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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Provo 3rd Ward (Provo, Utah)

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Biography

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Provo 3rd Ward (est. 1852) was an ecclesiastical unit of the Church in Provo, Utah.

Provo 3rd Ward was established by Brigham Young on March 19, 1851 as part of the newly formed Utah Stake. Elias Hicks Blackburn was bishop. Provo Ward was divided into five separate wards in August 1852. On February 19, 1939 the Utah Stake was divided resulting in two stakes for Provo: the Utah Stake and the Provo Stake; the Utah Stake included the Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, and Pioneer Wards.

Citation:
Provo 3rd Ward photographs of military service members, 1941-1945 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, Provo 3rd Ward)

Historical Provo, Utah Stake, via WWW, December 5, 2012 (Utah Stake; on February 19, 1939 the Utah Stake was divided resulting in two stakes for Provo: the Utah Stake and the Provo Stake; the Utah Stake included the Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, and Pioneer Wards) - http://www.provolibrary.com/historical-utah-stake

Encyclopedic history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1941: page 685 (Provo 3rd Ward was created in August 1852 when the newly surveyed city of Provo was divided into five bishop's wards; Elias H. Blackburn, who had previously acted as Bishop of the whole colony was chosen as bishop of Provo 3rd Ward)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Record of Bishop Elias H. Blackburn, Bishop of Provo City, Utah Territory, 1851-1879

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233294799], Folder: 5
Identifier: Vault MSS 785 Item 3
Scope and Contents

Record book kept by Elias Blackburn as Bishop of Provo. Includes minutes of bishop's courts and disciplinary trials. Also includes a record of the families living in Provo in other records of church membership and activity in the wards in Provo in the early 1850s. Also includes a patriarchal blessing for Elizabeth Blackburn, given by Emer Harris in 1854. Also “A Family Record of Elias Hicks Blackburn...” Dated 1851-1879.

Dates: 1851-1879
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 785, Elias Hicks Blackburn papers

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