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5 of the Best Books on the Prophet Joseph Smith

Joseph Smith, the first prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and is someone everyone is curious about. There are so many misconceptions, and lies about the Prophet Joseph Smith. How are you suppose to know what to believe about him. There are many books, and how do you know which books […]

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Get to know Lucy Mack Smith

Lucy Mack Smith was born in 1776 to the deeply religious home of Solomon Mack and Lydia Gates. They had four children. Lucy married Joseph Smith Sr. In 1796 and they had 10 children: Alvin, Hyrum, Sophronia, Joseph Jr., Samuel, Ephraim, William, Kathrine, Don Carlos, and Lucy. Lucy felt the importance of religion with her […]

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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. […]

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Prophet Joseph Smith facts and information

To watch on Youtube click here: https://youtu.be/vmp5VeoxBWM To listen on Spotify click here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/krystine-stephenson/episodes/Prophet-Joseph-Smith-facts-and-information-e2j7d0r Joseph Smith Jr. was born in Sharon, Vermont on December 23, 1805 to Joseph Smith Sr. And Lucy Mack Smith. Joseph Smith had a dangerous leg infection as a seven year old boy. The doctor performed a highly advanced surgery that […]

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Life of Martin Harris

Most people have heard of Martin Harris in The History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as one of the Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormon and the man who lost the 116 pages of translation of The Book of Mormon. There is so much more to Martin Harris, he was […]

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The Three Witnesses of The Book of Mormon

When Joseph Smith, the first prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, received the gold plates to translate, he was under strict instructions not to show anyone. It was a heavy wight to bear for the young prophet Joseph Smith. Joseph received a revelation, (Doctrine and Covenants 17) that he would be […]

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Who is Oliver Cowdery?

Oliver Cowdery was born October 3, 1806 in Wells, Vermont. Oliver Cowdery was a teacher in Manchester New York. While teaching in New York he heard about the prophet Joseph Smith and the translation of The Book of Mormon. In 1829, he accompanied the prophets brother, Samuel Smith to Harmony Pennsylvania where the young prophet […]

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Importance of the Whitmer Family, and Whitmer Home

The Whitmer family and Whitmer Home played a crucial part in the restoration of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Through the help of Heavenly Father Joseph Smith was sent the perfect people to help him get things done. One of the first and main players in the restoration was Oliver Cowdery and […]

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Get to know Emma Hale Smith

To listen on Spotify click here:https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/krystine-stephenson/episodes/Get-to-know-Emma-Smith-Church-History-of-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints-e2knuej Emma Smith was born in Harmony Pennsylvania, in Susquehanna County on July 10, 1804. She is the daughter or Isaac Hale and Elizabeth Lewis. Emma grew up in very prosperous circumstances. Lucy Mack Smith(Joseph’s mother) described Emma’s childhood home as a “mansion” with “every convenient appendage necessary.” Emma was […]

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Who is David Whitmer?

David Whitmer was privileged to be one of the three witnesses of The Gold Plates. He was one of the first supporters of Joseph Smith he was able to see and experience many miracles. Even though David did leave the Church, he never denied what he saw and experienced. David Whitmer first heard of Joseph […]

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