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Wight, Lyman

 Person

Biography

Lyman Wight (1796-1858) was an early apostle for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the leader of a splinter group in Texas.

Citation:
His An address, c1989: t.p. (Lyman Wight)

Wight, J. B. The wild ram of the mountain, c1996: t.p. (Lyman Wight) p. 23 (b. May 9, 1796) p. 426 (d. Mar. 31, 1858)

Wikipedia, Aug. 30, 2011 (Lyman Wight; b. in Fairfield, N.Y.; d. in Mountain Valley, Tex.; early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement; fought in the War of 1812; joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1830 in Kirtland, Ohio; moved to Jackson County, Mo. in 1831; removed to Clay County, Mo. in 1834; participated in Zion's Camp in 1834; settled in Daviess County, Mo. in 1838; participated in the 1838 Mormon War, imprisoned with Joseph Smith; escaped custody to Ill. in 1839; ordained as an apostle in 1841; operated Church mill in Wis.; established a settlement of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tex. in 1845; excommunicated from Church in 1848)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

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
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / P. J. Sanders and J. F. Curtis debate transcripts

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