by kendalbhunter | Mar 15, 2018 | Joseph Smith: Mormon Prophet
The Mormon Church began with the First Vision. This is what we call the marvelous event where, in response to prayer, the Father and the Son appeared to the fourteen year-old Joseph Smith. Even though he had this vision in seclusion, it really belongs to everyone....
by Candace | Nov 6, 2017 | Joseph Smith: Mormon Prophet
Joseph Smith, Jr. was born into a newly formed country, stumbling to its feet after winning its independence against Britain. Religious fervor was sweeping the nation and preachers from all factions of Christianity were calling the people to repentance. Like...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jan 31, 2012 | Joseph Smith: Mormon Prophet
A Personal Response Mitt Romney’s candidacy has once again caused the media to pull out the Mormon White Horse Prophecy. Despite its popularity among the media and other sources, the prophecy is nothing more than a fabrication, the work of a church member who told the...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jul 14, 2011 | Joseph Smith: Mormon Prophet
Jane Elizabeth Manning is perhaps the most famous black Mormon pioneer. Mormon is a nickname for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was the daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Manning and was born in the late 1810s or early 1820s. She was...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jun 22, 2011 | Joseph Smith: Mormon Prophet
Mormon polygamy was discontinued more than one hundred years ago, but it is still associated with Mormonism and Mormon history, and sometimes incorrectly associated with modern Mormonism. Mormon is a commonly used nickname for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | May 18, 2011 | Joseph Smith: Mormon Prophet
Ezra Booth, a former minister, became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whose members are often called Mormons, in 1831, when the church was still new. He had seen Joseph Smith heal the arm of a church member, and this was his reason for...
