by Lisa M. | Feb 24, 2015 | Uncategorized |
With the martyrdom of Joseph Smith, enemies of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints thought the Church would dissolve into disarray. However, this did not happen. The members of the Church greatly mourned the prophet, and a pall of sadness hung over the...
by Lisa M. | Feb 24, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Once Joseph Smith was released from Liberty Jail and reunited with his family and the Latter-day Saints, the question arose as to whether it was safe for the Saints to gather in one place. The alternative was to spread out. The Church was still in its formative...
by Lisa M. | Feb 24, 2015 | Uncategorized |
In 1835 The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and the Quorum of the Seventy of the Mormon Church were organized like unto the ancient church under the apostles of Jesus Christ. Most of the men who filled the callings in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had...
by Lisa M. | Feb 24, 2015 | Uncategorized |
The Church of Christ (or the Mormon Church) was formally organized with six members (the minimum required by the state of New York) on April 6, 1830, at the home of Peter Whitmer in Fayette, New York. Immediately after the organization of the Church, missionary work...
by Lisa M. | Feb 24, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Mormonism had not even officially begun, and Joseph Smith’s family was indigent. In additional to the hard work they put in on their farm, they hired out for other work as best they could. A man named Josiah Stowell hired members of the family to help him dig...
