“A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief” is one of the great LDS hymns. I learned to play it on the piano many years ago when I was alone one holiday season. It was originally written as a seven stanza poem titled, “The Stranger and His Friend” in 1826 by James Montgomery. Per the Church News […]
General Conference Closing Remarks – April 2010 Once again, President Monson gave us a great uplifting closing message along with some guidance. He thanked those who participated in the conference, said he had seldom heard so good of sermons with so few words, reminded us the messages would be reprinted in the May issues of […]
This post is part 1 of a three part series telling the story of a genealogy quest to extend a family line beyond a dead end that lasted over 3 decades. It includes many names, dates, and places because those are central to much of what genealogy is all about, however the posts focuse on […]
This post is part 2 of a three part post telling the story of a quest to extend a family line beyond a dead end. My search for the parents of William G. Polson / Polston lasted for over 3 decades.
This post is part 3 of a three part post telling the story of a quest to extend a family line past a dead end. The search for the parents of William G. Polson that lasted over 3 decades. Part 3, The Epilogue, tells of related discoveries since finding the rosetta stone that unleashed an […]
Many have requested our vertical Book of Mormon Genealogy Chart be made available in a horizontal format to allow the entire chart to be read at eye level on a wall. It shows all the people mentioned in the Book of Mormon and their family relationships to one another. View Full Size Book of Mormon […]
Marriage is Between a Man and a Woman symbolically represented using gender symbols.
The term “Mormon Cult” elicits emotional responses from members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We graphically explore the historical and current use of the phrase.
Mormon / LDS words, phrases, and vocabulary have entered the mainstream over time. Google Ngram allows charting the frequency of those words in books over time. The resulting plots provide insights into LDS history and culture.
Announces an ongoing investigation into trends in the use of Mormon / LDS terms by the general population, and words and phrases the general population associates with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints commonly called Mormons.