BYU Studies Quarterly
Keywords
Mormon studies, women, letters, testimony
Abstract
Women composed a significant portion of the early converts who would follow Joseph Smith over hundreds of miles and through the fires of persecution. Lucy Mack Smith, Rebecca Williams, Phebe Peck, and Melissa Dodge represent well the dedication and testimony of such early Latter-day Saint women. Despite separation from loved ones and the dangers and difficulties they would face as Church members, religion was the guiding factor in their lives. These women testified of the value of their experiences and exhorted others to "give up all and follow your Lord" regardless of the trials that were required of them.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Janiece
(2002)
"“Give Up All and Follow Your Lord”: Testimony and Exhortation in Early Mormon Women's Letters, 1831–1839,"
BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 41:
Iss.
1, Article 10.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol41/iss1/10