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English
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Hoary-Headed Saints : The Aged in Nineteenth-Century Mormon Culture
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Provo, UT
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Brigham Young University
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Master's thesis
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'Mormon attitudes toward old age in the nineteenth century were influenced by Joseph Smith and other Church leaders. Smith inherited many of his views from his New England background. Old age was honored in New England to the degree that the aged reinforced Christian values. 'The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints offered spiritual, emotional, and--in some cases--economic support to its aged members. Genealogy and temple work provided meaningful activity for many older persons. The Old Folks movement, fatheed by C.R. Savage in 1875, was a significant effort to pay homage to Utah's elderly; Savage and George Goddard were driving forces behind its success. By the turn of the century, Old Folks committees were sponsoring entertainments in most stakes of the Church. 'Themes which dominated the writings of older Mormons were family, Church, socials, sickness, and death. An aged person's quality of life depended on his health, attitudes, mental stability, and relationships with family members.' (Author's abstract)
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