Oliver Cowdery

Oliver Cowdery

By Terrie Oliver Cowdery, born 3 October 1806, in Wells, Rutland County, Vermont, played important roles in the early days of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (frequently misnamed the “Mormon Church”). He moved to western New York along with several of...
The Book of Mormon and Other Mormon Scripture

The Book of Mormon and Other Mormon Scripture

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which is commonly nicknamed the “Mormon Church” by those of other faiths, has a large canon of scripture. Whereas most Christian religions only accept the Bible as the word of God, the LDS Church has four...
The Conversion Story of Karl Ivar Sandberg

The Conversion Story of Karl Ivar Sandberg

The first time I heard of the Mormons was in 1923.  I was then studying with a friend of mine and was reading a book about western traveling.  In this book was a short account, perhaps a page or two telling about the Mormons.  I asked this friend of mine what kind of...
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