Women of faith in the latter days. Volume one, 1775-1820

According to editors :Although approximately half the people in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been women, their lives of faith and dedication are just beginning to receive the attention they merit. This groundbreaking series recounts the stories of women in Church history, often in their own words, as they share their trials, triumphs, and testimonies.Volume 1 features women born between 1775 and 1820 and samples the lives of both well-known women and previously obscure ones whose lives of faith also deserve emulation. They were first-generation Latter-day Saints who experienced the characteristic trials of their day, including abandonment by family or friends when they joined the Church, persecution after joining, and the hardships of pioneering again and again as they moved from one location to another.Here you will encounter not only such well-known figures as Emma Smith and Eliza R. Snow but also an early Mexican convert who never traveled more than a few miles from her home, a devoted plural wife who homesteaded in rural Utah, and a plucky Scottish coal miner who at an advanced age sailed to America and walked across the plains.The faith these women exhibited as they rejoiced in blessings and dealt with struggles provides a model for us in facing our own challenges as we strive to build our own lives of faith today. "I trusted in God and improved every opportunity to help myself" : Abigail Smith Abbott / Kathleen Halverson Hadfield "Tried and proved in all things" : Ann Marsh Abbott / Janiece L. Johnson "To endure in faith" : Melissa Morgan Dodge / Janiece L. Johnson "Death had lost all terrors" : Eliza Dana Gibbs / Andrea Ventilla "A legacy of hope, and faith, and love" : Elizabeth Harrison Goddard / Madelyn Silver Palmer "Trusting in the God of Israel" : Martha Spence Heywood / Alice Johnson Ellsworth "The spirit of the Lord has buoyed me up" : Drusilla Doris Hendricks / Susan Easton Black "A stalwart, a champion" : Mary Isabella Horne / Andrea G. Radke-Moss "The joy and the song" : Julia Hills Johnson / Kerri Robinson and Marcie Gallacher "For blessing others we are blessed" : Sarah Granger Kimball / Virginia H. Pearce "The embodiment of strength and endurance" : Vilate Murray Kimball / Kiersten Olson "God rules!" : Lydia Goldthwaite Bailey Knight / Nicholas J. Frederick "Like fire in my bones" : Sarah Sturdevant Leavitt / Andrea Ventilla "I put my trust in him" : Eliza Maria Partridge Lyman / Sherilyn Farnes "My faith in the gospel was strong" : Cyrena Dustin Merrill / Joann Mortensen "My happy soul is witness" : Laura F. Owen / Janiece L. Johnson "The Lord was always with us" : Patience Delila Pierce Palmer / Eileen Palmer Smith "A courageous mother, supportive wife, and dedicated saint" : Maria Jackson Normington Parker / Wayne Kendall Hinton "The joy and peace I experienced was inexpressible" : Belinda Marden Pratt / Taunalyn Ford Rutherford "Be still and know that I am God" : Louisa Barnes Pratt / Alisha Erin Hillam "That we may all, in glory dwell" : Mary Ann Brown Pulsipher / Rhonda Seamons "I have seen many miracles" : Sarah De Arman Pea Rich / Guinevere Thomas Woolstenhulme "My soul rejoices at the thought" : Jennetta Richards / Susan Evans McCloud "Hands in skillful labors taught" : Patty Sessions / Donna Toland Smart "I have faith in Israel's God" : Mary Bathgate Shelley / Jay G. Burrup "I'll never forsake" : Amanda Barnes Smith / Alexander L. Baugh "A comfort unto my servant, Joseph" : Emma Hale Smith / Mark L. Staker "For the sake of Christ and salvation" : Lucy Mack Smith / Andrea Maxfield "Called to drink deep of the bitter cup" : Mary Fielding Smith / Jay A. Parry "Cheerfully respond to every call" : Eliza R. Snow / Jill Mulvay Derr "I know the Lord led me" : Leonora Cannon Taylor / Mary Jane Woodger "The blessing of the Lord has attended me" : Mercy Fielding Thompson / Jennifer Reeder "Our lamps trimmed and burning" : Nancy Naomi Alexander Tracy / Eleanor C. Jensen and Rachael G. Christensen "Leaving home" : Phebe W. Carter Woodruff / Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Lonely saint in Mexico : Desideria Quintanar Yanez / Clinton D. Christensen. Although approximately half the people in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been women, their lives of faith and dedication are just beginning to receive the attention they merit. This groundbreaking series recounts the stories of women in Church history, often in their own words, as they share their trials, triumphs, and testimonies. Volume 1 features women born between 1775 and 1820 and samples the lives of both well-known women and previously obscure ones whose lives of faith also deserve emulation. They were first-generation Latter-day Saints who experienced the characteristic trials of their day, including abandonment by family or friends when they joined the Church, persecution after joining, and the hardships of pioneering again and again as they moved from one location to another. Here you will encounter not only such well-known figures as Emma Smith and Eliza R. Snow but also an early Mexican convert who never traveled more than a few miles from her home, a devoted plural wife who homesteaded in rural Utah, and a plucky Scottish coal miner who at an advanced age sailed to America and walked across the plains. The faith these women exhibited as they rejoiced in blessings and dealt with struggles provides a model for us in facing our own challenges as we strive to build our own lives of faith today. Although roughly half the people in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been women, their lives of faith and dedication haven t always received the attention they deserve. This new, seven-volume series aims to enhance awareness of these women through inspirational vignettes. Each volume will contain approximately 50 ten-page chapters on women from all walks of life and from different periods in Church history. Each chapter will contain a photograph or portrait of the woman (if available), a brief biography, and an uplifting experience from her life. Today s women will feel connected to their spiritual heritage as they read about choices made by faithful women in Church history who came from many different backgrounds. As they come to know and love these women of faith, readers will feel that they are not alone in the challenges they face. This volume recounts the lives of women of faith and dedication in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who were born between 1821 and 1845, including: women's rights advocate Emmeline B. Wells, Relief Society general president Zina D.H. Young, a convert of African descent who walked from New York to Nauvoo, a London seamstress who survived the events that befell the ill-fated Martin Handcart Company, a Norwegian native determined to support her family amidst famine, and an Australian Saint shipwrecked en route to Zion