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Did I Not Speak Peace to Your Mind?

January 20, 2017 by tompettit 2 Comments

Pictured is the reconstructed home of Joseph and Emma Smith in Harmony, Pennsylvania.

Joseph and Emma Smith moved from Palmyra, New York to Harmony, Pennsylvania to escape persecution. Joseph had been commanded to continue translating the plates, but the tasks of everyday life prevented the work from moving forward.  Joseph asked the Lord to send him a scribe. [Read more…]

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Why Porter Rockwell Finally Cut His Hair

January 20, 2017 by tompettit 1 Comment

The Rockwell and Smith families were close friends while living in Manchester, New York (just outside of Palmyra).  Although he was eight years younger than the Prophet no one loved Joseph Smith more than Orrin Porter Rockwell. [Read more…]

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Modern Day Miracle at Martin’s Cove

January 20, 2017 by tompettit 1 Comment

As the storm set in, we feared our trek experience would be ruined.  136 children under the age of 12 were about to have soaked clothes and soaked sleeping bags before taking even one step along the Mormon Trail.  We prayed for a miracle. [Read more…]

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God Gave America to be Free

January 20, 2017 by tompettit 1 Comment

Faced with the death penalty for high treason, courageous men debated long before they picked up the quill pen to sign the parchment that declared the independence of the colonies from the mother country on July 4, 1776.  For many hours they had debated in the State House at Philadelphia, with the lower chamber doors locked and a guard posted. [Read more…]

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Video Clip of Missouri History

January 20, 2017 by tompettit Leave a Comment

Here is a video clip from last month’s “Learn Our Religion Lecture Series”.  The topic was Church History in Missouri.

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