How the Mormon church's past shapes its position on immigration today
- Written by Matthew Bowman, Associate Professor of History, Henderson State University
Brigham Young and other men are shown preparing women in dresses for war.Harper's Weekly, volume v. 1, November 28, 1857, p. 768. Scan from BX8609.A1a#466, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee library, Brigham Young University.
On July 24, 1847, Brigham Young and 146 other Mormon pioneers made their way into the Salt Lake Valley. They...
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