by Keith L. Brown | Nov 18, 2014 | Early History
Polygamy, which was practiced in the early history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is defined as “the practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time.” It is not a practice which Christendom embraces, as the general...
by Keith L. Brown | Nov 13, 2014 | Book of Mormon
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints revere the Book of Mormon as a sacred volume of scripture which is comparable to the Holy Bible. The contents of the book substantiate that it is indeed Another Testament of Jesus Christ. Latter-day Saints...
by Keith L. Brown | Oct 12, 2014 | Historical Stories
On 4 October 1855, after sailing twenty-six days in the Pacific Ocean, a vessel with 39 passengers and 17 crew aboard, ran into a submerged reef about 200 miles off the coast of Tahiti ultimately destroying the ship. Of the 39 passengers on board, 28 were Latter-day...
by Keith L. Brown | Sep 30, 2014 | Historical Stories
Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, also known as Leo Tolstoy, born 9 September 1828 in Yasnaya Polyana, Russia, was a Russian writer, philosopher and political thinker who primarily wrote novels and short stories. It is said that Tolstoy referred to Yasnaya Polyana as...
by Keith L. Brown | Sep 10, 2014 | Early History
Above is an infographic from The Trek West page of history.lds.org. The first section shows major events that took place in the lives of pioneers before and after they survived the trek to the Salt Lake Valley. The graphic depicts the timeline of the lives of two...
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