For much of the 20th century, wards and auxiliaries submitted group photographs for publication in the various church periodicals. Typically members would pose on the steps of their chapels or in front of a window arch or some other distinctive architectural feature. Those without chapels — meeting in homes or rented halls — clustered in the open air with a backdrop of trees or rocks.

They sent their photos to say, “We are your brothers and sisters in the gospel. We know what you know, here in our corner of the world; we are members of the same Kingdom.” Call me sentimental, but their sometimes grainy portraits, each individual presence helping to swell the chorus, call as clearly across the decades as they did across the miles. This is our family photo album.

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Liverpool, England
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Toronto, Canada
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San Francisco, California
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Lava Hot Springs, Idaho
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Park City, Utah
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Wahiawa, Hawaii
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London, England
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LDS Children’s Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah
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San Diego, California
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Columbia, South Carolina
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Prescott, Arizona
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El Paso, Texas
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Detroit, Michigan
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