Sep 8, 2022
by Mele Fangu
On the morning of August 15, 2022, thousands of people gathered on the campus of Brigham Young University to be inspired by presenters from around the world. Among these were presenters from the Wilford Woodruff Papers—Steven Harper, Matthew Godfrey, LaJean Carruth, and Jennifer Mackley—who shared lessons learned from Wilford Woodruff.
Sep 2, 2022
by Mackenzie Jaggi
Part of the pleasure of reading the Wilford Woodruff Papers is that we not only receive access to Wilford’s personal thoughts and visions, but we also obtain a secondhand account of other historical figures like Brigham Young, whom Wilford knew and personally interacted with.
Aug 29, 2022
by Erin Hills
After Wilford Woodruff was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, his greatest desire was to have his family accept the gospel. He diligently corresponded with them and often included his testimony in his letters.
Aug 27, 2022
by Karly Lay
Have you ever experienced a moment of intense pain—physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual?
Aug 23, 2022
by Steven C. Harper
The following is the first in a series of articles written by Steven Harper, a professor of Church History and Doctrine at BYU. This series will be published every other Tuesday and will explore the miracle of the Restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Aug 21, 2022
by Denise Waldram
In June 1877, Wilford Woodruff lost his 20-year-old son, Brigham, in a tragic drowning accident. In his journal, Wilford described his feelings and how God comforted him and helped him have an eternal perspective.
Aug 9, 2022
by Ashley Chilcutt
The Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is often referred to as a corner stone of religion for Latter-day Saints. Wilford Woodruff, the fourth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is said to have been “the most important journal keeper in Church history.”
Aug 3, 2022
by Alex Baugh
In 1832, twenty-five-year-old Wilford Woodruff, along with his older married brother Azmon and his wife Elizabeth, left their immediate family and life-long home of Farmington (now Avon), Connecticut, and moved to Richland, New York, where the two brothers put a down payment on a 140-acre farm that included a home and a sawmill. The move proved to be providential and life-changing for both.
Jul 28, 2022
by Lyndie Jackson
On July 25th you may have received a notification from FamilySearch with the news that your ancestor is one of the 8,000 individuals included in Wilford Woodruff’s records. The Wilford Woodruff Papers Foundation is partnering with FamilySearch.org to allow users to mine information about their ancestors’ lives, including their baptisms, marriages, missions, and other important events recorded by Wilford Woodruff between 1828 and 1898. Wilford Woodruff served as the Church His ...
In 1999, Renee Furgeson returned to BYU, determined to obtain her Bachelor’s Degree, when her love of history eventually developed into a love for family history. Renee felt drawn to Church historical events in various classes, which prompted her to write papers on pioneer voyages and immigration. Renee has dedicated hours upon hours to different projects designed to make Latter-day Saint history universally accessible, such as the Mormon Immigration Index and indexing the British R ...
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