| Eliza Roxey Snow | |
|---|---|
 Eliza Roxey Snow (1870) | |
| 2nd Relief Society General President | |
| December 1866[1][2] – December 5, 1887[3] | |
| Predecessor | Emma Smith |
| Successor | Zina D. H. Young |
| 1st Secretary of the Relief Society | |
| 1842 – 1844 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eliza Roxey Snow January 21, 1804 Becket, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | December 5, 1887 (aged 83) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Resting place | Mormon Pioneer Memorial Monument 40°46′13″N 111°53′08″W / 40.7703°N 111.8856°W |
| Spouse(s) | Joseph Smith Jr (1842–44; sealed) Brigham Young (1844–77; deceased) |
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Eliza Roxey Snow (January 21, 1804 – December 5, 1887) was one of the most celebrated Latter-day Saint women of the nineteenth century.[according to whom?] A renowned poet, she chronicled history, celebrated nature and relationships, and expounded scripture and doctrine.[peacock prose] Snow was married to Joseph Smith as a plural wife, and was a plural wife to Brigham Young after Smith's death. Snow was the second general president of the Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), which she reestablished in the Utah Territory in 1866.[2] She was also the older sister of Lorenzo Snow, the LDS Church's fifth president.
- ^ Beecher, Maureen Ursenbach (1992). "Snow, Eliza R.". In Ludlow, Daniel H (ed.). Encyclopedia of Mormonism. New York: Macmillan Publishing. pp. 1364–1367. ISBN 0-02-879602-0. OCLC 24502140.
In December 1866, following the Civil War, President Young once more saw need for the Women to be organized, and called Eliza R Snow to "head up" the movement, this time on an all-church basis.
- ^ a b Although Snow was the churchwide leader of the Relief Society since 1866 or 1867, she was not officially sustained as its president until June 19, 1880, following the death of Emma Smith, the first such president. See:
- Roseann Benson (2011). "Primary Association Pioneers: An Early History". In David J. Whittaker; Arnold K. Garr (eds.). A Firm Foundation: Church Organization and Administration. Religious Studies Center. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
- Carol Cornwall Madsen (2004). "The 'Elect Lady' Revelation (D&C 25): Its Historical and Doctrinal Context". In Craig K. Manscill (ed.). Sperry Symposium Classics: The Doctrine and Covenants. Religious Studies Center. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
- Jill Mulvay Derr; Janath R. Cannon (1992). "Relief Society". Encyclopedia of Mormonism. Macmillan. Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
- ^ "Appendix 1: Biographical Register of General Church Officers". Encyclopedia of Mormonism. p. 1647.