Nicholas Peter Pettersson still example at 90 years of age.

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Aul-kAQHnToC&dat=19711112&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

Newspaper article in the Deseret News Church New on November 13, 1971.  Still leads the music in Priesthood meeting at the age of 90.

Mormonism has powerfully impacted art in Utah, speakers say.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865630530/Mormonism-has-powerfully-impacted-art-in-Utah-speakers-say.html?pg=all

This article was originally published apparently Thursday June 11th on the Deseret News website.  It was republished in the following edition of the Church News. 

Philo Dibble is one of my 3rd great-grandfathers.  He is one of three mentioned as having influenced art early in Utah.  Philo had an art show he traveled Utah with and lectured or invited others who were involved in the early history of the LDS Church to help give lectures.  He charged about a fee of twenty-five cents to view his art. 

Philo was not the artist but he was the one who displayed the art and often gave the lecture.  He commissioned artists to do paintings of scenes in early LDS Church History. 

The traveling art show was only one facet of Philo's life.  He owned property in Nauvoo, Illinois where the current LDS Visitor Center is located.  He or his wife has real estate and did some buying and selling. 

Philo was wounded in the Battle of Crooked River in 1833 in Missouri.  He was told by a doctor that he had never seen anyone live with that bad of wound.  He was not expected to live the night.  He was given a Melchizedek Priesthood blessing and immediated coughed up blood, cloth and such.  The next morning he was up and about the countryside. 

When Philo's first wife died Joseph Smith suggested a widow Smith as a candidate for marriage.  Joseph performed the ceremony and Joseph's wife Emma Smith provided the wedding party.

Philo was also present when the 76th section of the Doctrine and Covenants was given.  He came in after it had started but he did catch a good part of it.  He didn't, of course, see the visions but he did give an eyewitness account of Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon as they saw the visions.

One time Joseph even asked Philo for advice.

Another time Joseph told Philo to move from where he currently lived or in two weeks he would be dead.  Philo moved.  

Philo also wrote a hymn which is still in the hymnals of the LDS Church. 

What is hummus? Ingredients. What it helps.

http://draxe.com/what-is-hummus/

Chickpeas
Garlic
Olive Oil
Lemon Juice
Sea Salt
Tahini

1. Good source of plant-based protein.
2. Fights illness and disease.
3. Decreases inflammation.
4. Helps digestion and intestinal health.
5. High in vitamins and minerals.
6. Bone health.
7. Heart health.
8. Boost your energy.

Carbon County Country Club Cemetery

This was on local Fox 13 news a couple of months ago.  Three graves on or adjacent to the golf course.  One is believed to be an outlaw.  The other two are babies.

http://fox13now.com/2014/05/18/uniquely-utah-graves-at-a-golf-course/

Elder L. Tom Perry's Funeral was last Friday, June 5, 2015.

One of my great-grandmothers was Isabella Livsey.  William Pilkington, Jr., was her brother.  When William was a young man he went to work for the Martin Harris family on their farm.  Martin Harris gave his last dying testimony of the Book of Mormon to William.  Martin Harris was one of the three witnesses to the Book of Mormon.  He also mortgaged part of his farm to help print the Book of Mormon.  Martin handled the plates shown to him and Joseph Smith by Moroni.

When L. Tom Perry was Deacon's Quorum President in his ward he remembers vividly a trip tot he dedication of the Martin Harris grave site in Clarkston, Utah.  Elder Perry often spoke of this event and in 2003 gave a CES Fireside talk to young people about the importance of studying the scriptures.  He has a BYU professor by the name of Lael Woodbury come and play the part of William Pilkington as he told about the story of William working for the Harris family and his experiences with Martin Harris.  Lael nailed it.  William often spoke of his experiences in LDS sacrament meetings.  He even filed a legal affidavit relating the testimony that Martin Harris gave to him.

Every year there is a pageant at the Clarkston Cemetery.  It is called the Martin Harris Pageant.  It tells about the early history of the LDS Church and the coming forth of the Book of Mormon.  William Pilkington is mentioned in this pageant.

Below are some links to some of this information more especially a video of the 2003 CES Fireside.

https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2003-11-05-the-scriptures-and-the-restoration?category=ces-devotionals/2003-ces-firesides&lang=eng

Fair Mormon Documents. See page 17.
http://www.fairmormon.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2006-Daniel-Peterson.pdf

• Quotes to Keep
• http://quotestokeep.blogspot.com/2013/06/testimony-of-martin-harris.html 
• L. Tom Perry on William Pilkington
• http://www.deseretnews.com/article/525035368/LDS-told-to-study-scriptures.html?pg=all
• First Vision Refernce LDS Studies
• http://lds-studies.blogspot.com/2012/04/first-vision.html
• Iva Lou Groutage Video
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjWiIm0Sit8
• The Early Anthology
• http://theearlyanthology.tripod.com/1828/id5.html