Corporate Kindness: Depression Era Flour Sack Dresses (Thanksgiving Story)

HappyThanksgiving Flour Sack Dresses Decorative Cotton Flour Sacks In the heart of the 1930’s Great Depression people were desperate. Millions were out of work. Thousands were on the verge of starvation. Nothing was allowed to go to waste. Everything was repurposed and recycled. The national slogan became: “Make Do or Do Without.” Parents couldn’t afford … Continue reading Corporate Kindness: Depression Era Flour Sack Dresses (Thanksgiving Story) →

Great Lessons from Other Religions – Symbol of the White Lotus

We can, and should, learn from other religions “The great religious leaders of the world such as Muhammad, Confucius, and the Reformers, as well as philosophers including Socrates, Plato, and others, received a portion of God’s light. Moral truths were given to them by God to enlighten whole nations and to bring a higher … Continue reading Great Lessons from Other Religions – Symbol of the White Lotus →

Timeline of President Russell M. Nelson’s Key Accomplishments

2018 January: Becomes the 17th President of the Church. April General Conference: Announces the ministering program (replacing home and visiting teaching). Announces 7 new temples . June: Begins a historic global ministry tour (visiting 8 countries in 11 days). October General Conference: Announces a 2-hour Sunday schedule (home-centered, Church-supported learning). Announces 12 new temples. 2019 … Continue reading Timeline of President Russell M. Nelson’s Key Accomplishments →

Brigham Young vs. Sam Brannan – Zion vs. Babylon

"Fun Facts Saturday" The story is told of the billionaire who suddenly died. Someone asked his accountant what the billionaire left behind. The accountant replied, “All of it.” Brannan's conversion The Brooklyn Samuel Brannan was born in Maine in 1819. As a teenager, his family moved to Ohio, where Brannan became a printer. There, he joined The … Continue reading Brigham Young vs. Sam Brannan – Zion vs. Babylon →

Porter Rockwell and the Utah Mormon War

Orrin Porter Rockwell (1813-1878) Porter Rockwell is one of the most colorful characters in Utah and LDS Church history. He is memorialized in biographies, novels, articles, ballads, and monuments. Childhood protector, lifelong friend, and bodyguard of Joseph SmithBaptized June 9, 1830, just 2 months after church organizedTried and exonerated for attempted assassination of Gov. Boggs“No … Continue reading Porter Rockwell and the Utah Mormon War →

Booker T. Washington: Truth and right are not determined by a majority – Booker T. Washington

"Great Quotes" Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) is an American hero and role model. Raised in slavery, he became the leading advocate for former slaves and their descendants. He devoted his life to fighting Jim Crow discrimination and championing civil rights. Washington worked in the brutal coal mines and salt furnaces in West Virginia in … Continue reading Booker T. Washington: Truth and right are not determined by a majority – Booker T. Washington →

Brigham Young -“Transfiguration” and Succession to Lead the Church

"Sunday Sermon" After the murder of Joseph Smith, several men claimed they should be the next president of the church. Sidney Rigdon made the most vocal claim. He was First Counselor Presidency. He returned from Pittsburgh, where he had gone into self-imposed exile contrary to the counsel and revelation of Joseph Smith. (Sidney seemed to … Continue reading Brigham Young -“Transfiguration” and Succession to Lead the Church →

David W. Patten, the First Apostolic Martyr

David Wyman Patten was born November 14, 1799, in New Hampshire, the eleventh of thirteen children. In 1828, he married Pheobe Ann Babcock in Michigan, and they had one stillborn child. David was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint in Indiana, on June 15, 1832, by his brother. “I … Continue reading David W. Patten, the First Apostolic Martyr →

Nauvoo: Brigham Young’s “Whistling and Whittling Brigade” — Law Enforcement by “Nuisance”

"Fun Facts Saturday" In the 1840’s, Nauvoo, Illinois was a thriving Latter-day Saint community on the banks of the Mississippi River. Nauvoo had about 12,000 residents, almost as large as Chicago. In 1845, the year after the mob murdered the Prophet Joseph Smith, the Nauvoo Charter was repealed, and the “City of Joseph” was legally … Continue reading Nauvoo: Brigham Young’s “Whistling and Whittling Brigade” — Law Enforcement by “Nuisance” →

The Famous Porter Rockwell – Prophets’ Bodyguard and Outlaws’ “Avenging Angel”

"Fun Facts Saturday" “Porter Rockwell killed more outlaws than Wyatt Earp, Doc Holladay, Tom Horn, and Bat Masterson combined, earning him the menacing title, the ‘Avenging Angel.’” Orrin Porter Rockwell (1813-1878) is one of the most colorful characters in Utah and LDS Church history. He is memorialized in biographies, novels, newspaper articles, ballads, and … Continue reading The Famous Porter Rockwell – Prophets’ Bodyguard and Outlaws’ “Avenging Angel” →