Chatburn, England

Inspiring Stories Heber C. Kimball I went through a town called Chadburn, beyond Clithero. Before I went there, some persons told me that there was no use in my going, and asked me what I wanted to go to Chadburn for, saying it was the worst place in the country; for the sectarian priests had […]

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Manti Temple

Associated Locations: Manti, Utah Associated Dates: May 21, 1888 – Dedicated Providential Importance in History Franklin D. Richards “When we dedicated the Temple at Manti, many of the brethren and sisters saw the presence of spiritual beings, discernible only by the inward eye. The Prophets Joseph, Hyrum, Brigham and various other Apostles that have gone were […]

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Christian Persecution in Columbia

A number of paramilitary groups, as well as FARC guerrillas, vie for power in the southern region of Cordoba, a significant coca cultivation area that is strategically important to the drug trade. Colombia has the world’s second highest number of internally displaced people, numbering 4 million. . . . Guerrillas, drug cartels, and paramilitary groups […]

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Christian Persecution in Turkmenistan

The publication of religious literature inside the country is banned. The government controls Internet access and has shut down cellphone service. No unregistered religious groups or communities are allowed, and religious communities have been unable to register for years. However, both registered and unregistered religious groups face police raids and other harassment. Unregistered congregations are […]

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Christian Persecution in Bangladesh

Bangladesh officially became a Muslim state in 1988. Religious minorities may worship openly, but they face social discrimination, and religious freedom is being steadily eroded by Islamist pressure. Most discrimination against Christians comes from Muslims, but Buddhists in southeastern Bangladesh also oppose Christians. Christians are denied access to public water wells, their property is destroyed […]

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Brigham Young Academy

What I know concerning God, concerning the earth, concerning government, I have received from the heavens, not alone through my natural ability, and I give God the glory and the praise. Men talk about what has been accomplished under my direction, and attribute it to my wisdom and ability; but it is all by the […]

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Independence, Missouri

Associated Locations: Temple Lot, Independence, Missouri Providential Importance in History Independence, Jackson County, Missouri is the location of the Garden of Eden.The location of the Garden of Eden in America, and at Independence, Missouri, clears up many a problem which the Bible account of Eden and its garden has left in the minds of students. […]

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Salt Lake Temple

Associated Locations: Salt Lake, Utah Associated Dates: April 6, 1893 – Dedication date Providential Importance in History President Brigham Young I scarcely ever say much about revelations, or visions, but suffice to say, five years ago last July I was here, and saw in the spirit the Temple not ten feet from where we have […]

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Logan Temple

Associated Locations: Logan, Utah Associated Dates: May 17, 1884 – Dedication A few interesting Facts Connected with the History of the Logan Temple: “On May 21, 1884, the first baptismal day in the Temple, there were 51 baptisms for the dead performed, Apostle Franklin D. Richards being the first person to act as proxy in this […]

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Christian Persecution in China

“While the Chinese constitution guarantees freedom of religion, it protects only what are considered “normal” religious activities. Religious groups and individuals thought to pose a threat to national security or social harmony face severe restrictions, harassment, detention, imprisonment and other abuses. Even churches of the state-supported Three-Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM) are sometimes shut down. The […]

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New Jerusalem

Associated Locations: Far West, Missouri Location of The New Jerusalem “Joseph, the Prophet, told me that the Garden of Eden was in Jackson County, Missouri. When Adam was driven out he went to the place we now call Adam-ondi-Ahman, Daviess County, Missouri. There he built an altar and offered sacrifices.”

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Ohio Earthworks and Mounds

Newark Ohio Earthworks/Mounds The Great Circle earthworks Rod L. Meldrum on location at the Great Circle Earthworks in Newark, Ohio Hopewell geometry shows advanced civilization Hopewell geometry shows advanced civilization – The Lost Civilizations of North America Did the ancient Hopewell Mound Builders of North America use highly advanced mathematics and geometry similar to ancient […]

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Alberta Temple

Alberta Temple It was during the administration of President Joseph F. Smith that Bishop Charles W. Nibley was dispatched to Canada to consider the advisability of erecting a Temple and of selecting the best locations. Four pictures were taken of suggested locations. While making this report, the four pictures were laid before the President who […]

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Kirtland, Ohio

Associated Locations: Kirtland Temple Associated Dates: March 27, 1836 – Dedication April 3, 1836 – Savior appears to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in the Kirtland Temple Providential Importance in History Although the Kirtland, Ohio area is holy ground, the Kirtland period is one of the least-understood locations of Church history. In fact, it has […]

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Wickedness and Destiny of this Earth

Brigham Young (President) We are inhabitants of a world of sin and sorrow; pain and anguish, every ill that can be heaped upon intelligent beings in a probation we are heirs to. I suppose that God never organized an earth and peopled it that was ever reduced to a lower state of darkness, sin and ignorance […]

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New York City, New York

Prophetic Future Doctrine and Covenants 84:114-115 Nevertheless, let the bishop go unto the city of New York, also to the city of Albany, and also to the city of Boston, and warn the people of those cities with the sound of the gospel, with a loud voice, of the desolation and utter abolishment which await […]

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Boston, Massachusetts

Boston is one of the oldest cities in the United States, founded by the Puritans.  It was the location of many major events in the American Revolutionary War including the Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party and the Battle of Bunker Hill. Prophetic Future Doctrine and Covenants 84:114-115 Nevertheless, let the bishop go unto the city […]

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