“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.
- 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.
- To share a suggestion, comment, or correction, please send me an email at [email protected] .
- Click on a light blue topic listed below to navigate to a desired section.
- Clickable links found at the bottom of each page allow navigation of the website.
- 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 **
(October, November, and December of 2024)
- Scripture joke of the month: A food fight described in the Bible? Zechariah 5:1 states, “Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll.” More scripture jokes can be found by clicking here
- Hymn joke of the month: Favorite hymn of LDS weight lifters? Hymn # 243 — “Let Us All Press On” More hymn jokes can be found by clicking here.
- Engravo of the month: 1 Nephi 19:4 — “Wherefore, I, Nephi, did make a record upon the other plates, which gives an account , OR WHICH GIVES A GREATER ACCOUNT of the wars and contentions and destructions of my people.” Possibly, Nephi did not want to give the impression that the record on the other plates was the only account of the wars and contentions of his people, so he re-stated the thought by referring to it as a greater account. More engravos (as well as an explanation of what an engravo is) can be found by clicking here.
- Church history quiz of the month:
- QUESTION: Joseph Smith and John Taylor favored calling the Relief Society by what name?
- ANSWER: Joseph Smith and John Taylor favored calling the Relief Society ‘The Benevolent Society’.
- Quote of the month: “Our Father wants all His children who will to enjoy eternal life with Him in His celestial kingdom. Jesus suffered, died, and was resurrected to make that possible.” — Elder D. Todd Christoffersen.
- Vocabulary word of the month: Portentous – ominous, significant, done in such a way as to impress or warn. Elder James E. Talmage uses this word in his masterpiece, Jesus the Christ, on page 19, line 9. More of Elder Talmages enlightening vocabulary words can by found by clicking here.
- Unique girl name of the month: Poppy. This little girl has an exuberant, vivacious personality that matches her name. 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: Brauden. It will be easy for this little fellow to ‘broaden’ his horizons as he ages. 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: Joseph Smith’s son, Alexander Hale Smith, was named for what friend of the Prophet? Answer: He was named after Alexander W. Doniphan.