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Macfarlane, Jacob Gates, Truman O. Angell, Aiex F. Macdonald, David H. Cannon, Charles Smith, Joseph Birch, John O. Angus, Richard Bentley, Jesse N. Smith, Monis Ensign, Chnstopher J. Arthur, James G. Bleak, Archibald Sullivan, John Lytle, Ira Miles, Dan D. McArthur, David Milne, Henry EyTing, Walter Granger, and Nash Ashby.' The first baptisms for the dead performed in the St. George Temple took place on January 9, 1877, even thougb the Temple was not totally completed. The Temple was finaiiy finished five and onehalf years after the building commenced, and three months after the first dedication. A lengthy letter was sent from the General Authonties to the Bishops and general membership throughout the temtory informing them of the dedication agenda. Conference was to be held Apnl 6, 1877, at 10:OO a.m. in the St. George Temple in conjunction with the dedicatory ceremony. An article in the Deseret News of Febmary 8, contained a caution from the authonties that there was concern because of the large numbers of Saints who were planning to journey to St. George for the occasion. The people of St. George, Santa Clara and Washington were preparing to play hosts to the large groups who were expected to attend. The April L.D.S. General Conference was, indeed, held in the, just-completed, St. George Temple. This was a great honor for the hardworking Dixie settlers who willingly opened their homes to the church members. The Fist presidency of the Church, eleven of the Twelve Apostles, the ~atriarih the Church, the Presiding Bishop, to and other church leaders, including Stake Presidents and Bishops, were in attendance. Henry Lunt and others from Cedar City traveled to St. George for the proceedings. An account was published in the Deseret News, some of which follows: Fnday, Apnl 6, 1877: The forty-seventh General annual Conference of the Church of ~ e sChrist of i Latter-day Saints convened in the St. George Temple. President Brigham Young presiding. There were
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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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