Melvin J. Ballards Witness of the Savior
To listen in podcast form click here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/krystine-stephenson/episodes/Seeing-the-Savior--dream-of-Melvin-J--Ballard-of-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints-e2p80fe Melvin J. Ballard: "I love to contemplate what it cost our Father in Heaven to give us the gift of His Beloved Son, that worthy Son of our Father, who so loved the world that He laid His life down to redeem the world, to save us […]
Joseph Smith’s Countenance by Mary Elizabeth Lightner
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 […]
Harry S. Truman and the Latter-Day Saints
If you travel to Jackson County Missouri you can stop at the Jackson County Courthouse, also known as the Truman Courthouse for Harry S. Truman the 33rd President of the United States. He served as President of the United States from 1945 to 1953. In the court house you are able see the offices President […]
Troost Park Monument in Kansas City, Missouri
The Troost Park Monument marks the first log schoolhouse/church built in Jackson County Missouri. On August 2, 1831 the Prophet Joseph Smith assisted the Colesville Saints in laying the foundation, placing the first log for the foundation of the school/church and also the start of building Zion in Missouri. A ten inch oak tree was […]
Zions Camp (post 2)
For the origin of Zions Camp start here. Joseph Smith organized Zions Camp to help the Missouri Saints who had been kicked out of their homes. The men who joined Zions Camp were expecting to fight and give their lives to the Lord, fighting for the men and women of the Church who had been […]
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 […]
Importance of the John Johnson Farm
The John Johnson Farm in Hiram, Ohio served as Church Headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Joseph and Emma Smith lived in this home with the Johnson family for a year during the Kirtland Era. Sixteen revelations were received in the John Johnson home, here is a link of where the […]
Prophet John Taylor
-John Taylor became the third prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints when he was 71 years old. Brigham Young died three years before John Taylor was sustained as president of the Church. -John Taylor was born in Milnthorpe, England. He is the only latter-day prophet that was born outside of the […]
Fun Facts on San Diego California Temple
The San Diego California Temple is the 45th dedicated temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in operation. The San Diego Temple is the third Temple built in California, following the Los Angeles Temple and the Oakland Temple. The San Diego Temple is built right off the freeway and is a well […]
Oakland California Temple Information
The Oakland Temple is the second temple built in California, the Los Angeles Temple was the first. The Oakland Temple was announced on 23 January 1961. The temple is 95,000 square feet and made out of reinforced concrete faced with white granite from Raymond, California. In 1924, thirty-seven years before the announcement of the Oakland […]