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Mormon Midwife: The 1846-1888 Diaries of Patty Bartlett Sessions (Life Writings of Frontier Women, V. 2)

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I am the 4th great granddaughter of Patty Sessions. This book is an excellent genealogical source for me. She in one or two places in her journal addresses her descendants. I feel as if she is speaking directly to me. She worked hard all of her life, you can tell by her entries. It humbles me to know that I am related to such a great lady. I am thankful that I am able to have this book in my library.

Patty Sessions didn't spend a lot of time detailing the happenings of each day, she was too busy doing everything else imaginable. The entries are usually just a few lines for each day, yet month by month, and year by year, she paints a picture that is an effective illustration of what life was like in early polygamy, what folk beliefs influenced her, and the her role she shared with the more recognized greats of the mormon West, like Brigham Young.
Patty Sessions shares her life and passion for religion, but her religion is quite different from the Mormonism of today. Patty Sessions' life makes great reading for any student of history at any level.
The editor, through pain-staking effort, has added notes of background and clarification that really bring some obscure parts to life. I have given other books about Mormon History five stars, and I regret it as this book IS Mormon History, and provides unique insight that only comes from witnessing a life in words of those who lived it.

I'm very proud to be her granddaughter. Patty is a great example of a woman who sacrificed everything because of her love of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Not only is her life a testimony to her family but to all. I hope anyone who reads her entries understands how much she sacrificed. Her story can inspire everyone to be a better person.

Mormon Midwife Diaries of Patty Bartlett Sessions is wonderful. Reading it makes it seem like your right there with her. She was an incredible lady. I'm proud that she was my 5th great-grandmother. This book is a treasure to me. Full of history.

I have enjoyed the notes from my Great Grandmother often. It has brought home the strength and survival that my genes have been blessed with. She was one tough lady and many of my relatives have the same attitudes and perserverience.This book is a real blessing to this old grandma.

I remember the stories of Grandma Patty told me by my grandmother, Elizabeth Lund. Her stories inspired me and my sister to become nurses. I have loved reading her diary. I especially am grateful that she took time to write things that may have seemed mundane to her at the time, such as weaving rugs, but is facinating to me.