by lgroll | Nov 18, 2017 | Historical Stories
The 13th article of faith reads: “13 We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things,...
by lgroll | Nov 11, 2017 | Historical Stories
There aren’t many people who can say that they served the gospel until they died. Elder Joseph Brackenbury is one of them. An emigrant from England, he joined the then newly christened Church of Christ in April 10th of 1831. He was immediately called as an elder...
by lgroll | Nov 4, 2017 | Historical Stories
I want to share a story from my “family history vault” of my 3rd great grandfather, Hans Lars Nielsen, who was taught the gospel in Denmark in the 1870’s. He was one of the many early converts who was taught the gospel and heeded the call to come to “Zion” in America....
by lgroll | Oct 28, 2017 | Historical Stories
Captain America has nothing on Captain Fear-Not, otherwise known as David W. Patten. David W. Patten was the first apostolic martyr of the restored Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, marking in blood a legacy that defined what it means to give all for the...
by lgroll | Oct 21, 2017 | Historical Stories
Shadrach Roundy deserves a spot in the Justice League. Shadrach Roundy was a bodyguard for Joseph Smith during the Prophet’s tumultuous final years. He was described as being “fully six feet tall, raw-boned and muscular, weighing slightly less than two...
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