by | Jul 8, 2008 | Mormon Temples
As early as 1830, Joseph Smith received revelations alluding to the fact that God would require the young Mormon Church to build a temple. Even earlier, the Book of Mormon (which Joseph Smith had translated from the records of an ancient people who lived in the...
by | Jul 8, 2008 | Mormon Temples
In 1995, Gordon B. Hinckley became President and Prophet of the Mormon Church. Perhaps no person in Mormonism since Joseph Smith has had such an impact on Mormon temples and Mormon temple ceremonies. In the Mormon temple ceremony, instructional material was...
by | Jul 8, 2008 | Past Leader Bios
Brigham Young—American Moses Brigham Young, second Prophet and President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (which church is often misnamed the “Mormon Church”), ranks among the most influential and important historical figures, not just in...
by Anita Stansfield | Jul 8, 2008 | Past Leader Bios
Birth and Childhood After being blessed with three daughters, Julina Smith desired more than anything to have a son. She promised the Lord that if He would bless her with a son, she would do everything possible to see that he grew up to serve God and be a credit to...
by | Jul 8, 2008 | Current Church Leader Bios
Russell Marion Nelson is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often mistakenly called the Mormon Church). CHILDHOOD Russell Marion Nelson was born in Salt Lake City on September 9, 1924, to Marion C. and...
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