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  Utah History Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Eliza Roxcy Snow was the acknowledged leader of Mormon pioneer women of the nineteenth century.
She served from 1867 to her death as general president of the Relief Society, the highest position of ecclesiastical leadership available to a woman in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Besides her extended speaking tours, Snow published nine books: the two poetry volumes, a biography of her brother Lorenzo, catechisms, hymnals, and tune books, a life of Jesus for children, and a collection of letters recording her 1872-73 visit to Europe and Palestine.
www.media.utah.edu /UHE/s/SNOW,ELIZA.html   (469 words)

  
  Lorenzo Snow - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Lorenzo Snow (April 3, 1814 – October 10, 1901) was the fifth President (1898-1901) of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the last president of the 19th century.
Lorenzo Snow was the fifth child and first son of Oliver and Rosetta Snow, residents of Mantua, Ohio, who had left New England to settle on a new and fertile farm in the Ohio valley.
Lorenzo Snow died of pnuemonia in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1901, and was succeeded in office by Joseph F. Smith.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Lorenzo_Snow   (664 words)

  
 Snow Encyclopedia Article @ Befell.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Snow is precipitation in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes.
Snow is commonly formed when Water vapor undergoes deposition high in the atmosphere at a temperature of less than 0°C, and then falls to the ground.
Snow is used as a thermal insulator conserving the heat of the Earth and protecting crops from the freezing weather.
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 Snow, Eliza Roxcy (21 Jan
Eliza was the third of her family to join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, founded by Joseph Smith (1805-1844), after Smith's 1831 removal from
Snow served as counselor to the president of the Retrenchment Society, the purpose of which was to encourage frugality, modesty, and home industry among the women and girls.
Snow's extant diaries for 1842-1844 are in the Church Archives, Historical Department, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, and, for 1846-1849, in the Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif. A brief unpublished autobiography is in the Bancroft Library,
www.libarts.ucok.edu /history/faculty/roberson/course/1483/suppl/chpXII/ElizaSnow.htm   (1282 words)

  
 Greatest Hymns   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Eliza Roxcy Snow was born on January 21, 1804, to Oliver and Rosetta Pettibone Snow.
Eliza's mother and older sister, Leonora, were the first to be baptized into the church, but Eliza waited until she could "prove all things" (using her words).
Eliza Snow wrote the words to at least 27 hymns which have appeared in our hymnbooks since pioneer times, but, as far as we know, she never wrote a note of music.
www.greatesthymns.com /narration.shtml   (1804 words)

  
 Eliza Roxcy Snow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eliza Roxcy Snow Smith (January 21, 1804 – December 5, 1887) was an American poet, lyricist, and author.
Snow served as the first secretary of the LDS women's Nauvoo Female Relief Society in 1842 under the presidency of Emma Smith.
Snow, Eliza R. " Biography and Family Record of Lorenzo Snow, One of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints." Salt Lake City, Deseret News, 1884.
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 Eliza R. Snow - MormonWiki - Mormonism - the LDS Church, Beliefs & Religion
Eliza R. Snow was the second General President of the Relief Society and served in that capacity 21 years (1868–1887).
Eliza was a magnet for intellectual and spiritual women alike, and many conversations relating to suffrage or other women's issues were held in her room there.
Eliza was instrumental in the organization of the Retrenchment Association for Young Ladies and Primary Association in addition to her work with the Relief Society.
www.mormonwiki.com /mormonism/Eliza_R._Snow   (1191 words)

  
 Lorenzo Snow info here at en.my-widgets.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
While living in Kirtland in 1837, Snow was called to serve a short mission in Ohio, traveling "without purse or scrip." He recorded that relying on the kindness of others for his meals and lodging was difficult for him, as he had always had sufficient means to care for himself.
Snow, and the members of his extended family, chose to move to Missouri in the summer of 1838 and join the Saints settled near Far West.
Snow was called to preside over the church organization in Mt. Pisgah, and actively raised money to assist the bands of emigrants in their move west.
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 Eliza_roxcy_snow info here at en.articles-by-ken-blanchard.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Snow had attainmented renown for her poetry in her twenties, published in geographical diploma and bladders and engaging awards for her work.
Snow moved west with the figure of the church, leading to Far West, Missouri and anon to Nauvoo, Illinois.
Snow served as the leading secretary of the LDS women's Nauvoo Female Relief Society in 1842 first class the presidency of Emma Smith.
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 Eliza_roxcy_snow info here at en.assessment-development-training.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Snow moved west with the of the church, numero uno to Far West, Missouri & dotage ago to Nauvoo, Illinois.
Snow's stellar apartment for the silence of her vitality was an upper bedchamber in Young's Salt Lake Residence, the "Lion House."
Snow served as the numero uno secretary of the LDS women's Nauvoo Female Relief Society in 1842 the presidency of Emma Smith.
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 Eliza Roxcy Snow Information
In 1835, Eliza was baptized a Mormon and moved to Kirtland, Ohio.
In Nauvoo, Snow made her living as a school teacher and was influential in interesting her younger brother Lorenzo Snow and other family members in the young church.
Snow was assigned to assist local bishops in organizing permanent branches of the Relief Society in 1868.
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 Mormon Women History—Biographies—Eliza R. Snow
A poet and charismatic leader of women, Eliza Roxcy Snow was one of the most celebrated Latter-day Saint women of the nineteenth century.
Eliza was the second of seven children of Oliver and Rosetta Pettibone Snow.
Eliza's brother Lorenzo was baptized at Kirtland in June 1836.
mormonwomenhistory.org /biographies/ElizaRSnow.html   (831 words)

  
 Joseph Smith Fought Polygamy, Volume I -- Chapter 9
There is a persistent tradition that Eliza conceived a child by Joseph in Nauvoo, and that Emma one day discovered her husband embracing Eliza in the hall outside their bedrooms and in a rage flung her downstairs and drove her out into the street.
Eliza was born in 1804 to Oliver and Rosetta Snow and had lived with her parents, brothers, and sisters in northern Ohio at the time the Church headquarters was in Kirtland in the early 1830s.
Eliza's diary verifies that she was not married to Joseph, for in it she never alludes to any intimacy toward him.
restorationbookstore.org /articles/nopoligamy/jsfp-vol1/chp9.htm   (3921 words)

  
 Lorenzo Snow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On his recovery, Snow left for a second mission to Illinois and Kentucky in the fall of 1938.
Before leaving the city, Snow accepted the principle of plural marriage and took four wives: Charlotte Squires, Mary Adaline Goddard, Sarah Ann Prichard, and Harriet Amelia Squires.
Three Snow children were born at the LDS refugee settlement, but one child did not survive.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lorenzo_Snow   (1314 words)

  
 Untitled Document
Eliza R. Snow, plural wife of Joseph Smith and, later, Brigham Young, wrote of her decision to join the church:
In the autumn of 1839 I heard of Joseph Smith as a Prophet to whom the Lord was speaking from the heavens; and that a sacred Record containing history of the origin of the aborigines of America, was unearthed.
Eliza R. Snow's trail diary is littered with references to speaking in tongues such as, "I spoke & she interpreted," "Moth.
xroads.virginia.edu /~ug02/kirk/ldswomen/revelation.html   (1223 words)

  
 Eliza and I (1997), directed by Richard Dutcher
Eliza R. Snow enters her lonely attick room the night before she is to flee her home for the haven of Winter Quarters.
Eliza and I, based on the play A High and Glorious Place, pays special tribute to LDS women and more specifically to Eliza Roxcy Snow Smith.
With a keen awareness of Eliza's feelings and a mastery of language, writer and actress Elizabeth Hansen relates the story of Eliza's life and the challenges she faced as a woman pioneer and as a wife to both Joseph Smith and later Brigham Young.
www.ldsfilm.com /BYU/ElizaAndI.html   (295 words)

  
 Mormon Literature Database - Snow, Eliza Roxcy
As a leader of women, Eliza Roxcy Snow’s influence was unparalleled.
She was present at the organization of the Nauvoo Female Relief Society on March 17, 1842, and as its first secretary carefully preserved and transported the organization’s minutes across the plains to Utah.
Eliza’s gift for versifying became apparent as a schoolgirl when she surprised her teachers by submitting her assignments in rhyme.
mormonlit.lib.byu.edu /lit_author.php?a_id=562   (367 words)

  
 Snow Portal @ SnowShower.com (Snow Shower)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
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 Amazon.com: The Personal Writings of Eliza Roxcy Snow: Books: E. R. S.,Eliza Roxcy Snow,Maureen Ursenbach Beecher   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Perhaps the most famous woman in Morman history, Eliza Roxcy Snow was a person of high standing and many accomplishments.
She was also the siser of Lorenzo Snow, fifth president of the LDS Church.
This transcription follow the pattern laid down by “Personal Writings of Joseph Smith,” “Papers of Joseph Smith,” and “Words of Joseph Smith.” Eliza had such a broad and eternal mind, so it is fitting that we have a book devoted to her writings.
www.amazon.com /Personal-Writings-Eliza-Roxcy-Snow/dp/0874804779   (992 words)

  
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Eliza Roxcy Snow (January 21, 1804 – December 5, 1887) was an American poet, lyricist, and author.
She was also instrumental in organizing the Primary Association.
She served as president of the Society until her death in 1887.
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 Excerpts -- In Sacred Loneliness: The Plural Wives of Joseph Smith
Eliza Partridge Lyman participated in virtually all of these migrations, helping to settle the almost inaccessible badlands of San Juan County in southeastern Utah.
Eliza Snow, in her autobiography, wrote that "I was sealed to the Prophet Joseph Smith, for time and eternity, in accordance with the Celestial Law of Marriage which God has revealed." Furthermore, there are no known instances of marriages for "eternity only" in the nineteenth century.
Eliza was married by proxy to JS {Brigham Young}.
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 Kim Siever's LDS Articles : The Role of Women in the Church
Another well-known woman in the early church was Eliza Roxcy Snow Smith, also wife of the prophet Joseph Smith.
Eliza played a pivotal role in the organisation of is what now the Relief Society.
Two years later, President Young instructed Eliza to work with all the bishops in the Salt Lake City area to be sure their units had their own Relief Society organisation, which she accomplished before the end of the year.
www.hotpepper.ca /lds/articles/women.shtml   (1597 words)

  
 Snow Building: Buildings of Ricks College and BYU-Idaho Exhibit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Eliza Roxcy Snow was born in Massachusetts, and raised in Ohio, where she received the best scholastic education available.
The Snow family moved with the Saints to Missouri and then to Nauvoo where Eliza again taught school.
Joseph Smith dubbed her "Zion's Poetess." She was the secretary of the Relief Society when it was organized in 1842.
www.lib.byui.edu /exhibits/Buildings/snow-home.html   (294 words)

  
 Snow Encyclopedia Article @ Precipitate.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
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 Utah State University
She was also the sister of Lorenzo Snow, fifth president of the LDS Church.
Best known as "Zion's poetess," her prominence also earned her the appellations of "priestess," and "prophetess." Capable of producing a poem for virtually any special occasion, she came to be considered the first lady of Mormon letters, having written, by her own count, nine published volumes.
Her leadership among Mormon women is demonstrated by her positions as president of the Relief Society (the church's organization for women), president of the Deseret Hospital Association, and organizer of the Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement Association, the children'?s Primary Association, and the Woman's Commission Store.
www.usu.edu /usupress/books/index.cfm?isbn=2983   (216 words)

  
 Mormon Pioneer NHT: Historic Resource Study (Appendix C)
ELIZA ROXCY SNOW, 1804-1887: Mormon poetess, prophetess, priestess, "presidentess," and famous pioneer.
Eliza was a spinster who became a "spiritual wife" of Joseph Smith in Nauvoo, and the most important early Mormon female.
She later became a plural wife of Brigham Young and crossed Iowa in 1846 in his company.
www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/mopi/hrsac.htm   (1412 words)

  
 Arta Johnson's Home Page
Publication of the edited diaries and journals of Eliza R. Snow places a spotlight on one of the best known Mormon pioneer women.
Contains three distinct works: Snow's trail diairies, her short autobiographical "Sketch of My Life," and her Nauvoo journal and notebook, as well as dozens of her emotionally revealing poems.
Snow, E R. Poems, Religious, Historical, and Political, 2 vols.
www.acs.ucalgary.ca /~ajohnson/books.html   (884 words)

  
 Eliza Snow: ZoomInfo Business People Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
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Eliza Roxcy Snow: Personal Writings Publisher: University of Utah Press
1847 - Snow 6-20 Sunday - Learn of fight between several men and a band of Indian braves.
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 Seth, Littlefield's half way house, Adam-ondi-Ahman, Diahmon, Far West, Log House, Mormon Period, Rich Branch, ...
Lyman Littlefield explained that his father removed his family from their home "to seek shelter in a wilderness, there to combat the rugged blasts of winter, as best he could, in the noble endeavor to preserve the lives of wife and dependent children." [Lyman Littlefield, Reminiscences (1888), 103].
In December, shortly after the Littlefields fled their home, Eliza R. Snow's family was also forced to leave Adam-ondi-Ahman.
Two days into their journey south, the party stopped to rest "over night at what was called the Half-way House, a log building perhaps twenty feet square, with the chinkings between the logs, minus- they probably having been burned for firewood...
www.farwesthistory.com /seth.htm   (705 words)

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