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.
Insights on the Justification of Plural Marriages in Early Utah
Polygamy, which was practiced in the early history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is defined as “the practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time.” It is not a practice which Christendom embraces, as the general...
Negating the Myths of the Book of Mormon
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints revere the Book of Mormon as a sacred volume of scripture which is comparable to the Holy Bible. The contents of the book substantiate that it is indeed Another Testament of Jesus Christ. Latter-day Saints...
As They Sailed to Zion: The Voyage of the Julia Ann
On 4 October 1855, after sailing twenty-six days in the Pacific Ocean, a vessel with 39 passengers and 17 crew aboard, ran into a submerged reef about 200 miles off the coast of Tahiti ultimately destroying the ship. Of the 39 passengers on board, 28 were Latter-day...
Leo Tolstoy: Mormonism as the “American Religion”
Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, also known as Leo Tolstoy, born 9 September 1828 in Yasnaya Polyana, Russia, was a Russian writer, philosopher and political thinker who primarily wrote novels and short stories. It is said that Tolstoy referred to Yasnaya Polyana as...
Timeline of Mormon Pioneer History – The Trek West
Above is an infographic from The Trek West page of history.lds.org. The first section shows major events that took place in the lives of pioneers before and after they survived the trek to the Salt Lake Valley. The graphic depicts the timeline of the lives of two...
Mormonism and Native Americans Meet
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints testify that the Book of Mormon, published in 1830, is exactly what its title proclaims it to be, Another Testament of Jesus Christ. Its title page states that one reason it was written was so that Native...
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