Wilford Woodruff stories and sites collection of great information LDS
Wilford Woodruff A Collection of Sites and Stories
Wilford Woodruff stories and sites collection of great information LDS
Alexander Doniphan Historical Marker
Alexander Doniphan was an attorney in the State of Missouri during the Missouri and Latter-day Saint conflic. Through the brave actions of Alexander Doniphan, the prophet was not killed in the state of Missouri. Doniphan's actions as an attorney helped the Saints defend themselves in the courts where few would help. Some of the actions […]
Troost Park Monument in Kansas City, Missouri
The Troost Park Monument marks the first log schoolhouse/church built in Jackson County Missouri. On August 2, 1831 the Prophet Joseph Smith assisted the Colesville Saints in laying the foundation, placing the first log for the foundation of the school/church and also the start of building Zion in Missouri. A ten inch oak tree was […]
Zions Camp Memorials in Independence Missouri and Paris, Illinois
Zion’s Camp Historical Marker Zions camp was a powerful account of men willing to defend their families and the families of other member of the Latter-day Saint church when they had been attacked by Missouri mob men. Under the direction of Joseph Smith, a band, of about 200 men from left from Kirtland Ohio to […]
Brigham Young’s Birthplace Monument
President Brigham Young, the second Prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was born in Whitingham, Vermont on June 1,1801. Read more about Brigham Young here. The monument was erected in the 1950’s and President George Albert Smith dedicated the monument. At the unveiling a member representing the township said this about […]
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 […]
Logan Temple Pioneer Stories
The Logan Temple is full of history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Logan Temple is a special place, full of amazing accounts of the Spirit of the Lord. Linked is an article found on the website "Book of Mormon Evidence," with powerful manifestations of the Spirit. The accounts in this […]
Martin and Willie Handcart Companies Refresher:
The Martin and Willie Handcart companies are some of the most famous pioneer companies to ever cross the plains to the West. The tragedy that struck these companies has been written about more than any other group of Saints that crossed the plains. There was a time, in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, that […]
Martin Handcart Company, Sweet Water River Rescue
The story of the Willy and Martin Handcart company is a story that is well known in the hearts of Latter-Day Saints everywhere. The Martin and Willy handcart companies had a late start and had gotten caught in early winter storms in Wyoming. There are many tragic stories that came out of this event, but […]
