145 years ago today - 145 years ago - May 8, 1870

Brigham Young is sealed for eternity to Lydia Farnsworth Mayhew, who had nine children by her Mormon husband, Elijah Mayhew. Young is not sealed to her "for time" and she continues to life with her husband Elijah until her death in 1896.

[Source: On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com]

1 comment:

  1. AnonymousMay 08, 2015

    Correction: his death in 1896. She died in 1897. E.M. was a polygamist.

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