This article originally appeared in Vol.50, No.1 (2003) of Pioneer Magazine. by Janet Peterson Evan Stephens‘s philosophy of Mormon music, “that which breathes optimism and not pessimism, “1 permeates the…
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BEESLEY, Ebenezer
This article originally appeared in Vol.50, No.1 (2003) of Pioneer Magazine. by Janet Peterson Ebenezer Beesley was born in Bicester, Oxfordshire, England, on December 14, 1840, the fourth child of…
PHELPS, William Wines
This article originally appeared in Vol. 50, No.1 (2003) of Pioneer Magazine. by Janet Peterson Among W. W. Phelps’s many important contributions to the building of the kingdom was his…
SNOW, Eliza Roxy: Zion’s Poetess
This article originally appeared in Vol.50, No.1 (2003) of Pioneer Magazine. by Janet Peterson The Prophet Joseph Smith often referred to Eliza R. Snow as “Zion’s poetess.” When she joined…
CARELESS, George Edward Percy
This article originally appeared in Vol.50, No.1 (2003) of Pioneer Magazine. by Janet Peterson Named the “Chief Musician of the Church” by Brigham Young in 1865,1 George Careless’s lasting influence…
BURT, William
ANCESTOR STORIES OF WILLIAM BURT, A MASTER PLASTERER Submitted by F. Alan Turner William Burt, my 4th great grandfather did much of the decorative plastering on the Manti Temple. But…