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throughout the Church. The saints were asked to reform and everyone was required to observe the laws of God more illy. Each person who erred was chastised by his or her Bishop and was required to make restitution for any wrong-doing. There was some apostasy, but most were humbled and tried to improve during these troublesome times of famine and strife. Henry Lunt's wife, Ellen, was secretary for the Female Benevolent Society during Henry's absence, and became privy to much of the information about many of the problems that occurred. Henry received mail from home only intermittently, but probably was informed by Ellen of the happenings at home. It was difficult for him not to worry about the situation of the settlers. Henry spent approximately a year and a half in the South Conference, and then he left for Newcastle upon Tyne where he was to take charge of the Carlisle and Durham Conferences. He had become well-acquainted with many Saints and they met and expressed their love and devotion for him and were complimentary of his wisdom and kindness. Henry wrote the following in his journal: On October the 20th, 1856, I attended the Sheffield Conference by invitation of Elder William G. Young, aftenvards attended the Nottingham Conference by invitation of Apostle Ezra T. Benson, and then we went to Birmingham where we visited my dear old mother at Mount Pleasant, Staffordshire, and laid our hands upon her head and blessed her, Brother Benson being mouth. On my return to my field of labor, I received the Millennia1 Star [a Church publication] containing a list of releases and appointments, and found the welcome news of my being released to return home the following year. Elder William J. '. Smith of the@jstward, Salt Lake City, was appointed to succeed me. I took him to most of the travelers in the three conferences to introduce him to the Saints. Brother Dan Weigeland, a member of the Church and an artist from Norway, volunteered to paint my
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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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