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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Book for sale on the Life of Edward Lloyd Parry

Would you like to purchase a book I wrote about the life of Edward Lloyd Parry?


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For the past two years, my father and I have spent hundreds of hours researching the life of Edward Lloyd Parry. We have visited museums, libraries, scoured the Internet, taken photos in St. George and Manti, and met up with numerous descendants in our efforts to gather information on this remarkable man. We have written a book that attempts to unite every possible picture, document, and fact we can find on him.

Here are some fascinating questions the book answers:
  • Which temples did he help build?
  • Which of his daughters was the first white baby girl born in St. George, Utah?
  • Which of his wives did he baptize?
  • How was it possible that one of his fathers-in-law was also his uncle?
  • How many wives did he really have?
  • How did he save the Salt Lake Temple from falling apart?
  • How many patriarchal blessings did he receive?
  • For which of the Three Witnesses did he make a tombstone?
  • Who told him to take a second wife?
  • How old was he when his last child was born?
  • What dream did he have that saved the lives of temple construction workers?
  • Who sealed him to his first and second wives?
  • Which LDS leaders did he know personally?
  • Which church leader helped him buy tobacco?
  • Which temple treasure boxes did he help place?
  • To which LDS Apostle was he sealed?
  • What was his personality like?

Specifications of the book:
Size: 6” x 9”
Number of pages: about 200
Page color: black and white (nothing was in color back then anyway)
Binding: hard cover

We anticipate the price of the book to be $30 per copy.


Click here to see a sample of what the book will look like.

If you are interested in purchasing a copy/ies of the book, please email me how many copies you would like. And if you know of anyone of your relatives or friends who might also be interested in buying the book, please direct them to this blog.

My email address is elephantnavel@gmail.com. Thanks!

Saturday, July 9, 2011

"A Temple Dressed in White" - History of St. George and Its Temple

Edward Lloyd Parry was the master stonemason of the St. George Temple in St. George, Utah. Here is a six-part series of links to a documentary about the history of St. George and its temple, entitled, "A Temple Dressed in White":

Video 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sYQiIeGFEI

Video 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4lSu6FiNzo&feature=related

Video 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VhSs64SiLo&feature=related

Video 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c959gJMCxzM&feature=related
             (Video 4 talks about Edward Lloyd Parry and his adoptive son George Brooks)

Video 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD1aoBdYsds&feature=related

Video 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3pxy0-UZb8&feature=related

You Tube video of the Manti Temple shows Edward Lloyd Parry

In this video that narrates some of the history surrounding the construction of the Manti Temple, one can see a photograph that shows Edward Lloyd Parry. I have also included the photo in this post. Edward is standing front and center. Here is the picture:



And here is the video in which it appears: