Appendix: Stakes of Zion

(In chronological order.) * = discontinued.
  • Name: Organized, President
  • *Kirtland: Feb. 17, 1834, Joseph Smith, Jr.
  • *Clay-Caldwell: July 3, 1834, David Whitmer
  • *Adam-ondi-Ahman: June 28, 1838, John Smith
  • *Nauvoo: Oct. 5, 1839, William Marks
  • *Zarahemla: Oct. 5, 1839, John Smith
  • *Lima: Oct. 21, 1840, Isaac Morley
  • *Quincy: Oct. 25, 1840, Daniel Stanton
  • *Mount Hope: Oct. 27, 1840, Abel Lamb
  • *Freedom: Oct. 27, 1840, Henry W. Miller
  • *Geneva: Nov. 1, 1840, William Bosely
  • *Springfield: Nov. 5, 1840, Edwin P. Merriam
  • Salt Lake: Oct. 3, 1847, John Smith
  • Weber: Jan. 26, 1851, Lorin Farr
  • Utah: Mar. 19, 1851, Abraham O. Smoot
  • Parowan: May, 1852, John C. L. Smith
  • *St. Louis: Nov. 4, 1854, Milo Andrus
  • *Carson Valley: Oct. 4, 1856, Orson Hyde
  • Cache: Nov. 14, 1859, Peter Maughan
  • Juab: Sept. 20, 1868, Jacob Bigler
  • Millard: Mar. 19, 1869, Thomas Callister
  • Beaver: Mar. 12, 1869, John Murdock
  • Bear Lake: June 20, 1869, William Budge
  • Sevier: May 24, 1874, Joseph A. Young
  • St. George: April 7, 1877, J. D. T. McAllister
  • Kanab: April 18, 1877, L. John Nuttal
  • Panguitch: April 23, 1877, James Henrie
  • *Davis: June 17, 1877, William R. Smith
  • Tooele: June 24, 1877, Francis M. Lyman
  • Morgan: July 1, 1877, Willard G. Smith
  • *Sanpete: July 4, 1877, Canute Peterson
  • Summit: July 9, 1877, William W. Cluff
  • Wasatch: July 15, 1877, Abram Hatch
  • Box Elder: Aug. 19, 1877, Oliver G. Snow
  • *Little Colorado: Jan. 27, 1878, Lot Smith
  • *Eastern Arizona: June 29, 1879, Jesse N. Smith
  • Emery: Aug. 13, 1882, Christen D. Larsen
  • St. Joseph: Feb. 25, 1883, Christopher Layton
  • San Juan: Sept. 23, 1883, Platte D. Lyman
  • San Luis: Oct. 10, 1883, Silas S. Smith
  • Maricopa: Dec. 10, 1883, Alex F. McDonald
  • Bannock: Feb. 4, 1884, Lewis S. Pond
  • Oneida: June 1, 1884, William D. Hendricks
  • Uintah: May 9, 1887, Samuel R. Bennion
  • St. Johns: July 23, 1887, David K. Udall
  • Cassia: Nov. 19, 1887, Horton D. Haight
  • Snowflake: Dec. 18, 1887, Jesse N. Smith
  • Malad: Feb. 12, 1888, Oliver C. Hoskins
  • Star Valley: Aug. 14, 1892, George Osmond
  • Wayne: May 27, 1893, Willis E. Robison
  • Alberta: June 9, 1895, Charles O. Card
  • Bingham: June 9, 1895, James E. Steele
  • Juarez: Dec. 9, 1895, Anthony W. Ivins
  • Woodruff: June 5, 1898, John M. Baxter
  • Fremont: Aug. 6, 1898, Thomas E. Ricks
  • Pocatello: Aug. 7, 1898, Wm. C. Parkinson
  • Jordan: Jan. 21, 1900, Orrin P. Miller
  • Granite: Jan. 27, 1900, Frank Y. Taylor
  • North Sanpete: Dec. 9, 1900, Christian N. Lund
  • South Sanpete: Dec. 9, 1900, Canute Peterson
  • Alpine: Jan. 13, 1901, Stephen L. Chipman
  • Nebo: Jan. 20, 1901, Jonathan S. Page
  • Hyrum: April 30, 1901, William C. Parkinson
  • Benson: May 1, 1901, William H. Lewis
  • Big Horn: May 26, 1901, Byron Sessions
  • Union: June 9, 1901, Franklin S. Bramwell
  • Teton: Sept. 2, 1901, Don Carlos Driggs
  • Taylor: Aug. 30, 1903, Heber S. Allen
  • Blackfoot: Jan. 31, 1904, Elias S. Kimball
  • Liberty: Feb. 26, 1904, Hugh J. Cannon
  • Pioneer: Mar. 24, 1904, William McLachlin
  • Ensign: April 1, 1904, Richard W. Young
  • Rigby: Feb. 2, 1908, Don C. Walker
  • Ogden: July 26, 1908, Thomas B. Evans
  • North Weber: Aug. 2, 1908, James Wotherspoon
  • Bear River: Oct. 11, 1908, Milton H. Welling
  • Yellowstone: Jan. 10, 1909, Daniel G. Miller
  • Carbon: May 8, 1910, Gustave A. Iverson
  • Deseret: Aug. 11, 1912, Alonzo A. Hinckley
  • Moapa: Sept. 8, 1912, Willard L. Jones
  • Duchesne: Dec. 2, 1912, William H. Smart
  • Young: May 21, 1913, David Halls
  • Boise: Nov. 2, 1913, Heber Q. Hale
  • Shelley: Aug. 16, 1914, Joseph H. Dye
  • Cottonwood: Nov. 29, 1914, Uriah G. Miller
  • Raft River: April 27, 1915, John A. Elison
  • Curlew: May 17, 1915, Jonathan C. Cutler
  • North Davis: June 20, 1915, Henry H. Blood
  • South Davis: June 20, 1915, James H. Robinson
  • Portneuf: Aug. 14, 1915, George T. Hyde
  • Idaho: Nov. 19, 1916, Nelson J. Hogan
  • Montpelier: Dec. 23, 1917, Edward C. Rich
  • Tintic: April 22, 1917, E. Franklin Birch
  • Twin Falls: July 26, 1919, Lawrence G. Kirkman
  • Burley: July 27, 1919, David R. Langlois
  • Blaine: Aug. 3, 1919, Wm. Lennox Adams
  • Lost River: Aug. 18, 1919, William N. Patten
  • Franklin: June 6, 1920, Samuel W. Parkinson
  • Logan: June 6, 1920, Oliver H. Budge
  • Roosevelt: June 26, 1920, William H. Smart
  • Garfield: Aug. 29, 1920, Charles E. Rowan, Jr.
  • Lethbridge: Nov. 10, 1921, Hugh B. Brown

Appendix: Church Publications

(Chronologically arranged with date and place of issue.)
  • Book of Mormon, 1830, Palmyra, New York.
    • Danish, 1851, Copenhagen, Denmark.
    • German, 1852, Bern, Switzerland.
    • French, 1852, Paris, France.
    • Italian, 1852, London, England.
    • Welsh, 1852, Myrthyr Tydfil, Wales.
    • Hawaiian, 1855, San Francisco, California.
    • Deseret Alphabet, 1869, New York City, New York.
    • Swedish, 1878, Copenhagen, Denmark.
    • Spanish, 1886, Salt Lake City, Utah.
    • Maori, 1889, Auckland, New Zealand.
    • Dutch, 1890, Amsterdam, Holland.
    • Samoan, 1903, Salt Lake City, Utah.
    • Tahitian, 1904, Papeete, Society Islands.
    • Turkish, 1906, New York City, New York.
    • Japanese, 1909, Tokyo, Japan.
  • The Evening and Morning Star , 1832, Independence, Missouri.
  • Book of Commandments, 1833, Independence, Missouri.
  • L. D. S. Messenger and Advocate, 1834, Kirtland, Ohio.
  • Doctrine and Covenants, 1835, Kirtland, Ohio.
    • Danish, 1851, Copenhagen, Denmark.
    • Welsh, 1851, Myrthyr Tydfil, Wales.
    • German, 1876, Bern, Switzerland.
    • Swedish, 1888, Salt Lake City, Utah.
    • Dutch, 1908, Rotterdam, Holland.
  • Hymn Book, 1835, Kirtland, Ohio.
  • The Elder’s Journal, 1838, Kirtland Ohio.
  • Times and Seasons, 1839, Commerce, (Nauvoo) Illinois.
  • The Millennial Star, 1840, Manchester and Liverpool, Eng.
  • The Gospel Reflecter, 1841, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • The Wasp, 1842, Nauvoo, Illinois.
  • The Nauvoo Neighbor, 1843, Nauvoo, Illinois.
  • The Prophet, 1844, New York City, New York.
  • The New York Messenger, 1845, New York City, New York.
  • The California Star, 1846, Yerba Buena, (San Francisco) Cal.
  • Prophwyd y Jubili, neu, Seren y Saint (Welsh), 1846, Myrthyr Tydfil, Wales.
  • Udgorn Seion, neu, Seren y Saint (Welsh), 1849, Myrthyr Tydfil, Wales.
  • The Frontier Guardian, 1849, Kanesville (Council Bluffs).
  • The Deseret News, 1850, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • Pearl of Great Price, 1851, Liverpool, England.
    • Welsh, 1852, Wales.
    • German, 1882, Bern, Switzerland.
    • Danish, 1883, Salt Lake City, Utah.
    • Dutch, 1911, Rotterdam, Holland.
  • Skandinaviens Stjerne (Danish), 1851, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Zions Panier (German), 1851 Hamburg, Germany.
  • L’Étoile du Déséret (French), 1851, Paris, France.
  • Zion’s Watchman, 1853, Sydney, New South Wales.
  • Le Réflecteur (French), 1853, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • The Seer, 1853, Washington, D. C.
  • Journal of Discourses, 1853, Liverpool, England.
  • L. D. S. Millennial Star and Monthly Visitor, 1854, Madras, India.
  • St. Louis Luminary, 1854, St. Louis, Missouri.
  • The Mormon, 1855, New York City, New York.
  • The Western Standard, 1856, San Francisco, California.
  • Der Darsteller (German), 1856, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Die Reform (German), 1862, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Juvenile Instructor, 1866, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • Der Stern (German), 1869, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • The Woman’s Exponent, 1872, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • Utah Posten (Danish and Norwegian), 1873, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • Bikuben (Danish and Norwegian), 1876, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • Nordstjernan, 1877, Göteborg, Sweden.
  • The Contributor, 1879, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • Ungdommens Raadgiver (Danish and Norwegian), 1880, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Morgenstjernen (Danish and Norwegian), 1882, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • Church and Farm, 1885, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • Svenska Harolden, 1885, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • Historical Record, 1886, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • Young Woman’s Journal, 1889, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • Truth’s Reflex, 1889, St. John, Kansas.
  • Der Beobachter (German), 1890, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • De Ster (Dutch), 1896, Rotterdam, Holland.
  • Improvement Era, 1897, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • Southern Star, 1898, Chattanooga, Tennessee.
  • Utah Posten (Swedish), 1900, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • Children’s Friend, 1902, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • The Elders’ Journal, 1903, Atlanta, Georgia.
  • The Messenger, 1907, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Liahona, 1907, Independence, Missouri.
  • Ka Elele Oiaio, 1909, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Appendix: List of Authorities and Books of Reference

  • Journal History (Manuscript) , 1830–1921.
  • Far West Record (Manuscript) .
  • Evening and Morning Star, 1832–1834.
  • Messenger and Advocate, 1834 –1836.
  • Times and Seasons, 1839 –1846.
  • Millennial Star, 1840– 1921.
  • Documentary History of the Church , vols. 1–6.
  • Missouri Persecutions, Parley P. Pratt.
  • Era of the Protestant Revolution , Frederick Seebohm.
  • The Rise of the Dutch Republic , John Lathrop Motley.
  • The British Nation, George M. Wrong.
  • Topsfield Historical Collections , vols. 1–8.
  • The Mack Genealogy, Sophia Smith Martin.
  • Five Colonial Families, vols. 1–2.
  • History of the Prophet Joseph , Lucy Mack Smith.
  • Orson Pratt’s Works, Orson Pratt.
  • History of the Church, Juvenile Instructor, vols. 7–19.
  • The Contributor, vol. 17.
  • Improvement Era, vols. 1 –24.
  • Deseret News, 1850– 1921.
  • M. I. A. Manual, 1918–1919.
  • Life of Joseph Smith, George Q. Cannon.
  • Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt .
  • Life of Heber C. Kimball, Orson F. Whitney.
  • Life of John Taylor, Brigham H. Roberts.
  • Wilford Woodruff, His Life and Labors, M. F. Cowley.
  • Biography of Lorenzo Snow, Eliza R. Snow.
  • History of the Mormon Church (Americana), B. H. Roberts.
  • History of Utah, Orson F. Whitney.
  • Whitney’s Popular History of Utah , Orson F. Whitney.
  • History of Utah, H. H. Bancroft.
  • Women of Mormondom, Edward W. Tullidge.
  • Historical Record, Andrew Jenson.
  • Church Chronology, Andrew Jenson.
  • Missouri Persecutions, Brigham H. Roberts.
  • Rise and Fall of Nauvoo, Brigham H. Roberts.
  • A Brief History of the Church , Edward H. Anderson.
  • The Mormon Battalion, Daniel Tyler.
  • Conquest of New Mexico and California, Col. P. St. George Cooke.
  • The Restoration of the Gospel , Osborne J. P. Widtsoe.
  • One Hundred Years of Mormonism , John Henry Evans.