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...
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...
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