Mary Fielding Smith Documentary
This documentary about Mary Fielding Smith is wonderful. It goes through her whole life and highlights stories that we have heard and love about this amazing woman. Articles about Mary: Locations to Visit while learning about Mary Fielding Smith: Berkshire, England-birth place Kirtland, Ohio-met and married her husband Hyrum Liberty Jail, Missouri-gave birth while husband […]
“Miracle of the Quail”
Sometimes we need to be reminded of all the amazing miracles our Heavenly Father has given us in this world. What is a miracle? Elder Dallin H. Oaks gave a talk in titled “Miracles” in May of 2000. In his talk he said the definition of miracles is: “a beneficial event brought about through divine […]
Church Historian Kate Holbrook’s Passing
One of The Best, passed away this past week. Kate Holbrook, one of the prominent historians for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints passed away on the 20th of August. Her excitement and passion for Church History and specifically women of the church helped so many women throughout the world. My first […]
The Miracle of the Stained Glass Windows in the Nauvoo Temple
The stained glass windows for the Nauvoo Temple were quite the project! In an article written on Tom Holdmans web site(the artist of the windows) he went into details about the finished windows of the Nauvoo Temple project almost breaking as they went to move the window at the very end of the process. Here’s […]
Stain glassed Windows in the rebuilt Nauvoo, Temple Getting Christs Face Perfect
Tom Holdman was the artist in charge of the stain glassed windows in the new/rebuilt Nauvoo Temple. The Nauvoo Temple was not the first temple Tom Holdman worked on, he started with the the windows of the Palmyra Temple and then worked on the Winter Quarters Temple. Tom said that he felt that those two […]
10 Fun Facts about the rebuilt Nauvoo, Illinois Temple
-The Nauvoo, Illinois Temple was rebuilt from the original Nauvoo Temple that was destroyed in the 1840’s. -The stone on the outside of the Nauvoo Temple was chosen to have the same color and texture as the limestone on the original Nauvoo Temple. The builders of the temple even looked into finding the same quarry […]
Miracle of the Nauvoo Temple Blue Prints
To rebuild the original Nauvoo Temple it took a lot of prep work finding information on everything Nauvoo Temple looked like. Getting the information about the original Nauvoo Temple took many years, and the stories are pretty amazing. When Gordon B. Hinckley announced the rebuilding of the Nauvoo Temple the temple architects and designers did […]
Information on the Original Nauvoo Temple
The original Nauvoo Temple was one of the most magnificent buildings of the time. It was priceless to the Saints of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, not because of the cost and the effort of the people, but because of the blessings it brought to the Saints. It was heartbreaking for the […]