Sacred and Historical Latter-day Saint Places of Laie

Authors

Mary Jane Woodger

Keywords

sacred places, Latter-day Saints, La'ie

Abstract

Through the ages, the locations at which sacred historical events occurred have traditionally become holy. How holy or sacred a site is depends on the understanding of those beholding it. Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote that “Earth’s crammed with heaven, / And every common bush afire with god; / But only he who sees, takes off his shoes— / The rest sit round it and pluck blackberries.”1 Though some may consider some of the locations listed in this paper to be mere “berry picking sites,” for those who lived there, these places became consecrated by their sacrifices.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Woodger, Mary Jane (2015) "Sacred and Historical Latter-day Saint Places of Laie," Mormon Pacific Historical Society: Vol. 36, Article 5.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/mphs/vol36/iss1/5