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Show Sunday, March 27. 2005 DAILY ME1AID members, Smith dedicates the church's first temple in of a militia. The next day. a orders them shot, but Brig. Gen. A.W. Doniphan refuses to carry out the order. Hon. 8,1838: Smith and his fellow prisoners arrive court-marti- - Ktftland, Ohio. March 14, 1838: Smith moves church headquarters again, this time to Far West. Mo. The exodus from d to Far West begins In Kirt-lan- tn Richmond. Mo., whera they are abused by guards. k After a trial, they are sent to Liberty Jail, . July. Smith and ' others are made prisoners Oct 31, 1838: two-wee- where they are imprisoned on or around Dec. 1. During Smith's time hi jail, many church members arc violently kicked out of their homes tn Missouri April 18, 1839: Smith and four other prisoners are allowed to escape white being transferred from Davtes to Boone counties in Missouri under a change of venue In their case. May 1. 1839: Smith and others buy two farms in what is now called Nauvoo, III., and Mormons again start moving their homes to a new church headquarters. Oct 29, 1839: Smith leaves the president of the United States for how Mormons were treated in Missouri During two meetings.-Presi-den- t Martin Van Buret) tells Smith there is nothing he Anniversary Continued "There is more and more attention given to us. More Latter-da- y Saints are being invited into conferences and conversations. More people outside of the church are getting interested." teach people about the church president's life and increase the belief of people who already consider him to be a prophet. "Our thought was that we wanted to give people a personal interaction with Joseph Smith and to increase the testimonies people already have," Staker said. Robert Millet, a from cover Ey-rin- Academic efforts Some efforts, however, are aimed at those who are not members of the IDS Church. On May 6 and 7 in Washington, D.C., Brigham Young University and the United States library of Congress will sponsor hundreds of historians and university professors at an academic conference called, "The Worlds of Joseph Smith." "It will deal with matters of Joseph Smith, the time in which he lived and the founding of the church," said Robert Millet, a BYU religion professor and a member of the commemoration committee at BYU, which half-doze- IKIBUTFS not, a study of religion in the 19th century is incomplete without a Mormon perspective. "There is more and more attention given to us," he said. "More latter-da- y Saints are being invited into conferences and conversations. More people outside of the church are getting interested." Richard Bushman, a recently retired professor from Columbia University and the author of "Joseph Smith and the Beginnings of Mormonism," said the 200th anniversary is a good time to teach people outside of the church about Smith and to correct false ideas about him. "I think we all have the feeling that Joseph Smith is not properly appreciated," Bushman said. "He is sometimes seen as a fraud or a religious fanatic. I think there is a hope on the part of the church that holding conferences and publishing words about him will Dantzel White Nelson Olson Haight April 28, 1910 Feb. Dec. 5,2004 -- Ruby Olson Haight was born in Fairview, the youngest of 11 children. While studying at the University of Utah, she met her future husband, David B. Haight, formerly a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints. The pair wed Sept. 4, 1930. Ruby and her husband, who passed away in Jury 2004, had three children. She is survived by her children, 18 grandchildren . (including Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, Jr.), and 78 " In the church's October 2004 issue of the Ensign magazine, an article shared this memory from David B. Haight's secretary, Linda Dalley: Their housekeeper let me in, and she motioned to me to not make any noise. She said, 'Look in the living room,' and there were Elder and Sister Haight, as ill as Elder Haight had been, and the two of them were in the living room dancing together. I thought that was one of the sweetest things I had ever seen. Ninety-seveyears old, and at that time Sister Haight was 93, in the living room dancing without music." The 175th Annual General Conference of The Church . of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints will be held Saturday and Sunday, April 2 and 3. General sessions on Saturday begin at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The priesthood session for men ages 12 and older begins at 6 p.m. General sessions onSun-da- y begin at 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. The Sunday morning session starts with a half hour of ( '' V f A . ") ' "f'i ' .' ' -- !fi ' ' '"hlV I . V P s " , . APY III 12-mo- term nth Includes a $500 minimum deposit BMP along the way. Up-se- ll J 1 : . Inc- - current nw.ancestrv.com customers Provide Customer service on a retention focused team $9hr starting to $25hr. (with commissions) v "Vr ."...'.'J Baffle No cold calls, No surveys ct up free trial subscriptions to www.ancestry.com i Noted author, Brigham Young University professor Saint scholar and Latter-da- y Hugh Nibley died last month at the age of 94. Born in Portland, Ore., Nibley graduated from high school at .. age 17. He then served a three-yea-r mission to Germany for the LDS Church. He earned his bachelor's degree in history at the University of California at Los Angeles and a PhD. from the University of California at Berkeley before joining the Army in 1942. Nibley married Phyllis Ann Draper on Sept. 18, 1946 following World War II. Nibley settled in Utah County during the fall of 1946. He taught history, language and religion classes at Brigham Young where his tenure University lasted more than 29 years. And he was the author of more than 260 books and articles. At his funeral in February at the Provo Tabernacle, family and friends remembered Nibley for his humor, love of the outdoors, his loyalty to his family and his outstanding scholarship. Nibley and his wife, Phyllis, have eight children, 24 grandchildren and two V MyFamiIy.com Call Center Agents J P V ' AA V ' Those watching or listening from home can tune in to KSL-Ton Channel 5, KSL Radio at AM 1160, BYU Television on channels 8 or 21, or Classical 89 at 89.1 FM to listen to live broadcasts. BYU Television can also be viewed through Dish Network on Channel 9403, on Channel 374, and via the Internet at www.byutv.org. Conference can also be listened to in multiple languages on the church's Web she, www.Ids. . org. WF-amity-com- ' 27, 1910 -- Feb. 24, 2005 v Conference information the broadcast "Music and the Spoken Word" with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Tickets to attend sessions in the church's Conference Center at 60 W. North Temple in Salt Lake City are passed out by local church leaders. Patrons who have tickets should be in their seats a half hour before the session starts. Conference attendees without tickets can wait for standby tickets in a line that forms at the north gate of Temple Square. llibley March Feb. 12, 2005 - n HERALD 17, 1926 -- Hugh Dantzel Nelson and her husband, Russell M. Nelson, a member of LDS Church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, are the parents of nine daughters and one son. They have 54 grandchildren and 14 greatgrandchildren. Dantzel Nelson attended Box Elder High School in Brigham City, where she graduated at age 16 as the "Outstanding Senior Girl." She graduated from the University of Utah with a bachelor of science degree in education. After graduation, she taught music and speech at Hawthorne Elementary School in Salt Lake City. While cast in the musical "Hayfoot, Strawfoot," Dantzel met fellow cast member, Russell Nelson, who would later become her husband. After a three-yea- r courtship, the couple married in the Salt Lake Temple on Aug. 31, 1945. Dantzel Nelson was a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for 20 years. Family history was important to the Nelsons. In a newspaper interview following her mother's death, Marsha McKellar said "She was not a 'limelight person.' She thrives in the background." y DAILY (continued) We mourn the passing of apostles' wives, noted Provo author Ruby Itellllisittf . youth leaders who wanted some kind of musical presentation for young people to perform. "We just had so many calls from people from all over asking if we had something to celebrate Joseph Smith and the win respect from people for his restoration," Perry said. "We young people will gather in stadiums this summer to perform great contributions." thought it was too late, but As his own tribute to Smith, music and a field show at the when the calls kept coming, we Bushman is writing a biography "Day of Celebration." went to work." about the leader that will be About 40,000 young people Perry said she, her son, Stein 1 10 stakes from Juab, Waven Kapp Perry, and her daughpublished near his birthday. Millet said he expects Bushman's satch and Utah counties are in ter, Lynne Perry Christofferson, book to become a leading authe midst of performing small wrote nine songs and a thority on Smith for both acapresentations about Smith. script about Smith for choirs demics and everyday readers. Some groups will be selected to perform. Bushman said whether it is by local leaders and chosen to Youth celebrations perform in the "Remembering through music, activities or the Prophet Joseph Smith Specpublications, faith in Smith as While books and conferences tacular" on Saturday, Aug. 6, in a prophet of God is an importhe BYU Marriott Center. The tant part of LDS doctrine from may appeal to a wide variety of adults in and outside of the spectacular, produced by BYLTs which both adults and children . church, dozens of activities are performing arts director Randy find hope. "We live in an unbelieving Booth, will display the talents of being planned specifically for these local youth. young church members. age," he said. "But Joseph Smith Don Keyes, a public affairs Church leaders in other areas comes along and renews the beleader for the northern Utah of the country are also working lief that God will intervene and area of the church, said several to keep young people focused speak to people. ... That gives events for youth ages 14 to 18 on Smith this year. us a basis for believing and hophave been planned across the Janice Kapp Perry, an LDS ing that God is actually interstate this year to help teenagers songwriter who has produced vening in the church as a whole, learn more about Smith's life. dozens of CDs and songbooks, but even more so in our own In Logan," Ogden and Salt lives. That connection with disaid she started getting numervine power is very widespread Lake, groups of 10,000 to 40,000 ous phone calls this year from 6YU religion professor includes other church education leaders and Elder Henry B. g from the church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. The conference is open to the public and will feature such topics as "Joseph Smith Challenges the Theological World" and other themes that address the life and times of Smith. Another conference in October at Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, Ca., will host speakers from many religious backgrounds who will discuss how Joseph Smith fits into the traditional role of n other prophet. And a academic conferences, including one in Australia and one at BYU in October, are scheduled throughout the year. Millet said academics are studying Joseph Smith and Mormonism more now than ever before. Most researchers now understand that whether Smith's ministry was divine or Wen-twort- can do. Jan. 19, 1841; Smith says he receives a revelation with instructions from God to build a temple in Nauvoo. Illinois for Washington. D.C., to seek redress from March 1, 1842: Smith writes the Articles of Faith, a summary of church beliefs, in response to a request from h newspaper editor John of the Chicago Democrat The document is included in Mormon scriptures. March 17, 1842: Smith organizes the Female Relief Apply Today! 's ' Or bringyour resume to 235 E. 1600 S. Provo. 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