Emily Hill Woodmansee (March 24, 1836, at Warminster, Wiltshire, England. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Warminster is a town in western Wiltshire, England, by-passed by the A36, and near Frome and Westbury. Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland ^[1] – 1906^[2]) was a nineteenth century Mormon poet and hymnwritter. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Although only one of her hymns "As Sisters In Zion" is included in the 1985 LDS English language edition of the LDS Church's hymnbook, previous LDS Church hymnbooks have included more of her works. This article is about the named book (hymnal specifically For general information about said church hymns see The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymns.

Hill was introduced to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when she was twelve. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known Among those who she would walk to church with at this point was Edward Tullidge. Edward Wheelock Tullidge ( September 30, 1829 – May 21, 1894) was a historian of Utah Territory. ^[3] Her family initially opposed her joining the church but through the efforts of John Halliday they were reconciled with the notion enough for her to be baptized. In 1856 Emily Hill and her sister Julia sailed for the USA. ^[4] They sailed on the "Thornton" in the Latter-day Saint company under James G. Willie. James Grey Willie ( November 1, 1814 – 1895 is one of the most well-remembered leaders of the Latter-day Saint handcart pioneers. ^[5] The Hill girls crossed the plains in the Willie Handcart Company. The Mormon handcart pioneers were participants in the migration of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as the LDS Church to ^[6]

In 1857 Emily married Dr. William G. Mills. He latter left on a mission to England. After returning to the United States with money he had araised from church members in England he denounced the church, abadoned his families and Emily never saw him again. ^[7]

In 1864 she married Joseph Woodmansee. ^[8] They had eight children together. ^[9]

Woodmansee wrote a "Hand-cart Song" that captured the cheerful mood of the Saints as they started westward. ^[10] Woodmansee wrote a poem about the sufferings in the handcart experience, drawing from her firsthand knowledge, in 1881. ^[11] Emily saw her works published in the Improvement Era, the Young Women's Journal and the Women's Exponent. The Improvement Era (often shortened to The Era) was an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church between Young Woman's Journal was an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1897 and 1929. ^[12] She also wrote a poem for the "Mormon" WOmen's Protest of March 6th, 1886 against the Edmunds-Tucker Act. The Edmunds–Tucker Act of 1887 touched all the issues at dispute between the United States Congress and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ^[13]

Emily was involved in the real estate business in Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U She also served as the treasurer for the Women's Cooperative Store. ^[14] Woodmansee wrote the Jubilee hymn for the Sunday School. ^[15] Woodmansee was also involved in the Women's Suffrage Movement. ^[16] Woodmansee was an acqaintance of President Heber J. Grant. Heber Jeddy Grant ( November 22, 1856 &ndash May 14, 1945) was the seventh president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ^[17]

In the 1927 LDS Church hymnbook there were eight hymns by Emily Woodmansee. On of these was "O the Daughters of Zion, The Friends of the Poor". ^[18] One of her poems was featured in the 1941 Relief Society Centennial Anthology of Verse by Latter-day Saint women. ^[19] In the 1948 hymnal there were two hymns by Woodmansee. These were "Up! Arouse Thee, O Beautiful Zion" (with music by Leroy J. Robertson) and "When Dark and Drear the Skies Appear". Leroy Robertson ( December 21, 1896 &ndash July 25, 1971) was an American composer and music educator ^[20] In the 1985 hymnal "As Sisters in Zion" was for the first time published as a hymn. It was recast as part of a very popular medley in 1999.

A compilation of Woodmansee's poetry was published in 1986. ^[21]

In 2004 some of her poems were again published in Discoveries: Two Centuries of Poems by Mormon Women published by the Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Latter-day Saint History at Brigham Young University. ^[22]

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