Doctrine and Covenants Cross-references to Church History

The following Doctrine and Covenants references are cited within this manual. Refer to the page numbers listed for further historical background. For example, to learn more about Doctrine and Covenants section 2, see pages 167 and 254.

D&C	Page
1:5	537
1:6	119
1:29	58
2	167, 254
3:4–10	48–49
4:4	74, 82, 125
4:5	49
5:22	273
5:34	52
6	54
6:3	74
6:22–23	54
6:30	273
6:34	646
9:8–9	54
10	49, 59
10:40	49
10:43–45	59

11	56
11:3	74, 82
12:3	74, 82
13:1	55
14:3	74
14–16	57
17	59
17:2	59
17:6	59
18	154
18:28	153
19:26	65
20:2–3	153
20:8	58
20:9–11	65
20:37	77
20:64–65	70
20:75	70
20:75–79	67

21:1	68, 120
21:5	68
22:2	69
24:5, 7, 9	73
25	74
25:1	74
25:3	248
25:12	74
26:1	74
27:2–4	74
27:5	39
27:12	56
27:33	39
28	93
28:1–6	120
28:2	78
28:8	79
28:9	78–79, 88, 90, 106
28:11	78
29:7–9	102

30:5	79
31	74
32:1–3	78
35:4, 20	82
35:23	83
36:1	82
36:8	254
37:2	82
37:3	89
38	39
38:18–19	89
38:32	254
38:32–33, 37	89
38:35	619
38:39	15, 603

41:7	99
41:9	96, 98, 120
41:11	120
42	96
42:6–7	93
42:22	255
42:30	32, 619
42:30–34	98
42:32–33	96
42:34	96
42:42	26
42:56–57	99
42:82	120
43:3–6	93
44:1–3	93
44:6	98
45:32, 57, 66	93
45:60–61	117
45:64–75	98
45:65–71	102
48	98
48:2–3	99
49	94
49:15	255
49:19	123
49–52	107

50	95
50:2–3	95
50:31–32	95
51:3	97, 99
51:3ff	98
51:8	120
51:9	99
52	89
52:2	107
52:2, 42	106
52:3–8	102
52:22–33	102
52:3, 23	113
52:33	104
52:40	32, 619
52:42–43	102
53:4	120
54:3, 8	99
54:8	102
55:1–5	103
56:5–7	102
56:16	510
56:16–20	98
57	98
57:1–3	106
57:2–3	254
57:3–5	107
57:6	107
57:7	107
57:11–12	109
58:1–9	98
58:50–57	98
58:4	127
58:18	120
58:37	107, 109
58:49	120
58:50	107
58:54	110
58:55–56	107
59:2	105
59:9–10	110
59:20	123

61:3	108
61:5, 22	108
61:33	108
62:1–4	108
63:27	107
63:27, 31	98
63:48	108
64:21	181
65:2	v, 646
67:4–9	119
69	119

70:1–8	98
70:3	119
71:7, 9	114
72	98
76	113–14, 254, 291
78	98, 115
78:9	115
78:10	115
78:15–16	188

81:2	121
82	115
82:11–12	98
82:14	vi
83	98
83:113	120
84	122
84:19	122
84:26	122
84:40	122
84:54–57	4, 603
84:109–10	562
84:114–15	116
85	98
85:1–2	128
85:3, 5	128
87	113
87:1–2	122
87:1–3	381
87:8	122
88	113, 128
88:70	128
88:80	124
88:117–21	165
88:118	26
88:118–41	123
88:119	162, 254
89	113, 123
89:19, 21	123

90:34	128
95	162
95:8	252
95:8, 13–17	163
97:10–21	98
98	98
98:5	123
98:6	22, 610
98:12	120

100:13, 15	137
100:13–17	98
101	98, 141
101:2, 6	138
101:77–78	123
101:80	11, 22, 123, 610
101:81–91	219
101:99	184
102	141
102:2	122
103	98
103:11, 22	141
103:29–40	141
104:13–14	96
104:14–18	510
104:47–66	98
105	98
105:3–4	149
105:20	150
105:24–25	150
105:31	648
107	153
107:22–26	2, 592
107:23	45, 335, 630
107:23–24	295
107:23, 33	155, 225
107:33	45, 155, 630
107:35	225
107:53	188
107:93	154
107:95	23, 611
107:99–100	155
109	254
109:5	165
109:54	22, 610
109:60–67	165

110	153, 252, 254
110:1	167
110:2–9, 11	167
110:12	167
110:15–16	167
111:1–2	170
112:1, 16	335
112:19, 28	335
112:15	295
112:19	225
112:21	239
114	186
114:1	226
115:4	187
115:6–7	187
116:1	188
117:11	188
118:1	190
118:4	226
118:4–5	190
119:1–4	191

120	191, 456
121:1–3	208
121:7–9	209
121:33	209
122:9	273
123:1, 6	219
124	240, 242
124:2	240
124:2–7	304
124:20–21	306
124:25–55	254
124:28	253
124:30	251
124:32, 49	241
124:94–96	153
124:108–9	289
125:2	241
127:2	263
127:9	252
128:15	252
128:20	56
128:20–21	v

130:1	259
130:13	381
131	254
131:1–3	255
131:3	260
131:7–8	260
132	254
132:7	255
132:18–19	255–56
132:29, 35	256
133	119
136:1	330
137	153, 254
137:1–6	41, 164
137:7, 10	165
OD 1	440

Members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

In the Dispensation of the Fulness of Times


*Thomas Baldwin Marsh* Born: 1 November 1800 Ordained an Apostle: 26 April 1835 Died: January 1866	*David Wyman Patten* Born: 14 November 1799 Ordained an Apostle: 15 February 1835 Died: 25 October 1838	*Brigham Young* Born: 1 June 1801 Ordained an Apostle: 14 February 1835 Died: 29 August 1877


*Heber Chase Kimball* Born: 14 June 1801 Ordained an Apostle: 14 February 1835 Died: 22 June 1868	*Orson Hyde* Born: 8 January 1805 Ordained an Apostle: 15 February 1835 Died: 28 November 1878	*William E. McLellin* Born: 18 January 1806 Ordained an Apostle: 15 February 1835 Died: 24 April 1883


*Parley Parker Pratt* Born: 12 April 1807 Ordained an Apostle: 21 February 1835 Died: 13 May 1857	*Luke S. Johnson* Born: 3 November 1807 Ordained an Apostle: 15 February 1835 Died: 9 December 1861	*William Smith* Born: 13 March 1811 Ordained an Apostle: 15 February 1835 Died: 13 November 1893

Orson Pratt

John Farnham Boynton

Lyman Eugene Johnson

Orson Pratt
Born: 19 September 1811
Ordained an Apostle:
26 April 1835
Died: 3 October 1881

John Farnham Boynton
Born: 20 September 1811
Ordained an Apostle:
15 February 1835
Died: 20 October 1890

Lyman Eugene Johnson
Born: 24 October 1811
Ordained an Apostle:
14 February 1835
Died: 20 December 1856

Courtesy of Davis Papers, Keokuk Savings Bank & Trust Company, Keokuk, Iowa


*John Edward Page* Born: 25 February 1799 Ordained an Apostle: 19 December 1838 Died: 14 October 1867	*John Taylor* Born: 1 November 1808 Ordained an Apostle: 19 December 1838 Died: 25 July 1887	*Wilford Woodruff* Born: 1 March 1807 Ordained an Apostle: 26 April 1839 Died: 2 September 1898


*George Albert Smith* Born: 26 June 1817 Ordained an Apostle: 26 April 1839 Died: 1 September 1875	*Willard Richards* Born: 24 June 1804 Ordained an Apostle: 14 April 1840 Died: 11 March 1854	*Lyman Wight* Born: 9 May 1796 Ordained an Apostle: 8 April 1841 Died: 31 March 1858


*Amasa Mason Lyman* Born: 30 March 1813 Ordained an Apostle: 20 August 1842 Died: 4 February 1877	*Ezra Taft Benson* Born: 22 February 1811 Ordained an Apostle: 16 July 1846 Died: 3 September 1869	*Charles Coulson Rich* Born: 21 August 1809 Ordained an Apostle: 12 February 1849 Died: 17 November 1883


*Lorenzo Snow* Born: 3 April 1814 Ordained an Apostle: 12 February 1849 Died: 10 October 1901	*Erastus Snow* Born: 9 November 1818 Ordained an Apostle: 12 February 1849 Died: 27 May 1888	*Franklin Dewey Richards* Born: 2 April 1821 Ordained an Apostle: 12 February 1849 Died: 9 December 1899


*George Quayle Cannon* Born: 11 January 1827 Ordained an Apostle: 26 August 1860 Died: 12 April 1901	*Joseph Fielding Smith* Born: 13 November 1838 Ordained an Apostle: 1 July 1866 Died: 19 November 1918	*Brigham Young, Jr.* Born: 18 December 1836 Ordained an Apostle: 4 February 1864 Died: 11 April 1903


*Albert Carrington* Born: 8 January 1813 Ordained an Apostle: 3 July 1870 Died: 19 September 1889	*Moses Thatcher* Born: 2 February 1842 Ordained an Apostle: 9 April 1879 Died: 21 August 1909	*Francis Marion Lyman* Born: 12 January 1840 Ordained an Apostle: 27 October 1880 Died: 18 November 1916


*John Henry Smith* Born: 18 September 1848 Ordained an Apostle: 27 October 1880 Died: 13 October 1911	*George Teasdale* Born: 8 December 1831 Ordained an Apostle: 16 October 1882 Died: 9 June 1907	*Heber Jeddy Grant* Born: 22 November 1856 Ordained an Apostle: 16 October 1882 Died: 14 May 1945


*John Whittaker Taylor* Born: 15 May 1858 Ordained an Apostle: 9 April 1884 Died: 10 October 1916	*Marriner Wood Merrill* Born: 25 September 1832 Ordained an Apostle: 7 October 1889 Died: 6 February 1906	*Anthon Henrik Lund* Born: 15 May 1844 Ordained an Apostle: 7 October 1889 Died: 2 March 1921


*Abraham Hoagland Cannon* Born: 12 March 1859 Ordained an Apostle: 7 October 1889 Died: 19 July 1896	*Matthias Foss Cowley* Born: 25 August 1858 Ordained an Apostle: 7 October 1897 Died: 16 June 1940	*Abraham Owen Woodruff* Born: 23 November 1872 Ordained an Apostle: 7 October 1897 Died: 20 June 1904


*Rudger Clawson* Born: 12 March 1857 Ordained an Apostle: 10 October 1898 Died: 21 June 1943	*Reed Smoot* Born: 10 January 1862 Ordained an Apostle: 8 April 1900 Died: 9 February 1941	*Hyrum Mack Smith* Born: 21 March 1872 Ordained an Apostle: 24 October 1901 Died: 23 January 1918

George Albert Smith

Charles William Penrose

George Franklin Richards

George Albert Smith
Born: 4 April 1870
Ordained an Apostle:
8 October 1903
Died: 4 April 1951

Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah

Charles William Penrose
Born: 4 February 1832
Ordained an Apostle:
7 July 1904
Died: 16 May 1925

George Franklin Richards
Born: 23 February 1861
Ordained an Apostle:
9 April 1906
Died: 8 August 1950


*Orson Ferguson Whitney* Born: 1 July 1855 Ordained an Apostle: 9 April 1906 Died: 16 May 1931	*David Oman McKay* Born: 8 September 1873 Ordained an Apostle: 9 April 1906 Died: 18 January 1970	*Anthony Woodward Ivins* Born: 16 September 1852 Ordained an Apostle: 6 October 1907 Died: 23 September 1934


*Joseph Fielding Smith* Born: 19 July 1876 Ordained an Apostle: 7 April 1910 Died: 2 July 1972	*James Edward Talmage* Born: 21 September 1862 Ordained an Apostle: 8 December 1911 Died: 27 July 1933	*Stephen L Richards* Born: 18 June 1879 Ordained an Apostle: 18 January 1917 Died: 19 May 1959


*Richard Roswell Lyman* Born: 23 November 1870 Ordained an Apostle: 7 April 1918 Died: 31 December 1963	*Melvin Joseph Ballard* Born: 9 February 1873 Ordained an Apostle: 7 January 1919 Died: 30 July 1939	*John Andreas Widtsoe* Born: 31 January 1872 Ordained an Apostle: 17 March 1921 Died: 29 November 1952


*Joseph Francis Merrill* Born: 24 August 1868 Ordained an Apostle: 8 October 1931 Died: 3 February 1952	*Charles Albert Callis* Born: 4 May 1865 Ordained an Apostle: 12 October 1933 Died: 21 January 1947	*Joshua Reuben Clark, Jr.* Born: 1 September 1871 Ordained an Apostle: 11 October 1934 Died: 6 October 1961


*Alonzo Arza Hinckley* Born: 23 April 1870 Ordained an Apostle: 11 October 1934 Died: 22 December 1936	*Albert Ernest Bowen* Born: 31 October 1875 Ordained an Apostle: 8 April 1937 Died: 15 July 1953	*Sylvester Quayle Cannon* Born: 10 June 1877 Ordained an Apostle: 14 April 1938 Died: 29 May 1943


*Harold Bingham Lee* Born: 28 March 1899 Ordained an Apostle: 10 April 1941 Died: 26 December 1973	*Spencer Woolley Kimball* Born: 28 March 1895 Ordained an Apostle: 7 October 1943 Died: 5 November 1985	*Ezra Taft Benson* Born: 4 August 1899 Ordained an Apostle: 7 October 1943 Died: 30 May 1994


*Mark Edward Petersen* Born: 7 November 1900 Ordained an Apostle: 20 April 1944 Died: 11 January 1984	*Matthew Cowley* Born: 2 August 1897 Ordained an Apostle: 11 October 1945 Died: 13 December 1953	*Henry Dinwoodey Moyle* Born: 22 April 1889 Ordained an Apostle: 10 April 1947 Died: 18 September 1963


*Delbert Leon Stapley* Born: 11 December 1896 Ordained an Apostle: 5 October 1950 Died: 19 August 1978	*Marion George Romney* Born: 19 September 1897 Ordained an Apostle: 11 October 1951 Died: 20 May 1988	*LeGrand Richards* Born: 6 February 1886 Ordained an Apostle: 10 April 1952 Died: 11 January 1983


*Adam Samuel Bennion* Born: 2 December 1886 Ordained an Apostle: 9 April 1953 Died: 11 February 1958	*Richard Louis Evans* Born: 23 March 1906 Ordained an Apostle: 8 October 1953 Died: 1 November 1971	*George Quayle Morris* Born: 20 February 1874 Ordained an Apostle: 8 April 1954 Died: 23 April 1962


*Hugh Brown Brown* Born: 24 October 1883 Ordained an Apostle: 10 April 1958 Died: 2 December 1975	*Howard William Hunter* Born: 14 November 1907 Ordained an Apostle: 15 October 1959 Died: 3 March 1995	*Gordon Bitner Hinckley* Born: 23 June 1910 Ordained an Apostle: 5 October 1961


*Nathan Eldon Tanner* Born: 9 May 1898 Ordained an Apostle: 11 October 1962 Died: 27 November 1982	*Thomas Spencer Monson* Born: 21 August 1927 Ordained an Apostle: 10 October 1963	*Boyd Kenneth Packer* Born: 10 September 1924 Ordained an Apostle: 9 April 1970


*Marvin Jeremy Ashton* Born: 6 May 1915 Ordained an Apostle: 2 December 1971 Died: 25 February 1994	*Bruce Redd McConkie* Born: 29 July 1915 Ordained an Apostle: 12 October 1972 Died: 19 April 1985	*Lowell Tom Perry* Born: 5 August 1922 Ordained an Apostle: 11 April 1974


*David Bruce Haight* Born: 2 September 1906 Ordained an Apostle: 8 January 1976	*James Esdras Faust* Born: 31 July 1920 Ordained an Apostle: 1 October 1978	*Neal Ash Maxwell* Born: 6 July 1926 Ordained an Apostle: 23 July 1981


*Russell Marion Nelson* Born: 9 September 1924 Ordained an Apostle: 12 April 1984	*Dallin Harris Oaks* Born: 12 August 1932 Ordained an Apostle: 3 May 1984	*Melvin Russell Ballard, Jr.* Born: 8 October 1928 Ordained an Apostle: 10 October 1985


*Joseph Bitner Wirthlin* Born: 11 June 1917 Ordained an Apostle: 9 October 1986	*Richard Gordon Scott* Born: 7 November 1928 Ordained an Apostle: 6 October 1988	*Robert Dean Hales* Born: 24 August 1932 Ordained an Apostle: 7 April 1994


*Jeffrey Roy Holland* Born: 3 December 1940 Ordained an Apostle: 23 June 1994	*Henry Bennion Eyring* Born: 31 May 1933 Ordained an Apostle: 6 April 1995

Resources for Further Reading

The writers of this student manual, Church History in the Fulness of Times, are indebted to numerous individuals who have written extensively about the establishment and history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Their work, which includes thousands of articles and books, covers almost every subject related to the Restoration of the gospel. Many of the ideas and analyses of events that are included in this student manual come from these sources. Readers who wish to pursue further study of LDS history will benefit from the following selected bibliography, organized according to the chapters of this manual. Note: This bibliography generally omits works cited in the chapter notes.

General

The following resources cover more than one period of Church history.

Allen, James B., and Glen M. Leonard. The Story of the Latter-day Saints. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1976.

Arrington, Leonard J. Brigham Young: American Moses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985.

Arrington, Leonard J., and Davis Bitton. The Mormon Experience: A History of the Latter-day Saints. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979.

Black, Susan Easton, and Charles D. Tate, Jr., eds. Joseph Smith: The Prophet, the Man. Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1993.

Cannon, George Q. The Life of Joseph Smith the Prophet. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1986.

Cowen, Richard O. The Church in the Twentieth Century. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1985.

England, Breck. The Life and Thought of Orson Pratt. Salt Lake City: The University of Utah Press, 1985.

Gibbons, Francis M. Brigham Young: Modern Moses/Prophet of God. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1981.

———. John Taylor: Mormon Philosopher, Prophet of God. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1985.

Goates, L. Brent. Harold B. Lee: Prophet and Seer. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1985.

Jessee, Dean C., ed. The Papers of Joseph Smith. 2 vols. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1989, 1992.

Madsen, Truman G. Joseph Smith the Prophet. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1989.

Peterson, Janet, and LaRene Gaunt. Elect Ladies. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1990.

Porter, Larry C., and Susan Easton Black, eds. The Prophet Joseph: Essays on the Life and Mission of Joseph Smith. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1988.

Chapters 1–4

Prelude to the Restoration; Joseph Smith’s New England Heritage; The First Vision; A Period of Preparation, 1823–29

Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “Circumstantial Confirmation of the First Vision through Reminiscences.” Brigham Young University Studies, Spring 1969, pp. 373–404.

———. “Joseph Smith’s New York Reputation Reappraised.” Brigham Young University Studies, Spring 1970, pp. 283–314.

Cannon, Donald Q., ed. Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History—New England. Provo, Utah: Department of Church History and Doctrine, Brigham Young University, 1988.

McConkie, Mark L. The Father of the Prophet. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1993.

Porter, Larry C., Milton V. Backman, Jr., and Susan Easton Black, eds. Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History—New York. Provo, Utah: Department of Church History and Doctrine, Brigham Young University, 1992.

Wirthlin, Le Roy S. “Joseph Smith’s Surgeon.” Ensign, Mar. 1978, pp. 58–60.

Chapter 5

Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon and Restoration of the Priesthood

Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “By the Gift and Power of God.” Ensign, Sept. 1977, pp. 78–85.

———. “Gold Plates and Printer’s Ink.” Ensign, Sept. 1976, pp. 71–76.

———. Investigating the Book of Mormon Witnesses. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1981.

———. “The Whitmers: A Family That Nourished the Church.” Ensign, Aug. 1979, pp. 35–40.

Backman, Milton V., Jr. Eyewitness Accounts of the Restoration. Orem, Utah: Grandin Book Co., 1983.

Baugh, Alexander L. “Parting the Veil: The Visions of Joseph Smith.” Brigham Young University Studies, Winter 1999, pp. 22–69.

Cannon, Brian Q., et al. “Priesthood Restoration Documents.” Brigham Young University Studies, Fall 1995–96, pp. 162–207.

Jessee, Dean C. “The Original Book of Mormon Manuscript.” Brigham Young University Studies, Spring 1970, pp. 259–78.

Peterson, H. Donl. Moroni: Ancient Prophet, Modern Messenger. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 2000.

Porter, Larry C. “The Colesville Branch and the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon.” Brigham Young University Studies, Spring 1970, pp. 365–85.

———. “Dating the Restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood.” Ensign, June 1979, pp. 5–10.

Rich, Russell R. “Where Were the Moroni Visits?” Brigham Young University Studies, Spring 1970, pp. 255–58.

Chapters 6–7

Organization of the Church of Jesus Christ; The Infant Church Expands

Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “The House Where the Church Was Organized.” Improvement Era, Apr. 1970, pp. 16–25.

———. “I Have a Question.” Ensign, June 1980, pp. 44–45.

Bushman, Richard L. “1830: Pivotal Years in the Fulness of Times.” Ensign, Sept. 1978, pp. 9–13.

Hartley, William G. “Every Member WAS a Missionary.” Ensign, Sept. 1978, pp. 21–24.

Porter, Larry C. “Solomon Chamberlain—Early Missionary.” Brigham Young University Studies, Spring 1972, pp. 314–18.

———. “I Have a Question.” Ensign, Dec. 1978, pp. 26–27.

Chapters 8, 10, 13–14

Gathering to Ohio; Development of the Church in Ohio, 1831–34; Glorious Days in Kirtland, 1834–36; The Apostasy in Kirtland, 1836–38

Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “The Impact of the First Preaching in Ohio.” Brigham Young University Studies, Summer 1971, pp. 474–96.

Backman, Milton V., Jr. “Kirtland: The Crucial Years.” Ensign, Jan. 1979, pp. 24–28.

———. Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History—Ohio. Provo, Utah: Department of Church History and Doctrine, Brigham Young University, 1990.

Bitton, Davis. “The Waning of Mormon Kirtland.” Brigham Young University Studies, Summer 1972, pp. 455–64.

Gentry, Leland H. “What of the Lectures on Faith?” Brigham Young University Studies, Fall 1978, pp. 5–19.

Hill, Marvin S., C. Keith Rooker, and Larry T. Wimmer. “The Kirtland Economy Revisited: A Market Critique of Sectarian Economics.” Brigham Young University Studies, Summer 1977, pp. 391–475.

Nelson, William O. “To Prepare a People.” Ensign, Jan. 1979, pp. 18–23.

Parkin, Max H. “Mormon Political Involvement in Ohio.” Brigham Young University Studies, Summer 1969, pp. 484–502.

Petersen, Lauritz G. “The Kirtland Temple.” Brigham Young University Studies, Summer 1972, pp. 400–409.

Peterson, H. Donl. The Story of the Book of Abraham: Mummies, Manuscripts, and Mormonism. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1995.

Robison, Elwin C. The First Mormon Temple. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Press, 1997.

Sampson, D. Paul, and Larry T. Wimmer. “The Kirtland Safety Society: The Stock Ledger Book and the Bank Failure.” Brigham Young University Studies, Summer 1972, pp. 427–36.

Smith, Brian L. “A Book of Abraham Research Update.” Religious Studies Center Newsletter, May 1997, pp. 5–8.

Chapters 9, 11–12, 15–16

Gathering to the Land of Zion; Expulsion from Jackson County; Zion’s Camp; The Church in Northern Missouri, 1836–38; Missouri Persecutions and Expulsion

Arrington, Leonard J. “Church Leaders in Liberty Jail.” Brigham Young University Studies, Autumn 1972, pp. 20–26.

Arrington, Leonard J., Feramorz Y. Fox, and Dean L. May. Building the City of God: Community and Cooperation among the Mormons. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1976.

Baugh, Alexander L. “Joseph Young’s Affidavit of the Massacre at Haun’s Mill.” Brigham Young University Studies, Winter 1999, pp. 188–202.

Blair, Alma R. “The Haun’s Mill Massacre.” Brigham Young University Studies, Autumn 1972, pp. 62–67.

Bushman, Richard L. “Mormon Persecution in Missouri, 1833.” Brigham Young University Studies, Autumn 1960, pp. 11–20.

Cannon, Mark W. “The Crusades against the Masons, Catholics, and Mormons: Separate Waves of a Common Current,” Brigham Young University Studies, Winter 1961, pp. 23–40.

Crawley, Peter, and Richard Lloyd Anderson. “The Political and Social Realities of Zion’s Camp,” Brigham Young University Studies, Summer 1974, pp. 406–20.

Durham, Reed C., Jr. “The Election Day Battle at Gallatin.” Brigham Young University Studies, Autumn 1972, pp. 36–61.

Garr, Arnold K., and Clark V. Johnson, eds. Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History—Missouri. Provo, Utah: Department of Church History and Doctrine, Brigham Young University, 1994.

Gentry, Leland H. “Adam-ondi-Ahman: A Brief Historical Survey.” Brigham Young University Studies, Summer 1973, pp. 553–76.

———. “The Danite Band of 1838.” Brigham Young University Studies, Summer 1974, pp. 421–50.

Jessee, Dean C., and David J. Whittaker. “The Last Months of Mormonism in Missouri: The Albert Perry Rockwood Journal.” Brigham Young University Studies, Winter 1988, pp. 5–41.

Chapters 17, 19–21

Refuge in Illinois; Life in Nauvoo the Beautiful; Doctrinal Developments in Nauvoo; Growing Conflict in Illinois

Beecher, Maureen Ursenbach. “‘All Things Move in Order in the City’: The Nauvoo Diary of Zina Diantha Huntington Jacobs.” Brigham Young University Studies, Spring 1979, pp. 285–320.

Beecher, Maureen Ursenbach, and James L. Kimball, Jr. “The First Relief Society.” Ensign, Mar. 1979, pp. 25–29.

Black, Susan Easton. “How Large Was the Population of Nauvoo?” Brigham Young University Studies, Spring 1995, pp. 91–94.

Cannon, Donald Q. “The King Follett Discourse: Joseph Smith’s Greatest Sermon in Historical Perspective.” Brigham Young University Studies, Winter 1978, pp. 179–192.

———. “Spokes on the Wheel: Early Latter-day Saint Settlements in Hancock County, Illinois.” Ensign, Feb. 1986, pp. 62–68.

Derr, Jill Mulvay, Janath Russell Cannon, and Maureen Ursenbach Beecher. Women of Covenant: The Story of Relief Society. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1992.

Dunn, Loren C. “Introduction to Historic Nauvoo.” Brigham Young University Studies, Winter and Spring 1992, pp. 23–32.

Enders, Donald L. “The Steamboat Maid of Iowa: Mormon Mistress of the Mississippi,” Brigham Young University Studies, Spring 1979, pp. 321–35.

Esplin, Ronald K. “Life in Nauvoo, June 1844: Vilate Kimball’s Martyrdom Letters.” Brigham Young University Studies, Winter 1979, pp. 231–40.

Flanders, Robert B. Nauvoo, Kingdom on the Mississippi. Urbana, Il.: University of Illinois Press, 1965.

Garrett, H. Dean, ed. Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History—Illinois. Provo, Utah: Department of Church History and Doctrine, Brigham Young University, 1995.

Givens, George W. In Old Nauvoo: Everyday Life in the City of Joseph. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1990.

Godfrey, Kenneth W. “Crime and Punishment in Mormon Nauvoo, 1839–1846.” Brigham Young University Studies, Winter and Spring 1992, pp. 195–227.

Hartley, William G. “Nauvoo Stake, Priesthood Quorums, and the Church’s First Wards.” Brigham Young University Studies, Winter and Spring 1992, pp. 57–80.

Hinckley, Gordon B. “Nauvoo—Sunrise and Sunset on the Mississippi.” Brigham Young University Studies, Winter and Spring 1992, pp. 19–22.

Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel, and Jeni Broberg Holzapfel. Women of Nauvoo. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1992.

Kimball, Stanley B. “The Nauvoo Temple.” Improvement Era, Nov. 1963, pp. 974–84.

———. “Nauvoo West: The Mormons of the Iowa Shore.” Brigham Young University Studies, Winter 1978, pp. 132–42.

Leonard, Glen M. “Picturing the Nauvoo Legion.” Brigham Young University Studies, Spring 1995, pp. 95–135.

Leonard, Glen M., and T. Edgar Lyon. “The Nauvoo Years.” Ensign, Sept. 1979, pp. 10–15.

Lyon, T. Edgar. “Doctrinal Development of the Church during the Nauvoo Sojourn, 1839–1846.” Brigham Young University Studies, Summer 1975, pp. 435–46.

———. “Recollections of ‘Old Navooers’: Memories from Oral History.” Brigham Young University Studies, Winter 1978, pp. 143–50.

Madsen, Carol Cornwall. In Their Own Words: Women and the Story of Nauvoo. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1994.

McGavin, E. Cecil. Nauvoo the Beautiful. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1946.

———. The Nauvoo Temple. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1962.

Oaks, Dallin H., and Joseph I. Bentley. “Joseph Smith and Legal Process: In the Wake of the Steamboat Nauvoo.” Brigham Young University Law Review, 1976, pp. 735–82.

Porter, Larry C., and Milton V. Backman, Jr. “Doctrine and the Temple in Nauvoo,” Brigham Young University Studies, Winter and Spring 1992, pp. 41–56.

Roberts, B. H. The Rise and Fall of Nauvoo. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1965.

Rowley, Dennis. “Nauvoo: A River Town.” Brigham Young University Studies, Winter 1978, pp. 255–72.

Smith, James E. “Frontier Nauvoo: Building a Picture from Statistics.” Ensign, Sept. 1979, pp. 16–19.

Ursenbach, Maureen. “Eliza R. Snow’s Nauvoo Journal.” Brigham Young University Studies, Summer 1975, pp. 391–416.

Chapter 18

The Mission of the Twelve

Allen, James B., and Malcom R. Thorp. “The Mission of the Twelve to England, 1840–41: Mormon Apostles and the Working Classes.” Brigham Young University Studies, Summer 1975, pp. 498–526.

Allen, James B., Ronald K. Esplin, and David J. Whittaker, eds. Men with a Mission: The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the British Isles, 1837–1841. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1992.

Barney, Ronald O. “Letters of a Missionary Apostle to His Wife: Brigham Young to Mary Ann Angell Young, 1839–1841.” Brigham Young University Studies, Spring 1999, pp. 156–201.

Bloxham, V. Ben, James R. Moss, and Larry C. Porter, eds. Truth Will Prevail: The Rise of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the British Isles, 1837–1987. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1987.

Jensen, Richard L. “Transplanted to Zion: The Impact of British Latter-day Saint Immigration upon Nauvoo.” Brigham Young University Studies, Winter 1991, pp. 77–87.

Chapters 22–24

The Martyrdom; The Twelve to Bear Off the Kingdom; Nauvoo under Apostolic Leadership

Baker, LeGrand L. “On to Carthage to Die.” Improvement Era, June 1969, pp. 10–15.

Bitton, Davis. The Martyrdom Remembered. Salt Lake City: Aspen Books, 1994.

Durham, Reed C., Jr., and Steven H. Heath. Succession in the Church. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1970.

Godfrey, Kenneth W. “The Road to Carthage Led West.” Brigham Young University Studies, Winter 1968, pp. 204–15.

Oaks, Dallin H., and Marvin S. Hill. Carthage Conspiracy: The Trial of the Accused Assassins of Joseph Smith. Urbana, Il.: University of Illinois Press, 1975.

Taylor, Mark H., ed. Witness to the Martyrdom. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1999.

Chapters 25–26

The Trek across Iowa; Pioneers to the West

Bennett, Richard E. Mormons at the Missouri, 1846–1852: “And Should We Die. . . .” Norman, Ok.: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987.

———. We’ll Find the Place: The Mormon Exodus, 1846–1848. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1997.

Bigler, David L., and Will Bagley. Army of Israel: Mormon Battalion Narratives. Spokane, Wa.: The Arthur H. Clark Co., 2000.

Black, Susan Easton, and William G. Hartley, eds. The Iowa Mormon Trail: Legacy of Faith and Courage. Orem, Utah: Helix Publishing, 1997.

Christiansen, Larry. “The Mormon Battalion: An Acceptable Sacrifice.” Ensign, July 1979, pp. 53–56.

Christy, Howard A. “Weather, Disaster, and Responsibility: An Essay on the Willie and Martin Handcart Story.” Brigham Young University Studies, Winter 1997–98, pp. 6–74.

Hafen, Leroy R., and Ann W. Hafen. Handcarts to Zion: The Story of a Unique Western Migration, 1856–1860. Glendale, Ca.: The Arthur H. Clark Co., 1960.

Hartley, William G. “Coming to Zion: Saga of the Gathering.” Ensign, July 1975, pp. 14–18.

Kimball, Stanley B. “Mormon Trail Network in Nebraska, 1846–1868: A New Look.” Brigham Young University Studies, Summer 1984, pp. 321–36.

Knight, Hal, and Stanley B. Kimball. 111 Days to Zion. Salt Lake City: Deseret Press, 1978.

Leonard, Glen M. “Westward the Saints: The Nineteenth-Century Mormon Migration.” Ensign, Jan. 1980, pp. 6–13.

Lyon, T. Edgar. “Some Uncommon Aspects of the Mormon Migration.” Improvement Era, Sept. 1969, pp. 33–40.

Madsen, Carol Cornwall. Journey to Zion: Voices from the Mormon Trail. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1997.

Madsen, Susan Arrington. I Walked to Zion: True Stories of Young Pioneers on the Mormon Trail. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1994.

Ricketts, Norma Baldwin. The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846–1848. Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press, 1996.

Stegner, Wallace. The Gathering of Zion: The Story of the Mormon Trail. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1964.

Chapters 27–32

Establishing a Refuge in Deseret; Utah in Isolation; The Utah War; The Civil War Period; The Quest for Self-Sufficiency; Brigham Young’s Presidency: The Final Decade

Arrington, Leonard J. “Colonizing the Great Basin.” Ensign, Feb. 1980, pp. 18–22.

Bitton, Davis. George Q. Cannon: A Biography. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1999.

Derr, Jill Mulvay. “Woman’s Place in Brigham Young’s World.” Brigham Young University Studies, Spring 1978, pp. 377–95.

Godfrey, Kenneth W., Audrey M. Godfrey, and Jill Mulvay Derr. Women’s Voices: An Untold History of the Latter-day Saints, 1830–1900. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1982.

Kimball, Stanley B. “Brigham and Heber.” Brigham Young University Studies, Spring 1978, pp. 396–409.

Moorman, Donald R., with Gene A. Sessions. Camp Floyd and the Mormons: The Utah War. Salt Lake City: The University of Utah Press, 1992.

Mulvay, Jill C. “Eliza R. Snow and the Woman Question.” Brigham Young University Studies, Winter 1976, pp. 250–64.

Peterson, Charles S. Utah: A Bicentennial History. New York: W. W. Norton and Co., 1977.

Peterson, John A. Utah’s Black Hawk War. Salt Lake City: The University of Utah Press, 1998.

Walker, Ronald W., and Doris R. Dant, eds. Nearly Everything Imaginable: The Everyday Life of Utah’s Mormon Pioneers. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Press, 1999.

Chapters 33–34

A Decade of Persecution, 1877–87; An Era of Reconciliation

Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel. Every Stone a Sermon. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1992.

Chapters 35–41

The Church at the Turn of the Century; The Church in the Early Twentieth Century; Moving Forward into the New Century; Change and Consistency; The Church during the Great Depression; The Saints during World War II; Postwar Recovery

Hinckley, Bryant S. Heber J. Grant: Highlights in the Life of a Great Leader. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1951.

Chapters 42–49

Growth into a Worldwide Church; An Era of Correlation and Consolidation; The Church Lengthens Its Stride; Meeting the Needs of a Worldwide Church; A Period of Challenge and Growth; Continued Growth during the Early 1990s; The Church Comes out of Obscurity; The Destiny of the Church

Dew, Sheri L., Ezra Taft Benson: A Biography. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1987.

Kimball, Edward L., and Andrew E. Kimball, Jr. Spencer W. Kimball: Twelfth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1977.

McConkie, Joseph F. True and Faithful: The Life Story of Joseph Fielding Smith. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1971.

Rudd, Glen L. Pure Religion: The Story of Church Welfare since 1930. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1995.

INDEX

A

Aaronic Priesthood, authority to administer ordinances, 122

Aaronic Priesthood Correlation Program, introduction of, 514

Abortion, counsel from Spencer W. Kimball, 585

Abraham, Joseph Smith translated record of, 257

Adam, blessed righteous posterity at Adam-ondi-Ahman, 188

Adam-ondi-Ahman

meeting for righteous to greet Savior, 188
revelation regarding site of, 188

Administration

consolidation of in early 1970s, 569
expansion of in 1980s, 611

Agency, eternal principle granted by God, 1

AIDS

addressed by First Presidency, 605
addressed by Gordon B. Hinckley, 605

Aldrich, Hazen, president of Quorum of Seventy, 155

Aldrich, Mark, taken to trial for murder of Joseph Smith, 301

Allen, Charles, tarred and feathered, 133

Alred, Rubin, took food to Drusilla Hendricks, 215

America

discovery of important in Restoration, 9
preserved as choice land, 9
religious freedom in, 9
to be New Jerusalem, 102

American Civil War, prophecy regarding, 122

American Indian, remnant of house of Israel referred to as Lamanite, 79

Ancestry of Joseph Smith

maternal, 17
paternal, 15

Anderson, Joseph, Assistant to Twelve, 591

Anderson, Richard L., prepared proselyting outline after World War II, 542

Anderson, William, aged chief of Delaware Indians, 85

Angell, Truman O.

construction supervisor for Kirtland Temple, 162
designed capitol building in Fillmore, 355

Anthon, Charles

classical scholar of his day, 46
gave certificate authenticating plates, then retracted it, 46
knew four languages, including Hebrew and Babylonian, 46
linguist Martin Harris took characters to, 46
picture of, 46

Apostasy

challenge faced by early missionaries, 4
description of, 4
Great, 3, 176
hastened by death of ancient Apostles, 4
meaning of, 2
periods of come in cycles, 2
results of are devastating, 4
widespread after dedication of Kirtland Temple, 173

Apostles

illustration of Savior’s, 2
mission of, 225

Area Authority Seventies

ordained to office of Seventy, 638
organized into three quorums, 628

Area conferences

as anniversary celebrations, 609
held around world, 593
in Nigeria, Africa, 635

Arizona, establishment of Mormon colonies in, 412

Articles of Faith

lectures by James E. Talmage, 487
steps to becoming official doctrine of Church, 257
thirteen statements outlining LDS beliefs, 257

Ashton, Marvin J.

Assistant to Twelve, 591
counseled bishops to seek lost sheep, 607
picture of, 659

Assistants to the Twelve

called into First Quorum of Seventy, 592
initial appointment of, 520

Atchison, David, lawyer who befriended Saints, 135

Authority, essential to perform valid baptism, 69

Auxiliaries

conferences of discontinued, 593
consolidation of in early 1970s, 569
growth and expansion of in early Church history, 406

Avard, Sampson, formed underground society known as Danites, 191

B

Babbitt, Almon W.

appointed by Joseph Smith as legal trustee for Church properties, 317
selected as a delegate to Congress for the state of Deseret, 353
territorial secretary of Utah selected prison site, 429

Backenstos, Jacob

biographical information, 301
letter to Saints, pictured, 301
sheriff of Hancock County and friend of Saints, 301

Bailey, Lydia, biographical information, 117

Baker, Samuel, oldest Zion’s Camp recruit, 143

Ballantyne, Richard

biographical information, 408
organized first Sunday School in Salt Lake Valley, 408
picture of, 408

Ballard, Melvin J.

patriarchal blessing said he would be Lord’s special witness, 496
picture of, 657
reopened South American Mission in 1925, 503

Ballard, M. Russell

chairman of pioneer sesquicentennial celebration, 637
picture of, 660
sent to Africa with Glenn L. Pace for humanitarian aid, 619

Bangerter, W. Grant, Assistant to Twelve, 592

Baptism

authority needed to perform in correct manner, 69
for dead, 251
restoration of, 55

Barber, Andrew, mortally wounded in Missouri conflict, 136

Barlow, Elizabeth, on Apostles leaving the Church, 190

Bassett, Heman, incident with watch belonging to Levi Hancock, 95

Battle in Gallatin, Missouri, on election day, 194

Battle of Bulls, only fight during march of Mormon Battalion, 326

Battle of Crooked River

started from Samuel Bogart’s actions, 199
turning point in Mormon War, 199

Battle of Nauvoo, description of, 318

Bean, Willard and Rebecca

caretakers of Smith farm, 476
picture of, 475

Benbow, Jane, convert in England, 230

Benbow, John, convert in England, 230

Benbow, William, convert in England, 230

Bennett, Archibald F., obtained permission for Genealogical Society to microfilm, 543

Bennett, Emma, baby born in Salt Lake Temple during dedication, 446

Bennett, John C.

accused Joseph Smith of attempted murder, 266
apostasy of, 263
assassination plot against Joseph Smith, 263
author of The History of the Saints; or, an Expose of Joe Smith and Mormonism, 264
biographical information, 264
conversion and baptism, 222
excommunicated, 264
helped establish Nauvoo Charter, 222
Nauvoo’s first mayor, 211, 222, 241
picture of, 264
spiritual wifery, 263

Bennett, Joseph Temple, born in Salt Lake Temple during dedication, 446

Bennett, William H., Assistant to Twelve, 592

Bennion, Adam S., picture of, 659

Benson, Ezra T.

at Mount Pisgah, 314
evacuating camps in 1852, 348
great-grandfather of Ezra Taft Benson, 601
picture of, 654
picture of Mount Pisgah monument, 315
sent to Hawaii to solve problems, 387
signed contract with Union Pacific, 394

Benson, Ezra Taft

address on pride, 603
administration of, 602
appreciated missionary work by servicemen, 531
author of Cross Fire, 602
biographical information, 601
comments on President of the Church, 296
dedicated Finland for preaching of gospel, 540
discontinued stake seventies quorums, 607
emphasized Book of Mormon, 602
emphasized missionary work, reactivation, and genealogy, 607–8
explained succession in the Church, 296
first civilian American traveler in occupied Germany, 537
grand marshal of Cardston parade, 609
mothers in Zion message, 604
on destiny of Church, 648
picture of, 602, 658
pleaded for people to “come unto Christ,” 602
reconfirmed proclamation of 1845, 241
reopened missions in Europe after World War II, 535, 537
Secretary of Agriculture, 602
succeeded Spencer W. Kimball as President of the Church, 601
testified that Spencer W. Kimball was a true prophet, 582

Bent, Samuel, presided at Garden Grove Camp, 314

Berlin Wall, dismantled, 612

Bernhisel, John M., biographical information and picture, 352

Bible, translation by Joseph Smith, 117

Big Field Association, regulated crops and acreage in Nauvoo, 244

Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom, description of, 11

Bishop

common judge in Israel, 120
duties of in early Church history, 120

Black, Adam

non-Mormon justice of the peace in Daviess County, 194
signed agreement of peace that lasted less than twenty-four hours, 194

Black Tuesday, day of stock market crash, 509

Bogart, Samuel

instrumental in starting Battle of Crooked River, 199
notorious anti-Mormon, 199

Boggs, Lilburn W.

believed false reports, 195, 200–201
called state militia to drive Saints from Jackson County, 136
encouraged anti-Mormon activity, 132
extermination order, 201
ignored requests for assistance, 197–98
lieutenant governor of Missouri, 132
murder attempt on, 263, 266
public opinion of, 208
signed bill creating two counties, 183
unwilling to hear Saints’ story about Missouri troubles, 198

“Bogus Brigham” incident, involving Brigham Young and William Miller, 303

Book of Abraham, came about through gift and power of God, 258

Book of Commandments

instruction from the Lord on Church doctrines and government, 119
picture of, 119
revelations in to be foundation of Church in latter days, 119

Book of Mormon

chart of numbers distributed, 603
contains fulness of gospel, 65
copyright applied for and granted, 62
events associated with publication of, 66
foretold by ancient prophets, 41
“golden Bible” reference by E. B. Grandin, 62
John Whitmer’s handwriting in manuscript of pictured, 58
little known about translating process, 58
Oliver Cowdery and Hyrum Smith in charge of publication of, 63
Oliver Cowdery learned printing business during printing of, 64
original manuscript had no punctuation or paragraphing, 64
picture of original manuscript copyright, 62
picture of title page, 64
prepared for piecemeal printing operation, 63
printing of started public interest in Mormonism, 74
represents mind and will of God for latter days, 65
timing of publication, 12
translated by gift and power of God, 58
translation completed, 66, 68
truthfulness of attested to by Moroni and Christ, 58
witnesses to, 59

Booth, Ezra

apostate who published letters in Ohio Star objecting to the Church, 113
joined the Church, 93

Booth, Joseph Wilford

biographical information and picture, 502
missionary efforts of, 502

Borders by the Lamanites, definition of, 79

Bowen, Albert E., picture of, 658

Boynton, John F.

apostatized, 177
picture of, 654

Bradish, Luther, linguist Martin Harris took characters to, 46

Branch, origin of term, 159

Brannan, Samuel

biographical information and picture, 327
led Saints on the Brooklyn, 327

Brass plates, of great worth in bringing people to knowledge of God, 40

Breastplate, hidden with plates found by Joseph Smith, 40

Brigham Young Academy

establishment of, 412
later became Brigham Young University, 448

Brigham Young University, advancements at after World War II, 557

Brigham Young University–Hawaii, Church College of Hawaii renamed, 560

Brigham Young University–Idaho, Ricks College renamed, 644

Brigham Young University Jerusalem Center, creation of, 617

Brimhall, Lucy Jane

one of first single sister missionaries, 457
picture of, 457

Britain

beginning of missionary work in, 174
Heber C. Kimball sent to proclaim gospel in, 174
map of early missionary work in, 176
missionaries attacked by Satan and his hosts, 175
mission of Quorum of Twelve to, 229
relationship with Church in early 1900s, 471
success of first missionaries to, 175

Britannia, ship that carried first company of Saints to America, 234

Brockbank, Bernard P., Assistant to Twelve, 591

Brooklyn

journey of the ship, 326
picture of, 327
route of illustrated, 328

Brown, Hugh B.

Assistant to Twelve, 591
biographical information, 530
early missionary experience, 472
picture of, 530, 659
servicemen’s coordinator during World War II, 530

Brown, John

biographical information and picture, 328
led Mississippi Saints westward, 328

Browning, Gary L.

BYU professor of Russian, 613
president of Helsinki East Mission, 613

Brunson, Seymour

funeral of was site of Joseph Smith’s sermon on baptism for dead, 251, 254
one of Nauvoo’s first settlers and earliest missionaries, 251

Budget cards, passports for servicemen to Church-sponsored activities, 530

Bullock, Thomas, biographical information and picture, 363

Bureau of Information

establishment of, 474
first, pictured, 474

Burned-Over District, evangelistic zeal in western New York in early 1800s, 30

Burton, Robert Taylor, biographical information and picture, 386

Burton, Theodore M., Assistant to Twelve, 591

Butler, John L., involved in election-day brawl, 194

C

Cahoon, Reynolds

construction of Kirtland Temple, 163
construction of Nauvoo Temple, 242
counselor in stake presidency in Adam-ondi-Ahman, 189
missionary efforts of, 105

Call, Anson B.

picture of, 491
work in Mexican Mission, 491

Callis, Charles A., picture of, 657

Calvinism, basic beliefs, 8

Calvin, John

developed Calvinism, 8
major Reformer in Switzerland, 8

Campbell, Alexander, helped found Campbellites or Disciples of Christ, 80

Camp of Israel

Saints’ trek across Iowa, 309
two important trails, 312

Canada, Upper

Church history sites, map of, 117
missionary efforts of Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon, 117

Cane Creek Massacre, description of, 433

Cannon, Abraham H., picture of, 656

Cannon, George Q.

astute politician, 463
biographical information, 388
influential in Utah statehood, 463
left imprint through Juvenile Instructor, 463
picture of, 388, 655

Cannon, Hugh J., missionary efforts around world, 499

Cannon, Sylvester Quayle

biographical information, 510
picture of, 510, 658

Card, Charles Ora, biographical information and picture, 609

Carlin, Thomas, governor of Illinois, 220, 222

Carrington, Albert, picture of, 655

Carter, Gideon H., killed at Battle of Crooked River, 200

Carter, Simeon D., given Book of Mormon by Parley P. Pratt, 84

Carthage Jail

details of, 279
first historic site purchased by Church, 475
picture of, 279

Celestial kingdom, Joseph Smith’s vision of, 164

Celestial marriage, law of, 255

Centennial, celebrated appearance of Father, Son, and angel Moroni to Joseph Smith, 507

Chandler, Michael H., sold ancient Egyptian scrolls to Joseph Smith, 159

Charlie, Joseph Smith’s favorite riding horse, 244

Chase, Willard, Joseph Smith’s neighbor who sent for sorcerer to find plates, 45

Children

death of, discourse by Joseph Smith, 259
who die before age of accountability saved in celestial kingdom, 165

Christianity, spread of, map, 3

Christians, anciently, considered antisocial and called atheists, 5

Christiansen, ElRay L., Assistant to Twelve, 591

Church Administration Building, opening of, 482, 569

Church Board of Education, organization of, 448

Church College of Hawaii

establishment of, 560
renamed Hawaii Campus of Brigham Young University, 560

Church coordinating council

established to coordinate Church programs, 563
formed by Harold B. Lee, 563

Church education

expansion of during and after Great Depression, 517
new directions taken, 505
three major principles of identified by Neal A. Maxwell, 571

Churchill, Winston, invoked right of religious freedom, 472

Church membership, chart, 637

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The

attitude toward war, 492, 529
destiny of, 646
era of prosperity, 481
expansion of in early 1900s, 506
first conference of in 1830, 70
growth of in Utah, 364
international expansion of after Saints’ arrival in Salt Lake Valley, 348
Lord’s earthly organization, 1
organization of, 67–68
participation in national and international exhibitions, 517
three centers of in 1830, map of, 70
three major objectives of, 564
voting rights lost in early Church history, 438

Church organizations, reasons for, 519

Church trains, ox teams sent from Utah with immigration provisions, 389

Circuit rider

employed by Methodists to minister, 30
illustration of, 30

City of the Saints, by Richard Burton, who visited Utah in 1860, 383

Civil War

effect on Utah, 381
prophesied by Joseph Smith, 381

Clark, John B., general, 201, 206

Clark, J. Reuben, Jr.

biographical information, 511
Charted Course of the Church in Education, 518
fundamental truths by, 518
influential in early development of welfare program, 510
picture of, 511, 657

Clark, William

explored Louisiana Purchase with Meriweather Lewis, 86
Indian agent for tribes of Louisiana Territory, 86
picture of, 86

Clawson, Rudger, picture of, 39, 656

Clayton, William

biographical information and picture, 313
wrote “Come, Come, Ye Saints,” 312–13

Cluff, William Wallace, biographical information and picture, 387

Cobb, Polly, sister-in-law of Martin Harris, 48

Coe, Joseph, journeyed to Missouri, 103

Cole, Abner

opposed Book of Mormon publication, 64
pilfered Book of Mormon manuscript, 64
pseudonym was Obediah Dogberry, 64
publisher of Palmyra Reflector, 64

Colesville School, started for instruction of children, 110

Colonization, expansion to West, 361

Coltrin, Zebedee

picture of, 104
president of Quorum of Seventy, 155
successful missionary, 104

Columbus, Christopher

divinely inspired, 9
established religion among Indians, 9
Nephi saw in vision, 9
ordinance work performed for, 417

Committee

Church Radio, Publicity, and Mission Literature, 515
Church Relief, 512
Church Servicemen’s, 530
Correlation and Coordination, 519
Lamanites and Other Cultures, 574
Removal, organized by Brigham Young to help Missouri exodus, 212

Communication, between Utah Saints and rest of world in 1800s, 383

Complete Concordance of the Book of Mormon, by George Reynolds, 427

Comprehensive History of the Church, by B. H. Roberts, 477

Compromise of 1850, designated Utah as territory, 353

Conference, first held in 1830, 70

Conference Center, picture of, 639

Congregationalists, established religion in New England in 1700s, 16

Connor, Henry, watchmaker who embraced gospel, 232

Connor, Patrick Edward

biographical information and picture, 385
father of Utah mining, 385

Consecration, law of

description of, 95
significant revelations regarding, 98

Consolidated meeting schedule, introduced, 595

Constantine

at battle of Milvian Bridge in Rome, illustrated, 5
defeated Maxentius, 5
Edict of Toleration, 5
instrumental in calling Council of Nicaea, 5
not a Christian until dying, 5
utilized cross as symbol, 5

Constitution, of Kirtland Camp, 178

Constitution of United States

convention illustrated, 11
inspired document, 123
Lord’s pattern for latter days, 11
revelation on, 123

Conversion, of Saul of Tarsus significant, 3

Cooke, Philip, biographical information and picture, 325

Cooperative institution, organization of, 396

Co-operative Securities Cooperation, establishment of, 513

Copley, Leman

called to take gospel to Shakers, 94
former Shaker, 94, 99

Corrill, John

callings and assignments, 100, 128, 183
disturbed by members’ wild visions, 92
missionary work, 93, 105
offered life as ransom to mobs, 134

Coray, Martha Jane Knowlton, biographical information and picture, 412

Council House, first public building in Utah, 341

Council of Nicaea, first of ecumenical councils, 5

Cove Fort, description and picture of, 362

Covenant, must meet Lord’s requirements, 255

Cowdery, Lyman, Oliver Cowdery’s older brother, 53

Cowdery, Oliver

Aaronic Priesthood conferred by John the Baptist, 55
appointed to keep Church records at first conference, 70
arrival of, to help as scribe, 52
baptized Lyman Wight, 188
biographical information and picture, 52
boarded at Joseph Smith, Sr.’s home and learned about plates, 53
called by revelation to preach among Lamanites, 79
called to preside over affairs of Church in Zion, 127
charged for persecuting Church leaders, 184
charged not to command Joseph Smith, 77
charged with seeking to destroy Joseph Smith’s character, 186
charged with selling land in Jackson County, 186
commanded to carry Book of Commandments manuscripts, 119
created bank notes for Church-sponsored bank, 170
delivered Church’s first public discourse, 69
death of, 347
described Hill Cumorah, 40
directed affairs of Church in Kirtland during Zion’s Camp, 142
directed by John the Baptist to baptize Joseph Smith, 55
excommunicated, 187
filled with Holy Ghost after baptism, 55
fled Far West because of unauthorized document, 191
friendship with David Whitmer, 53
granted power to translate, 54
involved in selection of Quorum of Twelve, 153
learned printing business for publication of Book of Mormon, 64
letter to General William Clark, pictured, 87
lost office of Assistant President through apostasy, 153
Melchizedek Priesthood conferred upon, 56
met Joseph Smith, 53
missionary work among Indians, 85
name on page of Bible, pictured, 118
one of original six Church members, 67
one of Three Witnesses to Book of Mormon, 61
ordained Assistant President, 153
ordained elder at Church organization, 67
persecuted by mobs, 73
Peter, James, and John appeared to, 56
promised to be Book of Mormon witness, 59
rebaptized in 1848, 187, 346
received revelation and assurance from the Lord, 54
received vision in Kirtland Temple with Joseph Smith, 167, 253
role in printing Book of Mormon, 66
role in Thomas B. Marsh’s conversion, 75
said little about translation process, 58
scribe promised to Joseph Smith by Moroni after lost manuscript, 52
second witness of Restoration with Joseph Smith, 153
sent to Joseph Smith, 59
sought baptism, 55
supervised publication of Book of Mormon with Hyrum Smith, 63, 65
testified to David Whitmer of divinity of translating, 56
testified to Sidney Rigdon of Restoration, 80
visited by John the Baptist, 55
went to Fayette with David Whitmer, 57
wrote to General William Clark for Indian schools, 86

Cowdery, Warren, wrote of growth and atmosphere in Kirtland, 169, 172

Cowley, Matthew

Apostle of the Polynesians, 541
missionary work in Pacific, 541
picture of, 541, 658

Cowley, Matthias F.

picture of, 656
resignation from Quorum of Twelve after second manifesto, 470

Critchlow, William J., Jr., Assistant to Twelve, 591

Crosby, Caroline, enthusiastic convert, 156, 176

Crucifixion, of Peter, illustrated, 4

Cry Out of the Wilderness, by Orson Hyde, a treatise in German, 238

Cullimore, James A., Assistant to Twelve, 591

Cumming, Alfred, picture of, 369

Curtis, Rebecca, great-grandmother of Joseph Smith, Sr., 16

Cutler, Alpheus, supervised construction of Kirtland Temple, 242

D

Dallin, Cyrus E., sculpted monument to Brigham Young, 449

Danites, underground society formed by Sampson Avard, 191

Dark Ages, description of, 6

Davidson, James, lay lawyer who helped acquit Joseph Smith, 73

Davis, Jacob C., taken to trial for murder of Joseph Smith, 301

Day of God’s power, malaria healings, 218

Declaration of Independence

signers of, ordinance work performed for, 417
written by Thomas Jefferson, 11

Dedication

chart of temple dates, 640–41
Kirtland Temple, 165
land of Zion, 107
Manti Utah Temple, 436
Monticello Utah Temple, first of smaller temples, 642
Relief Society Monument to Women in Nauvoo, Illinois, 587
Salt Lake Temple, 444
temple site in Independence, Missouri, 107

Defense industries, establishment of during World War II, 532

Democratic Association of Quincy, assisted Saints in Illinois, 213

Deseret

applied for statehood, 352
meaning of word, 337
name changed to Utah, 353
phonetic alphabet started by Brigham Young, 398

Deseret Book Company, formation of, 481

Deseret Club, organization of, 517

Deseret Industries

establishment of, 513
four major goals of, 513
picture of, 513
sort center, 620

Deseret News

Church’s official newspaper, 364
origin of, 364

Deseret Sunday School Union, formation of, 409

Detroit House of Corrections, housed Mormons convicted of unlawful cohabitation, pictured, 428

DeWitt, Missouri, siege of by anti-Mormons, 196

Di-Ahman, name given to region around Adam-ondi-Ahman, 189

Dibble, Philo

baptism of, 81
shot and miraculously healed by Newel Knight, 136

Diet, revelation on, 123

Diocletian, persecuted Christians, 5

Disciples of Christ, also known as Campbellites, 80

Discourses of Brigham Young, compilation of Brigham Young’s teachings, 420

Dispensation, meaning of, 1

Doctrine and Covenants

new name given to Book of Commandments, 160
origins of, 119
publication of, 159
title page pictured, 159
two major divisions, 160

Doniphan, Alexander

biographical information and picture, 183
lawyer who befriended Saints in Jackson County, 135
named Daviess and Caldwell Counties, 183
state legislator and friend to Saints, 183

Douglas, Stephen A.

biographical information and picture, 266
Democratic leader in Illinois who befriended Saints, 265
turned against Saints, 369

Drumlin, meaning of, 40

Drummond, William W., conflict with Saints in Utah, 368

Dubinin, Yuri, Soviet ambassador to United States, 612

Dunklin, Daniel, governor of Missouri during early Church history, 135

Durham, G. Homer, 648

Dusenberry School, establishment of, 411

Duty, Mary, mother of Joseph Smith, Sr., 15

Dwyer, James, father of information movement in Salt Lake City, 474

Dyer, Alvin R., Assistant to Twelve, 591

E

Earth, provides a place of testing, 1

Earthquake

in Tokyo in 1923, halted missionary work there, 505
near Peking, China, was predicted by young Mormon girl, 93

Eccles, Stuart B., first manager of Deseret Industries, 513

Edict of Toleration, by Constantine, 5

Edmunds Act of 1882, defined unlawful cohabitation, 427

Edmunds-Tucker Act of 1887, aimed at destroying Church as political and economic entity, 433, 437

Education

chart of student enrollment in Church programs, 558
expansion of Church education after World War II, 557
met needs of early Utah Saints, 411

Education Week, established at BYU, 506

“Eighteen hundred and froze to death,” year without a summer, 24

Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution, repeal of, 498

Eight Witnesses to Book of Mormon, chart of biographical data, 61

Eleven special witnesses to Book of Mormon

destiny of, 61
never denied testimonies, 61

Elias, conferred dispensation of gospel of Abraham in Kirtland Temple, 167

Elijah, restored sealing keys in Kirtland Temple, 167

Emigration, of British Saints to America, 233

Endowment

instructions regarding revealed to Joseph Smith, 253
meaning of, 254

Enoch, built a Zion society, 102

Ensign, Church magazine, first published, 569

Equal Rights Amendment, comments by Spencer W. Kimball, 586

Erie Canal

illustration of, 30
vital inland waterway, 29

Essentials in Church History

by Joseph Fielding Smith, 507
history of the Restoration, 507

European missions, map of, 524

Evans, David, at Haun’s Mill, 203

Evans, Richard L., picture of, 659

Evening and Morning Star

Church’s first periodical, 109
excerpt from, 109

Ewing, Finis, Presbyterian reverend who thought Mormons should be destroyed, 131

Exodus

across Utah, 375
from Nauvoo, 305
from Nauvoo, illustrated, 306

Expansion, from Utah in early Church history, 412

Expositor Affair, destruction of the press used to print Nauvoo Expositor, 275

Expulsion, of Saints from Missouri, 193

Extermination order

by Governor Lilburn Boggs, 201
picture of, 202

Eyring, Henry B.

picture of, 660
spoke of family proclamation, 631

F

Family

emphasis placed upon strengthening, 564
proclamation on, 631
Saints who established cooperative venture based on book of Acts, 95

Family history, genealogy program renamed, 608

Family home evening

establishment of, 486
new emphasis placed on, 564

Farmer-preacher system, employed by Baptists to minister, 30

Farr, Lorin, picture of, 345

Far West, Missouri

description of, 181
location and founding of, 183
most prosperous LDS community, 189
new Church headquarters in 1838, 181
revelation on building a temple, 187
siege of by nonmembers, 204

Fast Sunday, pattern for established, 448

Father and the Son, The, First Presidency exposition in 1916 on roles of, 486

Faust, James E.

Assistant to Twelve, 592
picture of, 660

Felt, Louie B.

first general president of Primary, 484
initiated Children’s Friend magazine, 484
picture of, 484

Fetzer’s, created pulpit for Conference Center, 639

Fielding, James

brother of Joseph Fielding, 174
invited missionaries to preach in Preston, 174

Fielding, Joseph, set apart for mission to England, 174

Fillmore, chosen as first territorial capital of Utah, 355

Finland, opening of mission in, 540

First Presidency, reorganized after discovery of Salt Lake Valley, 334

First Quorum of the Seventy, organized as a governing Church quorum, 592

First Vision, the

depiction of in stained glass, 28
significance of, 35

Fishing River, events at during Zion’s Camp march, 148

Follett, King, fellow prisoner, 209

Folsom, William Harrison, biographical information and picture, 400

Ford, Thomas, biographical information and picture, 286

Fordham, Elijah

biographical information and picture, 219
miraculously healed by Joseph Smith, 218

Foster, Charles, led a conspiracy against Joseph Smith, 274

Foster, James, had a vision of Saints traveling to Missouri, 178

Foster, Robert D.

cared for Sidney Rigdon when he was ill, 220
excommunicated, 268

Franklin, Benjamin

received priesthood blessings, 446
visited Wilford Woodruff in St. George Utah Temple, 446

Freedom of religion

guaranteed in First Amendment to Constitution, 11
in United States, 9
unique feature of United States, 10

Free people of color, name given to freed slaves, 132

Freiberg Germany Temple, picture of, 597, 612

French, Mary, great-great-grandmother of Joseph Smith, Sr., 16

Friend, Church magazine, began publication, 570

Fyans, J. Thomas, Assistant to Twelve, 592

G

Galland, Isaac

biographical information and picture, 215
sold the Church a large parcel of land in Iowa and Illinois, 215

Gallatin, Missouri, election day battle, 194

Gardo house, official Salt Lake residence of John Taylor, pictured, 434

Gates, Daniel

Congregationalist church deacon, 18
grandfather of Lucy Mack Smith, 18

Gates, Lydia, mother of Lucy Mack Smith, 15

Gates, Susa Young

biographical information and picture, 486
founded Young Woman’s Journal, 486

Gause, Jesse

counselor in First Presidency, 121
fell away from Church, 121

Genealogical Society of Utah, organization of, 447

Genealogy

emphasis placed on, 598
name changed to family history, 608
revelation on, 447

General Priesthood Committee, organization of, 485

General Smith’s Views of the Powers and Policy of the Government of the United States

most important points of, 270
pamphlet of Joseph Smith’s views when running for U.S. president, 269

Germany, annexation of Austria, 523

Gibson, Walter Murray

called by Brigham Young to work in the Pacific, 387
caused difficulties in Hawaii, 387

Gilbert, John H., Jr.

picture of, 65
punctuated Book of Mormon manuscript for printing, 64
typesetter for Grandin printing, 64

Gilbert, Sidney A.

began journey to Kirtland, 103
called to preside over affairs of Church in Zion, 128
offered life as ransom to mob, 133

Gilliam, Cornelius, notorious anti-Mormon, 199

God

author of the grand design of human destiny, 12
directs affairs of history, 12
knows end from beginning, 12
no respecter of persons, 2

Godbe, William S., biographical information and picture, 402

Godhead

comments on by Joseph Smith, 259
explanation of, 486–87

Gold spike, used to join Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads, 395

Goodson, John, set apart for mission to England, 174

Gorbachev, Mikhail, premier of USSR, 612

Gospel Doctrine

compilation of Joseph F. Smith’s sermons and writings, 487
standard reference work for Latter-day Saints, 467

Gospel of Jesus Christ

older than the earth itself, 1
principles of are eternal, 1
restoration of, great event in history of mankind, 1

Gospel Principles, picture of, 595

Gould, John, sent as special messenger to Jackson County, 134, 138

Gould, Priscilla, grandmother of Joseph Smith, Sr., 16

Grandin, Egbert B.

agreed to publish Book of Mormon, 63
picture of, 62
stopped printing of Book of Mormon because of threatened boycott, 66

Grandin printing shop, picture of, 63

Granite Seminary

first released-time seminary classes, 505
picture of, 505

Grant, George, brave messenger, 213

Grant, Heber J.

Address to the Great and Progressive Nation of Japan, 461
announced plans to build Idaho Falls Idaho Temple, 543
called to preside over Japan Mission, 460
death of, 535
delivered first radio presentation, 506
first native Utahn to be President of the Church, 495
given a special blessing by terminally-ill Joseph F. Smith, 495
instituted administrative changes that made lasting impact on Church, 496
known for his determination, 495
picture of, 39, 461, 496, 655
special experience in calling Melvin J. Ballard to Quorum of Twelve, 496
succeeded Joseph F. Smith as President of the Church, 495

Grant, Jedediah Morgan

biographical information and picture, 338
vision of the spirit world, 338

Great Apostasy, the, description of, 177

Great Awakening, the

description of, 10
important movement in American religious history, 10

Great Depression, the, powerful influence on Church history, 509

Green, Harvey, thrown on floor by evil spirits during conference, 100

Greene, Rhoda Young, sister of Brigham Young, 75

Greeting to the World, by Lorenzo Snow, excerpt from, 458

Grouard, Benjamin, missionary to Pacific islands, 238

Groves, Elisha H., sent with Thomas B. Marsh to collect money for Zion, 183

Grow, Henry, picture of, 399

H

Haight, Caleb, family of helped nurse Brigham Young to health, 228

Haight, David B.

Assistant to Twelve, 591
picture of, 660

Hale, Emma

married Joseph Smith, 43
met Joseph Smith, 42
picture of, 42

Hale, Isaac

father of Emma Smith, 52
suspicious of Joseph’s claims regarding the plates, 52
tombstone pictured, 55

Hale, Jesse, oldest brother of Emma Hale, 46

Hales, Robert D.

Assistant to Twelve, 592
picture of, 660

Hamblin, Jacob, Indian agent, 372

Hamilton House, picture of, 278

Hancock County, trouble encountered by Saints in, 300

Hancock, John

first signer of Declaration of Independence, 105
relative of Levi Hancock, 105

Hancock, Levi W.

baptism of, 81
carpenter who built home/printing office for W. W. Phelps, 110
member of economic group called “the family,” 95
picture of, 105
president of Quorum of Seventy, 155
successful missionary, 104

Hancock, Solomon, successful missionary, 93

Handcart companies

list of, 361
Saints traveled across plains in, 358

Hanks, Ephraim Knowlton

biographical information and picture, 360
carried mail between Salt Lake City and Missouri River, 360

Hanks, Knowlton, died en route to mission in Pacific islands, 238

Hanks, Marion D., Assistant to Twelve, 591

Hansen, Harold I., associated with Hill Cumorah Pageant, 517

Harris, Lucy

criticized Martin Harris and Joseph Smith, 47
doubted reality of plates, 47
wife of Martin Harris, 47

Harris, Martin

asked Joseph if he could be a promised witness, 59
baptism of, 68
commanded not to covet own property, 65
committed self and means to bring forth Book of Mormon, 45, 47
fell away from Church and later returned, 61
involved in selection of Quorum of Twelve, 153
Joseph Smith worked for, 37
journey from Kirtland to Missouri, 103
mortgaged farm and sold land for Book of Mormon printing, 63, 65–66
one of Three Witnesses to Book of Mormon, 61
picture of, 45
removed himself so witnesses could receive revelation, 60
role in conversion of Thomas B. Marsh, 75
scribe for Joseph Smith, 45, 58
showed 116 pages to his wife, 47
showed Book of Mormon characters to linguists, 46
sorrow over lost manuscript, 48
supplied copies of Book of Mormon for missionary distribution, 80
supported James J. Strang at one time, 295, 317
testified of truthfulness of Book of Mormon throughout his life, 45, 177
traveled with Saints from New York to Ohio, 92

Harris, Preserved, brother of Martin Harris, 47

Haslam, James Holt, biographical information and picture, 372

Haun, Jacob

disregarded Prophet’s counsel, 201
established Haun’s Mill, 183

Haun’s Mill

illustration of, 203
massacre, 201
massacre occurred because Saints did not follow Prophet’s counsel, 204
Mormon settlement established by Jacob Haun, 183

Haven, Elizabeth

biographical information and picture, 219
description of ague epidemic, 219
description of families crossing river to Quincy, 214

Hendricks, Drusilla

biographical information and picture, 215
saved from starvation, 214

Hendricks, James

biographical information and picture, 215
wounded at Battle of Crooked River, 200

Henry VIII, King

established Church of England, 8
excommunicated by pope in 1533, 8

Herefordshire Beacon, picture of, 225

Hicks, John A., served as president of elders quorum in Nauvoo, 248

Higbee, Elias

death of, 268
judge of Caldwell County, 200
ordered a company to disperse mob gathered at Far West, 200
supervised construction of Nauvoo Temple, 242
traveled with Joseph Smith to approach President Van Buren, 220

High council, duties of in early Church history, 122

Hill Cumorah

classified as a drumlin, 40
picture of, 40
purchased by Church, 508

Hill Cumorah Pageant

one of Church’s most successful public relations ventures, 517
picture of, 610

Hill, Gustavus, professor of music in Nauvoo, 246

Hinckley, Alonzo A., picture of, 658

Hinckley, Gordon B.

addressed topic of AIDS, 605
announced construction of Conference Center, 638
announced that smaller temples would be built around the world, 642
Assistant to Twelve, 591, 630
biographical information, 628
commented on administration of growing Church, 593
commented on Joseph Smith Memorial Building, 621
dedicated more temples than anyone in this dispensation, 630
dedicated pioneer historical sites, 635
dedicated Vietnam for preaching of the gospel, 630, 635
description of first missionaries in Britain, 609
interviews with national media, 633
issued proclamation on the family, 631
on destiny of Church, 648
picture of, 599, 629–31, 635, 659
refinements in organization of Church leadership, 637
succeeded Howard W. Hunter as President of the Church, 631
taught of First Vision, 29
third counselor in First Presidency, 599
traveled around world to see Saints, 634
welcomed modern pioneers after one-thousand-mile trek, 637

Hinkle, George M.

began a settlement in DeWitt, 189
colonel, 196, 200, 204, 206
secretly agreed to turn over Church leaders, 204

Hofmann, Mark, bombing case of, 606

Holbrook, Joseph, Zion’s camp recruit, 143

Holland, Jeffrey R.

helped with new adult curriculum, 643
picture of, 660
president of BYU, 617

Holman, Jonathan, helped Emma Smith, 213

Holy Land, dedicated by Orson Hyde for return of Jews and for a temple, 235, 237

Honecker, Erich, head of Communist East German government, 612

Hong Kong China Temple, new kind of temple, 625

Horne, Mary Isabella

biographical information, 409
picture of, 410

Hotel Utah

closed, 621
one of Church’s largest investments, 481

House of the Lord, The, by James E. Talmage, origin of, 487

Howe, Eber D., author of Mormonism Unvailed, 114

Hubble, professed prophetess who deceived some, 93

Hubener, Helmuth

picture of, 527
young German Latter-day Saint who lost his life during Hitler’s regime, 527

Hunt, Jefferson

biographical information and picture, 324
took temporary charge of Mormon Battalion, 324

Hunter, Edward, picture of, 348

Hunter, Howard W.

biographical information, 622
Church Historian and Recorder, 624
closely involved with genealogical program, 624
counseled Saints to make temple symbol of their membership, 625
dedicated Orlando Florida and Bountiful Utah Temples, 625
helped oversee completion of Brigham Young University Jerusalem Center, 617
Hunter’s Croonaders, pictured, 623
organized two thousandth stake of Church in Mexico City, 626
picture of, 624, 659
presided for almost nine months, 626
succeeded Ezra Taft Benson as President of the Church, 625

Huntington, Dimick B., recognized Prophet Joseph, 215

Huntington, Oliver, mother of died of ague, 218

Huntington, William, presided over camp in Mount Pisgah, 315

Hutchinson, Anne, fought for religious toleration, 10

Hyde, Orson

appointed to write letter of reproof to Church in Missouri, 128
baptized Edward Hunter, 348
biographical information, 235
called to fulfill mission in Palestine, 235
dedicated the Holy Land, 235, 237, 415
deserted the cause of the Church, 199, 212
established the Frontier Guardian, 346
felt spiritual sorrow on day of Joseph’s martyrdom, 288
fulfilled one of longest and most significant missions, 235
member of first Quorum of Twelve, 154
Memorial Garden dedication, 579, 582
missionary work, 124, 157, 174, 225, 231, 324, 349
moved that Brigham Young be sustained as President of the Church, 335
offered dedicatory prayer for Nauvoo Temple, 242, 317
petitioned Ohio legislature, 171
picture of, 235, 653
received letter from Brigham Young regarding destiny of Church, 647
restored to fellowship, 226
seniority in Quorum of Twelve, 418
sent as special messenger to Jackson County, 134
sent from Kirtland to assist Parley P. Pratt in Toronto, 157
sent to Carson Valley, Nevada, to organize county government, 362
sent to England to help solve problems, 317
sent to speak to Governor Dunklin, 146
sermon corrected by Joseph Smith, 259
set apart to travel with Heber C. Kimball to proclaim gospel in Great Britain, 174
superintended Saints left at Winter Quarters, 331
told of martyrdom prophecies, 273
traveled to Salt Lake Valley with Perry E. Brocchus, 354
vision of his mission, 235

Hymnal, first for Church, compiled by Emma Smith, 161

I

Improvement Era

assumed functions of Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, 519
powerful voice for good among Saints, 485
replaced Contributor for Young Men’s MIA, 460

Independence, Missouri

dedication of temple site, 107
temple lot, pictured, 106

Indian Removal Act, signed into law by Andrew Jackson, 79

Institutes of religion

establishment of, 506
growth of after World War II, 558

Intelligence, comments about by Joseph Smith, 260

Interesting Account of Several Remarkable Visions, by Orson Pratt, contained first published account of First Vision, 232

Intermountain Health Care, organization of, 573

International Mission

discontinued, 611
organization of, 576

Iowa, Saints’ trek after exodus from Nauvoo, 309

Iron horse, name given to transcontinental railroad, 393

Isaacson, Thorpe B., Assistant to Twelve, 591

Isaiah

predicted a future Zion, 102
prophecy of fulfilled, 46

Ivins, Anthony W., picture of, 657

J

Jack-Mormons, term referring to friendly nonmembers, 137

Jackson County, Missouri

description of, 106
expulsion from, 135
location of Garden of Eden according to Joseph Smith, 106
mob activity against Saints, 132

Jaques, Vienna, one of first to donate funds for building of Kirtland Temple, 163

Japan

attack on Pearl Harbor, 529
devastating earthquake of 1923, 505
missionary efforts in, 461
mission reopened after World War II, 541

Japanese exclusion law, prevented Japanese people from immigrating to U.S. in early 1900s, 505

Japan for the Japanese, policy started by Japan to minimize westernization, 461

Japan Mail, influential Tokyo newspaper, 461

Jefferson, Thomas

author of Declaration of Independence, 11
Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom, 11
founding father of University of Virginia, 10
one of America’s finest statesmen, 10
opponent of pressures upon government by organized religion, 11
statue of, 11

Jennings, Thomas, militia officer, 201

Jenson, Andrew, responsible for gathering valuable historical information, 507

Jerusalem, map of, 583

Jerusalem Center, Brigham Young University

dedication of, 618
picture of, 617

Jesus Christ

bestowed keys and authority upon ancient Apostles, 2
commissioned Apostles to be witnesses of him, 2
Father’s eternal plan centered upon, 1
“Lamb slain from the foundation of the world,” 1
privately tutored ancient Apostles, 2
restored gospel and higher priesthood, 2
spoke to Saul of Tarsus on road to Damascus, 3

Jesus the Christ, by James E. Talmage, origin of, 488

Johnson, Aaron, called to preside over Garden Grove settlement, 314

Johnson, Alice, Joseph Smith cured her lame arm, 94, 113

Johnson, Benjamin

biographical information and picture, 291
description of hostilities in Missouri, 198
description of Kirtland Camp, 179

Johnson, John

house of pictured, 114
wife healed by Joseph Smith, 93

Johnson, Luke

apostatized, 177
house of pictured, 114
member of first Quorum of Twelve, 154, 186
organized the Church of Christ, 177
picture of, 653
warned Prophet of assassination plot, 177
Zion’s Camp, 148

Johnson, Lyman E.

action against him postponed, 185
baptized Lorin Farr, 345
excommunicated, 186
member of first Quorum of Twelve, 154
unauthorized document addressed to, 191

Johnston, Albert Sidney, biographical information and picture, 374

John the Baptist

appeared to Joseph and Oliver, 55
prepared way for Jesus Christ, 82

John the Revelator, envisioned Zion’s descent from heaven, 102

Jones, Dan

biographical information and picture, 280
prophetic promise from Joseph Smith, 279

Jones, Daniel Webster

called to head a mission in Mexico, 413
called to translate Book of Mormon into Spanish, 413

Joseph in Egypt, prophecy regarding Joseph Smith, 21

Joseph Smith homestead, in Nauvoo, pictured, 217

Joseph Smith Memorial Building, renovated Hotel Utah, 621

JST, Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible, 118

Jumbo, Mary, wife of a Lamanite, asked Heber J. Grant to start missionary work among Lamanites, 545

Juvenile Instructor

biographical essays on General Authorities, 459
origin of, 408
purchased by Sunday School from George Q. Cannon family, 485
series of articles entitled “History of the Nations,” 459

K

Kane, Thomas L., biographical information and picture, 353

Kearns, Thomas

biographical information and picture, 471
nonmember mining tycoon, 470
prompted anti-Mormon propaganda, 471
purchased Salt Lake Tribune, 471

Kelsey, Eli B., director of Nauvoo’s largest public school, 245

Kennedy, David M., called to be special consultant on diplomatic affairs, 582

Kimball, Ellen Sanders, picture of, 330

Kimball, Heber C.

accompanied Prophet and administered to sick, 218
baptism for dead, 252
baptized Walter Murray Gibson, 386
chased by grizzly bear, 334
conversion of, 75
counselor in First Presidency, 335
dedicated Endowment House, 437
defended Joseph Smith, 173
description of his father, 22
Ellen Sanders Kimball, wife of, 330
feelings on day of Joseph Smith’s death, 287
gave blessing to Jedediah M. Grant, 338
gave endowments to Saints, 303
home of pictured, 300
leadership of, 208, 211, 293, 297, 312, 316, 332, 341, 353, 363
left Nauvoo with adequate food supply, 310
march toward Zion, 143, 151
member of first Quorum of Twelve, 154, 231
met Joseph Smith, 116
New England roots, 26
ordained John Taylor and John E. Page, 190
organized British Saints for emigration to Nauvoo, 233
picture of, 653
reaction to land speculation in Kirtland, 172
received endowment, 254
returned to Nauvoo, 289
successful missionary, 157, 176, 225, 232
sent to Great Britain to proclaim gospel, 174, 225
worked on Kirtland Temple, 163

Kimball, Heber Parley, carried water for ill as young child, 227

Kimball, Sarah M., organized women who made shirts for men working on Nauvoo Temple, 248

Kimball, Spencer W.

affirmed record of Maori people’s origin in the Book of Mormon, 551
announced organization of First Quorum of Seventy, 592
announced São Paulo Brazil Temple, 595
author of The Miracle of Forgiveness, 586
biographical information, 579
called to give special attention to Lamanite people, 535, 546
called to Quorum of Twelve, 579
challenged Saints to clean up homes, 585
commented on Equal Rights Amendment, 586
counsel on abortion, 585
death of, 599
dedicated Poland for preaching of gospel, 582
dedicated Washington D.C. Temple, 570, 595
discontinued auxiliary conferences, 593
Do It motto, 580
legacy of, 598
new editions of scriptures, 588
picture of, 579, 658
process of succession in presidency, 295
revelation extending priesthood to all worthy males, 584
serious health problems of, 580
stressed importance of mother’s role, 586
stressed personal purity, 580
succeeded Harold B. Lee as President of the Church, 579
testified of revelation to First Presidency regarding mission presidencies, 542
three additions to scriptures, 588

King, Austin A., circuit judge, 195, 207

King Follett Discourse, renowned sermon, 261

King, Larry, interviewed President Hinckley, 634

Kington, Thomas, leader of United Brethren in Britain who later joined Church, 230

Kinney, John F., only nonmember delegate to Congress in Utah Territory’s history, 385

Kirtland Camp

constitution of pictured, 178
Saints moved to Missouri, 178

Kirtland, Ohio, center of early missionary work, 124

Kirtland Safety Society

banking note of pictured, 171
bank that Joseph Smith wanted to start in Kirtland, 171
unsuccessful in its ventures, 172

Kirtland Safety Society Anti-Banking Company, joint-stock company in Kirtland, 171

Kirtland Temple

architectural drawing of, 162
Artemus Millet was master builder of, 164
certificate authorizing solicitation of funds for, 164
commandment to build, 162
dedication of, 165
first temple of this dispensation, 162
great blessings given to Saints because of, 164
great day of visions and revelation, 167
picture of, 166
revealed in vision to the Brethren, 163
unique interior, 163
vision of celestial kingdom, 164

Klopfer, Herbert, notable Latter-day Saint who died in World War II, 527

Knight, Amanda Inez

one of first single sister missionaries, 457
picture of, 457

Knight, Joseph, Jr., accepted Joseph Smith’s testimony, 43

Knight, Joseph, Sr.

accepted Joseph Smith’s testimony, 43
arranged for Joseph Smith’s defense in court, 72
assisted Joseph and Oliver with provisions and money, 54
baptism of, 71
hired Joseph Smith, 43
location of farm, 51
provided sleigh for Emma Smith, 90
visited with Smiths, 44, 69

Knight, Lydia Bailey

conversion of in Upper Canada, 117
did ordinance work for her kindred dead in St. George Utah Temple, 117
married Newel Knight, 117
told by Joseph Smith that she would be a savior to her father’s house, 117

Knight, Newel

accepted Joseph Smith’s testimony, 43
baptism of, 70
commanded to take Colesville Saints to Missouri, 99, 102, 104
description of Saints’ adjustment to frontier life, 108
gave Philo Dibble priesthood blessing that miraculously healed gunshot wound, 136
grandfather of Amanda Inez Knight, 457
had visions of eternity opened to him, 70
married Lydia Bailey, 117
moved Joseph and his family to Fayette, 77
possessed by devil, 69
recalled answer to prayer of Saints in Colesville, 73
son of Polly Knight, 105
testified at Joseph’s trial, 72
vision of Savior that he would be admitted into Lord’s presence, 71
wife confirmed as member of Church, 74

Knight, Polly

desired to stay alive to see promised land, 105
first Latter-day Saint buried in Missouri, 105
mother of Newel Knight, 105

Knight, Vinson, called as acting bishop in Adam-ondi-Ahman, 189

Knowlton, Ephraim, biographical information and picture, 360

Knox, John, early convert to Calvinism, 8

Komatsu, Adney Y., Assistant to Twelve, 592

Korean War, impact on missionary work, 552

KZN

call letters changed to KSL, 506
Utah’s first radio station, 495

L

Lamanite mission, demonstrated power of Book of Mormon as means of conversion, 88

Lamanites

missionary work among, 79
missionary work among Indians, map of, 84
missionary work expanded in twentieth century, 545
name given to American Indians, 79
will be brought to believe in God’s word, 79

Lane, George, picture of, 35

Language Training Mission, establishment of, 555

Larson, Gustive O., produced series of illustrated lectures on history of Mormons, 504

Latin America, expansion of Church educational programs 1950–75, 560

Latter-day Saint Charities, nonprofit agency, 620

Latter-day Saint Hospital, opening of, 481

Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star, monthly periodical published for English Saints, 231

Latter-day Saint Student Association (LDSSA)

formation of, 571
replaced Deseret Clubs, 517

Latter-day Saint servicemen

responsible for introducing gospel into new areas of world, 531
set example for nonmember peers, 531

Law of celestial marriage, outlined in revelation, 255

Law of consecration

origin of, 95
revelation from Lord on, 191
significant revelations on, 98

Law of witnesses, substantiated truthfulness of Book of Mormon, 61

Law, William

believed Joseph was fallen prophet, 263, 268
excommunicated, 269
informed Joseph of John C. Bennett’s wife and child, 263
led conspiracy against Prophet Joseph, 274
president of a reformed church, 269
second counselor in First Presidency, 240

League of Nations, Church’s involvement with, 497

Lebolo, Antonio, explorer who discovered mummies and papyrus of Abraham and Joseph’s writings, 159

Lectures on Faith, Book of Commandments published without, 160

Lee, Ann

claimed to be the Messiah returned to earth in female form, 94
religious leader of Shaking Quakers, 94

Lee, Harold B.

commented on growth of Church, vi
innovative projects affected welfare plan, 568
introduced welfare program Churchwide, 511
picture of, 568, 658
regarded welfare program as fulfillment of prophecy, 513
succeeded Joseph Fielding Smith as President of the Church, 568

Liahona, director given to Lehi in wilderness, 59

Liberty Jail

considered a temple-prison because of spiritual instructions received, 208
description and picture, 208

Licenses, small documents certifying authorization to represent Church, 70

Literary Firm, six brethren called as stewards over Book of Commandments, 119

Literature, anti-Mormon, 471

Little, Jesse C., biographical information and picture, 316

Loeffelspende, spoon contributions donated during World War II, 528

Logan Utah Temple, dedication of, 430

“Long, dark night,” from truth to error, 4

Longden, John, Assistant to Twelve, 591

Lost manuscript

116 pages taken from book of Lehi, 48–49
history of, 47
words of altered by wicked men after manuscript was lost, 49

Lucas, Samuel D., county judge for Jackson County, 135

Lucifer

became known as Satan, 1
cast out of heaven, 1
father of all lies, 1
rebelled against the Father and his plan, 1

Lucifer’s Lantern, anti-Mormon periodical, 465

Lund, Anthon H., picture of, 656

Luther, Martin

biographical information, 6
champion and public hero, 7
completed German translation of Bible, 7
considered an outlaw, 7
excommunicated from Roman church because of resistance, 7
followers of, founded Lutheran church, 7
illustration of, 7
led German Reformation, 7
most famous of Reformers, 8
Ninety-five Theses, 7
response to being ordered to give up his work, 7
studied Bible intensively, 7

Lyman, Amasa

arrested in Far West, 205
biographical information, 292
called to Quorum of Twelve, 297
dispatched to guide Pueblo Saints to Salt Lake Valley, 329
dropped from Quorum of Twelve, 402
in Cincinnati at time of Martyrdom, 288
joined the New Movement, 402
picture of, 292, 654
presided over British and European Missions, 388
presided over colony of San Bernardino, 361

Lyman, Francis Marion, picture of, 655

Lyman, Richard R., picture of, 657

M

Mace, Wandle, sheltered Saints, 214

Mack, Ebenezer, grandfather of Lucy Mack Smith, 18

Mack, John, Joseph Smith’s first maternal ancestor to leave England for America, 15

Mack, Lucy, married Joseph Smith, Sr., 19

Mack, Lydia Gates

gave her children most of their religious and secular education, 18–19
injured in wagon accident, 25
maternal grandmother of Joseph Smith, 18
mother of Lucy Mack Smith, 18

Mack, Solomon

autobiography, pictured, 19
bout of rheumatism changed life, 19
father of Lucy Mack Smith, 18
maternal grandfather of Joseph Smith, 18

Maeser, Karl G.

biographical information and picture, 413
outstanding career in Church education, 412, 463

Magazines, Church, consolidation of in early 1970s, 569

Malaria, Saints in Nauvoo afflicted with, 217

Manifesto

Church no longer taught or practiced plural marriage, 440
origin of, 440
revelation from God, 441
under direction of Wilford Woodruff, 440

Man’s Search for Happiness, film depicting LDS concept of life before and after mortality, 556

Manti Utah Temple, dedication of, 436

Markham, Stephen, biographical information and picture, 311

Marks, William

arranged meeting to sustain new leader of Church, 290
helped form Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 295
Nauvoo stake president, 290
supported James J. Strang, 295
sympathized with Sidney Rigdon, 290

Marriage, revelation on, 255

Marsh, Thomas B.

baptism of, 75
called on mission, 75
conversion of, 74
excommunicated but later returned, 199
organized a company to Buffalo, 91
president of first Quorum of Twelve, 74, 154
sent to collect money for impoverished Saints, 183

Martyrdom, the

description of, 280
illustration of, 282

Massacre, at Haun’s Mill, 201

Maxwell, Neal A.

Assistant to Twelve, 592
commented on future of Church, 648
commissioner of Church Educational System, 571
picture of, 660
three major principles of Church education, 571

McArthur, Percy D., gifted athlete dedicated to Church, 503

McBride, Thomas, killed at Haun’s Mill, 204

McConkie, Bruce R.

commented on the gathering, 576
picture of, 659

McCune, Elizabeth Claridge

important aspects of life, 457
paved way for women missionaries, 456
picture of, 457

McKay, David O.

announced plans to construct Hamilton New Zealand Temple, 553
biographical information, 550
Church education, background in, 518
contribution to Sunday School program, 483
dedicated temples in Switzerland, New Zealand, and England, 554
every member a missionary, 555
first General Authority to visit South Africa, 553
importance of family, 565
missionary efforts around the world, 499
picture of, 551, 657
purpose for being sent on world tour, 499
succeeded George Albert Smith as President of the Church, 550
what e’er thou art, act well thy part, pictured, 551

McKay, Thomas E., Assistant to Twelve, 591

McLellin, William E.

accepted and failed challenge to write revelation, 119
lost his standing in Church, 186, 295
member of first Quorum of Twelve, 154
picture of, 653
supported James J. Strang, 295

Melchizedek Priesthood

authority to administer ordinances, 122
conferred upon Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery, 56
greater priesthood, 122

Memorial Garden, Orson Hyde, picture of, 582

Merrill, Joseph F., picture of, 657

Merrill, Marriner W., picture of, 656

“Message of Mormonism,” by LeGrand Richards, published as A Marvelous Work and a Wonder, 515

Message of the Ages, The, centennial pageant depicting gospel dispensations, 508

Mexico

establishment of solid foundation for Church in, 412
mission reopened in 1901, 461
status of Saints in early 1900s, 490

Microfilming, genealogical records during and after World War II, 543

Millennial Star, founding of, 231

Miller, George

appointed trustee-in-trust, 297, 306
biographical information and picture, 306
chastised by Brigham Young, 311
dissented and took a group of Saints to Nebraska, 330
helped obtain lumber for Nauvoo Temple, 243
president of Nauvoo high priests quorum and general bishop, 254
received endowment, 254
went to Texas, 305–6, 312

Miller, William

biographical information and picture, 303
“bogus Brigham” incident, 303

Millet, Artemus

baptism and call of, 164
helped build temples in Kirtland, Nauvoo, St. George, and Manti, 164
master builder of Kirtland Temple, 164

Minority groups, Church’s work regarding, 573

Missionaries

cautioned to avoid teaching mysteries of gospel, 125
evacuation from Germany and surrounding areas, 523
evacuation from South Pacific and South Africa, 526
health, called to serve, 573
number in field, 608
to Lamanites, 79
to Lamanites, pictured, 80
traveled without purse or scrip, 389
Western Reserve, 80

Missionary Training Center

established in Salt Lake City, 503
first home for missionaries, pictured, 504

Missionary work

area training centers, 459
continued emphasis after World War I, 499
during Great Depression, 515
early labors and conversions, 74
efforts of early women missionaries, 456–57
first proselyting plan officially published in 1952, 555
international, after World War I, 499
map of work among Lamanites, 84
opened in Nigeria and Ghana, 585
revival of after World War II, 542
started in Pacific, 238
training courses for, 459

Missouri

expulsion of Saints from, 193
land of inheritance, 102
map of during early Church history, 103
map of northwest, during early Church history, 193

Mitchill, Samuel Latham

linguist Martin Harris took characters from the plates to, 46
picture of, 46

Mittimus, commitment to prison, 278

Mobs, attacked members in Colesville, New York, in 1830, 71

Moessner, Hermann, helped convert four men while in European prison camp, 528

Monroy, Rafael

executed because would not deny testimony, 490
picture of, 490

Monson, Thomas S.

offered dedicatory prayer in German Democratic Republic, 611
picture of, 659
youngest man called to First Presidency in over one hundred years, 601

Monticello Utah Temple

dedication of, 642
picture of, 642

Monument

honoring Brigham Young, pictured, 449
honoring Joseph Smith, 476
This Is the Place, dedication of, 547

Moon, John, presided over group of English immigrants, 233

Morgan, John, biographical information and picture, 431

Morin, Joseph, warned Saints of attack at polls, 194

Morley, Isaac

baptism of, 81
farm used by Joseph and other immigrants, 99
leadership of, 100, 128, 183, 345
missionary certificate pictured, 156
picture of, 134
settlement named for, 222

Mormon Battalion

establishment of, 315
march of, 323
route of, illustrated, 324

Mormon Corridor, route through southern Utah, Nevada, and California, 361

Mormonism Unvailed, first anti-Mormon book, 114

“Mormon problem,” name given to situation with Mormons and Missourians, 182

Mormon raiders, unit of Nauvoo Legion under Lot Smith, 373

Mormon War, in Missouri, 199

Mormon Youth Symphony and Chorus, 643–44

Moroni

ancient Book of Mormon prophet, 9
challenged Book of Mormon readers to learn truthfulness of book, 58
chastised Joseph Smith for not being engaged enough in Lord’s work, 43
commented on America as choice land, 9
first appearance to Joseph Smith, 37
first three and subsequent visits to Joseph Smith, 39
holder of keys of stick of Ephraim, 39
instructed Joseph to tell father of vision, 39
last custodian of the plates, 58
meeting with David Whitmer, 57
returned plates and Urim and Thummim after lost manuscript, 52
revealed location of golden plates, 39
revealed plates to Joseph Smith and Three Witnesses, 60
took plates from Joseph while traveling to Fayette, 57
tutored Joseph to prepare him for plates, 41
warned and promised Joseph about receiving plates, 44

Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act of 1862

aspects of, 423, 425
directed against Latter-day Saints, 383, 425

Morris, George Q.

Assistant to Twelve, 591
picture of, 659

Morrisite Affair, description of, 385

Morrisites, apostate faction led by former English convert Joseph Morris, 385

Moscow institute building, picture of, 505

Moses

appeared in Kirtland Temple to restore keys of gathering Israel, 167
visions of, in Pearl of Great Price, 73

Mountain Meadows Massacre, 371

Mount Pisgah, monument to, 315

Mount Tambora, violent eruption of in 1815, 24

Moyle, Henry D., picture of, 658

Mulholland, James, Joseph Smith’s secretary, 213

Mulliner, Samuel, Scottish convert, 232

Murdock, John

baptism of, 81
began a settlement in DeWitt, 189
bound by Satan so could not speak during conference, 100
guarded Saints from mob, 197
picture of, 81
successful missionary, 90
twins of adopted by Joseph and Emma after death of wife, 100

Murray, Fanny Young

mother-in-law of Heber C. Kimball, 75
sister of Brigham Young, 75

Music, importance of in our dispensation, 74

Mutual Improvement Association, improvements in, 483

N

Nauvoo

buildings erected in, 243
city government, 243
development and progression of after Joseph Smith’s death, 298
educational system, 245
growth of, 243
Hebrew word meaning “beautiful,” 217
illustration of, 299
“poor Saints” rescued, 317
purchase of land sites, 216
renamed City of Joseph by Brigham Young, 300
Saints afflicted with malaria, 217
sickness, death, and suffering, 247
social aspects, 247

Nauvoo brass band, description of, 310

Nauvoo Charter

repeal of, 299
steps to becoming law, 222

Nauvoo cultural hall, picture of, 247

Nauvoo Expositor

opposition newspaper that brought about Expositor Affair, 275
press destroyed, causing Expositor Affair, 275

Nauvoo House

hotel to be used to entertain and teach truth, 243
illustration of, 245
need for revealed to Joseph Smith, 240
never completed because building efforts were concentrated on temple, 245

Nauvoo Legion

directed by Joseph Smith, 223
militia unit for Nauvoo, 223

Nauvoo Neighbor, weekly nonreligious newspaper in Nauvoo, 246

Nauvoo Temple

building of, 242
dedication of, 317
important dates, 242
picture of, 242, 643
to be rebuilt, 642–43

Nazis

affected Church activity in South America, 523
emphasized racial purity, 522
National Socialists, 522

Nelson, Russell M.

heart surgeon who operated on Spencer W. Kimball, 580
picture of, 660

Nephi

ancient Book of Mormon prophet, 9
foresaw American Revolution and War of 1812, 9
foresaw Lamanites scattered by Gentiles, 9
wrote about need for witnesses, 59

Newel K. Whitney store

birthplace of Joseph Smith III, 91
bishop’s storehouse for a time, 91
early headquarters of Church, 91
floor plan of, illustrated, 123
meeting place for School of the Prophets, 91
picture of, 91

New Era, Church magazine, first published, 569

New Jerusalem, to be built in Missouri, 122

New Testament Church, Christ restored, 2

New York Saints

moved to Kirtland, 91
moved westward in response to commandment from God, 92

Nickerson, Freeman

missionary, 157
urged Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon to preach in Upper Canada, 117

Ninety-five Theses, by Martin Luther, 7

Nye, Harriet Maria Horsepool, first woman missionary, 456

O

Oaks, Dallin H.

commented on bombing case, 606
helped with new adult curriculum, 643
picture of, 660

O’Bannion, Patrick, died in Battle of Crooked River, 200

Obedience, comments by Joseph Smith, 260

Official Declaration 1, excerpt from, 440

Ohio

early challenges of Saints in, 93
Lord commanded his people to move to, 89
map of early northeastern area, 113

Old Fort, description and illustration of, 339

“Old settlers”

conflicts with Saints from East, 130
name given to original residents in Jackson County, 130

Olive Leaf, D&C 88, 128

Opposition, reasons for as given by opponents to Saints in Missouri, 181

Organization of Church

climaxed decade of preparation for Joseph Smith, 67
original meeting, 67
unforgettable occasion for those present, 68

Organizations, reasons for having in Church, 519

Organ, Tabernacle

building of, 400
constructed, 390

P

Pace, Glenn L., sent to Africa with M. Russell Ballard to assess need for humanitarian aid, 619

Packer, Boyd K.

Assistant to Twelve, 591
commented on new scriptures, 588–89
picture of, 588, 659

Page, Hiram

one of Eight Witnesses to Book of Mormon, 61
possessed stone he claimed he received revelations through, 77

Page, John E.

called to dedicate Palestine for return of Jews but did not go, 225, 235
called to Quorum of Twelve, 190, 226
did not join Twelve gathered in England, 231
edited and published Gospel Light, 288
helped place stone at Far West temple site, 226
picture of, 654
supported James J. Strang, 295

Panic of 1837, economic panic in the spring, 172

Parks, H. G., militia officer, 198

Parrish, Betsy, died of cholera while in Zion’s Camp, 149

Parrish, Warren, apostatized, 177

Partridge, Edward

asked the Prophet’s advice about gathering again, 215
bishop’s certificate of pictured, 121
called to serve as first bishop of Church, 96, 98
compared by Lord to Nathanael of old, 120
conversion and baptism of, 82
counselors called to assist, 100
journeyed to New York to meet Prophet, 79, 82
leadership of, 107, 109, 128, 150, 181, 183
mentioned in revelations on the law of consecration, 98
missionary certificate of pictured, 156
offered his life as ransom to mob, 134
one of the Lord’s great men, 82
picture of, 120
tarred and feathered by mob, 133
travels of, 90, 103

Patriarchal blessings, identify a person’s lineage in house of Israel, 122

Patten, David W.

baptism of, 105
bore testimony to Lorenzo Snow, 161
called on mission, 186
desired death of a martyr, 200
died in Battle of Crooked River, 200
first martyred Apostle in this dispensation, 200
laid down his life for his friends, 200
leadership of, 184
member of first Quorum of Twelve, 154
reviewed status of Quorum of Twelve, 186

Patterson, Robert, sheltered missionaries, 85

Paul, established branches of Church throughout Roman Empire, 3

Pea, John, helped daughter flee Missouri, 212

Pearl Harbor, attacked by Japan, 529

Pearl of Great Price, origin of, 349

Peniston, William, instrumental in instigating battle in Gallatin, Missouri, 194

Penrose, Charles W.

biographical information, 456
editor of Deseret News, 456
picture of, 456, 656
wrote hymn, “Oh, Ye Mountains High,” 456
wrote missionary tracts entitled “Rays of Living Light,” 456

People’s Party

Church’s political organization, 439
formally dissolved, 442

Perpetual Emigrating Fund, helped poor Saints who had gathered to Iowa, 348

Perry, L. Tom

Assistant to Twelve, 592
member of bicentennial committee, 610
picture of, 659

Personal Ancestral File, family history software, 608

Peter

crucifixion of, illustrated, 4
prayed on roof of house in Joppa, 2
received vision and learned that God is no respecter of persons, 2

Peter French farm

eventually became center of Church in Kirtland, 96
map of, 96

Peter, James, and John

appearance to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery, 56
presiding Apostles in ancient times, 2

Petersen, Mark E.

commented on stone cut out of mountain, v
picture of, 658

Peterson, Ziba

bore testimony to Mary Elizabeth Rollins, 134
called to preach gospel to Lamanites, 79
set up tailor shop to earn funds for missionary work, 85

Phelps, Morris, escaped from jail, 209

Phelps, William W.

attempted to profit from land deals, 183
commented on travels of elders, 156
conversion of, testimony of Book of Mormon, 103
excommunicated, 185
helped write Joseph Smith’s pamphlet outlining political platform, 269
kept order in Nauvoo after Martyrdom, 287
leadership of, 127, 287
newspaper editor, experienced writer and printer, 103, 109
picture of, 103
printed Book of Commandments, 119
printing office of nearly destroyed by mob, 133
revelation referred to him as “called and chosen,” 103
shared his translations from Hebrew Bible, 161
spoke about authority of Quorum of Twelve, 292
vision of the destroyer riding upon the waters, 108
went on exploring expedition, 181

Phonography, also known as shorthand in early Church history, 175

Physical health, importance of, 573

Pilgrims

greatly influenced American values, 8
strict Calvinist group, 8

Pioneer centennial, celebration of after World War II, 547

Pioneer Company

establishment of, 330
journey of, 331

Pitcher, Thomas, colonel who led forces to drive Saints out of Jackson County, 136

Pitt, Mary, one of many Saints healed through blessings by Brigham Young, 231

Pitt, William, biographical information and picture, 310

Plates, golden, efforts to steal, 45

Plural marriage

commandment of God in early Church history, 424
crusade against, 425
implementation of, 424
Manifesto, 440
part of restoration of all things, 256
practice stopped by commandment of God, 441

Poland, dedicated by Spencer W. Kimball for preaching of gospel, 582

Poland Law of 1874, dismantled Utah’s judicial system, 426

Political Manifesto

emphasized separation of Church and state, 444
known as political rule of Church, 443
statement issued by General Authorities after Utah became state, 443
still governs actions of General Authorities on politics, 444

Polygamy

commandment of God in early Church history, 424
crusade against, 425
implementation of, 424
Manifesto, 440
part of restoration of all things, 256
practice stopped by commandment of God, 441

Polynesian Cultural Center, opening of, 560

Polysophical Society, created by Lorenzo Snow, 365

Pony express, mail delivery system, 383

Poor Bleeding Zion, Saints camped at Crooked River, 183

“Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief,” hymn sung by John Taylor in Carthage Jail, 281

Pratt, Addison, biographical information and picture, 238

Pratt, Orson

assigned to take gospel to Scotland, 232
attended conference in Boston, 288
confirmed Lorin Farr, 345
defined term Adam-ondi-Ahman, 188
edited the Seer, 425
heard about Martyrdom, 289
helped place stone at Far West temple site, 226
helped Prophet heal the sick, 218
in St. Louis, 212
journeyed to Salt Lake Valley, 333
list of publications while in Britain, 232
lived in empty military barracks, 217
made announcement on plural marriage, 424
member of first Quorum of Twelve, 154
missionary work, 104, 124, 157, 229, 231
mission president, 349
picture of, 77, 654
presented Brigham Young as new President of the Church, 336
published Pearl of Great Price and other tracts, 349, 430
quoted Isaiah’s prophecy, 647
recollection of Joseph inquiring about Egyptian papyri, 159
seniority in Quorum of Twelve, 154, 418
transcribed Book of Mormon into Deseret alphabet, 398
university professor of English literature and mathematics, 246

Pratt, Parley P.

arrested, 204
baptism and ordination to priesthood, 67, 77
blessing prior to mission to Canada, 157
chosen to be editor of Millennial Star, 231
commended group of Missouri Saints, 108
conversion of, 75
description of Missouri conditions, 129
description of harvest feast, 340
description of Saints fleeing from mob, 137
dispatched to England, 317
escaped from prison, 209
first Apostle outside of Nauvoo to learn of Martyrdom, 288
first teacher at Colesville School, 110
gave Sidney Rigdon copy of Book of Mormon, 59
helped develop Deseret alphabet, 398
in jail, 207, 212
instrumental in Mary Isabella Horne’s conversion, 409
instrumental in Simeon Carter’s conversion, 84
leadership of, 290, 297, 304–5, 327, 335, 337, 344, 346, 350
learned of eternal family organization from Joseph Smith, 221
list of publications while in Britain, 233
missionary work, 79, 83, 94, 104, 157, 234, 324, 331, 349, 422
murder of, 371
named Mount Pisgah, 314
picture of, 77, 653
prepared 1837 edition of Book of Mormon, 64
published proclamation, 241
published report of Orson Hyde’s mission to Holy Land, 237
ran away from jailer, 83
recollection of meetings in New York, 228
remark on Sidney Rigdon’s claim that he should be Church guardian, 289
reported on mission to Lamanites, 94
reproved, 312
seniority in first Quorum of Twelve, 154
sent to speak to Governor Dunklin, 146
spoke about authority of Quorum of Twelve, 292
taught his former teacher Sidney Rigdon, 80
temporarily caught up in apostasy but quickly repented, 173
testimony of Book of Mormon, 76
traveled to ask Joseph for relief of Missouri Saints, 138, 141
university professor of English, mathematics, and sciences, 246
witnessed the Prophet rebuking prison guards, 207

Pratt, Rey L.

picture of, 491
work in Mexican Mission, 491

Presidency of Church, holds keys of kingdom, 121

President of the Church, has right to receive revelation for entire Church, 78

Preston, England, missionaries’ house in, pictured, 175

Priesthood

expansion of programs, 482
extended to all races, 584
major reorganization and reform in 1877, 418
recipients of receive by oath and covenant, 122
restoration of, 55

Priesthood of Aaron, description of, 55

Primary

improvements in, 484
organization of, 410

Primary Children’s Hospital

dedicated by David O. McKay, 545
first, pictured, 484
picture of, 545

Printing office, of W. W. Phelps, nearly destroyed by mob action, 133

Proclamation

chart of five latter-day, 632
on family, 631
revealed to Joseph Smith as commandment, 241

Programs, improvement in Church’s, 514

Prohibition

repeal of, 498
sale of alcoholic beverages, 497

Property, Church history sites acquired by Church, 475

Prophet, Church newspaper in New York, 304

Protestant Reformation, tore unity of Christendom, 6

Public lotteries, counsel from First Presidency about, 606

Pulley, Mary Jane, biographical information and picture, 573

Purchase of indulgences, description of, 7

Puritanism, helped shape Joseph’s environment to be a prophet, 26

Puritans

established powerful religious commonwealth in New England, 9
greatly influenced American values, 8
intolerant of other religions, 10
strict Calvinist group, 8

Q

Quincy, Illinois, Saints’ arrival in, 213

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

first, 154–56
formation of, one of most important events in Restoration, 153
impact of mission to Britain, 233
location of at time of Prophet’s death, 288
mission of, 225
mission to East, 156, 229
mission to Great Britain, 226
pattern for apostolic succession, 295
pictures of, 653–60
responsibilities of, 293
seniority clarified, 154, 453

R

Rebaptism, practice stopped, 448

Red Brick Store, in Nauvoo, 243, 253

Reformation movement, of Church in 1856–57, 365

Reformers, helped prepare for Restoration, 8

Reid, John, lawyer who helped acquit Joseph Smith of disorderly conduct, 73

Relief Society

expansion of programs, 483
growth and expansion of in early Church history, 406
Monument to Women, 587
objective of organization, 249
organization of, 248
plate depicting organization of, pictured, 248

Relief Society Magazine, establishment of, 486

Renaissance, description as period of rebirth, 6

Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

established headquarters in Independence, Missouri, 295
formation of, 295

Restoration

Lord’s hand evident in directing time of, 12
of city of Nauvoo, 556
necessity of gospel, 2

Retrenchment Association, organization of, 409

Revelation

Adam-ondi-Ahman site, 188
building of temple in Far West, Missouri, 187
channel of communication between God and man, 67
designating name of Church, 187
dietary matters, 123
given line upon line and precept upon precept, 120
great day of in Kirtland Temple, 167
law of consecration, 191
marriage, 255
priesthood organization, 155
priesthood to all worthy males, 584
School of Prophets, 123
tithing, 191
types experienced by Joseph Smith, 50
Word of Wisdom, 123

Revival

description of, 30
illustration of, 31

Reynolds, George

anti-bigamy law, 426
author of A Complete Concordance of the Book of Mormon, 427
biographical information and picture, 427
chosen for test case in anti-bigamy law, 426

Rich, Charles C.

biographical information, 212
called to Quorum of Twelve, 348
commander during Battle of Crooked River, 200, 212
fled Missouri, 212
heard Joseph Smith preach, 190
leadership of, 315, 334, 337–38, 361, 388
one of first settlers in Bear Lake Valley, 212
picture of, 212, 654
preaching when seagulls arrived, 340

Rich, Leonard, president of Quorum of Seventy, 155

Rich, Sarah, settler in Missouri, 190, 212

Richards, Franklin D.

Assistant to Twelve, 591
biographical information, 463
devout student and avid reader, 463
picture of, 463, 655

Richards, George F., picture of, 656

Richards, George S., brother of Franklin D. Richards, killed by mob at Haun’s Mill, 463

Richards, Hepzibah

description of apostasy in Kirtland, 177
description of Saints leaving Kirtland, 178

Richards, Jane

biographical information and picture, 319
wife of Franklin D. Richards, 319

Richards, LeGrand

author of A Marvelous Work and a Wonder, 515
biographical information, 515
one of greatest missionaries in dispensation, 515
picture of, 515, 658

Richards, Stayner, Assistant to Twelve, 591

Richards, Stephen L., picture of, 657

Richards, Willard

apostolic witness to shedding of Joseph’s innocent blood, 283, 288
biographical information, 283
Church historian and recorder, 297
helped direct Church after Martyrdom, 287
member of mission presidency in Britain, 228, 231
picture of, 283, 654
set apart for mission to England, 174

Ricks College, renamed Brigham Young University–Idaho, 644

Ridges, Joseph Harris, biographical information and picture, 399

Rigdon, Sidney

appointed to write description of land of Zion, 107
attacked by mob, 113, 115
counselor in First Presidency, 121
called to counteract Booth’s influence, 114
compared by Lord to John the Baptist, 82
considered himself successor to Joseph Smith, 289
conversion of, 81
dedicated land of Zion, 102, 107
directed affairs of Church in Kirtland during Zion’s Camp, 142
excommunicated, 294
false prophecy of, 317
heated oration known as Salt Sermon, 181, 191
helped found church called Disciples of Christ, or Campbellites, 80
Independence Day speech in 1838, 192
journeyed to New York to meet Joseph, 79, 82
lost his means of support, 95
missionary work, 90, 94, 117
organized the Church of Christ, 294
picture of, 289
presented lectures on faith in School of the Elders, 124
scribe for Joseph Smith, 82, 89, 101, 118, 122, 187
secretary of Kirtland Safety Society, 172
Spaulding-Rigdon theory, false, 59
spoke at dedication of Kirtland Temple, 165
travels of, 103, 116, 170, 177, 184, 186

Roberts, Brigham H.

author of Comprehensive History of the Church, 508
biographical information, 433
defender of the faith, 465
disguised himself to retrieve bodies of two elders killed at Cane Creek, 433
elected to seat in U.S. House of Representatives, 465
known as Blacksmith Orator, 466
never allowed to take seat in U.S. House of Representatives, 467
picture of, 39, 433, 465
practice of plural marriage resulted in congressional election case, 466
responsible for significant work on History of the Church, 477

Robinson, George W., son-in-law of Sidney Rigdon, 220

Rockwell, Orrin Porter

accused of being sent to assassinate Lilburn Boggs, 266
baptism of, 68

Rockwood, Albert P.

biographical information and picture, 264
lifeguard for Joseph Smith, 264

Rogers, Aurelia Spencer

biographical information and picture, 411
called to organize and preside over first Primary, 410

Rogers, Noah, missionary to Pacific islands, 238

Rollins, Caroline, helped preserve pages of Book of Commandments from mob, 133

Rollins, Mary Elizabeth

conversion of, 134
helped preserve pages of Book of Commandments from mob, 133
picture of, 134

Rome, burned in A.D. 64, 4

Romney, Marion G.

called as Assistant to Twelve, 520, 591
picture of, 658
second counselor in First Presidency, 581
testimony of welfare program, 514

Roosevelt, Franklin D., pleased with Church’s efforts in welfare program, 512

Russell, Isaac, set apart for mission to England, 174

Ryder, Symonds, early apostate, 93, 113–14

S

Sabbath day

how should be observed, 110
reinforced as holy day set apart for worshiping the Lord, 110
revelation on, 110

Sacred Grove, illustration of, 33

Saints

description of everyday life in Kirtland, 160
first cooperative institution, 396
in Missouri, suffered affliction in consequence of transgressions, 138
in other lands, 489
moved to Nauvoo, 217
moved to Quincy, Illinois, 213

Salt Lake Temple

construction, illustrated, 445
dedication of, 444
mountain of the Lord’s house, 446
site identified by Brigham Young, 415

Salt Lake Theatre, picture of, 389

Salt Lake Valley

entrance into and settlement of, 333
further exploration from into other areas of Utah, 344
growth of in first year, 337

Salt Sermon, heated oration by Sidney Rigdon, 191

Salvation for dead, explained in vision of celestial kingdom, 165

Samoan Mission, organization of, 447

Sanderson, George B., Mormon Battalion doctor known as Doctor Death, 325

São Paulo Brazil Temple

announced by Spencer W. Kimball, 596
picture of, 597

Satan

failed in attempts in Sacred Grove, 35
present at Joseph’s prayer in Sacred Grove, 33
source of opposition to righteousness, 73

Saul of Tarsus

agent of Sanhedrin, 3
became chosen vessel of Lord, 3
became Paul, defender of faith, 3
beheld Savior in bright light, 3
conversion of significant to Church’s growth, 3
persecuted early believers before conversion, 3

School of the Elders

description of, 160
key role in training missionaries, 124

School of the Prophets

key role in training missionaries, 124
revelation on, 123

School of Zion

first schoolhouse erected in Kansas City, Missouri, 129
monument, pictured, 129

Schroeder, A. Theodore

editor of Lucifer’s Lantern, 465
prosecuted case against B. H. Roberts, 465

Science, responding to era of, 488

Scott, Ann, given manuscripts of Joseph Smith’s Bible translation for safekeeping, 213

Scott, Richard G., picture of, 660

Scriptures, new editions of published during presidency of Spencer W. Kimball, 588

Seagull

monument, pictured, 340
rid Salt Lake Valley of crickets, 340
Utah state bird, 340

Second Coming of Jesus Christ

illustration of, 1
teachings about by Joseph Smith, 260

Second Great Awakening, description of, 11

Second Manifesto, statement issued by Joseph F. Smith ending practice of polygamy, 470

“Secret constitution,” manifesto accusing Mormons of tampering with slaves and encouraging sedition, 132

Seekers, people seeking return to New Testament Christianity, 12, 80

Sego lily, Utah state flower, 339

Segregation, of Latter-day Saints at Far West and Shoal Creek, 183

Seibold, Norman George

picture of, 525
special assignment to locate stranded missionaries in Germany, 525

Seixas, Joshua, directed Hebrew school as outgrowth of School of Elders, 161

Self-sufficiency, Saints’ measures to obtain, 393

Seminaries

establishment of, 505
growth of after World War II, 558

Seneca Indians, first American Indians to hear message of Restoration, 80

Sericulture, cultivation of silkworms and production of silk, 406

Seventies Hall

history of, 298
picture of, 298

Seventies quorums, discontinuation of in stakes, 607

Seventy, Quorum of the, formation of, 154

Shakers

Shaking Quakers, another name for, 94
United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Coming, 94

Sharp, Thomas C.

called for men to march to Carthage, 281
chief opponent of Church in Illinois, 265, 270, 275
editor of Warsaw Signal, 265
picture of, 265
taken to trial with others for murder of Joseph Smith, 301

Sherman, Lyman, president of Quorum of Seventy, 155

Sherwood, Henry G., healed by Prophet Joseph, 218

Shipp, Ellis R., biographical information and picture, 426

Sill, Sterling W., Assistant to Twelve, 591

Simpson, Robert L., Assistant to Twelve, 592

Smith, Alexander Hale, son of Joseph and Emma Smith, 188

Smith, Alvin (brother of Joseph Smith, Jr.)

death of, 37, 42
heir to celestial kingdom, 42
oldest brother of Joseph, 21, 25, 37, 41
seen by Joseph Smith in vision of celestial kingdom, 165, 254
tombstone pictured, 41

Smith, Alvin (son of Joseph Smith, Jr.)

buried in McKune Cemetery, 55
died day of birth, 48
home born in pictured, 54

Smith, Alma, at Haun’s Mill, 203

Smith, Amanda, widowed at Haun’s Mill, 203, 212

Smith, Asael

believed in and read nearly all of Book of Mormon, 17
paternal grandfather of Joseph Smith, 16
predicted God would raise up a Smith as great benefit to mankind, 17

Smith, Bathsheba, concerned about health of son, 247

Smith, Don Carlos

brother of Joseph Smith, Jr., 21, 25, 71
death of, 287
leadership of, 248
missionary work of, 67, 75

Smith, Emma

baptism of, 71
directed by revelation to compile hymnbook, 74, 153, 161
elect lady, 74
endured trials, 48, 90, 99, 113, 115, 123, 178, 186, 188, 206, 213, 215, 217
first president of Relief Society, 248, 253
home pictured, 54, 91, 245
married Joseph Smith, 37, 43, 51
met Joseph Smith, 42
picture of, 42
problems following direction of Quorum of Twelve, 295
supported husband in many ways, 44, 52, 57, 63, 80, 163, 244, 267, 280
wanted trustee-in-trust appointed quickly after husband’s death, 290

Smith, George A.

ancestors of, 16, 75
at time of Martyrdom, 288
biographical information, 371
cousin of Joseph Smith, 143
duties as member of Quorum of Twelve, 75, 212, 228, 231, 252, 290
experience at Kirtland Temple, 166
first counselor in First Presidency, 415, 418
helped place stone at Far West temple site, 226
letters from wife, 247
picture of, 371, 654
pop-gun incident while preaching, 125
rededicated Holy Land, 415
youngest Zion’s Camp recruit, 143

Smith, George Albert

arranged help for Saints in Europe, 536, 540
biographical information, 535
Christlike love for others, 535
death of, 548, 550
dedicated Brigham Young statue in Washington, D.C., 419
dedicated Idaho Falls Idaho Temple, 543
disappointment and comments on repeal of Prohibition, 498
opened way for missionary work in parts of Europe, 499
picture of, 507, 535, 656
pioneer centennial, 547
started missionary work among American Indians, 545
strengthened Saints in Pacific, 520
succeeded Heber J. Grant as President of the Church, 511, 535

Smith, Hyrum

arrested, 205, 211
asked Joseph to seek Lord’s will regarding him, 56
Assistant President of the Church, 153
at Joseph’s side, 23, 48, 73, 170, 215, 223, 275
baptism of, 57
biographical information and picture, 56
death of, 153, 245, 273, 287, 301, 355, 381, 435, 463
exposed John C. Bennett’s past, 263
Expositor Affair, 277
filled vacancies in Quorum of Twelve, 190
greatness of, 284
helped supervise publication of Book of Mormon with Oliver Cowdery, 63
home pictured, 20
Kirtland Camp constitution, pictured, 178
married Mary Fielding, 158
martyrdom at Carthage, 277, 475
missionary work, 142
older brother of Joseph Smith, vi, 21, 56, 76
one of Eight Witnesses to Book of Mormon, 61
one of original six Church members, 67
ordained priest, 70
organization of Church, 67
Patriarch to Church, 240, 254, 293, 295
politics, 268
requested firsthand account of coming forth of Book of Mormon, 58
second counselor in First Presidency, 184
taught gospel to Parley P. Pratt, 77
trustee, 53
worked on Kirtland Temple, 163
wrote letter of reproof to Church in Missouri, 128
Zion’s Camp, 143

Smith, Hyrum Mack, picture of, 656

Smith, John

held general conference, 647
Patriarch to the Church, 336
picture of, 334
president of stake at Adam-ondi-Ahman, 189
uncle of Joseph Smith, 75, 189

Smith, John Henry, picture of, 655

Smith, Joseph, III

fourth (first surviving) child of Joseph and Emma Smith, 116
home pictured, 217
house born in, pictured, 91
president of Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 295

Smith, Joseph, Jr.

accused of trying to assassinate Lilburn Boggs, 266
administered to those afflicted with ague, 218
advised Saints at Haun’s Mill to evacuate, 201, 204
affected by revivals and camp meetings at early age, 31
ancestry of, chart, 15
appealed to government for redress of wrongs suffered by Saints, 220
appealed to Lord while in Liberty Jail, 208
appearance of God the Father and Jesus Christ in Sacred Grove, 33
appearance of Peter, James, and John to, 56
applied for Book of Mormon copyright, 62
arrested in Carthage after Expositor Affair, 275
arrested on false charges of being disorderly, 72
Asael Smith’s family, illustrated, 76
assigned Oliver Cowdery and Hyrum Smith to Book of Mormon publication, 63
baptism for dead, 251
birth information, 15, 21
birthplace, pictured, 14
Brigham Young felt privileged to know him, 419
called missionaries to England, 174
calling as prophet, v, 73
candidate for U.S. president, 263, 269
cast devil out of Newel Knight, 69
cast evil spirit out of Harvey Green during conference, 100
cast Satan out of presence of Saints during conference, 100
combined economic orders in Kirtland and Independence into United Firm, 115
comforted the Saints, 209
commander-in-chief of Zion’s Camp, 143
commenced work of translation with Oliver Cowdery as scribe, 53
commented on U.S. Constitution, 11
compared himself to Apostle Paul because of persecution, 35
conferred keys of sealing power upon Brigham Young, 291, 293
cured Alice Johnson’s lame arm, 94
dared not deny his vision, even in face of persecution, 35
dedicated Independence, Missouri, temple site, 102, 107
designated as seer, translator, prophet, and apostle, 68, 120
directed by John the Baptist to baptize Oliver Cowdery, 55
directed Nauvoo Legion, 223
discourse on death of children, 259
discourse on intelligence, 260
discourses of, 258
diseased leg, 23
dislocated jaw from severe vomiting, 116
early boyhood of, 22
early challenges in Ohio, 92
early stages of Book of Mormon translation, 46, 58
Eliza R. Snow tutored children of, 160
entrusted with sacred plates, 44
escaped from Missouri, 215
established Nauvoo, 240
excited about Hebrew language, 161
fast held on birthday of, 439
filled with the Holy Ghost after baptism, 55
first appearance of Moroni to, 37
first attempt to pray vocally, 33
first conference of Church, 70
First Vision of, 29, 33, 518
forced to walk through snow on sore leg, 25
forebodings of death, 273
foreordained to be prophet, 26
forgave Parley P. Pratt, 173
forgiveness granted in Sacred Grove, 34
fourteen missions during Kirtland era, 117
friendship with Newel Knight, 43
fulfillment of revelations on missionary work, 239
granted power to translate and receive revelation after lost manuscript, 49
greatly moved by David W. Patten’s desire to die martyr’s death, 200
greatness of, 284
hid plates, 44
imprisoned in Liberty Jail, 208, 211
inquired of Lord about economic salvation of Saints, 95, 191
inquired to know Lord’s will regarding Hyrum Smith, 56
instructed in Christian religion from childhood, 32
instructed Quorum of Twelve to return to Nauvoo, 234
Jackson County, Missouri, pointed out as location of Garden of Eden, 106
James 1:5 significance, 32
John Taylor by his side in Carthage, 280, 422, 435
John the Baptist’s visit to, 55
justice sought after Martyrdom of, 301, 355
King Follett Discourse, 274
Kirtland Safety Society, 171
Kirtland Temple dedication, 165
knew reality of Satan, 35
labored as full-time missionary while serving as President of the Church, 117, 156, 176
learned profound truths that have become foundation of Latter-day Saint faith, 35
letter to John C. Wentworth, 36, 646
life of written about in History of the Church by B. H. Roberts, 477
Lorenzo Snow was last General Authority to know, 451
love of liberty, 15
Lydia Bailey Knight prophecy, 117
mantle of upon Brigham Young, 291
marriage covenant importance, 255
married Emma Hale, 43, 51
Martyrdom of, 280
Masons introduction, 264
maternal ancestry of, 17
Melchizedek Priesthood conferred upon, 56
memorial in Sharon, Vermont, 465, 475, 556
met David Whitmer, 57
met Emma Hale, 42
met Joseph Knight, Sr., 43
met Newel K. Whitney, 90
met Oliver Cowdery, 53
met Sidney Rigdon and Edward Partridge, 82
missionary efforts in Upper Canada, 117
mission of foreordained, 15
monument erected at site of birthplace of, illustrated, 14
Moroni chastised for not being engaged in Lord’s work, 43
Moroni’s visit to, 37
Moroni’s warning and promise when he received the plates, 44
most renowned sermon, 260
name fulfilled prophecy of Joseph in Egypt, 21
name to be had for good and evil among all people, 39
New England influence upon, 26
Oliver Cowdery letter on revelations in D&C, 77
ordained as President of High Priesthood, 121
ordained Oliver Cowdery as Assistant President of the Church, 153
ordained to office of elder at organization of Church, 68
parents of, description, 19
parents’ reaction to vision of, 34
paternal ancestry, 15
picture of, 49
plan for city of Zion, 130
planned overseas expansion of Church, 225
plates denied for a time because of unrighteous motives, 40
plural marriage, 256, 424
praise of Quorum of Twelve’s mission to Britain, 235
prepared Book of Mormon, 1840 edition, 64
prepared by angels to translate a divinely inspired record, 43
Priesthood of Aaron conferred upon by John the Baptist, 55
promised Brigham and Joseph Young not harmed in Zion’s Camp, 142
prophesied about Stephen A. Douglas, 369
prophesied that Brigham Young would preside over Church, 116
prophesied that Church would fill world, 113
publication of Book of Mormon, 62
qualities that prepared him for translation and leading Church, 49
quest for religion, 30
raised under indigent circumstances, 30
rattlesnakes at Zion’s Camp, 144
reaction of public to his vision, 34
reaction to troubles in Missouri, 137, 194
rebuked guards at Richmond, illustrated, 207
received instructions from Lord while in Liberty Jail, 208
received part of ancient book of Enoch, 79
received plates, 44
refuge in Illinois, 216
response to Heber C. Kimball’s experience with evil spirit, 175
restored Church to earth, 26
return journey to Ohio, 108
revelation about Church organization, 67
revelation about Sabbath day, 110
revelation by various means, 50
revelation calling Edward Partridge as bishop, 96, 99
revelation designating Emma Smith an elect lady, 74
revelation for Oliver Cowdery, 78
revelation giving Church’s correct name, 187
revelation on Adam-ondi-Ahman site, 188
revelation on endowment, 253
revelation on organization of priesthood offices, 155
revelation on rebaptism, 69
revelation on sacramental emblems, 74
revelation on war, 123, 128, 381, 437
revelations on law of consecration, 98
revelation to veterans of Zion’s Camp, 154
rule: When the Lord commands, do it, 50
sacred records from Egypt, 159
said goodbye to family, 206
Saints’ attitude toward Constitution, 124
Saints mourned death of, 283, 286
Salem, Massachusetts, search for house with treasure, 170
salvation for children who die before age of accountability, 165
salvation for dead, 165
saw Lord in Kirtland Temple, 167
scriptural search for true church, 32
seer, 12
settled in Far West, Missouri, 186
signature on elder’s certificate of Wilford Woodruff, pictured, 158
sorrow over lost manuscript, 48
sought blessings of baptism, 55
statement on Book of Mormon, 603
stayed with Whitmers while completing translation, 56
stopped translation until further notice, 52
Sylvester Smith and horses became sick during Zion’s Camp dissension, 145
tarring and feathering of, 114–15
taunted by guards, 205
teachings concerning righteous dead, 261
teachings on the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 259
teachings on obedience, 260
teachings on Second Coming of Jesus Christ, 260
testified that the Father and Son are separate and distinct beings, 35
testimony of Christ spreading around world, 648
Times and Seasons, 246
title page of Pearl of Great Price, pictured, 349
trained to believe in scriptures, 32
translating with Oliver Cowdery, pictured, 53
translation of record of Abraham, 257
translation of Bible, 73, 83, 101, 117–18, 122
travels of, 102, 127, 215
tried before Judge Austin King, 193
tried before Judge Stephen A. Douglas, 265
tutored by ancient apostles and prophets to receive plates, 41
typhoid fever complications, 15
vision of celestial kingdom, 164
vision of David Whitmer’s trip to get him and Oliver Cowdery, 57
vision of Newel K. Whitney praying for him to come to Kirtland, 91
vision that skeletal remains were of Lamanite warrior-chieftain Zelph, 145
visited Far West, 181, 184
warned by angel not to purchase sacrament wine from enemies, 74
warned of assassination plot, 177
welding link between generations, 446
witnesses to Book of Mormon chosen, 56
Word of Wisdom, 123
wrote Church history from its beginning, 187
Zion’s Camp, 141

Smith, Joseph, Sr.

agreement regarding sale of Book of Mormon, 65
Asael Smith’s family, illustrated, 76
baptism of, 68
beseeched the Lord to spare Sophronia, 23
certificate of ordination as priest, pictured, 70
children of, chart, 21
dreams, series of, 22
farm of, illustrated, 20, 38
first Patriarch to the Church, 122
house born in pictured, 16
invested heavily in ginseng root, 21
known as gentle man, 22
married Lucy Mack, 19
missionary work, 67, 75
moved family to Palmyra, New York, 24
one of Eight Witnesses to Book of Mormon, 61
ordained priest, 70
parents of, 15
picture of, 122
reunited with Lucy, 25
store where met Lucy, pictured, 19
suspicious of traditional churches, 22
worked hard to support family, 29

Smith, Joseph F.

additional mission to Hawaii during anti-polygamy persecution, 433
admonished Saints not to hate, 529
announced home evening program, 486
approved History of the Church, 477
authority on Church doctrine, 467
biographical information, 467
blessed Joseph Temple Bennett in Salt Lake Temple, 446
Carthage Jail purchased under his direction, 279
Church history sites purchased during administration of, 475
Church no longer in debt, 481
clarified doctrine of Godhead, 486
counselor in First Presidency, 424, 436, 452
counsel to priesthood quorums, 484
death of, 495
dedicated Assembly Hall, 437
dedicated memorial in Sharon, Vermont, pictured, 14, 476
dedicated Seagull Monument, 340
father of Joseph Fielding Smith, vi, 566
first President of the Church to visit Europe, 481, 489
importance of Joseph’s First Vision, 36
issued second manifesto, 470
labored with politicians in Washington, D.C., 438
offered prayer at Salt Lake Temple dedication, 444
on destiny of Church, 647
picture of, 467, 655
remarked on President Lorenzo Snow’s condition, 462
seen in vision, 500
selections from sermons and writings combined into Gospel Doctrine, 467
sent to take care of problems in Hawaii, 387
served successful mission to Hawaii at age fifteen, 467
son of Hyrum Smith and Mary Fielding, vi, 158
succeeded Lorenzo Snow as President of the Church, 465
trip to St. George, 455
Vision of Redemption of the Dead, 493

Smith, Joseph Fielding

author of Essentials in Church History, 507
biographical information, 566
compiled Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, 567
grandson of Hyrum Smith and Mary Fielding, 158
picture of, 39, 567, 657
prophetic promise regarding President Toronto, 526
promised never to be confounded in defending divinity of Joseph Smith’s mission, 566
son of Joseph F. Smith, vi, 496
succeeded David O. McKay as President of the Church, 566
wrote that results of the Apostasy were devastating, 4

Smith, Joseph Murdock

twin adopted by Joseph and Emma after Julia Murdock’s death, 100
death of, 115

Smith, Julia Murdock, twin adopted by Joseph and Emma after Julia Murdock’s death, 100

Smith, Lot, biographical information and picture, 373

Smith, Louisa and Thaddeus, twins born to Joseph and Emma who died three hours after birth, 99

Smith, Lucy Mack

account of Martin Harris’s reaction to losing 116 pages, 48
account of Oliver Cowdery’s first days with her family, 53
baptism of, 68
children of, 21
comforted by Spirit, 206
covenanted with God, 20
description of husband, 22
description of religious revival, 30
experienced spiritual stirrings at age nineteen, 19
home constructed for, 300
lost husband and four sons in four years, 287
married Joseph Smith, Sr., 19
mother of Joseph Smith, 17
moved family to New York, 24
parents of, 15
picture of, 92
preoccupied with religion and salvation, 20
recalled Joseph’s description of ancient inhabitants of America, 41
relationship with Emma Smith, 43
reminded fellow travelers to be faithful, 91
typhoid struck her family, 23

Smith, Mary Duty

accepted Joseph Smith’s testimony, 17
paternal grandmother of Joseph Smith, 17

Smith, Mary Fielding

grandmother of Joseph Fielding Smith, 158
mother of Joseph F. Smith, 158
picture of, 158

Smith, Nathan

chief physician of Joseph Smith during leg incident, 23
picture of, 23

Smith, Nicholas G., Assistant to Twelve, 591

Smith press

description of, 64
used to print Book of Mormon, pictured, 64

Smith, Robert, Joseph Smith’s first paternal ancestor to leave England for America, 15

Smith, Samuel, great-grandfather of Joseph Smith, Sr., 16

Smith, Samuel, Jr., grandfather of Joseph Smith, Sr., 16

Smith, Samuel H.

baptized after prayed and received revelation of truthfulness of gospel, 56
born in Tunbridge, 20, 22
death of, 287
died after hurrying to Carthage, 283
indirectly responsible for Brigham Young’s conversion, 75
indirectly responsible for Heber C. Kimball’s conversion, 75
missionary efforts of, 67, 75
missionary labors resulted in influential converts, 75, 105
one of Eight Witnesses to Book of Mormon, 61
one of original six Church members, 67
ordained an elder, 70
role in John P. Greene’s conversion, 75
role in Phineas Young’s conversion, 75
traveled to Harmony with Oliver Cowdery, 53
younger brother of Joseph Smith, Jr., 21, 55

Smith, Sardius, killed at Haun’s Mill, 203

Smith, Sylvester

admitted he was in error, 150
group leader of Zion’s Camp who caused dissension and contention, 145
president of Quorum of Seventy, 155
threatened to kill Joseph Smith’s dog, 146

Smith, William

appointed Church Patriarch, 297
baptism of, 71
believed Joseph, 34
born in Royalton, 20
description of mother, 21
did not fulfill mission in Britain, 231
disaffected with Church, 212
editor of the Wasp, 247, 266
excommunicated, 295
faithfulness doubted, 186
location at time of Martyrdom of his brothers, 288
member of Quorum of Twelve, 154, 186
picture of, 295, 653
ran for the state house of representatives, 266
supported James J. Strang, 295
taught false doctrine, 304
younger brother of Joseph Smith, Jr., 21, 76

Smoot Case

aftermath of hearings, 470
hearings on Reed Smoot, 467

Smoot, Reed

attitude toward League of Nations, 497
biographical information, 467
helped open way for missionary work in parts of Europe, 499
picture of, 468, 656
preferred local option on Prohibition, 498
Smoot hearings, 468
United States senator, 465, 468
visited Great Britain to improve public’s view of Church, 502

Snider, John

called to assist Heber C. Kimball and Orson Hyde on mission to England, 174
converted during Parley P. Pratt’s mission to Canada, 174

Snow, Eliza R.

authorized by Brigham Young to reestablish Relief Societies, 406, 409
biographical information and picture, 398
invited Lorenzo Snow to attend Hebrew School, 161
one of most respected women in Church, 398

Snow, Erastus

appointed to introduce gospel in Denmark, 170, 349
caught first glimpse of Salt Lake Valley, 333
edited Saint Louis Luminary, 425
fulfilled Lord’s promise that many Saints would be gathered from Salem, Massachusetts, 170
member of Quorum of Twelve, 170, 348
missionary work, 124
picture of, 170, 655
Snowflake, Arizona, named in honor of, 413

Snow, Lorenzo

accompanied President Wilford Woodruff to Tabernacle, 436
afflicted with bad health, 462
approved George Q. Cannon’s request to write history of Church, 477
assigned to take gospel to Italy, 349
biographical information, 451
brought Deseret News back under Church control, 456
commented on case against B. H. Roberts, 466
concerned with necessity of taking gospel to all world, 460
conversion and baptism of, 153, 161
counselor in First Presidency, 418
created comprehensive plan for disbursement of Church funds, 456
created Polysophical Society, 365
death of, 465, 467
discourse entitled “The Grand Destiny of Man,” 451
doctrine that man might one day become like God, 451
endorsed Thomas Kearns, 470
founded first Latter-day Saint cooperative institution, 396
Greeting to the World, 458
last charge to General Authorities, 462
member of Quorum of Twelve, 348
offered prayer of dedication on Mount of Olives, 415
ordained Reed Smoot an Apostle, 468
picture of, 451, 655
placed apostolic calling above all else, 463
presented Book of Mormon to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, 233
presented Manifesto for sustaining vote of Church, 441
revelation on tithing given in St. George Tabernacle, 455
sent to take care of problems in Hawaii, 387
succeeded Wilford Woodruff as President of the Church, 451
visited by Savior, 452
worked in British mission, 234

Social Advisory Committee, organization of, 483

Soldiers, how they are to conduct themselves in time of war and as Church emissaries, 493

Sonne, Alma, Assistant to Twelve, 591

Spaulding-Rigdon theory, attempt by Satan to discredit Book of Mormon, 59

Specie, hard currency, such as gold and silver, used in Kirtland, 172

Spencer, Orson, biographical information and picture, 246

Spirit, how to detect and deal with evil spirits, 95

“Spirit of God, The,” hymn written for dedication of Kirtland Temple, 166

Spoken Word, part of Tabernacle Choir program created by Richard L. Evans, 506

Spori, Jacob

biographical information, 430
first Church missionary in Palestine, 430–31
picture of, 430

Stake

first of Zion organized in Kirtland, 122
number of in Church, chart, 626

Standing, Joseph

biographical information and picture, 431
martyr for Church, 431

Stapley, Delbert L., picture of, 658

Statehood, Utah received in 1896, 443

State of Deseret, establishment of, 340

St. George, Utah, became second headquarters of Church, 415

St. George Utah Temple

construction of, 415
first temple to be completed in West, 415
picture of, 416
site of first endowments for dead, 416

Stedwell, Mary, at Haun’s Mill, 203

Stone, O. Leslie, Assistant to Twelve, 592

Stout, Hosea, picture of, 142

Stout, Samantha, fled Missouri, 213

Stowell, Josiah

hired Joseph Smith to do treasure hunting, 42
helped acquit Joseph Smith of disorderly conduct charges, 72

Strang, James J.

claimed letter from Joseph Smith announcing himself as successor, 294
picture of, 294

Succession, pattern for in presidency of Church, 295

Sunday, acknowledged as holy day, 110

T

Tabernacle, Salt Lake

before and after construction, picture of, 400
description of building and construction of, 400
work started on, 390

Tabernacle Choir

broadcast from Jerusalem Center, pictured, 610
celebrated bicentennial of U.S. Constitution, pictured, 610
effective missionary tool, 507, 516
first broadcast, 506
in Red Square, pictured, 613
toured Europe, 613

Talmage, James E.

author of Jesus the Christ, 487
author of The Articles of Faith, 487
author of The House of the Lord, 487
biographical information, 487
picture of, 39, 487, 657

Tanner, John, gave almost all he owned for building of Kirtland Temple, 163

Tanner, N. Eldon

Assistant to Twelve, 591
offered dedicatory prayer for visitors’ center in Independence, Missouri, 476
picture of, 659
served as counselor to four Church Presidents, 568, 580

Tarbell, Zachariah

home pictured, 43
performed marriage of Joseph and Emma, 43

Taylor, Alma O., translated Book of Mormon into Japanese, 461

Taylor, Henry D., Assistant to the Twelve, 591

Taylor, John

advice about forgiveness, 497
apostolic witness to shedding of Joseph Smith’s innocent blood, 283
assigned Moses Thatcher to open Mexico for preaching of gospel, 444
associate justice, 342
author of Items on Priesthood, 429
author of Mediation and Atonement, 429
baptism for dead, 252
baptism of, 153, 157
baptized George Miller, 306
biographical information, 422
Carthage, 277, 286, 288
commissioned Charles Ora Card to find refuge to the north, 609
conversion of, 157, 174
death of, 433, 435
dedicated Tabernacle, 400, 437
dispatched to England to solve problems, 317, 324, 331
edited Mormon, 425
edited Nauvoo Neighbor, 247, 266
edited Times and Seasons, 297
endorsed Joseph P. Hoge, 268
expressed Saints’ view of Civil War, 381
helped direct Church after Martyrdom, 287, 293
helped place stone at Far West temple site, 226
home in Salt Lake City, pictured, 434
introduced gospel in Ireland, 232
joined Joseph Smith in mission of mercy, 218
lived in empty military barracks, 217
member of Quorum of Twelve, 190, 208, 212, 226, 335
picture of, 157, 283, 423, 654
presided over congregations in Canada, 158
president of Quorum of Twelve, 422
Quorum of Twelve met in home of, 290
seniority in Quorum of Twelve, 418
sent to investigate Morrisites, 385
served mission to England, 227
served mission to France and Germany, 348
spoke at Brigham Young’s funeral, 419
succeeded Brigham Young as President of the Church, 424
supported the Primary, 410
went underground in face of anti-polygamy raids, 432
wrote eulogy of Prophet Joseph, 284

Taylor, John W.

picture of, 656
prophesied that Heber J. Grant would preside over mission in Japan, 460
resigned from Quorum of Twelve after issue of second manifesto, 470

Taylor, Leonora

baptism of, 157
wife of John Taylor, 157

Teasdale, George, picture of, 655

Temple

Cardston Alberta, 490
development of related doctrine as revealed to Joseph Smith, 254
Kirtland, 162–66
Laie Hawaii, 490
list with dedication dates, 640–41
Logan Utah, dedication of, 430
Manti Utah, dedication of, 436
Monticello Utah, first of smaller temples, 642
Nauvoo, 242, 317
Salt Lake, dedication of, 444
St. George Utah, first temple to be completed in West, 415
smaller temples announced by Gordon B. Hinckley, 642
Washington, D.C., dedicated by Spencer W. Kimball, 570

Temple Square

buildings on grounds of, map, 437
effective missionary tool, 516
picture of, 516

Temple Square Mission

establishment of, 474
important part of Church’s missionary program, 475
success of, 475

Territory of Nevada, created in 1861, 382

Thatcher, Moses

biographical information, 444
dedicated Mexico for preaching gospel, 431
picture of, 444, 655
refused to endorse Political Manifesto, 444

Theophany

meaning of, 33
reality of confirmed by Bible, 33

Theory of evolution, Church’s position regarding, 489

Third Reich, impact upon Church, 522

This Is the Place Monument, dedication of, 547

Thompson, Robert B., nominated to help draft proposal for Nauvoo Charter, 223

Three Witnesses to Book of Mormon

signed testimony in home of Peter Whitmer, Sr., 68
testimony of, 60

Times and Seasons, publication started in Nauvoo, 246

Tithing

revelation to Lorenzo Snow in St. George Tabernacle, 455
revelation on, 191

Topsfield, Massachusetts

small township where many of Joseph Smith’s ancestors lived, 16
Smith family marker in Pine Grove cemetery, pictured, 16

Toronto, Wallace F.

biographical information and picture, 525
president of German Mission during World War II, 525
retrieved four captured missionaries during World War II, 525

Transcontinental railroad, development of, 393

Transcontinental telegraph line, main reason for discontinuation of pony express, 383

Translation

inspired translation of Bible by Joseph Smith, 73, 117
of Book of Mormon, 53, 58, 66

Traveling Presiding High Council, description of, 155

Treasure hunting, considered same as money digging, 42

Trejo, Meliton G.

accompanied Daniel Webster Jones, 413
convert from Spain, 413

Trumbo, Isaac

biographical information and picture, 439
helped lobbying efforts of Saints, 439
home of pictured, 450

Tucker, Pomeroy, foreman of Grandin printing operation, 64

Tunbridge, Vermont, illustration of, 20

Turley, Theodore, missionary to England, 228

Turner, Nat, slave uprising in Virginia in 1831, 132

Twentieth century, ushered in by Church, 458

Tyler, Daniel, Mormon Battalion historian, 324

U

United Brethren, many members of joined the Church, 230

United Order

establishment of, 403
significant revelations on, 98

Unity, theme of dedication ceremonies for Salt Lake Temple, 446

Universalists, believed in Christ as God of love who would save all his children, 17

University of Deseret, establishment of, 364

University of City of Nauvoo, pinnacle of Nauvoo’s educational system, 246

Urim and Thummim, hidden with plates, 40

Utah

negotiated for territorial status, 352
state constitution approved by Congress, 443
statehood, 442–43
Utah Enabling Act of 1894, 443

Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, discontinued in 1940, 519

Utah Prohibition League, organization of, 498

Utah Territory

creation of, 353
Utah War, 369

V

Valley Tan, anti-Mormon newspaper started in Salt Lake City, 378

Van Buren, Martin

picture of, 221
unsympathetic toward Saints’ petitions for redress of Missouri grievances, 221

Van Orden, William, family helped nurse Brigham Young back to health, 228

Vandenberg, John H., Assistant to Twelve, 592

Virginia, first state to seek protection of religious freedom, 11

Vision of the Redemption of the Dead, officially added to D&C, 493

Visions

great day of in Kirtland Temple, 167
of Moses, in Pearl of Great Price, 73

Visitors’ center, first, pictured, 475

W

Wakefield, Joseph, withdrew from Church when Prophet played after translating, 113

Wallace, Mike, interviewed President Hinckley, 633

War

Church’s attitude on, 492, 529
Mormon War in Missouri, 199
revelation on, 122

Ward, in nineteenth century, term used to denote political subdivision, 242

Washington D.C. Temple, dedicated by Spencer W. Kimball, 570

Watt, George D.

first convert baptized in England, 175
picture of, 175
recorded sermons of Church leaders in shorthand, or phonography, 175

Wayne Sentinel, announced availability of Book of Mormon before and after publication, 65–66

Weed, Thurlow, turned down chance to print Book of Mormon, 63

Weeks, William, architect of Nauvoo Temple, 242

Welding, Dick, mob bully, 194

Welfare program

Church’s security program, 512
implementation during Great Depression, 510
implemented Churchwide, 511

Welfare Services department, consolidation of General Welfare Program, Health Services, and Social Services, 573

Welfare Square, picture of, 512

Wells, Daniel, biographical information and picture, 390

Wells, Emmeline B., biographical information and picture, 478

Wells, Heber M.

biographical information and picture, 443
first governor of Utah, 443

Wells, Junius F., biographical information and picture, 409

Wentworth, John, biographical information and picture, 257

Wentworth Letter, sent by Joseph Smith in answer to request regarding Church, 257, 646

Western Monitor, newspaper in Fayette, Missouri, 135

Western Reserve, definition of, 80

Whiskey Street, temporary name given to Main Street in Salt Lake City, 378

Whistling and whittling brigade, freed city of unwanted characters, 300

Whitlock, Harvey, bound by Satan so could not speak during conference, 100

Whitmer, Christian, one of Eight Witnesses to Book of Mormon, 61

Whitmer, David

apostates wished to appoint him new Church leader, 174
baptized Katherine, William, and Don Carlos Smith, 71
baptized Newel Knight, 70
called to search out Quorum of Twelve, 153
charged with willfully breaking Word of Wisdom, 184
fled in haste, 191
friend of Oliver Cowdery, 53
met Joseph Smith, 57
never denied testimony of Moroni and plates even though left Church, 61, 187
one of original six Church members, 67
one of Three Witnesses to Book of Mormon, 59
picture of, 56
prayed mightily before journey, 73
received divine help with farming so could assist Joseph Smith, 56
saw three angels at Kirtland Temple dedication, 167
scribe to Joseph Smith, 58
stake president, 183
unknowingly met Moroni, 57

Whitmer, Jacob, one of Eight Witnesses to Book of Mormon, 61

Whitmer, John

attempted to profit from land deals, 183
called with six other high priests to preside over Church affairs, 128
Church historian and recorder, 100, 119
described fanatacism of certain members, 94
described hearts of apostates, 89
described Hubble, the professed prophetess, 93
described “the family,” 95
excommunicated, 185
fled in haste, 191
helped confirm Sally Knight and Emma Smith, 74
offered life as ransom to mob, 134
one of Eight Witnesses to Book of Mormon, 61
picture of, 90
prayed mightily before journey, 73
presiding elder of Kirtland Saints for a time, 90
refused to relinquish historical notes, 186
scribe for Prophet Joseph, 56, 58, 77
visited Knight family, 71
zealous assistant, 57

Whitmer, Mary, shown plates by Moroni, 58

Whitmer, Peter, Jr.

baptism of, 57
called to preach gospel to Lamanites, 79, 85
one of Eight Witnesses to Book of Mormon, 61
one of original six Church members, 67
taught gospel to Mary Elizabeth Rollins, 134

Whitmer, Peter, Sr.

branches of Church met in home of, 89
Church organized in log cabin of, 51, 67
invited Joseph Smith to stay at farm, 56, 77
log cabin, pictured, 68
Oliver Cowdery died in home of, 347

Whitney, Elizabeth Ann, caught the ague, 218

Whitney, Newel K.

associate justice, 342
day book of Gilbert and Whitney store, pictured, 160
floor plan of store, illustrated, 123
incident regarding broken leg, 116
met Joseph Smith, 90
picture of, 90
plural wife of, picture of, 478
received endowment, 254
second bishop of Church, 98, 113, 115, 120, 184, 189, 318
store pictured, 91
trustee-in-trust, 297
watch and letter opener pictured, 116

Whitney, Orson F.

Church’s official position on origin of man, 489
picture of, 657

Widtsoe, John A., picture of, 657

Wight, Lyman

baptism of, 81
biographical information, 188, 305
blamed Missouri outrages on national Democratic party, 214
cabin of pictured, 188
colonel in militia, 198
described Prophet at conclusion of Zion’s Camp, 150
description of Saints fleeing from Missouri, 137
excommunicated, 305, 348
founded Wight’s Settlement, 188
gathered men to march on jail, 136
location at time of Martyrdom, 287
missionary work, 105
most prominent Mormon to settle in Daviess County, 188
picture of, 305, 654
set apart John Corrill and Isaac Morley, 100
sought recruits for Zion’s Camp, 142
traveled to ask Prophet to arrange for relief of Missouri Saints, 138, 141
tried before Judge Austin King, 193, 195
turned over as prisoner, 204
went to Texas, 297, 305, 335

Williams, Alexander, took food to Drusilla Hendricks, 215

Williams, Frederick G.

counselor in First Presidency, 121
family physician for Joseph Smith, 82
left the Church, 177, 184
paymaster of Zion’s Camp, 143
picture of, 82
preached gospel to Lamanites, 85
testified that Kirtland Temple design coincided with vision, 163

Williams, John A., candidate for state legislature, 194

Williams, Roger

argued for distinction between church and state, 10
banished from Massachusetts in 1635, 10
chief dissenter among Puritans, 10
helped obtain charter for colonization of Rhode Island, 10

Winchester, Benjamin, missionary, 170

Winchester, Stephen, David W. Patten died in home of, 200

Winter Quarters

description of life in, 319
establishment of, 316
staging ground for Pioneer Company, 329

Winter Quarters monument, picture of, 309

Wirthlin, Joseph B.

Assistant to Twelve, 592
picture of, 660

Wolf hunt, pretense for mobs to gather and harass Saints at their farms, 270

Woman’s Exponent, magazine started by women associated with Relief Society, 407

Wooden box, containing the plates, pictured, 44

Wood, Gordon S., special timing to Restoration, 12

Woodruff, Abraham O., picture of, 656

Woodruff, Joseph, picture of, 227

Woodruff, Phoebe Carter, picture of, 227

Woodruff, Wilford

arose from sickbed, blessed sick wife, then departed for mission, 227
began ordination of young men to Aaronic Priesthood, 365
Benjamin Franklin in St. George Utah Temple, 446
biographical information, 435
called to Quorum of Twelve, 190, 212, 226
celebrated ninetieth birthday, 448
death of, 435, 450
dedicated Manti Utah Temple, 436
dedicated Salt Lake Temple, 445
described Prophet’s last speech to Quorum of Twelve, 294
directed laying of capstone on Salt Lake Temple, 444
elder’s certificate, pictured, 158
feelings about Joseph translating records of Abraham, 257
helped baptize nearly eight hundred people in three-county area, 225
helped dedicate Nauvoo Temple, 317
helped place stone at Far West temple site, 226
Herefordshire Beacon, illustrated, 225
joined Joseph in mission of mercy, 218
lived in empty military barracks, 217
location at time of Martyrdom, 288
Manifesto, 440
met with Dr. Bernhisel, 352
nation turned against Zion, 437
performed confirmations for dead, 252
picture of, 142, 435, 654
plague of scurvy struck Saints, 320
promoted work for salvation of dead, 446
recollection of Prophet’s comments on destiny of Church, 113
red silk handkerchief from Joseph Smith for administering to dying twins, 219
reformation, 366
remarked on Sidney Rigdon’s “vision,” 291
remembered that Saints had been warned about scourge, 173
revelation about genealogy, 447
St. George Utah Temple president, 416
seconded motion to sustain Brigham Young as President of the Church, 335
self-sufficiency of Church, 514
seniority in Quorum of Twelve, 418
sent to England to preside over Church in Europe, 297, 300, 304
sent to investigate Morrisites, 385
served mission in England, 228, 235
signers of Declaration of Independence appeared to, 417
spoke at Brigham Young’s funeral, 419
still in Iowa, 348
succeeded John Taylor as President of the Church, 435
suspicious of Captain James Allen, 315
synopsis of travels in 1840, 230
testified that Brigham Young was miraculously transfigured, 292
volunteered for Zion’s Camp, 142
went into hiding, 432
with Brigham Young when he declared, “This is the right place,” 333

Word of Wisdom

physical health, 573
revelation on, 123

World War I, Saints’ involvement in, 491

World War II

cessation of Church programs, 532
Church activities following, 542
Church’s response to, 529
expansion of Church education after, 557
impact on Church, 522, 531
impact on missionary work, 533

Wright, Alexander, Scottish convert, 232

Wycliffe, John, famous Reformer, 8

Y

Year’s supply, advantage of during World War II, 533

Young, Brigham

acknowledged Saints were better off in West during Civil War, 382
asked to return to Nauvoo, 275
baptism for dead, 252
baptism of, 75
“bogus Brigham” incident involving William Miller, 303
Brigham City named in honor of, 451
called Jesse C. Little to preside over Church in East, 315
called Joseph F. Smith to be Apostle, 467
celebrated forty-sixth birthday on trek West, 332
Committee on Removal from Missouri, 211
confirmed Walter Murray Gibson, 386
counseled Saints not to join gold rush, 343
counseled Saints to gather, 215
counseled Saints to volunteer for Mormon Battalion, 316
David O. McKay born during presidency of, 550
death of, 283, 419, 422
dedicated Manti Utah Temple site, 436
defended Joseph Smith in meeting at Kirtland Temple, 173
described circumstances surrounding Word of Wisdom revelation, 123
devotion to education, 411
directed building of bishops’ storehouses, 364
directed missionaries to travel without purse or scrip, 389
dispute over estate after death of, 423
dream of fruit tree with dead branches, 298
encouraged Saints to hold feasts and dances to keep up morale, 321
established auxiliaries, 406
excommunicated James J. Strang, 295
forced to flee to Missouri, 177
governor, 342, 352, 383
helped lead Church while Joseph was in Liberty Jail, 208
helped place stone at Far West temple site, 226
history of celestial marriage, 424
Herefordshire Beacon, illustrated, 225
ill with scurvy, 320
informal dedication of Nauvoo Temple, 242
instructions on discipline, 304
joined Prophet in mission of mercy, 218
kept Church self-sufficient from gentile world, 394, 396, 402, 420
laid plans for Tabernacle, 390, 399
lasting contributions made by, 419
journey from Nauvoo, 309
lived in empty military barracks, 217
location at time of Martyrdom, 288
loved to listen to Prophet Joseph, 258
member of stake presidency in Missouri, 186
message to Saints in California, 326
met with Quorum of Twelve after Martyrdom, 290
missed celebration at Promontory Summit, 395
missionary work, 124, 227, 231
monument in honor of, pictured, 449
Mount Pisgah, 314
named Deseret, 337
on destiny of Church, 647
ordained John Taylor and John E. Page as Apostles, 190
ordered a rescue of poor Saints in Nauvoo, 318
organized Pioneer Company, 330
picture of, 75, 653
prepared for coming of railroad, 393
president of Quorum of Twelve, 293
promised by Joseph that if volunteered for Zion’s Camp, would not be harmed, 142
promoted Deseret alphabet, 398
Quorum of Twelve had to prove themselves, 155
reaction to doctrine of plural marriage, 256
received keys of sealing power, 294
received own endowment, 254
recruited Mormon Battalion, illustrated, 322
remained in Nauvoo to administer endowments, 306
renamed Nauvoo “The City of Joseph,” 300
returned to Winter Quarters, 334, 646
Salt Lake Temple site, 333, 415
saw Salt Lake Valley for first time, 323, 333
schoolhouse, pictured, 365
seen in vision by Wilford Woodruff, 445
seniority in Quorum of Twelve, 154, 418
sent men to take care of problems in Hawaii, 387
spoke in tongues while praying, 116
stopped in Winter Quarters, 329
studied gospel for two years before being baptized, 75
succeeded Joseph Smith as President of the Church, 335
supervised colonization in West, 340, 344, 361, 378, 412
supervised completion of Nauvoo Temple, 302, 305
supervised writing of endowment, 416
supported John F. Kinney as delegate to Congress, 385
telegraphy school in Salt Lake City, 384
testimony of Joseph Smith, 26
told Saints in Cedar City to let emigrants go, 372
told Saints to “go and bring in those people,” 360
trained in Zion’s Camp, 151
transfigured to look and sound like Joseph Smith, 286, 291
Utah War, 368, 374, 377
wanted Samuel Brannan to be Church agent in California, 327

Young, Brigham, Jr.

entered Quorum of Twelve, 453
ordained an Apostle, 453
picture of, 655
set apart Harriet Nye, 456

Young, Clara Decker, picture of, 330

Young, Clifford E., Assistant to Twelve, 591

Young, Harriet Wheeler, picture of, 330

Young, John, brother of Brigham Young, 647

Young, Joseph

description of Haun’s Mill, 203
offered dedicatory prayer at private dedication of Nauvoo Temple, 242
older brother of Brigham Young, 142
participated in Zion’s Camp, 142
president of Quorum of Seventy, 155

Young, Mary Ann, cared for ill husband, 227

Young, Phineas

brother of Brigham Young, 75
picture of, 75

Young, Richard M., Illinois senator who promised to introduce Saints’ petition to Congress, 221

Young Woman’s Journal, early official periodical for Church’s young women, 459

Young, Zina Diantha Huntington

known for medical skills, 292
picture of, 292
succeeded Eliza R. Snow as General Relief Society President, 463

Y.X. Company, Brigham Young’s mail delivery and express company, 369

Z

ZCMI, establishment of, 397

Zelph, Lamanite warrior-chieftain killed during the last great struggle of Lamanites and Nephites, 145

Zion

dedication of land of, 107
early residents were farmers and common laborers, 110
established on borders by Lamanites, 90, 106
establishment of, great event in history of mankind, 1
first stake of, organized in Kirtland in 1834, 122
glory of, to come only after much tribulation, 127
in the wilderness, 319
located in Missouri, 106
location of promised city revealed to Joseph Smith, 106
Lord called his people Zion, 102
plan for building up city of, 130

Zion’s Camp

cholera epidemic started because of insurrection of camp members, 149
description of, 143
disbanded into smaller groups and members of camp discharged, 150
failed to help Missouri Saints regain lands, 151
found remains of Lamanite warrior-chieftain Zelph, 145
illustration of, 141
incident regarding storm that offered protection from mobbers, 148
journey of, illustrated, 144
organization of, 141
organized according to ancient order of Israel, 143
organized to help redeem lands and people in Missouri, 141
positive aspects of, 151
recruitment for, 141
testing ground for future Church leaders, 151

Zion’s Central Board of Trade, organization of, 431

Zion’s Cooperative Mercantile Institution, picture of, 397

Zion’s Security Corporation, organization of, 496

Zwingli, Ulrich, major Reformer in Switzerland, 8