Item Detail
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MSS 739
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Preston Thomas Diaries
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Thomas, Preston
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1874-1877
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Typewritten copies of diaries. The journals were typed by Thomas' son, Daniel H. Thomas, and entitled: "Preston Thomas: His Life and Travels." Daniel often provided introductory material between sections of the diaries. Most of the journals relate to the five missions on which he served for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Most of these were in Texas and the other southern States. On one of these missions from 1848 to 1849, Preston visited Lyman Wight, the leader of a Mormon splinter group in Texas, to invite him to return to the Church. Preston settled in Lehi, Utah, and later moved to Franklin, Idaho.