Toquerville LDS bishops, from left: Archie P. Spilsbury, Walter Slack, Archie Kleinman, William M. Manning, Leo Bringhurst, LeGrande Spilsbury, Howard Fish.
Emery County (Utah); Castle Dale; LDS Church Buildings; Historic Buildings
This photograph was taken by the Wilberg family of the old LDS church in Castle Dale. Castle Dale had this impressive building which was also used as the Emery Stake Academy until another building was built.
Emery County (Utah); Historic Buildings; Church Office Building; Castle Dale Town Square
This historic building was located in the Castle Dale Town Square. It is the Church Office. The sign above the door reads "Emery Stake Office." The Castle Dale LDS Meeting House is seen in the background. The meeting house was the original Emery...
The Seagull Class in Primary was the oldest group of girls -- 11 year olds. Primary is the LDS children's organization. This group included Adeline and girls her age in Huntington.
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Another case in which the LDS culture manifested itself through its community members was during a natural disaster. The culture has taught them to always be prepared and to keep food storage that they could rely on, decreasing...
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step in and assume that position. This was the case during the Trolley Square shooting. Certain individuals stepped in without any prompting at all and started taking control of the situation and organizing the chaos by...
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them to reflect on the situation, as well as their own lives, and grow together from the experience. In so doing they created a proper and fitting response to the situation.
The greatest criticism that they received was in not...
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2006, para. 9). The key word here is observable. Many practitioners overlook the fact that all aspects of a community are observable. And that they can refer back to humanities’ original roots in anthropology to gain a better...
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Yet another public shooting that recently took place was at Trolley Square, in Salt Lake City. Here the community’s culture involved placing people in leadership positions from early adolescents on. This resulted in a unique...
Emery County (Utah); Historical Structures; Buildings; Old Automobiles; Price (Utah)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Stake House or Tabernacle in Price, Utah. Photo was taken in the 1950s. The building is no longer standing.
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the pursuit of happiness. They wished to live their lives without interference or persecution. These goals pushed the people in the community to break down long-standing barriers and allow themselves to become...
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eight years old and was baptized that morning. On his lap was a journal that he had received as a baptismal present. Throughout the meeting, he kept meticulous notes of what the speakers said. When I mentioned this to one of...
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husband. Some of the young sister-wives even called her “Mom” for a while as they matured in their roles as wives and mothers.
There are no relationships in monogamous culture that are the same as that of a sister-wife....
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Since the incorporation of polygamy into the LDS Church’s faith in the 1830’s, there has been strong opposition to it. In the 1856 Republican Party convention (GOP convention of 1856, 1856), members of the Republican...