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The early history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is filled with fascinating characters, but few led a more tumultuous life than Amasa Lyman. Though he has been largely forgotten, this new biography provides a unique and revealing account of the early days of Mormonism and Lymans role in creating that history. He served as a missionary in the burned-over district of upstate New York and in Ohio before moving to Kirtland, where he suffered in the infant churchs financial crisis. He participated in the conflicts with hostile Missourians and emigrated to Nauvoo, Illinois. There, he became a leader in the church and a close associate of Joseph Smith. Lyman then led a company of pioneers across Iowa to Winter Quarters and on to the Salt Lake Valley. He was sent to the California gold fields and led the colonization of San Bernardino, where he became its first mayor, before returning to Utah, and he traveled to Europe as head of the churchs European missions. Having spent more than thirty years in the service of his church, Lyman began to move away from its teachings after a series of conflicts with its second leader, Brigham Young. Lyman was one of the first Mormons t

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Author

Edward Leo Lyman

Publisher

Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9780874809404

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Religion, Philosophy, Fiction

Rating

4.67 / 5 (3 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14