“Church History Cards,” Friend, August 2021
Church History Cards
Cut out the cards, fold on the dotted line, and tape them closed.
Aurelia Spencer Rogers
1834–1922
“[I] wish to encourage in our children a love … for all things beautiful.”
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Her family joined the Church when she was six years old.
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She crossed the plains with her little siblings and took care of them alone.
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With the prophet’s approval, she started the very first Primary.
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She supported giving women the right to vote.
Samuel Chambers
1831–1929
“We are called to act in the kingdom of God; we should respond to every duty.”
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He was baptized at age 13. He wanted to travel to be with the Saints, but he couldn’t because he was enslaved.
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Slavery finally ended in the United States 21 years later. He went to Utah with his family.
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He helped clean the chapel every week.
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He shared his testimony often and was faithful all his life.
Illustrations by Brooke Smart