrum. He also speaks about the Mormon temple in Nauvoo, Illinois.
Dates:
1844 july 6
P. J. Sanders and J. F. Curtis debate transcripts
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197225536843]
Identifier: MSS 2018
Scope and Contents
The debates between Peter James Sanders of the Mormon Church and James Frank Curtis of the Reorganized Mormon Church were held 4-7 Aug. 1908 in the Murray Opera House in Murray, Utah. The collection includes transcripts of the debates and biographical information regarding Sanders and Curtis. The issues covered in the debates include the succession in the leadership of the Mormon Church following the death of Joseph Smith (1805-1844), the first president of the Mormon Church, and Mormon...
Dates:
1908