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Joseph Smith Jr. life and information on the first prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Emma Smith, the wife of the Prophet Joseph Smith, was known for being highly intelligent, kind, giving and very capable. In the 1800’s women had few rights in society and were not allowed to vote in any elections. Although, it was common for women to excluded from important meetings and decision, this was not the […]

Mary B. Noble was a school teacher in Avon, New York when Joseph Smith came from Kirtland Ohio to her fathers home, and these were the impressions she wrote of her meeting the prophet. “This was the first time I ever beheld a prophet of the Lord and I can truly say as the first […]

In a meeting with Joseph Smith many felt the presence of a Heavenly being. Here is an account written by Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner : Joseph got up and began to speak to us. As he began to speak very solemnly and very earnestly all at once his countenance changed and he stood mute. Those […]

We had been praying to know from the Lord how we could obtain the gift of the Holy Ghost. My husband, Newel K. Whitney, and myself, were Campbellites. We had been baptized for the remission of our sins,and believed in the laying on of hands and the gifts of the spirit. But there was no […]

There was extraordinary growth, in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, during the Kirtland Era. The Prophet Joseph Smith too grew exponentially in Kirtland. Joseph Smith grew in his abilities and his confidence as a Prophet of God and as a man. Here are some of the greatest accomplishments during the Kirtland time: […]

Lorenzo Snow was born Montua, Ohio to Oliver Snow and Rosetta Leonora Pettibone Snow. He had six brothers and sisters and was the oldest son. Lorenzo Snow was the fifth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and served as Prophet from 1898 to 1901. Four miles from the Snow’s family farm […]

The Newel K. Whitney Store is very important part of Church History. The Whitney Store was owned by Newel K. Whitney. The Whitney store is in Kirtland Ohio served as the Church’s Headquarters for a time. Joseph and Emma Smith lived in the Whitney Store and while they were there the store became the headquarters […]

Home Teachings is one of the many Church revelations and practices that started in Kirtland Ohio. Here is a fun story of a young seventeen year old boy name William Cahoon, assigned to Home Teach the Prophet Joseph Smith and his family. Here is his story: ”I was called and ordained to act as a […]

The BYU history department made these pretty awesome videos of the John Johnson farm. Going over all the main points of why the John Johnson farm is so important to the restoration of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints More Blog Posts: Saints to gather in Kirtland, Ohio Kirtland Era and Future Prophets […]