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 Terrie Lynn Bittner | Dec 19, 2013 | Who's Who in Mormon History
Luke S. Johnson was one of the first Mormon missionaries. He was born in 1807 in Vermont, but moved to Ohio in 1826. His parents, who were Methodists, were introduced to the religion of the Mormons there and began studying the new faith. They invited Joseph Smith, the...
by dwhite | Dec 19, 2013 | Modern History
by Delisa Hargrove The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often inadvertently called the Mormon Church, recently packed its Church History website, www.history.lds.org, with even more features and information. Matthew McBride, the Church History...
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...
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