Latter Day Saints -- England -- History
Found in 52 Collections and/or Records:
Herbert G. Stockman papers
Newsletters, speeches, certificates, patriarchal blessings, and correspondence. The materials relate to Stockman's mission to Scotland and England with his wife, Margaret, from 1964 to 1966.
George Housley account
Handwritten account of George Housley's experiences with the Martin handcart company. Housley tells of hunger, death due to exposure and starvation, rationing of food, and relief sent to them from Salt Lake City to enable them to continue on with their journey.
Joseph Eckersley diaries, 1886-1958
Joseph Eckersley's diaries
Joseph Eckersley papers, undated
Papers of interest to Joseph Eckersley.
Journal of Elihu Dazley
Photocopied diary and photograph of Elihu Dazley, with diary entries dating from 1900 to 1908. The diary spans 358 pages and includes a brief note by Theodore J. Thaxton, Jr. Elihu Dazley writes a brief autobiographical history in the first pages of his diary. Date of diary publication is unknown.
William Athole Macmasters diaries and autogiography
Handwritten diaries with an autobiography. There are many gaps in the diary. Macmasters writes about his life in Scotland and England, his trek to Utah in 1854, and his work in a store in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The memorandum of Mary H. Parker
Photocopy of a handwritten autobiographical account. Mary Richards writes about her conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England, resistance after her baptism, and talks a lot about her association with Heber C. Kimball, an apostle in the LDS Church. Also included is a newspaper clipping which is an obituary of Phinehas Richards, Mary's father-in-law and an early settler of Sanpete County, Utah.
John Needham diary and autobiography
Typewritten copy of a diary from 1840-1842. Needham writes about his conversion, missionary activies in England and Wales, faith promoting experiences, persecutions, and also gives details of the organization of branches in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including names and dates of baptisms and ordinations of the members. Also included is a five-page typescript of an autobiography written late in the nineteenth century when Needham lived in Logan, Utah.
Aaron Nelson diary
Handwritten diary with photocopies of the item. Nelson had converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1849. His diary covers the years 1858 to 1862 when he served as an LDS missionary in England. Also included are some notes by Nelson's son, William Nelson, who had migrated to St. George, Utah.
Vicki Nielson account
Photocopy of a typed account by Vicki Nielson of a visit to England by the Mormon prophet Harold B. Lee talking to Mormon missionaries and the English people.