In honor of the 175th anniversary of the martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum, LDS Living is sharing a series of articles about early Church history and some of its key figures. The following article was originally published in December 2015.
In a vision from the angel Moroni, Joseph Smith was told “that God had a work for me to do; and that my name should be had for good and evil among all nations, kindreds, and tongues, or that it should be both good and evil spoken of among all people.” We see this in […]
It is a little-known fact that Joseph Smith owned a white English Mastiff named Old Major. Major was given to the prophet at Zion’s Camp by an 80-year-old member of the camp, Samuel Baker, who feared for Joseph’s safety.
Emma Smith is one of the most fascinating characters of the Restoration. She is remembered for her unrelenting strength and ability to overcome hardships. On the anniversary of her birth, which took place on July 10, 1804, in Harmony, Pennsylvania, here are ten interesting facts you may not have known about Emma Smith. ONE. Emma […]
What lessons does Joseph Smith's experience in Liberty Jail teach us about God's love? How can our trials be both a prison and a temple?
The following is an excerpt from the book The Witness of Women: Firsthand Experiences and Testimonies from the Restoration, by Janiece Johnson and Jennifer Reeder:
Did you know Joseph Smith's famous leg surgery was the fourth in a series of surgeries? As we celebrate Joseph Smith's birthday, here's a list of 15 other interesting facts about Joseph Smith.
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The Nauvoo Illinois Temple is the 113th dedicated temple in operation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Only three months after the Church was officially organized, the Lord instructed Emma to make a selection of hymns to be used by the Saints:
The girls have been working on landforms today Rose and Tulip started with the basic landforms - they made them out of clay and we discussed what each landforms was (3 part landform cards from Montessori Print Shop) Lilly and Sunflower worked with the advanced landform cards (also from Montessori Print Shop) and made a clay diorama of the landforms. My favourite has to be the cave :) they also made a landform poster, wrote their definitions and made some tactile cards of their own, using sandpaper for the land forms and shiny blue card for the water forms. Overall they loved the day - who wouldn't enjoy a day filled with clay and water?? linked up to Montessori Monday
In this fun project, use a memory game to test various age groups and determine whether aging directly affects short-term memory loss.
Artist study and nature study all in one -- John James Audubon unit study for homeschool.
