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Category Archives: Pioneer stories
Tamma Durfee
Tamma Durfee was the daughter of Edmund Durfee, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who was murdered by a mob near Nauvoo in November 1845. Edmund Durfee has always been someone I have been interested … Continue reading →
Posted in Inspiration, Kindness, Leadership, Love, obedience, Pioneer stories, Suffering, War, Women of Faith, Zion
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Tagged Battle of Nauvoo, Determination, Edmund Durfee, Faith, Pioneer stories, Strength, Tamma Durfee
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Ephraim Hanks A Model of Obedience
The Walls The following illustrates the way in which the great quality of obedience was part of the character of this legendary pioneer: “On many occasions Ephraim Hanks was rewarded for his obedience to the Prophet Brigham Young. One spring … Continue reading →
Posted in obedience, Pioneer stories, Priesthood, Principles, Protection, Receiving Revelation
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Tagged Bravery, Ephraim Hanks, Faith, obedience, Tenacity, Wisdom
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Brigham Young’s October 1856 Address
Brigham Young’s address to the Saints October 5, 1856 When Brigham Young heard that the many of the Saints who left with handcarts had left late in the season and that snows were coming early that year in 1856, he … Continue reading →
Posted in Agency, Caring for the poor, Church History, Empathy, Endurance, Faith, Families, Gathering of Israel, Leadership, Mercy, Pioneer stories, Stories from Church History, Suffering, Zion
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Tagged 1856, Brigham Young, gathering, handcarts, rescue, Willie and Martin handcart companies, Wyoming, Zion
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William Budge – Dedicated Faith in Jesus Christ
William Budge William Budge was a convert to the Church in Scotland, local missionary in the British Mission and on the continent for nine years, pioneer of Utah, and president of Bear Lake Stake for twenty-nine years. William Budge was … Continue reading →
Posted in Church History, Faith, Happiness, Missionary Work, Pioneer stories, Stories from Church History
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Tagged Faith, Karl Maeser, Missionary Work, pioneers, William Budge
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Joseph W.B. Johnson – A Modern Day Miracle
Steadfast African Pioneer 1999 By Dale LeBaron, as found on LDS.org See also: Our Heritage – A People Prepared: Joseph W. “Billy” Johnson “As a young man, I started searching for spiritual peace,” says Joseph Johnson of his early religious … Continue reading →
Posted in blessings, Change, Church History, Empathy, Endurance, Faith, Happiness, Love, Mercy, Miracles, Missionary Work, Pioneer stories, Stories from Church History, Suffering, Testimony, Visions
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Tagged Africa, Faith, faith in Jesus Christ, Joseph W.B. "Billy" Johnson, patience, priesthood, Priesthood ban, revelation, visions
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The miracle of the seagulls and the “States Goods Prophecy”
The miracle of the seagulls and the “States Goods Prophecy” Now came a series of trials differing from anything the Saints had yet experienced. Indeed, it seemed as if they were fated to literally “endure all things,” and like the … Continue reading →
Posted in blessings, Church History, Leadership, Miracles, Pioneer stories, Prophets, Protection, Stories from Church History, Suffering, Visions
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Tagged Heber C. Kimball, Miracles, pioneers, poverty, seagulls, states goods prophecy, Suffering
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The Father and the Son appear to members of The School of the Prophets
The Father and the Son appear to members of The School of the Prophets Kirtland, Ohio 1833 Zebedee Coltrin, a member of the School of the Prophets records: At one of these meetings after the organization of the school, (the … Continue reading →
Posted in Church History, Doctrine and Covenants, Evidences, Faith, Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, Leadership, Pioneer stories, Prophets, Visions
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Tagged Faith, Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, School of the Prophets, visions, Zebedee Coltrin
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Brigham Young sustained from heaven
Brigham Young sustained from heaven In the month of February, 1848, the Twelve Apostles met at Hyde Park, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, where a small branch of the Church was established. .. We were in prayer and council, communing together; and … Continue reading →
Joseph Smith’s Prophecies regarding The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its rise in the Rocky Mountains
Joseph Smith’s Prophecies regarding The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its rise in the Rocky Mountains Joseph predicts that the church would move to the Intermountain West and flourish, but he would not be with them. He … Continue reading →
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I knew that the angels of God were there!
Legion are the stories of those who were there and who suffered almost unto death and who carried all of their lives the scars of that dreadful experience. It was a tragedy without parallel in the western migration of our … Continue reading →
Posted in Angels, Church History, Endurance, Faith, Grace, Pioneer stories, Suffering
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