by Keith L. Brown | May 31, 2014 | Mormon Historical Sites
The Mormon Battalion, a volunteer unit of between 534 and 559 Latter-day Saints men, served from July 1846 to July 1847 in the 1846 U.S. campaign against Mexico. It was the only religiously based unit in United States military history. The battalion made an arduous...
by Keith L. Brown | Oct 10, 2013 | Historical Stories
Scriptures tell us that one day as the Savior was walking by the sea of Galilee He saw two brothers, fishermen by trade, casting their net into the sea. One was called Peter, and the other was Andrew. The Savior beckoned to them to be His followers, promising them...
by Keith L. Brown | May 21, 2013 | Mormon Beliefs
The word “patriarch” is more commonly used in religious references. In Judaism, for example, “patriarch” may be used to refer to one of the three forefathers of Israel – Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The word may also be used in reference to the twelve sons of...
by Keith L. Brown | Sep 25, 2012 | Mormon Women Leaders
A blessing given to Ruth Hardy Funk as a teenager changed the direction of her life. The seventh General President of the Young Women (ages 12-18) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons, LDS) explained during an interview in 2010: During my teen...
by Keith L. Brown | Aug 27, 2012 | Mormon Historical Sites
By Doris The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often misnamed the “Mormon Church”) purchased some land in May 2012 from the Community of Christ, a splinter group from the LDS Church formerly known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
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