by | Jul 7, 2009 | Modern History, Mormon Beliefs
The Great Depression hit the United States hard on Ocotber 29, 1929. Its effects reached everyone, the Saints not excluded. In 1932 unemployment in Utah had reached a staggering 35.9 percent. Many were willing to work, but were unable to find it. People had to stand...
by | Jul 7, 2009 | Early History
The Saints finally arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847. After the Saints arrived they explored the valley to the north and south to determine where the best place was to begin building their city. The first site designated for a building was for the Salt...
by | May 7, 2009 | Historical Stories
Many of the early converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints suffered and sacrificed much in answering the call to gather to Salt Lake City, in the West. After already having suffered so much pain and persecution, and after the martyrdom of their...
by Gale | Apr 6, 2009 | Current Church Leader Bios
Neil Linden Andersen is a a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often misnamed the “Mormon Church”). Previous to his calling as an Apostle on April 4, 2009, he had been a member of the First...
by | Jan 22, 2009 | Current Church Leader Bios
David Todd Christofferson is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often mistakenly called the “Mormon Church”). Elder Christofferson (who goes by Todd) was born on January 24, 1945, in Spanish...
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