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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 **
   (April, May, and June of 2025)
  • Scripture joke of the month:   Helaman 7:25 — Nephi had a horse? Probably, as this verse quotes him as saying, “…whoa (wo), be unto you..”  The horse’s name must have been ‘be unto you’!  More scripture jokes can be found by clicking here.
  •  Hymn joke of the month:  Favorite hymn of LDS air freshener salesmen?   Hymn # 140, “Did You Think to Spray?”.   Also, this hymn contains the words “Did you air the room you left this morning”, or something similar.  More hymn jokes can be found by clicking here.
  • Engravo of the month:  Alma 50:32 — “Now behold, the people who were in the land Bountiful, OR RATHER MORONI, feared that they would hearken to the words of Morianton”.  This is another classic engravo.  It appears that the engraver simply engraved the wrong place, and corrected the misprint with an additional 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:
    • Question:  When George Albert Smith became president of the Church in 1945, who were the two brethren chosen as his counselors in the First Presidency?  
    • Answer:  The First Counselor to President George Albert Smith was President J. Reuben Clark, Jr. and the Second Counselor was President David O. McKay.
    • Other Church History quizzes can be found by clicking here.
  • Quote of the month:  “The access to God’s covenantal power and His covenantal love is through His Church.  The combination of the Savior’s gospel and His Church transforms our lives.”  — Elder Dale G. Renlund, October General Conference, 2024.
  • Vocabulary word of the month:  obsequious – obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree, fawning, servile.  Elder James E. Talmage uses this wonderful word on page 636, line 18 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: Misty Snow.   This is the first and middle name of a little girl.  Her last name (family name) is Flake.  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: Anakin Sky.   Yes, those are his first and middle names, and his last name (family name) is Walker.  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:   President Jeffrey R. Holland, Acting President of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles, rededicated the Toronto Ontario Canada Temple on Sunday, March 23, 2025.  Who performed the initial dedication of the Toronto Canada Temple, and on what date?    Answer:  The Toronto Ontario Canada Temple was originally dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley on August 25, 1990.  At that time it became the second dedicated temple in the country of Canada, with the first being the Cardston Alberta Canada Temple, which was dedicated in 1923.