by Guest Author | Mar 9, 2016 | Historical Stories
This article, written by Andrea R-M, appeared in the 7 March 2016 online edition of the Juvenile Instructor. Perhaps you have heard or read that I gave a talk called “Beyond Petticoats and Poultices: Finding a Women’s History of the Mormon-Missouri War of 1838” at the...
by Keith L. Brown | Sep 3, 2014 | Early History
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...
by dwhite | May 23, 2014 | Mormon Women Leaders
by Doris White Eliza Roxcy Snow is one of the most revered women in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (frequently misnamed the “Mormon Church”). She was an incredible woman who, once she found the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ,...
by dwhite | Mar 26, 2014 | Mormon Historical Sites
Caldwell County, Missouri, was once the location of a great deal of persecution against members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often nicknamed “Mormons”). At a settlement called Haun’s Mill, a group of Saints was massacred in late October of 1838....
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Feb 27, 2014 | Who's Who in Mormon History
by Terrie Lynn Bittner John Whitmer was a member of the famed Whitmer family who played important roles in the early history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (which church is often inadvertently referred to as the “Mormon Church”). Although all but...