We then commenced settling Caldwell County, to which I removed, built a house, entered seven hundred and twenty acres of land and bought a lot in town. I also entered land for many of the brethren, and for this purpose had to go the distance of eighty miles, where theContinue Reading

The following account from Philo Dibble comes to us from selections of his autobiography contained in Early Scenes in Church History, Four Faith Promoting Classics: In 1832 I sold my possessions in Ohio, and, we being called upon by Joseph to advance monies to purchase the land in Jackson County,Continue Reading

As we have read the beginning chapters of the New Testament, I am inspired by the attitude that Mary exhibited when she is told that she is to be the mother of the Son of God.  We can only imagine the way that others would have judged her, being inContinue Reading

1 Samuel 10:27 tells us that the children of Belial spoke harshly of Saul.  Said these individuals, “how shall this man save us?”  We read that they “despised him, and brought him no presents.  How Saul deals with these individuals is applicable to the youth. We read that Saul “heldContinue Reading

Testimony of Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner Well, my young brethren, I can say I never was more surprised in my life than to be called upon to speak to you young men who are called upon to go into the mission field to preach the gospel to the nations ofContinue Reading

Just before his death in 1856, Jedediah M. Grant received a vision of the spirit world. At his funeral, Heber C. Kimball spoke of President Grant’s vision: I went to see him one day last week, and he reached out his hand and shook hands with me; he could notContinue Reading

In October 1838, Wilford Woodruff  began to lead 53 new Saints from his missionary labors in Maine to Nauvoo, Illinois.  It took them three months traveling in wagons.  Wilford took his wife and only child on this journey.  Early in his travels, he became sick as did his wife, theirContinue Reading

D&C 111 Joseph has many debts incurred by the church.  A man by the name of Burgess stated that there was a large amount of money stashed in the cellar of a certain home in Salem, Massachusetts.  Joseph, Sidney Rigdon, Hyrum, and Oliver go to look for the home and cannot findContinue Reading

Life history Patty Bartlett Sessions is one of my heroes of Church History.  She is the epitome of toughness and faith, the true combination of Brigham’s challenge to “work like it is all up to you, and pray like it all depends on the Lord.”  She had a never sayContinue Reading