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What You Didn’t Know About the Word of Wisdom Revelation

March 29, 2020 by tompettit 3 Comments

Joseph Smith read the Word of Wisdom for the first time to a bunch of men in a smoke filled rooms.  Their reaction is remarkable and stands as a witness to each of us that with God, all things are possible.

Filed Under: Kirtland

Church History in One Hour

March 29, 2020 by tompettit 3 Comments

I’ll take you from the First Vision to Carthage Jail in one hour, giving you the chance to see all of Church History in chronological order. I’ll tell the history of the Church in a story-like fashion to keep things entertaining, but to allow you to see how the events of the Restoration fit together.

Filed Under: Church History Stories Tagged With: carthage jail, church history, first vision, the church of jesus christ of latter day saints

The Kirtland Temple’s Miracle Man

March 29, 2020 by tompettit 5 Comments

The story of Artemis Millet is one of the coolest stories in all of Church history.  Building the Kirtland Temple would take many miracles.  The first miracle was getting Artemis Millet to Kirtland.  Each of the characters in this story demonstrate perfect faith, obedience, and trust in the Lord to make an impossible task possible.

Filed Under: Church History Stories, Kirtland

Solomon Chamberlain

March 29, 2020 by tompettit 1 Comment

Solomon Chamberlain was one of the first to gather Israel.  In fact, he started preaching the gospel before the gospel had been fully restored.  With only the first 64 pages of the Book of Mormon in hand, Solomon preached that a Restoration was beginning to take place.

Filed Under: Church History Stories, Palmyra

As Sisters in Zion

March 29, 2020 by tompettit 5 Comments

 

Emily Hall wrote the words to this famous hymn.  Knowing something of her history will bring a different meaning to these sacred words she wrote.

Filed Under: Pioneers Tagged With: pioneers

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