The Pratt Brothers: Builders of Zion DVD footage
Since there were hours of extra footage from the interviews that were not used in the production of the DVD, we wanted to make sure to share these valuable insights. Below are links to short videos (1-3 minutes each) about a variety of topics about Orson, Parley, William, Anson and Nelson Pratt.
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Robert J. Grow, President of the Jared Pratt Family Association
- Pratt Brothers: Builders of Zion DVD Introduction
- Overview of Jared Pratt Family Association & Five Pratt Brothers
- Pratt Family in England & America
- Pratt Family – Look back at the generations
- Pratt Ancestry (Part 1)
- Pratt Ancestry (Part 2)
- Ann Hutchinson, Pratt Ancestor
- Pratts related to Joseph Smith through ancestor John Lathrop
- Pratt family was of humble circumstances
- Parley P. Pratt – Introduction
- Parley P. Pratt – Wife Thankful Halsey
- Parley P. Pratt – Richmond Jail
- Parley P. Pratt – Having strength to fulfill mission
- Parley P. Pratt – Chased by dog Stuboy
- Parley P. Pratt – Stops Sidney Rigdon after death of Joseph Smith
- Parley P. Pratt – Mission to Chile
- Parley P. Pratt – Wife’s dream during mission to Chile
- Parley P. Pratt – Systematic theology
- Parley P. Pratt – Wrote many hymns
- Parley P. Pratt – Testimony
- Parley P. Pratt – Death
Matthew J. Grow, PhD, and co-author of upcoming biography of Parley P. Pratt
- Ann Marbury Hutchinson – Pratt ancestor
- John Lathrop – Pratt ancestor
- Lt. William Pratt – Pratt ancestor
- Pratt Ancestors – Saybrook Cemetery
- Pratt Brothers – Second Great Awakening in 1800s
- Parley P. Pratt – Extraordinary life
- Parley P. Pratt – Marries Thankful Halsey
- Parley P. Pratt – Conversion & the Book of Mormon
- Parley P. Pratt – 1830 mission to Lamanites
- Parley P. Pratt – 1836 mission to Canada
- Parley P. Pratt – 1838 in Richmond
- Parley P. Pratt – 1840 mission to England
- Parley P. Pratt – Joseph Smith’s assassination
- Parley P. Pratt – 1849 exploring expedition
- Parley P. Pratt – 1851 mission to Chile
- Parley P. Pratt – 1856 last mission
- Parley P. Pratt – Thoughts on Joseph Smith
- Parley P. Pratt – Missions & family
- Parley P. Pratt – Early Mormon pamphleteering
- Parley P. Pratt – Writings
- Parley P. Pratt and Orson Pratt – Writing styles
- Parley P. Pratt and Orson Pratt – Both headstrong
- Orson Pratt – Mission to England
- Orson Pratt – First in SLC valley
- Orson Pratt – Observatory in Salt Lake City
- Orson Pratt – Interest in genealogy & family association
- Orson Pratt – Defense of polygamy
Susan Easton Black, Professor, Brigham Young University
- Pratt Brothers – Overview of Kirtland
- Pratt Brothers – From Kirtland to Missouri
- Pratt Brothers – From Missouri to Nauvoo
- Pratt Brothers – 1846 exodus
- Anson Pratt – Battle of Nauvoo
- Anson Pratt – Life in St. Joseph, Missouri
- Anson Pratt – Cholera in Missouri
- Nelson Pratt – Comes to Garden Grove, Iowa
- Parley P. Pratt – Mission to Kirtland
- Parley P. Pratt – Converted John Taylor
- Parley P. Pratt – School of the Prophets
- Parley P. Pratt – Missouri
- Parley P. Pratt and Orson Pratt – Political missionaries
- Parley P. Pratt – Organization of the trek west
- Parley P. Pratt – Exploring expedition
- Parley P. Pratt – Mission to Chile
- Parley P. Pratt and Orson Pratt – Deseret legislature
- Orson Pratt – Crossing the plains
- Orson Pratt – Pioneers to Utah
- Orson Pratt – Brigham Young and the Deseret Alphabet
- Orson Pratt – Brilliant man
- William Pratt – Baptized & sent on mission
- Parley, Orson and William Pratt – Zion’s Camp
- William Pratt – First Quorum of the Seventy
- William Pratt – Carpenter on Nauvoo temple
- William Pratt – Only 2 children lived to maturity
Karl Anderson, Kirtland historian
- Pratt Brothers – Overview of Kirtland
- Parley P. Pratt – Proposes to Thankful Halsey
- Parley P. Pratt – Mission to Lamanites and Kirtland
- Parley P. Pratt – Baptisms in Kirtland
- Parley P. Pratt – Baptisms in Chagrin River
- Parley P. Pratt – Egged by Campbellites on mission
- Parley P. Pratt – Preaching account by Levi Hancock
- Parley P. Pratt – Town Square on mission
- Parley P. Pratt – Chase by Stuboy, the dog
- Parley, Orson and William Pratt – Zion’s Camp
- Parley, Orson and William Pratt – Kirtland Temple
- Parley, Orson and William Pratt – Revelation room
- Parley P. Pratt and Orson Pratt – Called & ordained as Apostles
- Parley P. Pratt and Orson Pratt – Mission with Quorum of the Twelve
- Parley P. Pratt – Home in Ohio
- Parley P. Pratt – Death of wife Thankful Halsey
- Parley P. Pratt – Visited by Thankful in jail
- Orson Pratt – School of the prophets
David Whittaker, PhD, and Curator of western & Mormon manuscripts, BYU
- Parley P. Pratt – Conversion with the Book of Mormon and mission
- Parley P. Pratt – Missions of the Quorum of the Twelve
- Parley P. Pratt – Stuboy and the Autobiography
- Parley P. Pratt – Pacific mission and Chile
- Parley P. Pratt – Writings in early Mormonism
- Parley P. Pratt and Orson Pratt – Writings
- Parley P. Pratt and Orson Pratt – Writings reflect teachings of Joseph Smith
- Parley P. Pratt and Orson Pratt – Missions
- Parley P. Pratt and Orson Pratt – Missions & families
- Parley P. Pratt and Orson Pratt – Two brothers compared (Part 1)
- Parley P. Pratt and Orson Pratt – Two brothers compared (Part 2)
- Orson Pratt – First in SLC valley
- Orson Pratt – General thoughts
- Orson Pratt – Writing style
- Orson Pratt – Relationship with Brigham Young
Glenn Rowe, Director of the LDS Church History Department
- William Pratt – Summary of life (“No less serviceable”)
- William Pratt – Early livelihood as farmer
- William Pratt – Baptized and sent on mission
- William Pratt – Life in Kirtland
- William Pratt – Zion’s Camp and Quorum of the Seventy
- William Pratt – Message from Parley in the Prophet newspaper
- William Pratt – Nauvoo legion
- William Pratt – Nauvoo temple
- William Pratt – Missions in 1844 and 1845
- William Pratt – Harris Grove, Iowa
- William Pratt – Crosses the plains
- William Pratt – Difficult family life
- William Pratt – Worked in many capacities
- William Pratt – Death in Salt Lake City
- Nelson Pratt – Visits Garden Grove, Iowa
Joseph Fielding McConkie, Emeritus Professor, Brigham Young University
Jenny Hale Pulsipher, PhD, Professor at Brigham Young University
- Religious life in England in the 1600s
- Ann Hutchinson – Pratt ancestor and early feminist
- Lt. William Pratt and Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Lt. William Pratt and the Pequot War
- John Lathrop – Pratt ancestor and relation to Joseph Smith
- Life in New England in the 1700s
- Jared Pratt – Life as a Revolutionary War soldier
- Jared Pratt – All 5 children lived to maturity
- Jared Pratt – Moving frequently in the 1800s
- Pratt Brothers – Second Great Awakening
- Pratt Brothers – Life in the 1850s