Lydia Knight's History - Tapa blanda

Counted as one of the first members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Lydia Knight’s life story is part of the foundation of the restored gospel. As a broken hearted young mother, Lydia was introduced to Joseph Smith and Syndey Rigdon and the church. Renewed hope and strength guided this faithful pioneer woman as she moved from one place to the next, many times driven by an angry mob. Faithful and determined, Lydia never questioned her faith or the Prophets. She willingly gave all she possessed at times to the church, and relied on her testimony in the gospel to lead her through the unknown. She experienced the desertion of her first husband, the deaths of several of her children, widowed twice and plural marriage in the early days of the church. The following pages cannot hold the heartache this faithful pioneer women surely experienced as she faced each test and trial. Faithful to the end, Lydia Knight looked to God in everything she did. Lead by her personal motto, “God Rules!” she was a mighty woman in the history of the church.

Susa Young Gates, daughter of Brigham Young, was well educated. She attended her father’s private school as well as the University of Deseret, Brigham Young University, and Harvard University. She served on the general board of the YWMIA (Young Women’s Mutual Improvement Association) from 1899 to 1911 and the Relief Society from 1911 to 1912. She was directed by Brigham Young to strengthen the youth through writing. She wrote extensively for local publications all her life. She founded the Young Woman’s Journal and later edited the Relief Society Magazine from 1914 to 1922. Two years before her death she published the Life Story of Brigham Young. Sister Gates was also a trustee of Brigham Young University for forty years and was actively involved in the local and national women’s movement. She was the mother of 10 sons and three daughters.