Elthura Merrill Collett in the News!

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Elthura Collett was the daughter of Samuel Bemis and Elizabeth Merrill. She married Reuben Collett and for a time, they lived in Uintah County, Utah. Elthura was mentioned in two newspaper articles describing her participation in Relief Society conferences. The following quotations are excerpts from two of those articles, one in 1900 and the other in 1906.

 “The stake conference of Relief Societies was held in the stake house, Saturday, March 10^th, 1900. Quite a large number of ladies belonging to the various societies were in attendance…President Sarah Pope made a few opening remarks, after which Bishop John N. Davis delivered quite a lengthy address He stated that not  only in the world, but among the saints, practices were being introduced that are an abomination in the sight of God. He counseled the members of the society to use their influence to have these practices cease among the Saints…Elthura Collett gave the report of the Merrill ward society she endorsed the remarks of Bishop Davis, and enlarged upon the necessity of living pure and upright lives.”[2]

“The regular quarterly conference of the Relief Society of the Uintah Stake of Zion was held at the stake house, at Vernal, Wednesday, February 21^st, 1906…Elthura Collett spoke upon the subject of prayer.”[3]

From these articles, it can be inferred that Elthura was a prominent figure in the Uintah community. The articles also demonstrate the importance of Relief Society and religion in her life.

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[1] Familysearch.org as contributed by Marvis F. Collett.

[2] "Relief Society Conference," Vernal Express, March 17, 1900, accessed April 7, 2015, Utah Digital Newspapers. (http://udn.lib.utah.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/vernal1/id/15444/show/15468/rec/3).

[3] "Relief Society Conference," Vernal Express, February 24, 1906, accessed April 7, 2015, Utah Digital Newspapers. (http://udn.lib.utah.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/vernal1/id/27210/show/27239/rec/4).