A new website, LDSJournal.com, launched April 2008 is a revolutionary online journaling service designed to help individuals easily keep and maintain a personal journal for posterity and family history. Entries can easily be posted, kept private, and backed up on secure servers. LDSJournal.com users will also have the option of printing out hardbound books of [...]
I recently came across an article, Civil War may begin in Chicago: Second Great Rebellion or Chicago Quote – A. Milton Musser papers, LDS Church Archives. This was a letter from Nephi Packard to A. Milton Musser on July 24, 1896: “… My brother, Noah Packard, says that he heard the Prophet Joseph say that [...]
A new youth-oriented Web site, ABrandNewYear.lds.org, was launched January 1, with music, video, testimonies, and other features from the Brand New Year youth celebration DVD. Youth, parents, and leaders are invited to enjoy the resources on this Web site. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, the general presidents of the [...]
It is the start of a new year. Great things will take place this year, both globally and personally. What better way to start a record of the year than through blogging or journal writing. Blogging has become more widely accepted during the past few years. Simply put it is journal writing on a website, [...]
History So, how did the idea of 12 days begin? Why not the Ten Days of Christmas or the Fourteen Days of Christmas? It all goes back to the early 4th century Christian church, which believed that January 6 (Epiphany) is the date that Christ was baptized, representing the birth of Jesus’ soul. This was [...]
In a letter dated November 28, 2008, the First Presidency announced that the attribute and value of Virtue has been added to the Young Women theme. The Young Women general presidency invites the young women of the Church to lead the world in a return to virtue. We are pleased to announce the addition of [...]
One day a man saw an old lady, stranded on the side of the road. Even in the dim light of dusk, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out. His Pontiac was still sputtering when he approached her. Even with the smile on his [...]
Whether you’re visiting the temple lights on Temple Square in Salt Lake City or among the thousands of visitors that stroll among more than 450,000 Christmas lights at the 31st annual Festival of Lights on the grounds of the Washington D.C. Temple, viewing temple lights during the Christmas season is a fun family activity among [...]
While reflecting on Elder Boyd K Packer’s Regional Conference talk this past November, one of the things Elder Packer stressed was preparedness for the troubled times ahead. As Latter-day Saints, we have been counseled time and time again by the living prophets to be prepared. However, it must be pretty important since it has also [...]
Brigham Young University professor Daniel C. Peterson answers DNA critics of the Book on Mormon with a new collection of articles by leading scientists who are also Latter-day Saints. Peterson’s book, The Book of Mormon and DNA Research (ISBN: 978-0842527064), is the first to come out of the Maxwell Institute, of which the bookstore is [...]
