October 30, 2006

"The marker at Troost Park was erected to commemorate the first log schoolhouse in Jackson County. On August 2, 1831, the Prophet Joseph Smith and others assisted the Colesville Saints in placing the first log as a foundation for the establishment of Zion. It was done at the site of the building which was to be both a school and a church. A ten-inch oak was cut and carried to the designated location by 12 men representing the Twelve Tribes of Israel."

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October 30, 2006

"Garden Grove was the first temporary way station established in Iowa by the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who left Nauvoo, Illinois because of persecution. Garden Grove lies approximately 145 miles west of Nauvoo in southern Iowa. It was established near the Weldon Fork of the Grand River on April 24, 1846 and operated until it was abandoned in 1852."

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October 26, 2006

"Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort: The Foundation of a Future City" is a documentary recently created to be shown at the visitor's center in the Old Mormon Fort State Park in Las Vegas. It details the history of the establishment of a fort in present-day Las Vegas by LDS Missionaries in the mid-1850s.

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October 25, 2006

"The Seagull Monument located on Temple Square, is a tribute to the history behind the state bird of Utah. After the pioneers arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in the summer of 1847, the next winter was a mild one. The early settlers planted crops early and were looking forward to the harvest. However, after planting approximately 900 acres of wheat, a 'great numbers of large, black crickets...came swarming from the foothills literally by millions.'"

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October 18, 2006

"The Lanihuli house was an impressive Victorian mansion built in 1893 by Hawaii Mission President Matthew Noall and dedicated on October 6, 1894 during the semi-annual mission conference.1 At the time, it was considered the finest residence on the Windward Coast of Oahu, and a visual symbol of the Latter-day Saints' presence in Hawaii."

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October 18, 2006

"The Laie Social Hall was dedicated in 1913 as a gathering place for the people of Laie. Since the old chapel (I Hemolele) was not built to accommodate social activities, the Laie Social Hall was constructed to hold dances, plays, luaus and movies. After the old chapel burned down in 1940 and until the new chapel was dedicated nearly a decade later, the Laie Social Hall served as the chapel for the Laie Ward."

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October 12, 2006

"The Deuels came to the Salt Lake Valley in the Charles C. Rich company, one of the first pioneer companies to the valley. The Deuel Log Home was built in 1847 by Osmyn M. and William H. Deuel, who lived there with their families until 1848.1 The home originally stood in what is now Pioneer Park. The cabin changed hands several times until it was acquired by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints."

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October 11, 2006

"Jacob Hamblin was born on April 6, 1819 in Salem, Ashtabula County, Ohio to Isaiah and Daphne Haynes Hamblin. He joined the LDS faith on March 3, 1842 and traveled with the Saints west after the completion of the Nauvoo Temple in Illinois. After arriving in Utah, Jacob had a remarkable experience that profoundly affected the rest of his life and the relationship of the Church with the Native Americans."

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October 4, 2006

"Mormon Pond received its name from the many Icelanders who were baptized members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the early days of the Church in Iceland. The "Monument to the Emigrants" was erected as a tribute to the faithful Icelandic pioneers who emigrated to Utah between 1854 and 1914."

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October 2, 2006

"Fairport Harbor was important for the Latter-day Saints coming and leaving Kirtland, Ohio. Oliver Cowdery described Fairport as 'an excellent harbor, and affords a safe moorage for shipping.' Fairport lies approximately twelve miles northeast of Kirtland on the shores of Lake Erie. Many Saints passed through Fairport Harbor on their way to Kirtland to join with the other members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who were gathering there in the 1830s."

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September 27, 2006

"The Wilshire Ward was constructed in the late 1920s in the newly formed Hollywood Stake and was originally referred to as the Hollywood Stake Tabernacle. Contributions of time and money by the local Church members helped erect the structure. President Heber J. Grant dedicated the edifice on April 28, 1929."

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September 20, 2006

"The Washington D.C. Chapel was built in the early 1930s and designed by Don Carlos Young and Ramm Hansen. The chapel had the distinction of having an angel Moroni adorn the building, a replica of Cyrus Dallin's Moroni atop the Salt Lake Temple. The stone used to construct the chapel was taken from a quarry in Utah above Thistle Junction and transported to the nation's capital. The cornerstone was placed on April 21, 1932."

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September 18, 2006

"Wilford Woodruff, fourth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, began work on this home after returning from one of his missions to England. He worked intermittently on the home in between his missions abroad. With his attention to detail, he recorded in his journal that he searched through his entire supply of bricks to find the best ones for the front wall of the home."

September 15, 2006

"Oliver Cowdery, witness of the Book of Mormon and Second Elder of the Church, was born on October 3, 1806 in Wells, Vermont to William Cowdery and Rebecca Fuller. His family had strong traditions of patriotism, learning and religion. Oliver lived in the home in Wells for perhaps only two years before his family moved to Middletown, a nearby village."

September 12, 2006

"Brigham Young, second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and members of his family spent several winters in St. George because of the milder conditions in Southern Utah. Later in life, President Young suffered from rheumatism, and the milder winters 300 miles south of Salt Lake City helped ease the effects of the illness. "

August 31, 2006

"Gadfield Elm was the first chapel in England of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was originally built in 1836 by a religious group known as the United Brethren. Through the efforts of Wilford Woodruff, most of the members of this group were baptized into the Church in 1840. The United Brethren, led by a man named Thomas Knighton, had separated themselves from the Methodists and were seeking further light and knowledge about the gospel of Jesus Christ."

August 28, 2006

"Fort Supply, located approximately 12 miles southwest of the well-known Fort Bridger, was established in November 1853 under the direction of Apostle Orson Hyde. John Nebeker and Isaac Bullock were captains of the two companies that settled the area. Brigham Young hoped the settlement would provide crops and supplies for the Saints who were traveling west at that time and defray costs of sending supplies overland from Salt Lake City to Fort Bridger , a distance of approximately 120 miles."

August 25, 2006

"Oliver Cowdery, Martin Harris, and David Whitmer were appointed to be three special witnesses of the Book of Mormon in June 1829. Every copy of the Book of Mormon includes their testimony of their experience in which the angel Moroni appeared unto them and showed them the plates from which the Book of Mormon was translated."

August 24, 2006

Several photos have been added to sites in the registry thanks to Steve Mortensen, owner of the Doctrine & Covenants Revelation Sites website. Sites with newly added photos added include Winter Quarters, the Sacred Grove, Zion's Camp at Fishing River, and Carthage Jail.

August 23, 2006

"The Assembly Hall on Temple Square was constructed between 1877 and 1880. It was built to provide a more efficient location that could be heated in the winter months. Brigham Young announced the intentions to begin constructing the Assembly Hall at a priesthood meeting of the Salt Lake City stake on August 11, 1877, eighteen days before he died."

August 15, 2006

"The Seventies Hall in Nauvoo was created as a meeting place for the Seventies, a quorum organization in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that focuses on missionary work. It was built in 1844 on land donated by Edward Hunter, a member of the LDS faith in Nauvoo."

August 15, 2006

"The three-story cultural and masonic hall was built in the early 1840s under the direction of Lucius Scovil and became the community cultural center of Nauvoo. It was dedicated by Hyrum Smith on April 5, 1844 with several hundred present.1 It was the tallest building in Nauvoo for some time and could be seen for miles around."

August 10, 2006

"Chesterfield was first settled in 1879 by Chester Call, an LDS Bishop from Bountiful, Utah and Christian Nelson, his nephew. Church leaders from Utah, visiting in 1882, recommended a location for a townsite and directed laying out the town. Brother Call encouraged others from Utah to join him, and the community flourished until the mid-1920s."

August 9, 2006

"The St. George Tabernacle was built between 1863 and 1876, shortly after the establishment of St. George, Utah. It was build under the direction of Brigham Young who told Elder Erastus Snow, the local leader in St. George, he wanted a 'commodius well-furnished meetinghouse, one large enough to comfortably seat at least 2,000 persons, and that will not only be useful, but also an ornament to your city.'"

July 28, 2006

"The Phoenix Second Ward Chapel, the oldest standing LDS chapel in Phoenix, Arizona, was designed by prominent LDS Church architect Harold W. Burton in 1929. It played a significant role in the development of the Church in the Phoenix area during that time."

July 25, 2006

"The Rebecca Winters' gravesite is one of the few graves of the 6,000 Latter-day Saint pioneers who died while making the journey across the plains to the West. She was traveling in the James C. Snow Company in 1852 when an outbreak of cholera took her life. William F. Reynolds inscribed her name and age onto a discarded iron tire."

July 25, 2006

"Martin Harris, one of the Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormon, came to Utah in 1870 at the age of 87 and settled in Clarkston, Utah, where he died on July 10, 1875. He enjoyed sharing his testimony with those who would visit him and encouraged them to share his story and testimony with others. Although absent from the LDS Church for a time, he returned to full fellowship and was baptized before dying in Clarkston."

July 25, 2006

"Snowflake, Arizona was settled in 1878 by William J. Flake under the direction of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The early pioneers to the area were convinced of the benefit of education to the successful establishment and permanence of a community."

July 19, 2006

"The Kanesville Tabernacle was where Brigham Young was sustained as the second President and Prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The tabernacle was constructed for the purpose of housing as many people as possible for a conference in December 1847 to reorganize the First Presidency of the Church."

July 19, 2006

"Mount Pisgah was a temporary way station in southern Iowa for members of the LDS Church traveling west to Winter Quarters from Nauvoo. Mount Pisgah was established in southern Iowa as a temporary way station for Mormon emigrants who were crossing the Plains from 1846-1852. The picturesque setting was welcoming to many of the expelled Saints. Ezra T. Benson described Mount Pisgah as 'the first place that I felt willing in my heart to stay since I left Nauvoo.'"

July 12, 2006

Our Kirtland Legacy is an 8 minute excerpt from an address given by Elder M. Russell Ballard describing the significance of Kirtland in the history of the Church. Specifically, he describes four significant sites in Kirtland.

July 5, 2006

Fire and Redemption tells the story of LDS immigrants who perished on the Steamboat Saluda explosion and the remarkable charity shown the survivors in Lexington, Missouri.

July 5, 2006

"On April 9, 1852, one of the most tragic steamboat accidents to occur on Missouri River took place near Lexington, Missouri. The steamboat Saluda was traveling up the river from St. Louis, to Kanesville (Council Bluffs), Nebraska and carried between 100 and 115 people Latter-day Saints..."

June 21, 2006

"The first Icelandic emigrants to come to the United States were converts to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and arrived in Salt Lake City on September 7, 1855..."

June 21, 2006

"Nathaniel Henry Felt joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on September 17, 1843 after a careful investigation of the Church. He maintained a tailor and drapery business in Salem and became a respectable member of the community at a young age..."

June 15, 2006

Additional photos of the Parley P. Pratt Gravesite where he was martyred Alma, Arkansas.

June 14, 2006

"Several settlements were estalbished in the 1850s between Salt Lake City and California along the Mormon Corridor, including the short-lived Mormon Fort in Las Vegas..."

May 22, 2006

Photos of historic sites in Indepence, Missouri, including the temple site, the Gilbert and Whitney Store, and the Independence courthouse.

May 22, 2006

Photo of the Aaronic Priesthood Monument and views of the Susquehanna River where Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery recieved the Aaronic Priesthood from John the Baptist and were baptized.

May 19, 2006

"Many important events occurred at the Red Brick Store while The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was first established in Nauvoo..."

May 19, 2006

Photos of the Oneida Stake Academy in Preston, Idaho.