by | Sep 30, 2009 | Modern History
Gordon B. Hinckley was involved in Church leadership from the time he was very young. In 1935, at the age of 25, President Hinckley was called to serve on the Radio, Publicity, and Mission Literature Committee of the Church. He worked hard in this calling, making...
by | Sep 17, 2009 | Modern History, Mormon Beliefs, Pioneers
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also called the LDS Church or the Mormon Church) believe seeking a good education is a direct commandment from God. In Doctrine and Covenants Section 109, verse 7, it reads, “And as all have not faith,...
by | Jul 8, 2008 | Current Church Leader Bios
Jeffrey R. Holland is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly misnamed the Mormon Church). Childhood Jeffrey Roy Holland was born December 3, 1940, in the small rural town of St. George, Utah. His...
by | Jul 8, 2008 | Mormon Temples
The temples of the Mormon Church are one of its most unique and distinguishing characteristics and a fruition of Mormon beliefs in the afterlife and in the purpose of our lives here on earth. Since earliest Mormon history, the prophets and members of the Mormon...
by | Jul 8, 2008 | Current Church Leader Bios
Russell Marion Nelson 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). CHILDHOOD Russell Marion Nelson was born in Salt Lake City on September 9, 1924, to Marion C. and...
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