by dwhite | Mar 26, 2014 | Mormon Historical Sites
Caldwell County, Missouri, was once the location of a great deal of persecution against members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often nicknamed “Mormons”). At a settlement called Haun’s Mill, a group of Saints was massacred in late October of 1838....
by | Jan 13, 2014 | Past Leader Bios
by Bruce A. Van Orden Bruce Van Orden is a retired professor of Church History and Doctrine in Religious Education at Brigham Young University. In addition to volunteer work with needy individuals, he is writing a biography of William W. Phelps. William W. Phelps is...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | May 6, 2013 | Past Leader Bios
Parley P. Pratt was an early Mormon apostle and author. He was born April 12, 1807, to Jared Pratt and Charity Dickenson in Burlington, New York. Pratt was a descendent of Pilgrims on the Pratt side of the family. He had limited education because his family moved...