by dwhite | Feb 21, 2013 | Voice of Christ
When you read the Doctrine and Covenants along with at least part of the historical background of each revelation contained therein, the words take on a much more personal meaning. I’ve read the words of the Doctrine and Covenants before, but I have never truly...
by dwhite | Feb 12, 2013 | Historical Stories
Mark L. McConkie, a professor in the school of public affairs at the University of Colorado, compiled hundreds of eye witness accounts of Joseph Smith to create his book Remembering Joseph: Personal Recollections of Those Who Knew the Prophet Joseph Smith. Below are...
by dwhite | Feb 11, 2013 | Mormon Historical Sites
The Book of Mormon is a sacred book of scripture in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (which church is frequently misnamed the “Mormon Church”). It was originally printed in 1830 by E. B. Grandin in Palmyra, New York. The original order was for 5,000...
by dwhite | Feb 4, 2013 | Mormon Historical Sites
On a June day in 2012, my husband and I pulled in to Palmyra, New York. I had wanted to go to the Sacred Grove for years, and I was excited about the opportunity that had finally come to visit it and many other historical sites of The Church of Jesus Christ of...
by dwhite | Jan 31, 2013 | Voice of Christ
Before reading Section 3 of the Doctrine and Covenants, it is important to understand the situation Joseph Smith was in when he received these words from the Lord. It had been less than a year earlier that the angel Moroni had been instructed by the Lord to give the...
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