Mary Elsa (Alice) Jacobs Johnson
Written by Barton Golding
Question: What was one of the first miracles performed by the Prophet Joseph on Sister Mary Elsa (Alice) Jacobs Johnson? Answer: Mary Elsa Jacobs was born 17 April 1781 in...
Written by Barton Golding
Question: What was one of the first miracles performed by the Prophet Joseph on Sister Mary Elsa (Alice) Jacobs Johnson? Answer: Mary Elsa Jacobs was born 17 April 1781 in...
Written by Barton Golding
Question: What was the unique contribution Sidney Gilbert made in helping the Saints in the early days of the Church in Ohio and Missouri? Answer: Algernon Sidney Gilbert was born...
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Question: Who was Erastus Rudd and what were the circumstances surrounding his death? What happened to his wife, Experience, and their family? Answer: Erastus Rudd was born on June 23,...
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Question: Where was John Mathias Burk’s home in Nauvoo located? Answer: John was born on February 4, 1793 in German Flatts, Herkimer, New York, of Dutch ancestry. His great-grandparents were...
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1836 - The Prophet Joseph Smith, and those accompanying him, arrived in New York City on their way to Boston. While in New York City, they visited the burnt district,...
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1839 - There were no Sunday meetings in Commerce, soon to be Nauvoo, Illinois, because of the heavy rain and the sickness that prevailed throughout the Saints. However, many of...
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1775 - The mother of the Prophet Joseph Smith, Lucy Mack, was born on this day in Gilsum, New Hampshire. 1828 - About this time, the Prophet Joseph records that...
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1833 - The Prophet Joseph presented the plat of the “City of Zion' that was to be built in Jackson County, Missouri. It included large square blocks divided into large...
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1831 - About this time, Elder Thomas B. Marsh approached the Prophet Joseph to ask what he should do about his mission call. Elder Marsh was ready to depart, but...