tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post3120567980118568584..comments2023-10-25T04:37:13.179-04:00Comments on Dogear Diary: Faith and BetrayalJeanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-55615927844385849822008-07-18T21:19:00.000-04:002008-07-18T21:19:00.000-04:00I sent an email inquiring of the Museum of Church ...I sent an email inquiring of the Museum of Church History and Art about the piano. And guess what, I got an answer! Here is part of it:<BR/><BR/>"We do have a piano that is believed to belong to Jean Rio Baker on display in our permanent exhibit A Covenant Restored. No plans have been made to remove the piano from exhibit, so it should be available for viewing...<BR/><BR/> I should mention that Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-78217425502924664182008-07-15T09:44:00.000-04:002008-07-15T09:44:00.000-04:00Very interesting--I recently found out that my gre...Very interesting--I recently found out that my great great grandfather took a second wife while they were helping to settle southern Utah and wasn't quite sure how to take that--but I guess that was part of the times/religion. I have a copy of her journal, but the handwriting is difficult to read.Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-70959300811199000962008-07-09T07:57:00.000-04:002008-07-09T07:57:00.000-04:00The issue of polygamy was one of the key reasons t...The issue of polygamy was one of the key reasons the author of this book surmised that her great-grandmother left the church. It was a large part of the story.Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-83575078044555274232008-07-08T23:02:00.000-04:002008-07-08T23:02:00.000-04:00That sounds interesting! Having just read a journ...That sounds interesting! Having just read a journal by a pioneer, I can tell you that at least in the time period in which the book I read was written (1908-13), some Mormons were still practicing polygamy and if you weren't the #1 wife, life could be pretty awful. Pioneers of the West are fascinating, aren't they?Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.com