by Megan Finley | Feb 13, 2017 | Inspiring Stories from Latter-day Saints, Mormon Missionary, Uncategorized
The following article by Jason Swensen first appeared on Deseret News on February 2, 2017. In recent years, the Syrian city of Aleppo has been a staging ground of death, violence and horror. Civil war has claimed tens of thousands of lives and legions have been forced...
by Guest Author | Apr 5, 2016 | Inspiring Stories from Latter-day Saints
The following was an article originally published in the September 1929 Volume XXXII issue of The Improvement Era, an official publication of the Church until 1970. The account was written by LeRoi C. Snow, of the General Board of Y.M.M.I.A. Excerpts of the article...
by Guest Author | Mar 1, 2016 | Inspiring Stories from Latter-day Saints
This article written by Mark Albright appeared in the 28 January 2016 online edition of the Meridian Magazine. Information for the article was submitted by Cory Forbush, a direct descendant of Ulrich Bryner. Image: Hans Ulrich Bryner holding onto the back of the last...
by Megan Ann Steyskal | Oct 12, 2015 | Inspiring Stories from Latter-day Saints
This article by Megan Ann Steyskal originally appeared on The Accidental Librarian.com website and is used here by permission. …or re-living the journey of my ancestors I probably spend about an hour a day on Facebook: scanning the feed, commenting sarcastic quips...
by Delisa Hargrove | Jan 13, 2014 | Inspiring Stories from Latter-day Saints
by Excerpts taken from Susannah Washburn Bowles’ biography of her mother Tamer Washburn (1805–1886). Tamer joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often inadvertently called the “Mormon Church,” in 1838 and continued full of faith in the Church...
by dwhite | Feb 28, 2013 | Inspiring Stories from Latter-day Saints
Torleif S. Knaphus was born in Norway on December 14, 1881. At a very young age his parents noticed his extreme talent for art. They encouraged it, and he developed his skills. At age 15, Torleif became an art apprentice painting houses and decorative furniture. In...
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