by Keith L. Brown | Mar 8, 2016 | Pioneers
On 18 February 2016, two well-known aficionados on the subject of African-American Latter-day Saints in the early history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, presented the first installment of lectures in the newly revitalized Evenings at the Museum...
by Keith L. Brown | Nov 5, 2015 | Historical Stories
Throughout His earthly ministry the Savior performed many miracles including the restoration of sight to the blind. In the fourteenth chapter of John’s account of the gospel, we read that He taught His disciples: Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on...
by Keith L. Brown | Aug 7, 2015 | Historical Landmarks
On Saturday, 13 June 2015, the Centerville Chapter of the Sons of Utah Pioneers dedicated a display of historic plaques in Echo Canyon. The plaques will serve in helping to fill in some of the blanks that historians have not been able to find answers to until now...
by Keith L. Brown | Jul 3, 2015 | Early History
As part of the 50th annual conference of the Mormon History Association which took place at the Utah Valley Convention Center, a new generation of historians collaborated to present a more appealing view of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to outsiders....
by Keith L. Brown | May 25, 2015 | Early History
Wilford Woodruff was born on 1 March 1807 in Farmington, Connecticut, to Aphek Woodruff and Beulah Thompson. He was one of nine children. His father was a miller by trade, and as a young man, Wilford worked in a saw mill and flour mill owned by his father. His mother...
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