The Mormon Apocrypha

Sharing stories is a major facet of General Conference. Repurposed here is one such example about an old woman who found the restored gospel of Jesus Christ and what she did about it.  Elder Charles E. Rowan, Jr. President of the Texas Mission My brethren and sisters, many years ago, as a young man I went out with a group of men hunting. After the first day's hunt there were many funny experiences told. One of them was this: Two of the hunters were together, two large, fine deer were jumped, and one of the men when he got through had all of his cartridges by the side of him, none having been fired. He had buck fever, it seems that when I stand in this pulpit, I become nervous — I cannot help it — and after it is all over, I wonder if my cartridges are not lying on the floor and nothing said. I bow my head with gratitude to my Heavenly Father for membership in this Church and for the opportunity I have had of coming here and partaking of the splendid spirit and listening to the word...

Joseph Smith is not the time of person one would imagine writing poetry, but when Barbara Neff, a member of the early church in Nauvoo, asked for his signature in the spring of 1844, he wrote a short poem about the importance of Charity, Truth, and Virtue, with the last line being his signature.  This poem was found by the Joseph Smith Papers project and is located in the fourteenth volume of the Document series. The truth and virtue both are good when rightly understood But Charity is better Miss That takes us home to bliss and so forthwith remember Joseph Smith

Brigham Young, the second prophet of the restoration, was the largest contributor to the Journal of Discourses, with a total of 90 sermons. He had a fierier form of teaching, using strong language to get the point across, sometimes causing controversy in the Modern day. Some words in this very sermon might cause one to feel uncomfortable. This sermon was located in the seventh volume and was transcribed by George D. Watts. In the talk, he talks about the importance of Charity, his desire not to be rich himself or anyone to be rich, and the horrors of war. This was an interesting one. In this one, I try to something different. While reading it, some sections stood out to me, and I underlined them to add a personal touch. If it is too distracting or you think I should try something, leave a comment below.  A Discourse by President Brigham Young, Delivered in the Tabernacle, Great Salt Lake City, December 18, 1859. My greatest desire to my Father and God is that I may so speak that my...