Have Faith & Move Forward
Here is our wedding announcement! Kim and I both wanted something different. We wanted something to help tell our story because whenever people would ask us, “How did you meet?” or “How long have you been dating?” we would give each other sideways glances and smile. A decade long story is sometimes hard to explain….
Over the years, I have read a lot of books. I’ve read contemporaries and classics, short stories and long novels, biographies and histories, audio books and language books. I have read best-sellers and books that are out of print. I have read books in English and books in Russian. But through it all, my favorite…
Prior to his martyrdom, Joseph Smith had three highly symbolic dreams…
While doing research for Joseph Smith’s Last Dream I learned of a remarkable account of Emma Smith’s own last dream. The dream is so beautiful and so helpful in clearing misunderstandings about Emma that I felt compelled to share it through a video. I am grateful to Kim and Bryan Smith, Andrew Knaupp, and Ardis Parshall for…
In the summer of 2007, while working for retired church history instructor and author, Paul Thomas Smith, I came across this little-known account of Joseph Smith. Few pieces of literature have ever touched my mind and soul as deeply as this has and I’ve longed to share this account with others. In the years leading…
The following text is taken from an 1863 Salt Lake City Almanac published by W. W. Phelps. Digital photographs of the actual pages can be seen below. In June, 1844, when Joseph Smith went to carthage and delivered himself up to Gov. Ford, I accompanied him, and while on the way thither, he related to…
During the holiday season of 2010, I was offered the chance meet the artist Liz Lemon Swindle and tour her studio. Not only do I have a deep love and appreciation for LDS art in all of its forms, but I also have a profound respect for the Prophet Joseph Smith. And Liz Lemon Swindle’s…
According to Alexander, Emma seemed to sink away, but then she raised up and stretched out her hand, calling, “Joseph! Joseph!” Falling back on Alexander’s arm, she clasped her hands on her bosom, and her spirit was gone. Both Alexander and Joseph thought she was calling for her son Joseph, but later, Alexander learned more…
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