Mormons 1858...
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January 16, 1858
THE NEW YORK HERALD, dated Jan. 16, 1858.
* Mormonism
* Mormons
Pg. 2 has: "Interesting From Utah The Mormons Not Going To Vacate The Territory Conference at Great Salt Lake", "Brethren with Arms at Hand", "Brigham Young Claims to be only an Apostle of Joseph Smith", "Lorenzo Snow Testifies that the Lord has Revealed to Brigham to Take his Present Position", and more. Plus: "The People United", "The Women to go out to the Fields", "Everybody Ready for a Fight". Has the comments & speeches of various Mormon leaders. Other news of the day throughout. 8 pages in good condition.
Background Information: Mormon is a term used to refer to adherents of the Latter Day Saint movement (also referred to as Mormonism), and most commonly to the movement's original and largest group, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. According to church history, the term is derived from the Book of Mormon, a religious text that Joseph Smith, Jr. translated from ancient plates containing a history of the early inhabitants of the Americas that was compiled by a prophet called Mormon. Mormons describe themselves as Christians.
source: wikipedia
* Mormonism
* Mormons
Pg. 2 has: "Interesting From Utah The Mormons Not Going To Vacate The Territory Conference at Great Salt Lake", "Brethren with Arms at Hand", "Brigham Young Claims to be only an Apostle of Joseph Smith", "Lorenzo Snow Testifies that the Lord has Revealed to Brigham to Take his Present Position", and more. Plus: "The People United", "The Women to go out to the Fields", "Everybody Ready for a Fight". Has the comments & speeches of various Mormon leaders. Other news of the day throughout. 8 pages in good condition.
Background Information: Mormon is a term used to refer to adherents of the Latter Day Saint movement (also referred to as Mormonism), and most commonly to the movement's original and largest group, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. According to church history, the term is derived from the Book of Mormon, a religious text that Joseph Smith, Jr. translated from ancient plates containing a history of the early inhabitants of the Americas that was compiled by a prophet called Mormon. Mormons describe themselves as Christians.
source: wikipedia
Category: Pre-Civil War
