Work on the history of our Scott ancestors was largely carried out by the late Edith Colburn Scott, my grandfather’s sister-in-law. Her collaborative efforts have been published in the two volume History and Descendants of Jacob Scott – John Scott (1782-1996). The material on this page owes much of its content to Edith’s work. The earliest…
Tania Rands Lyon published her research on Russian Mormons as a graduate student in 2000.
Professors Eliason and Browning incorporate their findings from research conducted in Russia in May 2000, comparing various accounts and making the first conclusions regarding the origin of Russian Mormonism. Published in BYU Studies, Volume 40, No. 1, 2001, pages 6-34. This journal is available online from BYU (Adobe PDF).
This Newsnet (BYU student newspaper) article describes the popular interest in the Russian sect. The article is available online and also below. Russian religion claims to be branch of the Church of Jesus Christ Two Church of Jesus Christ missionaries were sent to investigate this cottage in Mekhzavod village in June 1998. By Sara Noelle On…
This is the story of Lyubov Korol, daughter of a Russian Mormon who joined the LDS Church in 1996. Korol knew little of the Mormon faith of her parents and joined the LDS Church believing them to be one and the same. The author of the article also makes this assumption, but Korol’s parents were…
This is a paper I wrote for a history class at BYU taught by Dr. Rodney Bohac. The paper looks into the life of Isaac Russell, an early Mormon convert who brought my Scott ancestors into the Mormon Church. Includes complete footnote references of source materials used. Click here to open the MS Word file: Isaac…
The following paper publications have proven useful in my research on Russian Mormonism. Most of these can be found through searching the network of university libraries (Inter-Library Loan). Aivazov, I. G. “Khristovschina.” Research Materials on Russian Mystical Sects [Materialy dlya issledovaniya russkikh misticheskikh sekt]. Petrograd, Russia. Browning, Gary. Russia and the Restored Gospel. Salt Lake:…
An interesting snippet, evidently from an old gazette, lists a simple religious census of Samara Province on October 1, 1925. Click here to open, or read the translation: “1 October 1925. The following sects are active in Samara Province: Baptists – 35 congregations, 2,500 people Molokans – 23 congregations, 4,800 people Seventh Day Adventists –…
Bulgakov’s exhaustive work catalogues a laundry list of foreign and native Russian sects, including “Samara Mormons”. The entire book is available online here. Below is my English translation of the entry on Samara Mormons. SAMARA MORMONS. Such is the name of a sect that appeared in the 1840’s in Buzuluk District of Samara Province. This…
This “rehabilitation” of Russian purge victims lists Rodion Ivanovich Gorokhov as a “Mormon” elder. Below is my English translation: “Gorokhov Rodion Ivanovich. Born in 1887. Native and inhabitant of Yablonevyy Ovrag village in Samara Province. Russian, non-party member, presbyter [elder] of the Mormon sect. Arrested February 1, 1931; sentenced July 27 by the Middle Volga…
