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first stake was formed in Salt Lake City on February 1, 1849; the second was Weber Stake, organized January 26, 1851; and the third was Provo Stake, organized March 19, 185 1.6 Excerpts from the Epistle written by Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball are as follows: Brethren, in your midst our hearts have been made to rejoice and ow souls refreshed in the union of spirit and effort, the good order and industry which so eminently characterizes your exertions, and the love of which so richly abides in you. It is with regret that we observe that there are some among you who seem disposed to scatter out from the forts, thereby hazarding their own lives and the peace of the whole territory. We are located in the midst of savage tribes who, for generations untold, have been taught to plunder and kill and the gratification of every lustful appetite for blood and revenge, success in which among themselves paves the way to distinction and influence. They are, moreover, ignorant and degraded, living in the lowest degree of filthiness, practicing extreme barbarity to all such as, unfortunately, fall into their hands. They are of Israel, so are we; our position among them hrnishes abundant opporhmities of doing good . . . it is a privilege as well as a duty, thus, to use our influence and exertion to bring them back to the fold of Christ, for the promise is unto them of whom the Lord said, 'a remnant should be saved.' While, therefore, we extend our charity and good feelings unto them, let us not condescend to their level, seek to elevate them in the scale of beings, seek to bring them to a knowledge of their fathers and our fathers, their God and our God, while we thus seek to do them good. It is obvious that we should not place ourselves in their power, subject ourselves to the
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| Title | Henry Lunt: biography and history of the development of Southern Utah and settling of Colonia Pacheco, Mexico |
| Creator | Jones, Evelyn K. |
| Subject | Lunt, Henry, 1824-1902; Cedar City (Utah) -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- History |
| Description | Biography of Henry Lunt, including the early settlement of Cedar City, Utah and establishment of the Iron Works. |
| Source | Henry Lunt |
| Date Digital | 2008-01 |
| Date Original | 1996 |
| Type | Image; Still image |
| Format | image/pdf |
| Digitization Specs | JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner. |
| Contributing Institution | Digitized by: Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah |
| Contributors | Researched by: Jones, York F., 1925- |
| Publisher | Published by the author: Jones, Evelyn K. |
| Language | eng |
| Genre | Biography |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/lunt.html |
| Rights Management | Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 1072.cpd |
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