Religion
Found in 877 Collections and/or Records:
John Taylor patriarchal blessings
Handwritten father's blessings given by John Taylor to four of his children. Taylor assures them that they can achieve salvation by obedience to the Mormon faith.
John Taylor ticket to the dedication of the Logan Temple
The folder contains a business card-sized handwritten item. The ticket states, "Admit the Bearer to the Dedication Services of the Logan Temple, May 17th, 1844. John Taylor."
Pleasant Green Taylor autobiography
Typescript of Pleasant Green Taylor Autobiography.
George Teasdale letter
Photocopy of a handwritten letter. Teasdale poses a question concerning the correct procedure for conducting a marriage in a Mormon temple between two divorced persons who are being sealed to each other once again.
Temple record
Handwritten lists of names and dates when temple work was done for them. The item records when persons were given Mormon rites by proxy in an unnamed temple, probably the Manti Temple in Manti, Utah. The records were apparently kept by Soren Sorensen and Karen Sorensen.
Temple records of work performed
Handwritten entries in books listing the names of persons for whom temple work was performed in LDS temples. One volume lists the members of 107 families of the Hamlin family. The item also includes a list of 28 Wallen (Walling) families. The other volume lists 1497 names of persons for whom temple work was performed.
History of Thomas Sirls Terry family
These materials are photocopies of microfilm copies of a typewritten manuscript. The collection is a compilation of biographies of family members of Thomas Sirls Terry. These persons were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and most of them live in Salt Lake City, Utah, and the area nearby.
Testimony by a brother from Mesa, Arizona
Handwritten statement and photocopy written by a member of the Mormon Church in Mesa, Arizona, at an unknown time. The author relates being taken by a "Guardian Angel" into the spirit world and witnessing his brother preach the Mormon faith to his ancestors. The author was told to do the temple work for those people.
Testimony of John E. Godfrey
One typewritten declaration containing John E. Godfrey's description of Martin Harris' (1783-1875) testimony that the Book of Mormon is a historically authentic record.
Moses Thatcher letter
Photocopy of a handwritten letter, dated August 2, 1893, and addressed to William B. Preston. Thatcher writes about deeds to lands in Mexico "Made by Johnson and Crosby." Thatcher questions if the Mexican Colonization and Agricultural Company can own land in Mexico as a foreign corporation.