by Guest Author | Mar 9, 2016 | Historical Stories
This article, written by Andrea R-M, appeared in the 7 March 2016 online edition of the Juvenile Instructor. Perhaps you have heard or read that I gave a talk called “Beyond Petticoats and Poultices: Finding a Women’s History of the Mormon-Missouri War of 1838” at the...
by Guest Author | Oct 19, 2015 | Joseph Smith's Family
This article was written by Jannalee Rosner and published by LDS Living.com. Of the many hardships Joseph Smith Jr. and his wife Emma endured, the one that was perhaps the most difficult, especially for Emma, was losing so many of her precious babies. Only 5 of her 11...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Feb 27, 2014 | Joseph and Emma Smith Descendants
by Terrie Lynn Bittner The descendants of Joseph Smith are gradually returning to their roots. Joseph Smith was the first prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whose members are sometimes nicknamed Mormons. Joseph’s descendants spent many...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | May 3, 2013 | Joseph Smith
Emma Smith was the wife of the first Mormon prophet, Joseph Smith. Throughout the years, she has remained a complex topic for both Mormons and non-Mormons. Many people have focused almost entirely on the decisions she made in the last years of Joseph Smith’s life and...