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Who is Brigham Young

Brigham Young was born June 1, 1801 in Whitingham, Vermont. He was the ninth child of John Young and Abigail(Nabby) Howe. Brighams family was a very poor farming family and had very little formal education. His mother taught him how to read and write. When Brigham was fourteen years old his mom died of tuberculosis. […]

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Life of 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 […]

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Fun Facts about the Salt Lake Temple-(Closed for Renovation-reopening date 2025)

-The Salt Lake Temple is the 4th dedicated Temple in operation, and the fourth in Utah, though it was started before the other Pioneer temples were started(St. George, Manti and Logan). Groundbreaking in 1853 by Brigham Young and dedicated in April 6-24 1893 by Wilford Woodruff. The Salt Lake Temple was dedicated three years before […]

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Fun Facts on the Manti Utah Temple

Manti Utah Temple information on fun stories. Manti Temple facts The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Waiting upon the Lord, Prophesy of the Snowflake, Arizona Temple 

The early pioneers of the Snowflake, Arizona area were promised that they would receive a temple. These promises were written down by faithful pioneers from the early days of the Snowflake Arizona settlement. Although, the promise of a temple took many years to come, the members held firm to the promises of the Lord and […]

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Pioneers of Snowflake, Arizona

To listen to this post on Spotify click here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/AbpDVclhRIb To watch on YouTube click here: https://youtu.be/bh2WGmybdIE Settling Snowflake Arizona The area of Snowflake Arizona has a rich Latter-Day Saint Pioneer History. The hardships and the sacrifices made by the Latter-Day Saints is evident in the area. In 1877, the prophet Brigham Young called five […]

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Historical Videos of the Logan Utah Temple

The history of the Logan temple is rich and full of miracles that helped the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints grain greater understanding of their purpose on Earth. These youtube videos are awesome! They start from the beginning and go through the whole process of the building of the Logan […]

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“Bring them In” The rescue of the Willie and Martin Handcart Companies

The tragedy of the Martin and Willey Handcart company is well known by the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Most members have heard of the companies, know the companies left late in the year, ran into early snow storms, and ran out of food. For many members of The Church […]

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Renovations to the St. George Temple

The St. George Temple is closed right now for extensive renovations. The St. George Temple closed on November 4, 2019, and will is expected to reopen in 2022. Here is a snippet from the Church New’s explaining what is happening in these renovations. “This is one of the beautiful, premier temples in the Church,” said […]

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St. George Temple Foundation

To listen to this post on Spotify click here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/DnLfCISAPIb To watch on Youtube click here: https://youtu.be/SXaEKf8JfxI Brigham Young announced the spot for the St. George temple, as he was directed by Heavenly Father. After announcing where the Temple location would be, the problems with the locations began. Turns out, the land that was selected […]

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