Our Purpose
The history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—casually dubbed Mormonism—is a modern epic. As a website, we desire to share that story with the world by sharing engaging, factual, and succinct accounts of the faith, dedication, and sacrifice of church members. We seek to be an honest resource where one can find biographies of past presidents and other influential members of the Church, personal accounts of church members, sourced articles regarding historical events, and online books on church history.
In addition to providing educational content, this website seeks to provide knowledge that may be used to satisfy one’s own curiosity, clear up confusion regarding certain historically-rooted subjects within the Church, strengthen personal testimonies, and promote open conversation between members and non-members alike. We invite you to not only read the information provided about the history of the Church, but to ponder upon the things which you learn.
Sincere questions and comments are always encouraged, as is guest content.
How One Woman’s Impromptu Speech Led to the First Sister Missionaries Being Called
This article by Kathryn Jenkins Gordon appeared in the 22 June 2016 online edition of LDS Living Magazine. Let’s consider a woman who really “took one for the sisters.” If you’ve ever visited Salt Lake City, you are likely familiar with the McCune Mansion—the...
My Brother’s Keeper: Turning Bitterness and Hatred into Love and Generosity
In February 1946, nine months after the close of a devastating world war, President Cornelius Zappey and his wife arrived from America among the war-tattered Dutch Saints to reorganize and revitalize the Netherlands Mission. Jacob Schipanboord, who served as the...
The Restoration of the Joseph Knight Sr. Home in Nineveh, New York
Joseph Knight Sr., born in Oakham, Massachusetts on 26 November 1772, was a close associate of Joseph Smith. He provided significant material support to Joseph’s translation and publication of the Book of Mormon. In 1795, Knight married Polly Peck. Five years later...
What Heber C. Kimball Saw the Night Joseph Smith Received the Book of Mormon Plates
This article by History of the Saints (Sponsored) appeared in the 4 June 2015 online edition of LDSLiving.com. Late one fall evening after Heber and Vilate Kimball had retired to their bed, they were awakened suddenly by an urgent knocking at their door. A neighbor,...
Little Known Facts about the Life of Joseph Smith
Praise to the man who communed with Jehovah! Joseph Smith was the prophet of the restoration. He was told in a vision from the angel Moroni “that God had a work for me to do; and that my name should be had for good and evil among all nations, kindreds, and tongues, or...
Did You Know: A Mormon Won the Triple Crown?
This article originally appeared in the 5 May 2016 online edition of LDSLiving.com. The Triple Crown is the single greatest achievement in the horse racing world. A Triple Crown-winning horse captures the 1st prize at the three biggest races in America—the Kentucky...
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