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Where can I find information about Orson Hyde, 
early Mormon Apostle?

Agreka Books Orson Hyde, The Olive Branch To Israel, by Myrtle Hyde, family genealogist.

Using facts, details and personal experiences never before in print, Myrtle Hyde, the Hyde family genealogist and a Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists, has used an array of fascinating unpublished diaries, letters, notes, documents, reports, articles, speeches and letters to present a real-life depiction of Orson Hyde. The records reveal Orson Hyde to be a remarkable individual. He received esteem in many roles, among them apostle, teacher, missionary, orator, scriptorian, journalist, editor, lawyer, judge, statesman, colonizer, and administrator; also as the husband of eight wives, the father of thirty-three children, a friend of mankind, and a servant of God. 

Orson Hyde was chosen as an original member of the Council of the Twelve in 1835, when the Mormon Church first organized this governing body. Orson's most well-known accomplishment was as a Mormon missionary to Jerusalem (1840-1842) to dedicate the land for the return of the Jews.

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