by Dan Wees | Oct 7, 2019 | Miscellaneous
Kirtland Temple Visitation… “The great heavenly visitation, which was alleged to have taken place in the [Kirtland] temple … was a grand fizzle. The elders were assembled on the appointed day, which was promised would be a veritable day of Pentecost, but...
by Dan Wees | Oct 7, 2019 | Miscellaneous
Kirtland Safety Society Anti-Bank … In 1836, Joseph Smith, Jr. and Sidney Rigdon illegally began a bank (without a charter) named The Kirtland Safety Society. Hoping to escape prosecution they changed it to The Kirtland Anti-Banking Company. Some of the currency...
by Dan Wees | Oct 7, 2019 | Miscellaneous
Sarah Maryetta Kingsley (Howe-Cleveland-Smith-Smith): 13th Wife of Joseph Smith Age 54 – Married before 29 June 1842 (Joseph Smith, age 36) Sarah had a child by her first marriage. Both her child and first husband passed away leaving her alone. On 10 June 1826, at age...
by Dan Wees | Oct 7, 2019 | Miscellaneous
by Dan Wees | Oct 7, 2019 | Miscellaneous
Adding married women to your harem, without the complexity of divorce… On 8 October 1861 Brigham Young delivered an address in General Conference which you will not find in the Journal of Discourses. At the beginning of his sermon, he made it clear that it was...
by Dan Wees | Oct 7, 2019 | Miscellaneous
“[Brigham] Young relied on the counsel of his associates, and at times, the Mormon people pushed back to prevent him from implementing changes. In some cases, such as polygamy and the doctrine of blood atonement, the church leadership eventually rejected his views....
