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Diaries, 1887-1895; correspondence, 1883-1897; financial records, Lehi, Utah, Ward record book; patriarchal blessings; mission records; and biographies of family members. Also included are the diaries of Butt's wife, Laura Ellen Bushman Butt, 1896-1897. The materials document William Butt's life in Lehi, Utah, and his service as a missionary for the Mormon Church to the Northern States.

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Contains correspondence, church related, financial records, legal records, and miscellaneous documents. Notable documents (all photocopies) include an 1844 letter from Joseph Smith while in Carthage Jail and a list of Mormon Battalion soldiers.

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Photocopies of handwritten patriarchal blessings given to Lillie Hone and Elijah Hawkins. The blessings assure LIllie and Elijah that they are entitled to all the blessings of the Mormon Church including the opportunity to go to heaven.

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Typewritten patriarchal blessing given to Hamik Crapiet Gregory, a native of Iran. The blessing assures Gregory in Mormon theological terms of his ability to attain salvation.

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Electa Higginson family papers containing a biographical record of Higginson’s father, Zebedee Coltrin, a patriarchal blessing for Mary Margurett Shults and a patriarchal blessing for John Albison, 1841-1977.

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William George Homer’s journal, 107 typed pages.

Scope and Contents Handwritten diaries, correspondence, lists, minutes, patriarchal blessings, and notes. The materials relate to Nuttall's involvement in numerous Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Utah Militia activities. Nuttall's position as secretary to the president of the Church allowed him to record various observations on Church conduct and doctrine. He records many of the meetings of the Church's ruling bodies. Nuttall also recounts campaigns against the Ute Indians during the Black Hawk...

Abstract Collection includes a handwritten autobiography and diary written by Ward E. Pack between 1854 and 1876. His accounts include family histories, descriptions of his trek to Utah, his activities in Summit County, Utah, and his experiences on missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hawaii and the Eastern States. Journals also include genealogical information written by his daughter. Also included are letters from John Pack, Ward's father, telling about the migration to...

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Collection contains materials relating to the lives of Thomas D. Rees and Florence T. Rees, especially their missionary service for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Australia. Includes four mission journals, photographs of family, friends, and missionaries, correspondence, typescripts of blessings, and certificates. Dates approximately 1904 to 1965.

Scope and Contents Tells about his parents' conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Wales; his experiences during the 1850s and 1860s in the Abersychan branch of the Church in Wales; emigration to Utah in 1867, including experiences in the company of Brigham Young Jr.; and experiences while residing in St. George and Monroe in southern Utah. Several pages record LDS priesthood ordinances he performed from the 1890s to 1910s, including children's blessings; baptisms; confirmations; and...