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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  mdtaylormd@gmail.com .  
  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 **
   (July, August, and September of 2025)
  • Scripture joke of the month:  Matthew 7:6 — Pigs with pearl necklaces? Perhaps so, if you cast your pearls accurately.   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 40:2 — “..there is no resurrection – OR, I WOULD SAY, IN OTHER WORDS, that this mortal does not put on immortality, this corruption does not put on incorruption  – until after the coming of Christ.”  The clarifying statement which adds emphasis to the meaning of resurrection is fairly obvious in this verse  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: Only four of our 17 Church presidents have not or did not dedicate a temple during their tenure as President of the Church.  Can you name these four presidents?
    • Answer: The four Presidents of the Church who did not dedicate a temple during their tenure as president are Brigham Young, Lorenzo Snow, Joseph F. Smith, and Harold B. Lee.
    • More quizzes:  Other Church History quizzes can be found by clicking here.
  • Quote of the month:  “Because of who [Jesus] is and what He has done, we worship Him, we revere Him, we give glory to Him, and we follow Him.  Christ has redeemed us, and we are forever grateful for His infinite and atoning sacrifice.”  Elder John A. McCune of the Seventy, April General Conference, 2025.
  • Vocabulary word of the month incursion  –  a hostile entrance into or invasion of a place or territory, especially a sudden one, a raid.   Elder James E. Talmage uses this instructional word on page 292, line 20 in his masterpiece, Jesus the Christ.  More of Elder Talmage’s enlightening vocabulary words can by found by clicking here.
  • Unique girl names of the month: Divine Favor and Olemide.   Divine Favor are the first and middle names of a little girl that my niece met in Texas.  My niece also had a little Caucasian girl named Olemide in one of her elementary school classes.   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: Gavrill.   This little boy’s parents wanted a unique and seldom-seen name for their little boy.  I think they achieved their goal.  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:  Can you name some of our currently dedicated temples that were built without spires or steeples?   Answer:  Some temples without spires or steeples include the Laie Hawaii Temple, the Cardston Alberta Canada Temple, the Mesa Arizona Temple, and the Paris France Temple