by Guest Author | Dec 2, 2016 | Interesting Church Members
Black Latter-day Saints and Black Past.org – Introduction by Quintard Taylor. African Americans have been members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) almost since its founding in 1830. Their numbers were initially small, but their role was...
by Guest Author | Nov 22, 2016 | Early History
This article titled “The Quincy Miracle: How One Town Saved Thousands of Mormon Refugees” by Glenn Rawson appeared in the 19 Movember 2016 edition of LDS Living.com. On October 27, 1838, Missouri governor Lilburn W. Boggs issued an extermination order...
by Guest Author | Oct 31, 2016 | Historical Stories
This account, written by Jamie Armstrong, appeared in the 29 October 2016 online edition of LDS Living.com. In the winter of 1838, Governor Lilburn W. Boggs issued an Extermination Order demanding that Mormons leave Missouri by March 8, 1839, or be killed. More than...
by Guest Author | Oct 22, 2016 | Historical Stories
The article titled “When Body Snatchers Targeted Mormons and the Miraculous Dream That Saved a Slain Missionary’s Body” by Danielle B. Wagner appeared in the 17 October online edition of LDS Living.com. When the Latter-day Saints moved west to escape...
by Guest Author | Sep 7, 2016 | Early History
Excerpts used in this article were taken from the original article “What 17 Famous People Have Said About Mormons” by Danielle B. Wagner for the 31 August 2016 online edition of LDS Living.com. People have a lot to say about the Mormons these days, what...
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