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.
Special Temple Dedication for Children in 1893 (Rare Photos)
The following article was published on 5 November 2015 by the LDS Living Staff in the online edition of LDS Living magazine. Did you know that there were special dedicatory sessions of the Salt Lake Temple set aside just for children? Primary kids throughout the...
20 Crazy Church History Facts That Seem Impossible but Aren’t
This article originally appeared in the 4 November 2015 online edition of the Utah Valley 360. 1. When President Monson was born in Salt Lake City in 1927, some of the original Mormon pioneers were still living there. In fact, when Gary E. Stevenson — the youngest...
When Modern Apostles Healed a Blind Person
Throughout His earthly ministry the Savior performed many miracles including the restoration of sight to the blind. In the fourteenth chapter of John’s account of the gospel, we read that He taught His disciples: Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on...
What Happened to Joseph and Emma Smith’s Children?
This article was written by Jannalee Rosner and published by LDS Living.com. Of the many hardships Joseph Smith Jr. and his wife Emma endured, the one that was perhaps the most difficult, especially for Emma, was losing so many of her precious babies. Only 5 of her 11...
My Great, Great Grandfather’s Journal
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...
Joseph Smith’s Thoughts about Catholic Clergy in Nauvoo
The Prophet Joseph Smith did not have any major interaction with Catholic clergy or the Catholic faith until 1839. In 1839, the Mormons purchased a small town named Commerce located in Illinois on the banks of Mississippi River. Commerce was a name given to the area...
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