Brigham Henry Roberts

Brigham Henry Roberts (March 13, 1857–September 27, 1933) (commonly known as B. H. Roberts) was a leader, historian, and "defender of the faith" of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Although he was elected as a representative to the U.S. Congress, he was denied a seat due to his practice of plural marriage. He was also a prolific writer and published a comprehensive history of the church. Image File history File links Photo of Brigham Henry Roberts. ... Image File history File links Photo of Brigham Henry Roberts. ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 95 days remaining. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in Salt Lake City, Utah is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ... Plural marriage among Latter-day Saints is a sort of polygamy (more properly called polygyny) formerly practiced by some members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during the Churchs 19th century founding days and currently practiced by splinter groups. ...

Brigham Henry Roberts was born in Warrington, a manufacturing town of Lancashire, England. He emigrated to Davis County, Utah in 1866 and was baptized the following year into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was ordained a Seventy March 8, 1877. Warrington, the United Kingdom’s third biggest town (as opposed to city), is a town and borough in North West England, between Manchester and Liverpool. ... Lancashire (archaically, the County of Lancaster) is a county palatine of England, lying on the Irish Sea. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Davis County is a county located in the state of Utah. ... The Salt Lake City temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ... The Quorums of the Seventy are area and General Authorities in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ...

He practiced plural marriage; he married Sarah Louisa Smith in 1878, Celia Dibble in 1884, and Margaret Ship in 1890. In 1889 he served six months in Utah territorial prison for "unlawful cohabitation". Plural marriage among Latter-day Saints is a sort of polygamy (more properly called polygyny) formerly practiced by some members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during the Churchs 19th century founding days and currently practiced by splinter groups. ...

He served three proselyting missions: Iowa, Nebraska and southern states from 1880 to 1882; southern states from 1883 to 1886; and Britain from 1886 to 1888. A missionary is a propagator of religion, often an evangelist or other representative of a religious community who works among those outside of that community. ... State nickname: The Hawkeye State Other U.S. States Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Governor Thomas Vilsack (D) Official languages English Area 145,743 km² (26th)  - Land 144,701 km²  - Water 1,042 km² (0. ... State nickname: Cornhusker State Other U.S. States Capital Lincoln Largest city Omaha Governor Dave Heineman (R) Official languages English Area 200,520 km² (16th)  - Land 199,099 km²  - Water 1,247 km² (0. ...

He was ordained to the First Council of Seventy on October 1888.

He was elected as a representative on the Democratic Party ticket to the 56th Congress, but the House of Representatives prohibited him from taking the seat to which he had been elected and denied Utah of its representative on the grounds of his practice of polygamy. He later testified in the Smoot Hearings when Republican Reed Smoot was being attacked in a similar manner. The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... // Dates of Sessions March 4, 1899, to March 3, 1901 Major Political Events Vice President Garret A. Hobart had died right before the convening of the first session so William P. Frye served as acting President Pro Tempore Officers Senate President Pro Tempore William P. Frye Senate Republican Conference Chairman... Seal of the Congress. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the Senate. ... The Smoot Hearings or Smoot Case involved controversy surrounding the election of Reed Smoot to the United States Senate. ... Sen. ...

He was a prolific writer and author of some notable historical, biographical and theological works. He wrote A Comprehensive History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints which was printed as a series in Americana (a monthly periodical published by the "American Historical Society" of New York) from June 1909 to July 1915 and updated to 1930 when it was published.

He has been celebrated by Latter-day Saints as "defender of the faith" for his apologetic writings of Mormonism. This title has been widely used for only one other Mormon: Hugh Nibley. Ironically, while he was indeed a defender of the faith and expressed a strong testimony of The Book of Mormon (a foundational work of Mormonism) throughout his life, he also authored a manuscript entitled Studies of the Book of Mormon, which critically examined the book’s claims and origins. In the manuscript he questions some of the claims of The Book of Mormon regarding the native inhabitants of the Western Hemisphere, compares the content of the book with an earlier book entitled View of the Hebrews (finding much in common between the two books), and comments on the likelihood that Joseph Smith could have been the author of The Book of Mormon (without divine assistance). Whether the manuscript reflects his true doubts or was a case of Roberts playing the devil's_advocate is a subject of much debate among Mormon historians and scholars. A Latter-day Saint is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). ... Apologetics is the field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position. ... Mormonism (also called Latter Day Saint theology or Mormon theology and Latter Day Saint culture or Mormon culture) is a religion, ideology, ethnic group, movement, and subculture originating in the early 1800s as a product of the Latter Day Saint movement. ... Hugh Winder Nibley (March 27, 1910-February 24, 2005) was born in Portland, Oregon and was one of Mormonisms most celebrated scholars. ... In law and in religion, testimony is a solemn attestation as to the truth of a matter. ... Book of Mormon (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints edition) The Book of Mormon is a sacred text of Mormonism first published in Palmyra, New York, USA, in March 1830 by Joseph Smith, Jr. ... Mormonism (also called Latter Day Saint theology or Mormon theology and Latter Day Saint culture or Mormon culture) is a religion, ideology, ethnic group, movement, and subculture originating in the early 1800s as a product of the Latter Day Saint movement. ... The term Western Hemisphere can mean either the half of the Earth that lies west of the prime meridian or the major landmass on that half, namely the continent North America (aka the Americas). ... Daguerreotype which some experts believe to be an original 1843 photograph of Joseph Smith, Jr. ... Formerly, during the canonization process by the Roman Catholic Church, the Promoter of the Faith (Latin Promotor Fidei), or Devils Advocate (Latin advocatus diaboli), was a canon lawyer appointed by the Church to argue against the canonization of the proposed candidate. ...

• John Sillito, editor "The Diaries of B. H. Roberts" Signature Books, Salt Lake City: ISBN 1560851732