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• Utah War
  ...bbed, driven, and suffering the physical trials of starting over in Utah. In 1857, their isolation ended. ...ates at the time; [[polygamy]], practiced largely by the [[Mormon Church]] in far-off Utah territory, made a much softer target. Thus, it posed an inviti
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• Edwin Evans: Mormon Artist
  ...the five artists who were set apart as art missionaries and sent to study in Paris. He was a member of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Ch ...was near age 30. While he worked as a railroad telegrapher, he would fill in his quiet working moments by sketching. Alonzo E. Hyde watched him sketch a
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• Charles C. Rich
  ...Latter-day Saints] (often inadvertently called the Mormon Church) in 1832. In 1838 he married Sarah D. Pea. ...to have survived. After the Saints' expulsion from Missouri, Rich settled in [[Nauvoo]].
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• Vancouver Washington Temple
  ...n state, located in the Pacific Northwestern United States, and the second in the Portland metropolitan area. ...s Lake Washington Temple]]. The [[Tacoma Washington Temple]] was announced in October 2022.
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• William Weeks
  ...was raised a Quaker and converted to the Church. He married Caroline Allen in Quincy, Illinois. ...hew, F. M. Weeks, recalled William telling him that “when [William] went in and showed his plans, Joseph Smith grabbed him, hugged him and said ‘you
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• Ammon M. Tenney
  ...stablish a Latter-day Saint colony in the area that is now San Bernardino, California, where they stayed until 1857. After the threat of an invasion by the Unite Ammon had learned to speak Spanish while in California and at the age of 14, was called to accompany [[Jacob Hamblin]] to serve as
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• Dale T. Tingey
  ...y]]. In 1989, BYU decided to retire its Indian Institute so Tingey stepped in to direct the program voluntarily and independently. The name was changed t Tingey built the organization in an “understated, tireless way”[http://www.deseretnews.com/article/76558
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• James A. Toronto
  ...igration in Europe, History of the LDS Church in Italy, and LDS missiology in the Ottoman Empire. ....</ref> As a young man, Toronto also served as a [[Missionary|missionary]] in Italy.
  3 KB (434 words) - 19:22, 27 July 2023
• Quentin L. Cook
  ...had served In the First Quorum of the [[Seventy]]. He was called to serve in the Second Quorum of the Seventy on April 6, 1996. Prior to that he was an ...a law firm in the San Francisco area. He then went on to serve as CEO of a California healthcare system and vice chairman of Sutter Health System.
  4 KB (552 words) - 18:32, 11 April 2024
• Thomas G. Alexander
  ...rofessor of Western History Emeritus at [[Brigham Young University]] (BYU) in [[Provo, Utah]]. He is the former director of the Charles Redd Center for ...n use the methodology of classical physical and biological sciences which, in fact, many scientists have rejected). They however try to write truthful h
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• Louisa Barnes Pratt
  ...n Warwick, Massachusetts. She attended school as a young girl and excelled in her studies. At the age of five, she was sent to a neighbor’s home on an ...ized a member of the Episcopal Church. She then went to live with a sister-in-law who taught her tailoring.
  3 KB (471 words) - 17:42, 27 January 2023
• Jack Wheatley
  ...en months there, they moved to the Army Corps of Engineers District Office in Kansas City, Missouri, where he served for one year before he resigned. ...te University. He joined with Jacobsen Construction to build the [[Oakland California Temple]].
  4 KB (601 words) - 11:10, 31 August 2021
• Nicholas G. Smith
  .../comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. Born in [[Salt Lake City]], [[Utah]] Territory, Smith was the son of Church [[Apost .../ref> From 1902 to 1905 Smith served as a [[Missionary|Church missionary]] in the Netherlands. During part of the time he was on his mission he was presi
  3 KB (418 words) - 14:58, 27 July 2023
• G. William Richards
  ...s]]: "From Homes of Saints Glad Songs Arise" (# 297) and "'Twas Witnessed in the Morning Sky" (#12). He was also a member of the Hymnbook Executive Comm ...ionary]] in the Eastern States Mission. He was, however, transfered to the California Mission to serve as organist of the Church's exhibit at the San Francisco W
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• Mary Ellen Edmunds
  ...s, California, on March 3, 1940. Her family moved to Cedar City, [[Utah]], in 1943. Her father was a family doctor and her mother was a nurse. She is the ...attended Brigham Young High School and graduated in 1958. She was a writer in high school, contributing to the Y’ld Cat student newspaper, the Wildcat
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• George Ottinger: Mormon Artist
  ...d and within three years he had circumnavigated the globe. He also went to California to prospect for gold. ...en studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He painted miniatures in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for two years. His next move was to Kentucky where
  2 KB (375 words) - 18:44, 29 August 2021
• Mary Lois Sharp Wheatley
  ...r’s degree in fine art from the University of Utah. She also studied art in New York City at the Art Students League of New York. She was a portrait ar ...Virginia, Missouri, and Utah, then settled in California, where they lived in Palo Alto and Carmel. Together they had six children.
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• SIX
  ...Knudsen brothers spent some time in Los Angeles and Las Vegas performing. In those locations, they went from being totally unknown to performing for som ...ity events. They premiered professionally on the ''Donny and Marie Show'' in 1978.
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• Giovanna Raccosta:Mormon Artist
  ...acclaimed portrait artist. She was born and raised in Italy. She now lives in the United States. ...ated with top honors and continued her studies at the Architecture College in Italy.
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• Michael Flynn
  ...lara Arena Theater in California and later founded Starlite Summer Theater in Utah. ...|missionaries]] of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints serving in the Netherlands. He had the role of the mission president.
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