Zions Camp (post 2)
For the origin of Zions Camp start here. Joseph Smith organized Zions Camp to help the Missouri Saints who had been kicked out of their homes. The men who joined Zions Camp were expecting to fight and give their lives to the Lord, fighting for the men and women of the Church who had been […]
St. George Tabernacle- “The Jewel of the Desert”
The St. George settlement was not an easy place to live for the early settlers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and Brigham Young asked the members there to build a tabernacle, would have added to the challenges of living there. Brigham Young asked the settlers of St. George to build a […]
Importance of the John Johnson Farm
The John Johnson Farm in Hiram, Ohio served as Church Headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Joseph and Emma Smith lived in this home with the Johnson family for a year during the Kirtland Era. Sixteen revelations were received in the John Johnson home, here is a link of where the […]
Prophet John Taylor
-John Taylor became the third prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints when he was 71 years old. Brigham Young died three years before John Taylor was sustained as president of the Church. -John Taylor was born in Milnthorpe, England. He is the only latter-day prophet that was born outside of the […]
Fun Facts on San Diego California Temple
The San Diego California Temple is the 45th dedicated temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in operation. The San Diego Temple is the third Temple built in California, following the Los Angeles Temple and the Oakland Temple. The San Diego Temple is built right off the freeway and is a well […]
Oakland California Temple Information
The Oakland Temple is the second temple built in California, the Los Angeles Temple was the first. The Oakland Temple was announced on 23 January 1961. The temple is 95,000 square feet and made out of reinforced concrete faced with white granite from Raymond, California. In 1924, thirty-seven years before the announcement of the Oakland […]
Get to know Newel K. Whitney
Newel K. Whitney was born 1795 in Windham County Vermont the son of Samuel Whitney and Susanna Kimball. He was only 19 when he started his profession of merchandising in Plattsburgh, New York. He also helped fight against the British forces and fought to save Plattsburgh. Fortunately, it was not much of a fight because […]
Who is Martin Harris
Most people have heard of Martin Harris in The History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as one of the three witnesses of the Book of Mormon and the man who lost the 116 pages of translation of The Book of Mormon. There is so much more to Martin Harris, he was […]
Importance of the Whitmer Family, and Whitmer Home
The Whitmer family and Whitmer Home played a crucial part in the restoration of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Through the help of Heavenly Father Joseph Smith was sent the perfect people to help him get things done. One of the first and main players in the restoration was Oliver Cowdery and […]
First Voyage of Christopher Columbus
The first voyage of Christopher Columbus changed the trajectory of the whole world forever. There has never been a voyage that had such an impact on the world as the first voyage of Columbus. With three small ships Columbus found a continent that had been hidden from the rest of the world. Columbus’s Ships Spain […]