by Benjamin G. Ferris
"The aim has been to give a strictly impartial account of the Mormons as they have been and as they are..." Having accepted the responsibilities of Secretary of the Territory of Utah, the author, Benjamin Ferris, spent 6 months during the severe winter of 1852-53 in the Valley of the Great Salt Lake, center of the Church of the Latter-Day Saints. The results were his written observations of the practical workings of the Mormon institutions. In this volume, he combines historical facts, his personal observations and voices from the Mormon community to present the history, government, doctrines, customs, and prospects of the Latter-day Saints. Originally published in 1854, this work includes an appendix plus over 25 black & white line drawings.
Utah and the Mormons: The History, Government, Doctrines, Customs, and Prospects of the Latter-Day Saints
6 Inspiring (Extremely Wealthy) Mormons
1. Jon Huntsman Sr. - The father of the Governor of Utah who made millions from creating a McDonald's Big Mac container has given away $1.2 billion to charity. Because of that he's now off the Forbes 400 richest! WOW!
2. James LeVoy Sorenson - Mr. Disposable has made millions on over 60 patents including a disposable surgical mask and disposable venous catheter. One of his companies was able to identify bodies found in the Thailand Tsunami back in 2004 which could not be identified. WOW! Mr. Sorenson has 47 grandchildren!
3. James Jannard - Did you see Spider-Man? How about The Hobbit? The Social Network? Well, thank Mr. Jannard's RED Digital Cinema Camera company. Mr. Jannard is also the founder of Oakley Eyewear which he sold in 2007 for $2 billion! WOW! He even has his own personal website!
4. Richard Peery - He started in the 1960s buying land in California and converting them into office buildings and office spaces. He leases 15 buildings to Google! WOW! He owns 3 million square feet in Silicon Valley!
5. David Huber - Mr. Huber made his millions with fiber optics and has a Electric Engineering PhD from BYU. He constantly invents and has 41 patents.
6. Mitt Romney - Mr. Romney made his million as part of Bain Capital, a private equity company, by investing in many notable companies such as Dunkin' Donuts, Sports Authority and Staples.
Sources article: Who is the World’s Wealthiest Mormon? Should We Care?
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