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“General Authorities information &

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints information” website

 (as well as a website containing several other intriguing topics)

Compiled by Michael Taylor of Provo, Utah

The main purpose of this website is to present interesting and instructional information about the General Authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (past and present), temples, missionary work, and growth of the church.  Several other topics, both church-related and non-church-related, are included, all of which are listed in the menu below.  Hopefully, this material will not only be informative, but uplifting, inspiring, and entertaining as well.

  1. This website is not sponsored by nor endorsed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  Michael Taylor is solely responsible for its content. 
  2. To share a suggestion, comment, or correction, please send me an email at  [email protected] .  
  3. Click on a light blue topic listed below to navigate to a desired section.
  4. Clickable links found at the bottom of each page allow navigation of the website. 
  5. Please notice the “Entertaining Quizzes & Quips of the Month” section that follows the main menu.

                                                                         

                                                   * Main Menu, items listed alphabetically *

  • “Answers To Gospel Questions” — a guide to the doctrinal 5-volume set by President Joseph Fielding Smith, the 10th President of the Church
  • Basic information and doctrine  — basic and general information about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, its doctrine, principles, and history
  • Church growth — statistics regarding the growth and expansion of the church in this dispensation
  • Challenging questions — scriptural answers to challenging doctrinal questions, and “The Trial”
  • ‘Engravos’ — Description of and references to possible engraving errors found throughout the Book of Mormon
  • General authorities — facts and figures about our General Authorities of this dispensation
  • Glen L. Rudd Foundation — information about a wonderful charitable foundation honoring Elder Glen L. Rudd
  • “Jesus The Christ” and “The Life of Christ” vocabulary words — erudite words used by James E. Talmage and Frederic William Farrar in their landmark books
  • Missionary matters – stories, articles, and other material pertaining to missionaries and missionary work
  • Names, unique — unusual or uncommon names, of individuals and of family groups, that I have collected over the years
  • Our Savior  — various items and topics relating to the Lord, Jesus Christ
  • Personal items —  books read, half-marathons run, astronomy, math problems, Spanish, English, KnoWhy index, Operation On Target
  • Quizzes — entertaining quiz questions dealing with General Authorities, church history, and general topics, to test your acumen
  • Scripture chains — a wide-ranging collection of scriptures related by topic or doctrine, and organized into ‘chains’
  • Scriptures — commentaries, stories, scripture mastery verses
  • Stories, quotes, jokes, puns, sermons — entertaining stories, quotes, scripture jokes and puns, including knee-slappers and groaners; also talks
  • Talks, Classic — classic, timeless talks and sermons by our inspired General Authorities
  • Temples and Visitors’ Centers — varied interesting information about latter-day temples and numerous visitors’ center                   
                                                         
**  Entertaining Quizzes & Quips of the Month **
   (January, February, and March of 2025)
  • Scripture joke of the month:    Who was the best obstetrician in the Bible? Probably Moses, because he delivered all of the children of Israel!  See Exodus 12:50-51.  (This joke was submitted by E. J. Colby)  More scripture jokes can be found by clicking here.
  •  Hymn joke of the month:  Favorite hymn of LDS Internal Revenue Service workers?  Hymn # 219, “Because I Have Been Given Much”.  More hymn jokes can be found by clicking here.
  • Engravo of the month:  Alma 26:28 — “..we have traveled from house to house, relying upon the mercies of the world — NOT UPON THE MERCIES OF THE WORLD ALONE BUT UPON THE MERCIES OF GOD.”  It would not have been consistent with the teachings of the Book of Mormon to state that these missionaries had relied upon the mercies of the world.  Their reliance upon the mercies of God had to be added in an explanatory phrase.  More engravos (as well as an explanation of what an engravo is) can be found by clicking here.
  • Church history quiz of the month:
    • What faithful LDS apostle does the following information describe:  He served as President of the Salt Lake Temple while serving as an apostle.  He was released as president of the Salt Lake Temple in 1937 and promptly sustained as acting Patriarch for the Church, still serving as an apostle.  He served in that calling for 5 years.  Two of his sons served as stake patriarchs.  Another son, LeGrand, served 4 missions, was bishop of three different wards, served as a stake president, served as the Presiding Bishop of the Church, and was called to the Quorum of the Twelve in 1952.
    • Answer: The above information describes Elder George F. Richards, one of the most devoted servants of the Lord in this dispensation.
  • Quote of the month:  ““The intent of our Heavenly Father is that we will return to Him; it is not His intention to keep us out. It is why we have the plan of happiness. It is because and through the Atonement of Jesus Christ that we can feel true repentance.”  — Elder Patrick Kearon, July 18, 2024
  • Vocabulary word of the month:   assiduously – with great care and perseverance.  Elder James E. Talmage uses this wonderful word on pages 87, 279, and 401 in his masterpiece, Jesus the Christ.  More of Elder Talmages enlightening vocabulary words can by found by clicking here.
  • Unique girl name of the month: Bradshaw Brae.   This is the first and middle name of a little girl in Utah County, Utah.  These names are legitimate names encountered by the proprietor of this website. I am not passing judgement on the names. I simply consider them unique.  More unique names can be found by clicking here.
  • Unique boy name of the month: Filibuster.   We can hope that this little boy has a great command of his native language.  This name and all others seen on this website are legitimate names encountered by the proprietor of this website.  I am not passing judgement on the names. I simply consider them unique.  More unique names can be found by clicking here.
  • Another interesting Church history quiz:   Who was older, Joseph Smith or Oliver Cowdery.    Answer:  Joseph was 9 months older than Oliver.