Prophet Brigham Young with Sites and Stories
The second Prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a powerful leader, a city planner, a trailblazer and more. Here is a compilation of articles and location to learn about the life and legacy of the Prophet Brigham Young. General Information about Brigham Young Prophet Brigham Young for general information on […]
Prophet’s Graves at the Salt Lake City Cemetery
If you find yourself in Salt Lake City with a couple hours to spare, take some time to check out the Salt Lake City Cemetery. It feels like you are surrounded by history everywhere in the cemetery. Get the maps and look for the prophets grave stones and while looking for the prophets gravestones, look […]
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 […]
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 asking the members there to build a tabernacle, would have added to the challenges. George Albert Smith described St. George as “the most wretched, barren, God-forsaken countryin the […]
Kirtland Era and Future Prophets
The Kirtland Era of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has some of the most influential experiences of all of Church History. Church headquarters was only in Kirtland Ohio for seven years, and that seven years was packed with experiences that changed the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints forever. In Kirtland […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
History of the St. George Temple Spire
In original pictures of the St. George Temple notice the difference in how the spire looks today. The spire is very different from the Temple you are use to looking at in St. George. At the very end of the building process of the St. George Temple, they builders had finished the spire, and it […]