Comments on: “A once-in-a-lifetime experience”

By: Matt Witten

Matt Witten — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 05:59:46 +0000

I believe the hair of Joseph is the hair that was cut from his dead head by Emma, or some such, if I am not completely mistaken…

By: Justin Butterfield

Justin Butterfield — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 22:39:04 +0000

I’ve not heard of that store. Whose hair and clothing were you buying?

Of course, baby hair from a first haircut is now often kept as a memento. People often kept and wore the hair of the deceased during the Victorian era as a way of remembering and feeling close to them.

By: J. Stapley

J. Stapley — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 22:08:43 +0000

You were in Seattle and didn’t stop by? For shame. The odd thing is that for as many times as I’ve been to that Temple, I have never noticed those…

My reference was to the actual trade in Utah. It seems to me there used to be stores where you could by hair, clothing, and other sundry miscellanea (or is that an urban legend?).

By: Grasshopper

Grasshopper — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 21:35:38 +0000

J., I recently attended the Seattle temple and noticed the relics on display in the foyer: a first-edition book of Mormon and a stone from the original Nauvoo temple, both in glass cases. Apparently it’s not just a Utah thing…

By: J. Stapley

J. Stapley — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 20:48:17 +0000

If I’m not mistaken, they have some of Joseph’s hair on display. I can understand keeping the handkerchief that was used to heal a relative, but his hair? Seems to me there is actually a relic trade in Utah. Makes me think we are not that different than our Catholic friends.