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June 2026

June 23, 2026

Vow for Healing

While doing some research for a family history project, I came across this journal entry...

March 2026

March 02, 2026

My Wintertime Visit of Adam-ondi-Ahman

A planned side trip a few weeks ago found me again at Adam-ondi-Ahman, a most...

May 2024

May 10, 2024

Three Ways Spiritual Gifts Manifest in Family History Work

I grew up in a family that comfortably believed our dearly departed were not eternally...

February 2024

February 24, 2024

Asael Smith’s Letter to His Family

During their declining years, Grandfather Asael and Grandmother Mary lived with their son (our grandfather)...

November 2022

November 26, 2022

Prisons and Perspective

Prisons and Perspectives by Kurt S. Johnson How many of you, of your own free...

August 2022

August 27, 2022

Edmund Durfee Martyred for His Faith at Morley’s Settlement

Edmund and Magdalena Durfee, Tamma Durfee Miner Curtis Lima existed before the Mormons arrived...

August 20, 2022

Valley of Adam-ondi-Ahman: Modern & Ancient Ancestral Stories

For me, the valley of Adam-ondi-Ahman is such a meaningful Church historical site. I hadn't...

August 20, 2022

Garden Grove: Stories of Leaving Nauvoo

Garden Grove As the Saints headed westward, Church leaders decided to create a long-term camp...

August 06, 2022

Far West from Our Ancestors’ Perspectives

After visiting Adam-ondi-Ahman, we drove to Far West. I timed our arrival at sunset. I...

August 06, 2022

Zion Camp’s Cholera Outbreak at Rush Creek

My parents, siblings, families, and I made a pilgrimage to Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa to...

August 22, 2020

“The Pathway” by Roberta Flake Clayton

We all travel the pathway of life. And while our journeys are uniquely personal, we...

August 14, 2020

The Love Poem I Should Have Expected From Her

While reviewing letters my grandmother wrote to my grandfather on his mission, I came across...

July 2020

July 16, 2020

John Bushman’s Severe Accident

I'm in the mood for healing and miracle stories. My great-great-grandfather John Bushman recorded one...

June 2020

June 29, 2020

Jeffrey A Bushman: A Dream About My Future Wife

A Dream About My Future Wife by Jeffrey A. Bushman I have always enjoyed reading...

May 2020

May 24, 2020

1LT Marlin Arthur Tanner – Died While Missing in Action – Korean War

After her son Marlin went missing in action during the Korean War, Roberta Tanner agonized...

May 16, 2020

Lucius Scovil and Noah Rogers Flee from a Missouri Mob

Lucius Scovil and his family traveled with a large group of Saints from Kirtland to...

April 2020

April 22, 2020

I Never Knew Of One of [The Prophet’s] Promises to Fail

We live in a time when a living prophet speaks and makes promises. President Russell...

December 2019

December 16, 2019

God’s Promises of Bread

Anthony and I are expectantly waiting for a specific answer to a specific prayer. Neither...

July 2019

July 24, 2019

Theodore Turley Returns to England and Preaches the Gospel to His Family

"After an adventurous journey, Elders Wilford Woodruff, John Taylor, and Theodore Turley arrived in Liverpool,...

July 18, 2019

God Speaks Through Visions in the Book of Acts and in the Latter Days

The Book of Acts testifies that God speaks and one way He speaks to us...

April 2019

April 10, 2019

Sacrifice of Our Fathers: My Mother’s Counsel

When her youngest daughter graduated from college, my mom rejoiced. She called all of her...

January 2019

January 05, 2019

Temple Changes I Can’t Experience Yet

Last week I enjoyed my last ordinance at the Laie Temple before it closed for...

December 2018

December 15, 2018

When Grandma Leona Decided to Walk to the Temple in the Middle of Winter

Both of my grandmothers loved the temple and made great personal sacrifices to regularly attend. ...

December 15, 2018

When Grandma and I Ran into Ty Detmer

During the 1990 fall semester of my sophomore semester at BYU Provo, I lived with...

November 2018

November 24, 2018

Cool Head and Iron Nerve

While studying the Doctrine and Covenants, the amount of times the Lord told the Saints...

November 24, 2018

A Father Gives Directions in a Dream

[M]y beloved brethren, have miracles ceased? Behold I say unto you, Nay; neither have angels ceased...

November 10, 2018

Needing Divine Information

One of my greatest desires is to find the parents of John Reed Mitchell, Anthony's...

November 10, 2018

Sanctifying Sacrifices

I've been pondering the power of sanctifying sacrifices and why each of us needs them....

November 02, 2018

Facing Fear

In our Seminary class, the students and I have read the Lord's counsel verse after...

October 2018

October 27, 2018

Eliza Chapman Gadd: Her Journey with the Willie Handcart Company By Sail, Rail, and Trail

In 1856, during this week, my ancestors suffered severe trials on the Western plains as...

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