by Lisa M. | Feb 25, 2015 | Uncategorized |
From 1847 to 1857 members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons) established over 100 colonies in the West. With the sustaining help of the Lord and by their own industry, the Saints established a strong refuge within the ten years. The...
by Lisa M. | Feb 25, 2015 | Uncategorized |
The Mormon Battalion was not the first group of Latter-day Saints to reach the west. One group of Mormons sailed out of New York harbor aboard the ship Brooklyn on 4 February 1846, coincidentally the same day the first Saints left Nauvoo. The ship sailed all the way...
by Lisa M. | Feb 25, 2015 | Uncategorized |
While Latter-day Saints were on their way west with Prophet Brigham Young, having been driven from Nauvoo by mobs, they were visited by representatives of the federal government, trying to conscript an army to participate in the war with Mexico. The Latter-day...
by Lisa M. | Feb 25, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Brigham Young has been called “The American Moses.” This is more fitting than most people realize. In direct revelation, the Lord called the Latter-day Saints the “Camp of Israel.” (See Doctrine and Covenants, Section 136.) The first part...
by Lisa M. | Feb 25, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Under the direction of the Twelve Apostles, members of the Mormon Church quickly gathered to finish the construction of the Nauvoo Temple, so that all Latter-day Saints who desired to and were worthy could complete ordinances there. The Twelve fine-tuned the...
