by Walter Penning | Jan 14, 2015 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
My father was a master story teller, though the versions he shared always taught lessons and perpetuated high moral character. Some were about the family during adolescence, others were well-known generally. Their importance to him was so high, he was known to have...
by Walter Penning | Oct 15, 2014 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
Dear Family, I love to write. My escape from the mundane, drudgery, monotony, and the world of boredom is a blank sheet of paper. There I can make time come alive. I can repair what’s broken, celebrate the good, and mend what needs fixing. For me, even in my weakness...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jul 10, 2014 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
I was once asked to create an English as a Second Language program at church, to be carried out under the literacy program run by the official auxiliary for Mormon women. Eventually, our advanced class morphed into a citizenship preparation class. One question on 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 30, 2010 | Mormons
Mary Fielding Smith was the wife of Hyrum Smith. Hyrum was the brother of Joseph Smith, the first prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whose members are sometimes nicknamed Mormons. The brothers were murdered at a young age, leaving behind young...
