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At
the northern end of the valley in which Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, is
situated, is the little community of Heolgerrig.
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The faces of the Church History Museum are its 270 volunteer docents.
By 1843, missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints were proselyting in Wales.
A lesson in Church History, given by the photos of Kenny Mays.
In 1853, Brigham Young sat down and had his picture taken. Picture-taking in those days was a clunky process, but a great achievement. Now a BYU exhibit celebrates photography's legacy.
Trivia fact for the day: the Mormon church operated a newspaper, the St. Louis Luminary,
from November 1854 to December 1855.
The volume seen here is likely that very book, which was sent to the Prophet by Brigham Young from Manchester, England.
For
178 years the names of these testifiers were unknown. Now, with the publication of the latest volume of
the Joseph Smith Papers, their names are made known to the world.
For a year of military service, the 500 members of the Mormon Battalion purchased the future of their faith.
