Adams, William, 204n25

Adderley, Sir George, 86–87, 102

Africans

believed to be descendants of Cain, 62n69

and priesthood ban, 62n69, 111

Afrikaners, 111

Allred, Isaac, 318

Allred, Reddin Alexander, 140, 144, 151, 318–19

Allred, Redick Newton, 140, 144, 151, 319

Alton, George, 85, 86n55, 87

American Union, 81n37

Andaman Islands, 212

Anderson, Andrew, 258–59

Anderson, Marion, 262n21

Andra, Mr., 221

Anglo-Burmese Wars, 203n23

Antonga, 264n33

Antyesti, 214n68

Apostles, extra-quorum, to send to China, 176n23

arrowroot, 26n84

Atwood, Millen, 319–20

Australian Mission

assignments in, 268

Augustus Farnham arrives in, 267–68

Augustus Farnham’s experiences in, 260–62

Augustus Farnham’s letters to Brigham Young concerning, 271–72, 274–76

Augustus Farnham’s letter to Franklin D. Richards concerning, 272–74

Augustus Farnham’s letter to George Q. Cannon concerning, 276–81

Augustus Farnham’s letter to Samuel W. Richards concerning, 267–70

emigrants from, 274, 277–81

history of, 258–60

persecution in, 269, 273

quarterly conference held in, 268–69

success of missionary work in, 257–58, 269, 271–72, 273, 274, 276–77

Badlam, Alexander, 150, 151

Ballantyne, Richard, 180n44, 215n70, 320

Banghey, 239

Baptist missionaries, in Prussia, 48–49

Barber, George, 201

Barnard, Daniel D., 39–40, 47–49

Barratt, William James, 258–59

Barren Island, 212

Bassett, Hyrum, 27

Batavia, Java, 229–33

Bateman, Emma, 178

Battle of Alma, 103n94

Bedell, E. A., 142n27

Bell, Captain, 230, 232–40, 241

Benson, Ezra T., 294–300, 304–5

Berlin, Germany, Orson Spencer’s experiences in, 46–60

Bernhisel, John Milton, 52, 53

Bigler, Henry William, 139n13, 254

Birmingham, Patrick Twiss, 23

Black, Joseph S., 77

Black Hawk War, 264n33

Bombay

Chauncey West arrives in, 225–26

Chauncey West leaves, 229–32

Chauncey West’s missionary efforts in, 226–29

Chauncey West travels to, 224–25

Book of Mormon

German translation of, 38n18

Hawaiian translation of, 139, 158

Borneo, 233–37

Boston, immigrant pioneers’ experience in, 29–31

Bountiful Tabernacle, 262

Brandebury, Lemuel G., 194n71

Bransin, Martin A., 199n2, 227n105

Bringhurst, William, 255–56

Brocchus, Perry E., 194n71

Bromberg, Samuel, 39, 45–46

Brown, Benjamin, 320

Brown, James, 279n84, 320–21

Brown, John, 321–22

Brown, William, 138n10

Buckland, Alondus De Lafayette, 322

Buddhism, 196–97

Bullock, James, 43

Bullock, Mary Hill, 43

Bunker, Edward, 9, 322–23

Burgess, William, Jr., 323

burials at sea, 81

Burlington, 232–40

Burma, 204n25, 213

Caine, John T., 279

Calcutta, India, 201n10

Calvinist Methodist Church, 14n52

Camp, Williams Washington, 323

camp meetings, in Wales, 18

Canfield, Cyrus, 175–76

Cannon, George Q.

Augustus Farnham’s letter to, 276–81

Edward Stevenson’s letters to, 79–106

and Hawaiian Mission, 138, 139

and Hawaiian translation of Book of Mormon, 158

life of, xiii n. 5

oversees Udgorn Seion, 4n9

Canton (Guangzhou), China, 188n55, 247–48

Cape of Good Hope Branch, 125

Cape of Good Hope Mission. See South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa, 125–26

Carmel, Captain, 215, 217, 218

Carn, Daniel, 38–39, 45

Carter, Jared, 71

Carter, William Furlsbury, 323–24

Carthage Jail, 2–3

Catholicism, in Gibraltar, 85n53

celestial kingdom, exaltation in, 313–15

Central Pacific Railroad, 206

Ceylon, 190n61

challenges to missionary work in, 221–23

Chauncey West arrives in, 215

Chauncey West leaves, 223–25

Chauncey West’s early days in, 217–18

Chauncey West travels to, 213–15

persecution in, 215–17, 220–23

Protestant missionaries in, 218–20

Chennai, India, 215

Cherry, Rebecca Ann, 72

chickenpox, 27–28

children, death of, on S. Curling, 26–28

China

Canfield and Wade called to, 175–76

challenges to missionary work in, 171–72, 174–75, 193–96

Chauncey West sails to, 233–40

Chauncey West sails to Hong Kong, 244–45, 248–49

Chauncey West’s experience in, 240–45

Chauncey West’s missionary efforts in, 245–46

Chauncey West travels to Canton, 247–48

description of, 188–90

general information concerning, 196–98

James Lewis’s letters to Deseret News concerning, 179–81

James Lewis’s letters to George A. Smith concerning, 188–98

James Lewis’s mission to, 173–76

missionaries’ arrival in, 188–89

missionaries’ reception in, 191–93

missionaries travel to, 179–81

unrest in, 193n70

Chinese immigrants, 176n24, 185–87

Chinsura, India, 213–14

cholera, 19–20, 212–13, 214–15

church history mission, 77

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The

explained by Orson Spencer, 56–57

mid-nineteenth century demographics of, xix–xx, xix

paradoxical culture of, xxiii–xxiv

reception of, in Gibraltar, 74–75

Stevenson defends, 87n59

Clark, Hiram, 138

Clayton, William, 324

clean hands, 311–12

Cluff (Clough), Moses C., 37, 45, 68, 324–25

Colombo, Sri Lanka, 221

Conger, Captain, 168

consecration, 122n57

conversion, payment for, 227–28

Cook, Frederick, 3

Cook, James, 163n99

Cook, Richard, 325

Cooke, Sarah Ann, 275n69

Cooke, William, 261, 275

Council of Fifty, 137n3

Covington, Mary Ann, 208

Covington, Sarah, 208

Covington, Susan H., 208

Cram, Abigail, 109, 113, 115

Crandall, Spicer Wells, 325

Cressy, 230–40, 246–47, 248–49

Crimean War, 75–76, 100–101, 103–4, 244n146

Curling, Sanders, 9n26, 28–29, 30

Curtis, Catharine, 34, 35, 42

Daniels, Daniel, 4n9, 7, 10, 20, 325–26

Danites, 173n11

Davies, Douglas William, 230–31

Davies, Helen, 230–31

Davies, John, 4n9, 27

Davies, Joseph J., 27

Davis, Mary Jane Burn, 42–43

dead, salvation of, xxiv–xxvi

Dee, Dan Curling, 28

degrees of glory, 62n71

Delemar, Mr., 90–91

Dennis, Edward, 156

Deseret News, xiii n. 6

Chauncey West’s letters to, 209–56

despotism, 61–68

Deuel, Osmyn Merrit, 326

Dewey, Benjamin Franklin

biography of, 326

departs for Ceylon, 213

as first Latter-day Saint missionary in Ceylon, 200

goes to Poona, 226

illness of, 241, 245, 249, 250, 252

post-mission life of, 207

pre-mission life of, 203

returns to Bombay, 228

returns to Utah, 204–5

travels to Ceylon, 213–15

Dibble, Captain, 242, 244, 250–51

Dibble, Eliza Ann, 42

Domitia, 118n47

Dowdle, Absalom Porter, 260, 262, 264, 268, 269, 326–27

dream(s)

of Chauncey West, 224n98, 250

of Edward Stevenson, 88–90, 97, 106

of Orson Spencer, 54–55

of Thomas McDonald, 99

Duddell, George, 191–92

DuFresne, Elizabeth, 78

Duke of Wellington, 82n41

Duncan, Chapman, 171, 173–76, 178, 327

dust, shaking off, 105n96

Dutch Reformed Church, 118

Dykes, George Parker, 38

Earl, Sylvester Henry, 327

Eldredge, Hannah, 203

Eldredge, Horace Sunderlin, 327–28

Eldredge, John Sunderlin, 260, 263, 268, 328

Elister, James, 247

Elliot, Mr., 90

emigration

of Australian Saints, 261–62, 272, 274

of British Saints, 112

Perpetual Emigrating Fund, 8–9, 120n53, 272n63

Prussian law concerning, 49

of Welsh Saints, 8–9, 22–32

Empey, William Adam, 328

Enoch Train, 31

Erskine, John, 153

European Mission, Chauncey West called as president of, 205–6

Evangelical Lutheran Church, 48

exaltation, 313–15

Expeditionary Force Branch, 76, 103

Farnham, Alice, 265

Farnham, Alwin, 264

Farnham, Ann, 264

Farnham, Augustus Alvin, 257–58

arrives in Australia, 259–60

biography of, 328–29

experience of, in Australia, 260–62

family life of, 264–65

letters of, published in newspapers, xiii

letters to Brigham Young, 271–72, 274–76

letter to Franklin D. Richards, 272–74

letter to George Q. Cannon, 276–81

letter to Samuel W. Richards, 267–70

postmission life of, 262–63

premission life of, 258

Farnham, Joseph, 265

Farnham, Ruth, 264

Farr, Aaron Freeman, 329

Farr, Lorin, 206

Farrer, William, 139n12

Fay, Theodore Sedgwick, 46, 47–48, 50

feet, shaking dust from, 105n96

Felt, Nathaniel H., 30

Fillmore, Millard, 194n71

Findlay, Allen, 228

Findlay, Hugh, 72, 202, 224nn97–98, 225–26, 228, 231n117

Fingo people, 131

Fleming, Josiah Wolcott, 260, 263–64, 268, 329–30

Forbes, Thomas, 98n80, 101

Ford, Eliza, 77

Fort George, 228–29

Fotheringham, William, 330

France

John Taylor’s experiences in, 292–94

revolution in, 62–63

Franz Joseph I, Emperor, 65

Frederick Wilhelm III, King, 65

Frederick Wilhelm IV, King, 49–53

Freemasons, 278

Frost, Burr, 260, 263, 268, 276, 330

Fullmer, John Solomon, 330–31

Galle, Sri Lanka, 220–21, 222–23

Gamble, Captain, 232–40

Gardiner, Sir Robert William, 101–2

Gardner, Elias, 331

Garn, Daniel. See Carn, Daniel

gathering of Saints. See also emigration

and Australian emigrants, 261–62, 272, 274

in Hawaii, 141–42, 161–65

Germany and German Mission

approach to missionary work in, 50–52

conditions in, 61–68

government of, 49–50

history of, 38–40

Orson Spencer and Jacob Houtz banished from preaching in, 33–34, 40, 58–61

Orson Spencer examined by police in, 55–58

Orson Spencer researches legalities of missionary work in, 47–49

Orson Spencer seeks interview with King of Prussia, 52–54

Orson Spencer’s dream in, 54–55

Orson Spencer’s letter to Brigham Young concerning, xii–xiii, 44–68

Orson Spencer’s missionary efforts in, 39–40

Orson Spencer’s reception in, 45–47

Orson Spencer’s travels to, 44–45

Gibraltar

challenges to missionary work in, 85–88

early missionary work in, 72–73

Edward Stevenson arrested in, 91

Edward Stevenson arrives in, 83–85

Edward Stevenson cast out of, 104–5

Edward Stevenson’s experience in, 74–76

Edward Stevenson’s letters to George Q. Cannon concerning, 79–106

Edward Stevenson’s success in, 91–92, 99

persecution in, 91, 92–95, 97–98, 104–5

religions in, 85nn53,54

Gibson, Jenette Nichol, 208

Gibson, Walter Murray, 135n1

gifts of the spirit, 15n56

Gilchrist, Mr., 75, 98–99

Glasgow, Samuel, 331–32

Gleason, Flora Clarinda, 144

glory, degrees of, 62n71. See also exaltation

Glover, William, 332

God

becoming like, 313–15

remembering, 301

gold rush, 138n8

Graham, James, 260, 263, 268, 332

Grant, David, 23, 333

Great Britain. See also Wales

beginning of missionary work in, 3–4

missionary work in, xix–xx

success of missionary work in, 68

Green, Ephraim, 140, 142, 144, 165, 333

Griffin, Edward, 7n16

Grouard, Benjamin F., 279n84

gum trees, 129

Gunnison, John, 86n57

Gunong Ledang, 211n57

Guymon, Noah Thomas, 333–34

Haalelea, Levi, 141–42, 162, 164

Hagar, 127n66

Hale, Mary Ann, 144–46, 150

Haleakala Crater, 160–61

Hall, John Charles, 334

Hall, Martha, 108, 114–15

Hambelton, Rev. Mr., 92

Hamburg, Berlin, 45–46

Hammond, Francis, 142, 159, 164

hands, clean, 311–12

Hanks, Ebenezer, 253

Hanks, Knowlton F., 279n84

Harper, Charles Alfred, 334

Harris, Broughton D., 194n71

Harris, Eliza, 262n21

Harris, Lister, 262n21

Harris, Martin, 77

Hart, James H., 41n33

Haven, Jesse, 107–8

biography of, 334–35

dedicates South Africa for missionary work, 85n52

family life of, 114–15

leaves South Africa, 121–23, 124

letters to Franklin D. Richards, xii, 117–32

love of, for missionary work, 123–24

post-mission life of, 113–14

pre-mission life of, 108–9

and South African Mission, 109–13

testimony of Joseph Smith, 123–24

travels to South Africa, 117–18

Haven, Jesse Cram, 112–13, 115

Haven, John, 115

Haven, Marie, 115

Hawaii. See Sandwich Islands

Hays, Peter, 101, 103, 104

healing blessings, 141

hearts, pure, 311–12

Henshaw, William, 3–4

Hiageer, 242, 244, 250–51

Hoagland, Abraham, 207–8

Hoagland, Margaret, 208

Hoagland, Mary, 201, 206–7

Hogan, Erick (Eric) Goudyson Mibben, 335

Holder, Thomas, 261

Holladay, Thomas, 169

Holman, Emily Jennison, 172

Holman, Harriet Naomi, 144, 145, 146

Holman, James S., 145

Holman, Sarah Melissa, 146

Holman, Susan Adeline, 146

Holy Ghost

knowledge through, 312–13

in missionary work, 312

Hong Kong

Chauncey West sails to, 244–45, 248–49

description of, 188–90

missionaries’ reception in, 191–93

Hong Xiuquan, 175n20

Hoofniele, Mr., 213

Horner, John M., 154, 252, 253, 254

Hotchkiss, Lawrence Sterne, 203n18, 335–36

house, destroyed in Hong Kong, 249

Houtz, Jacob

banished from preaching in Prussia, 33–34, 40, 58–61

biography of, 336

called as Orson Spencer’s mission companion, 37

missionary efforts in Prussia, 39–40

postmission life of, 42

prepares for police examination, 54

returns to Utah, 68n81

Howard, James, 38

Huangpu, China, 241

Humphries, Martha, 262n21

Humphries, Mary, 262n21

Hunt, Jefferson, 203

Hunt, John Alexander, 9, 336

Huntington, Dimick B., 142n27

Huntress, 155, 180

Hyde, John, 260, 263, 268, 337

Hyde, Orson, 38

Hyde, William, 153, 260, 262–63, 268, 271–72, 337

hymnbooks, 269n54

Iberia, 81–82

India

caste system in, 204n24

Chauncey West arrives in, 212–13, 225–26

Chauncey West leaves, 229–32

Chauncey West travels to, 224–25

Chauncey West’s missionary efforts in, 202–5, 226–29

India Mission

history of, 201–2

missionaries called to, 202–3

success in, 224n97

Indians

around Parowan, 187

Benjamin Johnson’s relationship with, 142–43, 145

Black Hawk War, 264n33

Walker War, 142n27, 145

Isle of Wight, 82n41

Italy, dedicated for missionary work, 84n52

Jacobs, Henry, 108

James, John, 16

Jan Van Hoorn, 187n52

Java, Chauncey West sails to, 229–33

Jenner, Edward, 141n20

Jenny Ford, 277–78

Jenson, Andrew, 77

Jeremy, Thomas Evans, 7, 10, 20, 76, 337–38

John Grey, 251–52

Johnson, Benjamin Franklin

arrives in Sandwich Islands, 155–56

attends general conference in Maui, 158–60

biography of, 338

called to Sandwich Islands, 137–38, 148–49

family life of, 144–46

finds gathering place in Sandwich Islands, 161–65

and Hawaiian Mission, 139–42

leaves Sandwich Islands, 166–69

memoir of, xiii, 147–69

on polygamy, 47n56

postmission life of, 142–44

premission life of, 136–38

prepares to leave for Sandwich Islands, 149–50

textual notes on account of, xv

travels to Sandwich Islands, 151–55

Johnson, Benjamin (son), 145

Johnson, Ezekiel, 136

Johnson, Frances Bell, 147–48

Johnson, George, 169

Johnson, Joel, 169

Johnson, Joseph, 148n64

Johnson, Julia, 136

Johnston, Albert Sidney, 113n28

Joiner, Martha, 208

Jolley, Washington Lafayette, 338–39

Jones, Brigham, 10–11

Jones, Claudia, 10–11

Jones, Dan, 1

biography of, 339

family life of, 10–12

first mission to Wales, 3–5

letters to Franklin D. Richards, xii, 18–32

letters to Samuel W. Richards, xii, 13–17

postmission life of, 9–10

premission life of, 2–3

second mission to Wales, 7–9

Jones, John, 277n78

Jones, Nathaniel Vary, 152, 339

Jones, Ruth, 10–11

Jones, Thomas, 16n59, 17n60

josh house, 243–44

Journal of Discourses, 122n56

Judaism, in China, 197n81

judges, abandon positions in Utah, 194n71

Julia Ann, 262, 263, 274, 278

Juvenile Instructor, 69–70, 79

Kaffir Wars, 119n51, 130

Kamehameha I, King, 161

Kane, Thomas L., 113n28

Karren, Thomas, 139–40, 144, 165, 339–40

Khoikhoi, 131n75

Kimball, Heber C., 149–50, 286–88, 311

Knight, Martha, 42, 43

knowledge, gaining, 312–13

Ladrone Islands, 211n51

Lambel, Mr., 106

Lambert, James L., 155

Lambson, Alfred Boaz, 340

Lamoreaux, Andrew Losey, 45, 76, 340–41

Lanai, Hawaii, 141–42, 161–62

Lane, Mr., 246

Las Vegas, 255–56

LaTrielle, Mary Matilda, 9, 12

Lawson, James, 140, 144, 168, 341

learning, gaining, 312–13

LeBaron, Melissa Bloomfield, 144–48, 150

Leonard, Truman, 31n101, 213–14, 341

Lewis, Elizabeth Jones, 5, 11–12

Lewis, Emily, 178

Lewis, James, 171–72

biography of, 342

called to China, 173–74

challenges facing, in China, 112, 174–75

family life of, 178

and fund-raising for missionary work, 153

leaves China, 175–76

letters to George A. Smith, 182–98

letter to Deseret News, xiii, 179–81

missionary efforts in China, 173–76

postmission life of, 176–77

premission life of, 172

Lewis, Parley R., 27

Lewis, Philip B., 140, 155–56

“A Life Review by Benjamin F. Johnson” (Johnson), xiii, 147–69

Lincoln, Abraham, 205n30

Linforth, James, 17

Liverpool, 9n27

Luddington, Elam, 203–4, 207, 213, 342

Lyman, Amasa, 66n77, 256, 263

Macao, 240–41

Madoc, 5n13

Madras, India, 215

Maid of Iowa, 2

Malays, 126–27

Manchus, 196–97

Maori, 261

Mariana Islands, 211n51

marriage sealings, 25, 57

Martin, Edward, 112, 342–43

Martineau, James H., 169

Martin handcart company, 112

Masons, 278

Mathers, Jane, 203

Mayer, George, 39n21, 343

Mayer, John, 343

McArthur, Daniel Duncan, 343–44

McBride, William, 139, 144, 254–55, 344

McCall, John, 91–92

McCarthy, John, 271

McCune, Henry, 212n62

McCune, Matthew, 204n25

McDonald, Captain, 251

McDonald, John Kilpatrick, 101, 344–45

McDonald, Thomas, 99, 103, 104

McLean, John, 76, 98n80, 101, 103–4

McPherson, James, 93–94

Meder, Moses A., 254

Melling, Jane, 10–11

Methodism, in Gibraltar, 85nn53,54

Mexico, LDS settlements in, 184–85n49

Mfengu people, 131

military duty

and emigration from Prussia, 40

in South Africa, 119–20

Millennial Star, xxiin4, 7n16

Miller, Captain, 239, 249

Miller, Daniel Arnold, 345

Miller, John, 38n18

Miller, Margaret, 42, 43

Miller, Thomas, 91–92

Millett, Joseph, 345–46

missionary work

Brigham Young speaks on, 300–305, 311–16

callings to, during special conference, xxi–xxii, 305–7

challenges posed by, xxii–xxiv

dedicating lands for, 84–85n52, 110

expansion of, in mid-nineteenth century, xix–xx

Ezra T. Benson speaks on, 294–300

George A. Smith speaks on, 288–90

Heber C. Kimball speaks on, 286–88

John Taylor speaks on, 290–94

Orson Pratt speaks on, 307–11

polygamy as challenge to, 7–8

without purse or scrip, 96n78, 153–54, 174, 308–10

Mitchell, Benjamin Thomas, 346

mob violence. See also persecution

Ezra T. Benson’s experiences with, 296, 304–5

in Wales, 3, 21–22

Monsoon, 180n44

Morley, Isaac, 5

Mormon Battalion, 140n16

Mormon Island, 210n49

Mount Talakmau, 211n57

Mowry, Ruth, 167

Murdock, John, 259

Murray, Orson, 148

Musgrave, Louisa, 208

Muslims, 111, 126–27

Musser, Amos Milton, 153, 346

Napela, Jonathan, 158n85, 162n96, 164

Nauvoo Legion, 108n3, 113n28

New Zealand, 261, 275

Nicholas I, Emperor, 65

Nickerson, Levi Stillman, 346–47

Norton, John Warren, 260, 264, 268, 269, 347

Norton, Mrs., 95

Oakley, John Degroot, 23, 347

Obray, Thomas Lorenzo, 72, 202

Olsen, Hans Peter (George Piercy), 349–50

Ophir, 211

opium, 188n55, 189

Owens, Robert, 215n70, 276, 347–48

pabisus, 163

Pace, James, 145n46, 348

Pacific, 180n44, 259–60

Paget, Stewart Henry, 74, 86, 93

pamphlets, 18–19, 20–21, 89, 118n48, 216n74

Park, James Pollock, 348–49

Parry, John, 25n81, 349

Perpetual Emigrating Fund, 8–9, 120n53, 272n63

persecution

and anti-Latter-day Saint tracts, 216n74

in Asian missions, 204

in Australia, 269, 273

in Ceylon, 215–17, 220–23

in China, 194–95

and dealings with police, 292

Ezra T. Benson’s experiences with, 296, 304–5

in Gibraltar, 91, 92–95, 97–98, 104–5

in San Francisco, 184

in South Africa, 110

in Wales, 3, 4, 21–22

Peterson (Petersen), Canute (Knud), 349

Piercy, George (Hans Peter Olsen), 349–50

Pill, Caroline, 265

Pitt, William, 45, 80, 350

polyandry, 222–23

polygamy

among Xhosa people, 130–31

in Ceylon, 222–23

as challenge to missionary work, xxii, 7–8

Chauncey West teaches concerning, 219

Edward Stevenson as advocate for, 150

interest in, in China, 194nn71–72

in Islam, 126

LDS justification for, 47

and LDS settlements in Mexico, 184–85n49

openly acknowledged by Church, xxii

practiced by Augustus Farnham, 265

practiced by Benjamin Johnson, 146

practiced by Brigham Young, 223n96

practiced by Edward Stevenson, 78

priesthood authority governing, 25n82

rumors concerning, 86

Pond, Benjamin Franklin, 262n21

Porter, Nancy A. (daughter), 71, 78

Porter, Nancy (mother), 71–72

Porter, Nathan Tanner

arrives in Gibraltar, 83–85

biography of, 350–51

called to Gibraltar, 73, 79–80

church service of, 77

experience of, in Gibraltar, 74

forced to leave Gibraltar, 69, 87, 88–90

pre-mission life of, 71–72

Porter, Sanford, 71–72

Pottle, Mary Jane, 258, 264–65

poverty, in Prussia, 49

Pratt, Addison, 278n80, 279

Pratt, Orson, xxii, 37, 47n56, 80, 167–68, 269n53, 307–11, 351

Pratt, Parley P., 252

Presbyterian Church, 14n52

Price, Joseph, 27

priesthood

ordination of Hawaiians to, 156

withheld from African men, 111

printing, xiii n. 6, 41n33, 120–22, 158

prophets, in Islam, 126n64

Prophwyd y Jubili (Prophet of the Jubilee), 4

prostitution, in Hamburg, 46

Provis, Richard, 121, 124

Prussia. See Germany and German Mission

pure hearts, 311–12

purse or scrip, traveling without, 96n78, 153–54, 174, 308–10

Rany, Captain, 224–25

Raumer, V., 50, 52–54, 57

redemption of dead, xxiv–xxvi

Redfield, Harlow, 351–52

Reese, Hannah, 265

resurrection, 314

revelation. See also dream(s)

continuing, 219, 246

given to Chauncey West, 249–50

in missionary work, 312

revolutions, European, 49n61, 61–63

Reynolds, Claudia Curling, 28

Rich, Charles C., 138

Richards, Franklin D.

Augustus Farnham’s letter to, 272–74

baptism and church service of, xiin2

crosses plains, 9

Dan Jones’s letters to, 18–32

Jesse Haven’s letters to, 117–32

and rumored death of Orson Spencer, 35

Richards, Joseph, 201–2, 214n69

Richards, Samuel W.

Augustus Farnham’s letter to, 267–70

baptism and church service of, xiin3

Dan Jones’s letters to, 13–17

kindness of, 117

and missionary work in Gibraltar, 73

Richardson, Darwin Charles, 352

Richey, Benjamin, 201

Ripen, Mr., 218–20

Riser, George Christian, 39n21, 352

Riter, Levi Evans, 352–53

Robinson, John, 353

rock, house in Hong Kong destroyed by, 249

Rock Port Branch, 75, 98

Rogers, Noah, 279n84

Royle, Henry, 3

sacrament meetings, 26n83

sago, 26n84

Salicornia, 5

Salt Creek, 137

Salt Lake Temple, xxvi n. 16

salvation of the dead, xxiv–xxvi

San Bernardino colony, 66n77, 151–52, 168, 176, 209–10, 255, 281

Sandheads, 212

Sandwich Islands

Augustus Farnham stops in, 279–80

Benjamin Johnson arrives in, 155–56

Benjamin Johnson called to, 137–38, 148–49

Benjamin Johnson leaves, 166–69

Benjamin Johnson prepares to leave for, 149–50

Benjamin Johnson travels to, 151–55

Benjamin Johnson’s mission to, 139–42

Benjamin Johnson’s record concerning, 147–69

dedicated for missionary work, 84–85n52

gathering of Saints in, 141–42, 161–65

general conference held in, 158–60

history of, 135n1

history of missionary work in, 138–39

smallpox epidemic in, 156–58

success of missionary work in, 141

San Francisco

Benjamin Johnson stops in, 153–55, 167–68

Chauncey West arrives in, 252–53

Chauncey West stops in, 210

Chinese immigrants in, 176n24, 185–87

debauchery in, 182–84

Sargent, S. F., 277–78

Savage, Levi, Jr., 180n44, 203, 207, 213, 353

S. Curling, 9, 22–30

sea burials, 81

sealings, 25, 57

Second Opium War, 248n151

Secrist, Jacob Foutz, 39n21, 353

Sessions, Perigreen, 81, 353–54

Shurtliff, Angeline, 208

Siam, 199–200, 209–13

Signs and tokens, 57

Simmons, Henry, 280

Simmons, James, 277n78

Singapore, 211

Skelton, Robert Hodgson, 215n70, 354

Slaughter, Elder Edward, 121

slavery

Indians sold into, 143n29

in South Africa, 125–26

smallpox epidemic, 141, 156–58

Smith, Charles, 354

Smith, George A., 182–98, 288–90

Smith, Joseph

Dan Jones’s relationship with, 2–3

and doctrine of redemption of dead, xxiv–xxv

Edward Stevenson hears, preach, 96–97

Gibraltar resident vilifies, 74, 99–100

Heber C. Kimball’s testimony of, 287–88

Jesse Haven’s testimony of, 123–24

and mid-nineteenth century missionary efforts, xix–xx

Smith, Joseph F., 138n10

Smith, Leonard Ishmael, 108, 109–10, 112–14, 117–18, 121, 354–55

Smith, Mr. (Gibraltar resident), 75, 95–98

Smith, Orrin E., 255

Smith, Paul, 260, 263, 268, 355

Smith, Silas, 279

Snider, Egerton, 140, 144, 355

Snow, Erastus, 41

Snow, Lorenzo, 72–73, 84n52, 202

South Africa

challenges to missionary work in, 122–23

climate and agriculture of, 128–29, 132

colonization of Cape Town, 119n50

dedicated for missionary work, 85n52, 110

geographical and cultural information regarding, 125–31

history of, 110

Jesse Haven leaves, 121–23, 124

Jesse Haven on, 107

Jesse Haven’s efforts in, 109–13

Jesse Haven’s letters to Franklin D. Richards concerning, 117–32

languages spoken in, 123n58, 127–28

military duty in, 119–20

persecution in, 110

printing in, 120–22

recommendations for missionary work in, 128

success of missionary work in, 120

Spain, living conditions in, 88

Sparks, Quartus, 154, 253

special conference (1852)

Brigham Young speaks at, 300–305, 311–16

callings issued during, xxi–xxii, 305–7

Ezra T. Benson speaks at, 294–300

George A. Smith speaks at, 288–90

Heber C. Kimball speaks at, 286–88, 311

John Taylor speaks at, 290–94

minutes of, 285–316

Orson Pratt speaks at, 307–11

Spencer, Daniel, 32, 80, 355–56

Spencer, Hyrum, 35

Spencer, Orson

banished from preaching in Prussia, 33–34, 40, 58–61

biography of, 356

death of, 41–42

family life of, 42–43

Letters Exhibiting the Most Prominent Doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 270n58

letter to Brigham Young, xii–xiii, 44–68

missionary efforts in Prussia, 39–40

missionary service in United States, 41

pre-mission life of, 34–37

returns to Utah, 68n81

travels to Europe, 80

Spirit of Elijah, 157–58

spiritualism, 66n77, 152–53

Spooner, Sarah Jane, 146

Sprague, Horatio, 87n60

Sprague, Horatio J., 87

Sri Lanka. See Ceylon

Stansbury, Howard, 86n57

Stayner, Thomas, 267

Stephens, Sister L., 281

Stevens, Elizabeth, 71, 78

Stevenson, Edward, 69–71

arrested in Gibraltar, 91

arrives in Gibraltar, 83–85

biography of, 356

called to Gibraltar, 73, 79–80

cast out of Gibraltar, 104–5

experience of, in Gibraltar, 74–76

family life of, 78

letters to George Q. Cannon, xiii, 79–106

postmission life of, 77

premission life of, 71

secures passage to England, 106

trial of, 93–95

vision of, 97, 106

Stevenson, Joseph, 71, 96

Stevenson, Nancy Elizabeth, 78

St. John’s Day, 278n82

St. Louis Luminary, 41

storm, calmed in Hawaii, 164

Stout, Hosea, 171, 173–78, 183n48, 357

Stout, Louisa, 177–78

Summit Creek, 137

synagogue, Edward Stevenson visits, 90–91

Tahiti, 278–79

Taiping Rebellion, 175

Taiping Tianguo, 175n20

Tanner, Nathan, 139, 144, 156, 163, 254, 357

Tarquinia, 262

Tasmania, 276

Taylor, John, 32, 38, 290–94

Taylor, Lorana, 151

Taylor, Lydia, 151

Taylor, Norman, 151

Taylor, Sarah, 115

Taylor, William, 39n21, 357–58

telestial kingdom, 62n71

Thailand, 199–200

Thomas, Elijah, 358

Thomas, Joseph, 27

Thomas, Preston, 358

Thomson, Walter, 173–74, 178, 358

Thorpe, Theodore, 255

Thurston, Moses, 359

tithing, 122

Toner, Daniel, 45, 359

tracts, 18–19, 20–21, 89, 118n48, 216n74

Transcontinental Railroad, 206

Treat, Thomas Wight, 359

Treaty of Nanking, 192n67

Turpin, Jesse, 360

Udall, David, 149, 150

Udgorn Seion (Zion’s Trumpet), 4n9, 7

understanding, gaining, 312–13

Unity, 112, 120n52

universities, and European despotism, 63–64

University of Deseret, 37

University of Nauvoo, 34n4

Utes, 142n27, 143n29, 264n33

Van Cott, John, 360

Vickers, John, 149, 150

Viett, George, 38

vineyard, parable of, 310

visions. See dream(s)

Voice of Warning and Instruction to All People, A, 94n74

Wade, Edward, 175–76

Wakara, Chief, 142n27

Wales

Dan Jones’s first mission to, 3–5

Dan Jones’s letters to Franklin D. Richards from, 18–32

Dan Jones’s letters to Samuel W. Richards from, 13–17

Dan Jones’s second mission to, 7–9

Dan Jones’s success in, 1, 8, 13–18

persecution in, 3, 4, 21–22

pioneers from, 8–9, 22–32

Walker, William Holmes, 108, 109–10, 112, 113, 114, 117–18, 121, 360

Walker War, 142n27, 145

Wandell, Charles, 259, 267

Webb, Chauncey Griswold, 361

Wesley, John, 110

West, Chauncey, Jr., 207

West, Chauncey Walker, 199–200

arrives in Bombay, 225–26

arrives in Ceylon, 215

arrives in China, 240–42

arrives in San Francisco, 252–53

biography of, 361

called as president of European Mission, 205–6

called to Siam, 209

challenges facing, in Ceylon, 220–23

family life of, 207–8

leaves Ceylon, 223–25

leaves China, 250–51

letters to Deseret News, xiii, 209–56

missionary efforts in Bombay, 226–29

mission to Asia, 202–5

post-mission life of, 205–7

preaches in China, 245–46

pre-mission life of, 200–201

returns to Utah, 204–5, 255–56

travels to Canton, 247–48

travels to Ceylon, 213–15

travels to China, 233–40

travels to Hong Kong, 244–45, 248–49

travels to Java, 229–33

travels to Siam, 209–13

works in California, 253–55

West, Israel, 254n163

West, Joseph, 207

West, Margaret, 207

Western Europe, despotism of, 61–68

Western Standard, xiii n. 7

Whampoa, China, 241, 248n151

Wille, James, 81n40

Willes, William, 72

Williams, Captain, 245, 246

Williams, Emily, 78

Williams, Thomas S., 154, 180n43

William the Conqueror, 290

Willie, James Grey, 361

Willis, Mr., 74, 83–84n51

Willis, William, 202

Winchester, John, 160

wine, in South Africa, 128

Woods, Joseph, 71

Woodward, William, 362

Woolley, Samuel Amos, 213, 214, 362

Wright, Adeline A., 208

Xhosa people, 130–31

Xhosa Wars, 119n51, 130

Yaquis, 143

Yates, Louisa, 78

yellow fever, 214

Young, Brigham

Augustus Farnham’s letters to, 271–72, 274–76

expansion of missionary work under, xx

and Hawaiian Mission, 138

Heber C. Kimball’s testimony of, 287–88

holds missionary conference, xxi

and hostilities with Utes, 142n27

Orson Spencer’s letter to, xii–xiii, 44–68

and rumors concerning polygamy, 86

speaks at special conference, 300–305, 311–16

and temple work, xxvi

wives of, 223n96

Young, Jas., 245, 249–50

Zion’s Camp, 139n15

Zion’s Watchman, 260, 269, 271, 275