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Eliza R. (Eliza Roxey) Snow
1804–1887
Remembered as “Zion’s poetess,” this 19th-century writer helped shape early Latter-day Saint life through verse, hymns, and tireless organizational work. Her words were both devotional and practical, and they continued to influence church worship and women’s leadership long after her lifetime.
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Biography and Family Record of Lorenzo Snow One of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
by Eliza R. (Eliza Roxey) Snow
About the author
Born in Massachusetts in 1804, Eliza Roxcy Snow grew up in Ohio and became known early for her love of literature and poetry. She later joined the early Latter-day Saint movement and emerged as one of its best-known women writers, producing hundreds of poems and several books.
Snow played a major role in the history of the Relief Society, first serving as its secretary in Nauvoo and later as its second general president in Utah from 1868 until her death in 1887. She also helped encourage the development of the Primary and Young Women organizations, and her hymn texts remained especially influential in Latter-day Saint worship.
Along with her leadership work, she is still widely remembered for poems and hymns such as "O My Father." Her life brought together literary talent, religious conviction, and public service, making her one of the most prominent Latter-day Saint women of the 19th century.