by Keith L. Brown | Mar 12, 2015 | Joseph Smith's Family
There are many phenomena which seem to defy reasonable explanation. Such is the case, for example, of the year 1816 which is known in history as the “Year without a summer” because of severe climate abnormalities that caused average global temperatures to decrease by...
by Keith L. Brown | Feb 26, 2015 | Joseph Smith's Family
Joseph Smith, Jr. was born on 23 December 1805 in Sharon, Vermont, to Joseph Smith, Sr. (1771-1848) and Lucy Mack Smith (1775-1856). He had ten siblings, including an unnamed brother who died at birth in 1797, and was the fifth oldest. Of those siblings, five of his...
by Keith L. Brown | Jan 7, 2015 | Historical Stories
The trail which the early Mormon pioneers forged through sweat, tears, and oftentimes at the cost of life itself, was an arduous one at best for both adults and children. In spite of all their hardships, they never lost faith, but with every footstep remained stalwart...
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