Ezra Taft Benson
Ezra Taft Benson is the 13th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. August 4, 1899, President Ezra Taft Benson was born in Whitney Idaho to George T. and Sarah Dunkley Benson. He was the oldest of eleven children. When Ezra was only twelve years old his father left on a mission. […]
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. […]
Wilford Woodruff’s Birthplace Marker and Connection to the Hartford Connecticut Temple
Wilford Woodruff, the fourth prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was born in Farmington Connecticut, the same city the Hartford Connecticut Temple is in now. The Connecticut Temple was announced 18 years before it was built, and it seems like it’s connection to Wiilford Woodruff would help connect the members to […]