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 Jessica Clark | May 11, 2016 | Jessica Clark: Marriage—From Here to Eternity
The account of Joseph Smith’s First Vision, found in the Joseph Smith History included at the back of any Triple Combination worth it’s salt has a wealth of information for the avid scriptorian. We can discover so much about the boy prophet, our relationship with God...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Dec 23, 2014 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
December 23 is the birthday of Joseph Smith, the first Mormon prophet. December 25 is the birthday of the Savior Jesus Christ. Which birthday will the Mormons be celebrating? Which of the two do they worship? I’m a Mormon and let me tell you about my December. Right...
by | Jan 11, 2012 | Mormons
As the “Mormon moment” extends into 2012, the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life today released a groundbreaking new survey, the first ever published by a non-LDS research organization to focus exclusively on members of The Church of Jesus...
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...