Nauvoo Map – 1844
This map of Nauvoo is from the Doctrine and Covenants Institute Manual. These are of a type that can be enlarged to any size.
Tag Archive: church history
Westward Movement – LDS Church History Map 6, Enlarged
This is the map of the Westward Migration of Mormon settlers. It’s from the LDS maps section, Church History, Map 6. Please be aware that the church’s map is of poor quality, and the poster size (2×3 feet) is likely to print very blurry. I would probably not go larger than 11×17 with this map.
Happy Birthday! April 6, 1830
Downloaded from: http://brosimonsays.wordpress.com/2014/04/06/happy-birthday-april-6-1830/ Originally posted on The Book of Mormon Translation Challenge: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized on April 6, 1830 TODAY IS A SPECIAL DAY! It was on April 6th, 1830, that Joseph Smith officially organized the Church of Christ in Peter Whitmer Sr.’s home (Fayette, New York.) and recorded Doctrine and Covenants…
The Spirit Of Elijah – An Experience Of Frederick William Hurst
Downloaded from: http://ldsscriptureteachings.org/2013/10/31/the-spirit-of-elijah-an-experience-of-frederick-william-hurst/ I love Church history. I love to read of the experiences of those who have pioneered across massive oceans, walked across the plains, and tamed the desert to create a place where they can worship the Savior without being attacked … Continue reading →
Open Your Mouth
Downloaded from: http://ldsseminary.wordpress.com/2013/03/17/open-your-mouth/ I have the blessing of being the gospel doctrine teacher in my ward. Today the lesson was Lesson 11: “The Field Is White Already to Harvest” and we had a great discussion about missionary work. One of the promises the … Continue reading →
Women who knew jesus
This is a play/skit for Christmas Relief Society or Ward Party
Joseph Smith Translating the Book of Mormon by Del Parson
D&C 20:811; Joseph Smith—History 1:3435, Joseph Smith—History 1:71 footnote The Book of Mormon … [proves] to the world that the holy scriptures are true, and that God does inspire men and call them to his holy work in this age and generation, as well as in generations of old. D&C 20:8, D&C 20:11 Three years after Joseph Smith was visited by God the Father and Jesus Christ, the angel Moroni…
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Martin Handcart Company – Bitter Creek, Wyoming, 1856 by Clark Kelley Price
The Martin Handcart Company was the fifth handcart company to travel west to the Salt Lake Valley. This company of English emigrants left Iowa City, Iowa, on 28 July 1856. There were “576 [people], with 146 carts, 7 wagons, 30 oxen, and 50 cows and beef cattle” (LeRoy R. Hafen and Ann W. Hafen, Handcarts to Zion [1960], 93). At Florence, Nebraska, they stopped for handcart repairs. It was late…
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Handcart Pioneers Approaching Salt Lake Valley
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Emma Crossing the Ice by Liz Lemon Swindle
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The Prophet Joseph Loved Children by Clark Kelley Price
3 Nephi 9:22; Moroni 8:17 Wherefore, all children are alike unto me; wherefore, I love little children with a perfect love. Moroni 8:17 Joseph Smith tried to keep all of Heavenly Father’s commandments. He wanted to be kind to everyone, especially children. Joseph knew that Jesus Christ wants all His disciples to have the faith and humility of little children (see 3 Nephi 9:22). Joseph taught the people about God’s…
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Helping the Martin Handcart Company across the Sweetwater River by Clark Kelley Price
On 28 July 1856 a handcart company under the leadership of Edward Martin left Iowa City, Iowa, and started across the plains to the Salt Lake Valley. By October, cold weather and snow caught them in the mountains in central Wyoming. Short on food and other supplies, members of the company experienced exposure to cold, hunger, and exhaustion, and some began to die. They would suffer more losses than any…
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