"Sunday Sermon" Birth: Born June 1, 1801 in Whitingham, Vermont, the ninth of eleven children. Marriage: He married Miriam Works in 1824. She died in 1832. He then married Mary Ann Angell in 1834. He later entered into polygamy and had dozens of wives and children. Occupation: He had only 11 days of schooling. He … Continue reading Brigham Young: Life and Legacy
"Fun Facts Saturday" "America's Humorist" Mark Twain is one of the great authentic American writers. He was a humorist who relied on exaggeration. He was an iconoclast who poked fun at religions, churches, scriptures, and well-established beliefs and practices. Mark Twain’s “Roughing It” is about his travels through the Wild West. He devoted five … Continue reading Mark Twain Takes On Brigham Young
"Fun Facts Saturday" Brigham Young became the second President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after a mob murdered the Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum. "Brother Brigham" led the migration of tens of thousands of saints from Britain, Scandinavia and the eastern United States. across the plains and mountains, to … Continue reading Brigham Young’s Brutal Wild West Humor
"Fun Facts Saturday" "Here we shall build a temple to our God" When the Saints trickled into the Salt Lake Valley, they were a small band of poor refugees. Everything they owned was carried in their wagon box or handcart. In the midst of this deprivation and desolation, within days of their arrived, on 28 … Continue reading Brigham Young Wanted the Salt Lake Temple Built out of Adobe and Pebbles
"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
"Fun Facts Saturday" Edwin Wooley, 27 years as Bishop of the Prophet's ward In 1854, Edwin Wooley was chosen as Bishop of the Salt Lake Thirteenth Ward. He served in that calling for 27 years. His name is familiar because his descendant was Spencer Wooley Kimball. Bishop Wooley was frank and outspoken. Upon his death, … Continue reading “Demanding” Brigham Young vs. His “Difficult” Bishop
"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
"Sunday Sermon" In July 1838, the Prophet Joseph Smith received a revelation calling the Twelve Apostles to serve a mission in Britain. They were to leave on April 26th 1839 from Far West, Missouri. (D&C 118) Tragic conditions made fulfillment of the prophecy virtually impossible This revelation could not have come at a worse time. … Continue reading The Incredible Mission of the Twelve to Britain(1838-1841)
"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”
"Sunday Sermon" The saints in Jackson County, Missouri, experienced severe persecution in 1833. They were driven from their homes and forced across the Missouri River into Clay County. Joseph Smith received assurances from the Governor that if the saints raised an army to help the Missouri militias, the saints would be restored to their land. … Continue reading Was Zion’s Camp a Failure?
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