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George Darling Watt was the first convert of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints baptized in the British Isles. He
emigrated to Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1842. He returned to the British
Isles in 1846 as a missionary, accompanied by his wife and young
son. He remained there until 1851, when he led a group of emigrant
converts to Salt Lake City, Utah. Watt recorded his journey from
Liverpool to Chimney Rock in Pitman shorthand. Remarkably, his
journal wasn't discovered until 2001-and is transcribed and
appearing for the first time in this book. Watt's journal provides
an important glimpse into the transatlantic nature of Latter-day
Saint migration to Salt Lake City. In 1850 there were more
Latter-day Saints in England than in the United States, but by 1890
more than eighty-five thousand converts had crossed the Atlantic
and made their way to Salt Lake City. Watt's 1851 journal opens a
window into those overseas, riverine, and overland journeys. His
spirited accounts provide wide-ranging details about the births,
marriages, deaths, Sunday sermons, interpersonal relations,
weather, and food and water shortages of the journey, as well as
the many logistical complexities.
Bright Lights in the Desert explores the history of how members of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Las Vegas have
improved the regions' neighborhoods, inspired educational
institutions, brought integrity to the marketplace, and provided
wholesome entertainment and cultural refinement. The LDS influence
has helped shape the metropolitan city because of its members'
focus on family values and community service. Woods discusses how,
through their beliefs and work ethics, they have impacted the
growth of the area from the time of their first efforts to
establish a mission in 1855 through the present day. Bright Lights
in the Desert reveals Las Vegas as more than just a tourist
destination and shows the LDS community's commitment to making it a
place of deep religious faith and devotion to family.
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