Best Movies and Books to prepare Youth for Trek
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saint has an amazing history of sacrifice and dedication. When President Hinckley was the prophet of The Church he was really good at bringing the pioneer stories into our homes. Now it has been many years without our dear prophet President Hinckley and these stories have not been […]
“Bring them In” The rescue of the Willie and Martin Handcart Companies
The tragedy of the Martin and Willey Handcart company is well known by the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Most members have heard of the companies, know the companies left late in the year, ran into early snow storms, and ran out of food. For many members of The Church […]
Fun facts about the Kansas City, Missouri Temple
-The Kansas City Missouri Temple is the 137th dedicated Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. -The property of the Kansas City Missouri Temple is built in Clay County on property purchased by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1980. -The Kansas City Missouri Temple is just west of […]
Facts about the Boston Massachusetts Temple
-Boston Massachusetts Temple is the 100th operating Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. -The Boston Massachusetts Temple was dedicated Oct 1, 2000 by President Gordon B. Hinckley. -Joseph Smith had several generations of grandparents who lived in the Boston area from 1640-1790. -The Boston Massachusetts Temple is 69,600 square feet and […]
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 […]
Facts about the Hartford Connecticut Temple
- The Hartford Connecticut Temple is the 155th dedicated temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. - The dedication of the Hartford Connecticut Temple was 20 November 2016 by Henry B. Eyring. -The Hartford Connecticut Temple is 32,246 square feet. -The Hartford Connecticut Temple was announced 18 years earlier but was suspended […]
St. Louis Missouri Temple Dedication Healing the Past
In the early days of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints there were major problems between the members of The Church of Jesus Christ and the people in Missouri. Missouri was the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at one point in history, and a time of intense persecution […]
Fun Facts about the St. Louis, Missouri Temple
The St. Louis Missouri Temple is the first temple built in Missouri even though there were temple sites dedicated in Independence Missouri, Far West Missouri and Adam-ondi-Ahman, in the 1830’s. The St. Louis Missouri Temple was the 50th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The St. Louis Missouri Temple has […]
Lucy Mack Smith connection to the Detroit Michigan Temple.
One of the best things about the gospel of Jesus Christ is making connections from the past to the present. Temples are one of the best things to help us make those connections and Lucy Mack Smith has some connections to the Detroit Michigan Temple. Lucy Mack Smith, the mother of the prophet Joseph Smith […]
Facts about the Detroit Michigan Temple
-The Detroit Michigan Temple is the 63rd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. -The Detroit Michigan Temple is the fist temple built in Michigan. -The Detroit Michigan Temple was dedicated October 23-24, 1999 by President Gordon B. Hinckley. -The groundbreaking ceremony of the Michigan Temple happened on the same day […]