by | Jan 13, 2014 | Past Leader Bios
by Bruce A. Van Orden Bruce Van Orden is a retired professor of Church History and Doctrine in Religious Education at Brigham Young University. In addition to volunteer work with needy individuals, he is writing a biography of William W. Phelps. William W. Phelps is...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jan 9, 2014 | Who's Who in Mormon History
by Terrie Lynn Bittner David Whitmer was born January 7, 1805, near Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. While he was young, his parents, Peter Whitmer Sr. and Mary Musselman, moved to western New York. A reporter who met his father in 1885 wrote that Peter...
by dwhite | Jan 6, 2014 | Mormon Beliefs
Continuing misconceptions about the historical practice of polygamy in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have beleaguered its members since the institution of the practice. Here we will attempt to answer some of the questions people still have about...
by dwhite | Dec 13, 2013 | Mormon Historical Sites
by Reasons for the Original Exodus In a bone-chilling temperature of -12°Fahrenheit, 1,000 people gathered in Nauvoo, Illinois, on February 3, 1996, to remember the original Mormon Exodus from the Saints’ beloved city. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of...
by dwhite | Nov 27, 2013 | Mormon Historical Sites
by Delisa Hargrove When most people think of Latter-day Saint or Mormon pioneers, they think of settlers from the Eastern United States or immigrants from Europe. However, other members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often inadvertently called...
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