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John Hamilton Morgan was one of the first missionaries called to serve in the Southern States Mission, and he subsequently served as Pres...

Henry Boyle (October 1875–January 1878) Henry Green Boyle was born March 7, 1824 in Bluestone, Tazewell, Virginia. He died September ...

The new year of 1885 commenced in peace. President Morgan visited the Mission, leaving Elder Roberts home for a much needed rest. During Jan...

As a whole the work was more peaceful in October. In two or three places turbulent feelings were existing toward the Elders and their friend...

The long session of persecution fraught with great violence by mobs, was not at a close by any means. Throughout the mission mobs were organ...

The causes leading up to the massacre in Lewis county, Tenn., originally started from the maligners of "Mormonism" in Utah. There,...

In the last installment of the history of the mission, B.H. Roberts had made arrangements to purchase caskets for the murdered missionaries...

The fiendish brutes, with the life-blood of four noble men dripping from their murderous hands, did not seem fully satisfied with their fien...

Such inhuman acts as were committed against the brethren in Mississippi were but the forerunners for greater barbarism to be displayed by br...