by Keith L. Brown | Mar 8, 2016 | Pioneers
On 18 February 2016, two well-known aficionados on the subject of African-American Latter-day Saints in the early history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, presented the first installment of lectures in the newly revitalized Evenings at the Museum...
by Lisa M. | Jun 18, 2013 | Pioneers
The history of the early pioneers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—which church is sometimes inadvertently called the Mormon Church—is teeming with inspiring stories of courage, sacrifice, industry, and a willingness to give everything to build the...
by ashley | Nov 28, 2012 | Pioneers
Mormon history is rich with faith-filled stories of overcoming persecution, migrating in the vilest of circumstances, and trusting God with everything they had. But there is more to the history of Mormons (members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,...
by Keith L. Brown | Aug 8, 2012 | Pioneers
By Doris Captain Jens Martin Christensen was a faithful convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (which church is frequently misnamed the Mormon Church). Jens was born on April 29, 1843, in Hammerholt, Denmark, the seventh of eight children, to...
by Keith L. Brown | Aug 1, 2012 | Pioneers
By Doris George Goddard, an early convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often misnamed the “Mormon Church”) was rejected by his relatives in England after he was baptized. George and his wife and seven children journeyed to the western Zion by...
by dwhite | Apr 11, 2012 | Pioneers
Though Mitt Romney has been getting a great deal of coverage due to his presidential campaign, a lot of the media’s focus has been on his religion rather than his politics. Not much has been said, though, about the Romney family history in Arizona, which goes...
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