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Temple work (Latter Day Saint doctrine)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:

Albert A. Quellmalz family history papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8061
Scope and Contents

Contains two large books with records of Albert A. Quellmalz family history, including baptismal and endowment records. Each record includes names and dates of confirmers and confirmations, as well as information pertaining to other ordinances performed for family members. Dated circa 1905-1940.

Dates: approximately 1905-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Albert A. Quellmalz family history papers

Robert and Meservy family records

 Collection — Oversize 1: [Barcode: 31197232560323]
Identifier: MSS 8836
Scope and Contents Collection includes two family record books related to the Meservy and Robert families coming out of the Isle of Jersey. The first record is a copy of a book titled "Genealogie de la Famille Messervy," and is a record of the Messervy family line on the Isle of Jersey extending into France and England as far back as 1400. This genealogical record contains the history of Jersey and possible origins of the Messervy name. Adjacent to the published pedigree charts for the family are records of...
Dates: 1899-2015
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Robert and Meservy family records

Erastus Fairbanks and Artemisia Beman Snow family temple records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8792
Scope and Contents Collection contains materials relating to the family temple work of Erastus Snow and Artemisia Beman Snow. Materials include five volumes of records of Mormon temple ordinances performed by and for the Erastus and Artemisia Beman Snow family between 1884 and 1930. Volumes include three volumes of "Temple Record" books and one untitled temple record book, for the Beman side of the family; one "Record of the Dead" book kept by Erastus Snow for the Snow side of the family; and one "L.D.S....
Dates: 1884-1930
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Erastus Fairbanks and Artemisia Beman Snow family temple records

Swedish Mission temple record book

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239118901]
Identifier: MSS SC 1461
Scope and Contents Contains a ledger book created by then-First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Joseph F. Smith, Anthon H. Lund, and Charles W. Penrose; inside the front cover is pasted a letter of "Instructions to the President of the Swedish Mission," signed by the First Presidency and dated April 8, 1914. As the title page reads, the purpose of the book is to be a "Record of the Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who have died in the Swedish Mission, in...
Dates: 1914 April 8; Record Keeping: 1896-1973; Majority of material found within 1914-1933
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Swedish Mission temple record book

George Teasdale letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230348051]
Identifier: MSS 1338
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1900
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / George Teasdale letter

Arthur Pendry Welchman family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 4124
Abstract

Collection comprises Arthur Pendry Welchman family papers from 1834 to 1956.

Dates: 1834-1956
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Arthur Pendry Welchman family papers

Wolf family temple record book, 1893-1931

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230331735]
Identifier: MSS SC 3249
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a mirofilm copy of a temple record book. The materials present names of persons and the dates certain ordinances were perfomed for these people in temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Some of the entries were hand written, while others were typed.

Dates: 1893-1931
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Wolf family temple record book, 1893-1931

Brigham Young letter to Eliza Cooper

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232489986]
Identifier: MSS 613
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a handwritten and signed letter dated 9 March 1877 and addressed to Eliza Cooper of Monroe, Utah. The item was composed in St. George, Utah. Young responds to a number of questions dealing with clothing to be worn in LDS temples, how the bodies of dead children are to be dressed, to whom the children belong when their mother has been sealed to two men, what women should do when they have a husband that is not strong in the faith, and the veracity of being married outside of a...
Dates: 1877 March 9
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letter to Eliza Cooper

Zina D. H. Young family papers and photographs

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3884
Scope and Contents

The Zina D. H. Young family papers and photographs included photos and papers pertaining to Zina D. H. Young and her family. Notable items include a letter from Zina D. H. Young to her husband, President Brigham Young, and a photograph of the "Three Zinas": Zina D. H. Young, Zina Young Card, and Zina Card Brown.

Dates: 1876-1898
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Zina D. H. Young family papers and photographs

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