by lgroll | Oct 10, 2017 | Bios, Past Leader Bios
Film has resurrected the ghosts of the prophets. In a truly stunning video from 1948, the Clawson brothers depict prophets Joseph F. Smith and Heber J. Grant, bringing to life the valiant MEN we have read about and loved. Listed are several other faces we may not know...
by Ashley Morales | Jun 28, 2017 | Bios, Early History, Historical Stories, Joseph Smith, Modern History, Past Leader Bios
This article originally appeared in LDS Daily on June 27th, 2017. On June 27, 1844, not longer after singing “A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief” to his cellmates, John Taylor lay suffering on the floor of Carthage Jail. He had endured terrible injury at the hands of an...
by Megan Finley | Feb 1, 2017 | Joseph Smith's Family, Past Leader Bios
The following article by Scot and Maurine Proctor first appeared on LDSMag.com on February 1, 2017. In this article, published yesterday, we talked about how Lucy’s Preliminary Notes were extensively edited before they became the book we have had for years in the...
by | Jan 13, 2014 | Past Leader Bios
by Bruce A. Van Orden Bruce Van Orden is a retired professor of Church History and Doctrine in Religious Education at Brigham Young University. In addition to volunteer work with needy individuals, he is writing a biography of William W. Phelps. William W. Phelps is...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jun 12, 2013 | Past Leader Bios
George A. Smith, a cousin to Mormon prophet Joseph Smith, was born on June 26, 1817, in Potsdam, New York. He was an active member of the Congregational Church until he was fifteen years old. His childhood was not pleasant. He was tall and gangly, focused on his...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | May 6, 2013 | Past Leader Bios
Parley P. Pratt was an early Mormon apostle and author. He was born April 12, 1807, to Jared Pratt and Charity Dickenson in Burlington, New York. Pratt was a descendent of Pilgrims on the Pratt side of the family. He had limited education because his family moved...
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