http://www.sltrib.com Will Bagley, History Matters Published: 12/01/2002 Edition: Final Section: Utah Page: B2 The last three surviving “Swearing Elders”—Everett Cooley, William Mulder and Brigham Madsen—met recently to reminisce about the adventures of this remarkable group of Mormons. What came to be known as the Mormon Seminar was one of many “study groups” formed after World War II to encourage …
Barney’s Hunting Prowess Made Porter Rockwell Feel a Bit Insecure
http://www.sltrib.com Will Bagley, History Matters Published: 06/30/2002 Edition: Final Section: Utah Page: B2 Brigham Young’s 1847 pioneer company spotted its first buffalo herd on May 1, not far west of today’s Kearney, Neb. This vast assembly of American bison was enough “to astonish a man,” wrote Apostle Wilford Woodruff. “Thousands upon thousands would crowd together. …
Early Utahns Had Dreams of California
http://www.sltrib.com Will Bagley, History Matters Published: 04/29/2001 Edition: Section: Utah Page: B1 The rise and fall of the Mormon colony at San Bernardino, California, is one of the forgotten epics of Western history. It is an intriguing tale of utopian dreams, frontier conflict and defeated idealism. The story reflects one of the recurring themes …
Brigham Young’s Favorite Wife
http://www.sltrib.com Hal Schindler Published: 07/30/1995 Category: Features Page: J1 As forceful and dominant a figure as was Brigham Young, when it came to marriage he was as vulnerable as the next man. Some husbands are forever henpecked–others are assuredly lords of the manor; Brigham, it seems, was some of both. As an exponent of polygamy, the Mormon prophet had more …