Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Aroet Lucius Hale diary excerpts transcript (undated) discuss his life from the time he was baptized into the LDS Church until his mission to Las Vegas, Nevada, covering the years 1835-1856. The diary begins with an excerpt from the diary of his father, Johnathan H. Hale, telling of the family's move from Dover, New Hampshire, to Kirtland, Ohio. Aroet Hale then continues to tell of the harrassment by mobs in Missouri and the martyrdom of Joseph Smith. He also tells of his mother's and...