Eliza R. (Eliza Roxey) Snow

Born in Massachusetts in 1804, Eliza Roxey Snow became one of the best-known women in early Latter-day Saint history. She was celebrated for her poetry and writing, earning the nickname “Zion’s poetess” for the way she captured belief, everyday devotion, and major moments in church life.

Snow was also an important religious leader and organizer. In Utah, she played a major role in the development of the Relief Society and was a key figure in women’s organizations focused on charity, spiritual life, and education. Her writing and public work made her one of the most influential Latter-day Saint women of the nineteenth century.

She died in 1887, but her legacy has lasted through her poems, hymns, and historical writings. For listeners today, her work offers both a literary voice and a firsthand window into the ideals, struggles, and hopes of her era.