“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 — talks given, 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 2026)
- Scripture joke of the month: Acts 19:8 — A sermon that lasted for THREE MONTHS?? I’m afraid so. Check out Acts 19:8 ! More scripture jokes can be found by clicking here.
- Hymn joke of the month: Favorite hymn of the LDS congregation that had a chorister named Hope who was very pregnant and soon to deliver her baby? Hymn # 19, “We Thank Thee O God for a Prophet” — it contains the words “..there is hope smiling brightly before us, and we know that deliverance is nigh…” 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:
- Question: Which LDS apostle does the following information describe: He was active in farming and business activities, and also had many civic and church responsibilities. He represented Tooele for one term in the Utah Legislature and also served as chairman of the board for the local school district and irrigation company. In 1890, he was set apart as a counselor in the Tooele Stake presidency, and three years later, at the age of 39, was ordained a stake patriarch.
- Answer: The above information describes Elder George F. Richards. Elder Richards was ordained an apostle in 1906.
- More quizzes: Other Church History quizzes can be found by clicking here.
- Quotes of the month: “When 12-year old Jesus was found by His parents teaching in the temple, He told them that He had been ‘about [His] Father’s business.’ And we can be too! Every calling, whatever it may be, is ‘His business’ when embraced with a humble and willing heart and a desire to lift and comfort His children and share His good news.” — Elder Patrick Kearon, General Conference address, April 2026.
- Vocabulary word of the month: obsequious – obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree, fawning, servile. (Elder James E. Talmage used this instructional word in his classic work, Jesus The Christ. It is found on page 636, line 18) More of Elder Talmage’s enlightening vocabulary words can by found by clicking here.
- Unique girl name of the month: Albania. This is the name of a Caucasian woman living in Utah. 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: Rusty Gates. These are the first and last names of a fine young man in Utah County. These names 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: Which faithful and dedicated early apostle of the Church went on a mission to Toronto, Canada, and while there introduced the gospel to John Taylor (future president of the Church), Leonora Cannon Taylor (John Taylor’s wife), and Mary Fielding (future wife of Hyrum Smith)? That faithful apostle was Elder Parley P. Pratt.