Asael Smith Born 7 Mar. 1743/4, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts Died 31 Oct. 1830 Stockholm, St. Lawrence County, New York Spouse Mary Duty (1767) Father Samuel Smith, Jr. Mother Priscilla Gould Children Jesse Smith Priscilla Smith Joseph Smith Sr. Asahel Smith Mary Smith Samuel Smith Silas Smith John Smith Susanna Smith Stephen Smith Sarah Smith […]
Benjamin Franklin is one of the eminent spirits who appeared to President Wilford Woodruff in the St. George Temple on August 21, 1877. This interesting story is detailed in the Eminent Spirits Appear to Wilford Woodruff wiki. Myths, Rumors and Historical Revisionism Jefferson remarked in a letter to Jonathan Williams in 1796, that he had seen with “extreme […]
Associated Locations: Yorktown, Virginia Associated Dates: December 26, 1738 – Born Thomas Nelson is one of the eminent spirits who appeared to President Wilford Woodruff in the St. George Temple on August 21, 1877. This interesting story is detailed in the Eminent Spirits Appear to Wilford Woodruff wiki.
Associated Locations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Birthplace Associated Dates: March 16, 1739 – Born George Clymer is one of the eminent spirits who appeared to President Wilford Woodruff in the St. George Temple on August 21, 1877. This interesting story is detailed in the Eminent Spirits Appear to Wilford Woodruff wiki.
Associated Locations: Guilford County, Province of North Carolina Associated Dates: May 20, 1768 – Born September 15, 1794 – Dolley Payne Todd and James Madison married Dorothy (Dolley) Madison is one of the eminent spirits who appeared to President Wilford Woodruff in the St. George Temple on August 21, 1877. This interesting story is detailed in the Eminent Spirits […]
Associated Locations: Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Associated Dates: July 4, 1776 – Ratified “The Declaration of Independence . . . is much more than a political document. It constitutes a spiritual manifesto—revelation, if you will—declaring not for this nation only, but for all nations, the source of man’s rights. Nephi, a Book of Mormon prophet, […]
Associated Locations: Hartford County, Maryland – Birthplace Associated Dates: October 31, 1740 – Born William Paca (October 31, 1740 – October 23, 1799) was a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland, and later Governor of Maryland and a United States federal judge.
In 1877, the Founding Fathers of the United States and other eminent men and women appeared in a vision to Wilford Woodruff, president of the St. George Temple, for the purpose of completing their temple work. President Woodruff, assisted by others, immediately went forth and had the ordinances performed for these men and women. A […]
“James Monroe was the fifth president. He had been a soldier in Washington’s continental army, having joined when eighteen years old. He became a captain and was appointed an aide to General Lafayette. Washington spoke of him as a brave, active, and sensible officer. He was a pupil and protege of Jefferson in the law. […]
Abigail Adams Born November 11, 1744(1744-11-11) Weymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay Died October 28, 1818(1818-10-28) (aged 73) Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Spouse John Adams Children Abigail “Nabby” John Quincy Susanna Charles Thomas Elizabeth (stillborn) Father Reverend William Smith Mother Elizabeth Quincy Abigail Adams is one of the eminent spirits who appeared to President Wilford Woodruff in the St. George Temple (Latter-day […]
The Book of Mormon is clear that in general God has covenanted America to those who will be led here out of other countries because of their righteousness. There is a covenant on this land which any nation that possesses the land has an obligation to abide. This covenant can be best understood in its […]
In October of 1746, during the French and Indian War, French Duke of d’Anville sailed for New England with the most powerful fleet of the time. It was the largest armada to ever approach the American shores. They were given orders to recapture Louisburg, Nova Scotia and burn every American harbor from Boston to Charleston sparing no […]
“We look upon George Washington, the father of our country, as an inspired instrument of the Almighty; we can see the all-inspiring Spirit operating upon him. And upon his co-workers in resisting oppression, and in establishing the thirteen colonies as a confederacy; and then again the workings of the same Spirit upon those men who […]
“Jefferson was truly a remarkable man. He had some faults, probably much fewer than many other great leaders, but he had numerous virtues worthy of study and emulation. He was unquestionably used as an instrument of God, and all reaces and generations of Americans–especially God-loving Americans have benefited from the blessings he helped secure […]
Associated Locations: Seven miles from Pittsburg, Virgina Associated Dates: July 9, 1755 – Occurance George Washington’s part in the July 9th, 1755, battle during the French and Indian War is indisputably one of the most significant events of his early years: his life literally hung in the balance for over two hours. This dramatic event […]
Associated Locations: Braintree, Massachusetts – Birthplace Associated Dates: October 30, 1735 – Born Life Sketch Ancestry “He was born at Braintree (now Quincy), in Massachusetts, on the thirtieth of October, 1735, and was a direct lineal descendant, in the fourth generation, from Henry Adams, who fled from the persecutions in England during the reign of the […]
John Hancock is one of the eminent spirits who appeared to President Wilford Woodruff in the St. George Temple (Latter-day Saint, LDS) on August 21, 1877. This interesting story is detailed in the Eminent Spirits Appear to Wilford Woodruff wiki. Associated Locations: Braintree (now Quincy), Province of Massachusetts Bay Associated Dates: January 23, 1737 – Born
Associated Locations: Ridley Township, Pennsylvania Associated Dates: 1725 – Born John Morton is one of the eminent spirits who appeared to President Wilford Woodruff in the St. George Temple on August 21, 1877. This interesting story is detailed in the Eminent Spirits Appear to Wilford Woodruff wiki.
Associated Locations: Byberry, Philadelphia County Associated Dates: January 4, 1746 – Born Benjamin Rush is one of the eminent spirits who appeared to President Wilford Woodruff in the St. George Temple on August 21, 1877. This interesting story is detailed in the Eminent Spirits Appear to Wilford Woodruff wiki.
Associated Locations: New London Township, Pennsylvania Associated Dates: March 19, 1734 – Born Thomas M’Kean is one of the eminent spirits who appeared to President Wilford Woodruff in the St. George Temple(Latter-day Saint, LDS) on August 21, 1877. This interesting story is detailed in the Eminent Spirits Appear to Wilford Woodruff wiki.
