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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 *
   (January, February, and March of 2026)
  • Scripture joke of the month:   Very, very small people are described in the Book of Mormon? Yes, because Helaman 1:24 states that the people were gathered together in small bodies.  Coincidentally, this verse also contains a calendar date – “march forth”!   More scripture jokes can be found by clicking here.
  •  Hymn joke of the month:   What is the favorite hymn of LDS Internal Revenue Service workers?  Hymn # 219, “Because I Have Been Given Much”  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: Wilford Woodruff was baptized into the church on December 31, 1833, at age 26.  He was baptized in an icy river in upstate New York. The river was a mixture of snow, water, and ice.  The snow was three feet deep at the water’s edge.  Wilford didn’t mind the cold water, for he had found the true gospel of Jesus Christ.  He later had another experience with baptism in an icy river.  Can you name the circumstances of the second icy experience? 
    • Answer:  Jonathan and Olive Hale, friends of Wilford Woodruff, asked him to baptize their oldest child, Aroet.  Many years later, Aroet wrote the following in her journal: “My father [Jonathan Hale] took the axe along and cut a large hole in the ice.  Elder Woodruff got down into the water and baptized me and several other children.  My name being Hale, and being baptized in ice water, froze me into the Church and I am still with it, thanks be to the Father!”
    • More quizzes:  Other Church History quizzes can be found by clicking here.
  • Quote of the month:  “I invite you to give your whole heart to the Savior today.  Let each act of worship and service be sincere and intentional.  Set aside the distractions of the world and strive to have meaningful time for the Lord every day of your lives.  Repent and return to Him with all your heart, and He will forgive you and encircle you in the arms of his love.”  Elder Ronald M. Barcellos, October General Conference, 2025.
  • Vocabulary word of the month:  inveterate – having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change.  Elder James E. Talmage uses this instructional word on page 665, line 32 in his masterpiece, Jesus the Christ.  More of Elder Talmage’s enlightening vocabulary words can by found by clicking here.
  • Unique girl name of the month: Tryllion.   This little girl’s name is pronounced the same as ‘trillion’.  Let’s hope she lives worthy of the magnitude of her name!  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: Knikolis.   This boy was born in December and his parents thought this was a unique way to celebrate the holiday season.  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:  President Dallin H. Oaks dedicated the Burley Idaho Temple on January 11, 2026.  This was his first temple dedication since becoming the President of the Church.  How many temples had President Oaks dedicated earlier in his service as an apostle?   Answer:  President Oaks had dedicated four temples before he dedicated the Burley Idaho Temple.  Those four are the Provo City Center Temple, the Barranquilla Colombia Temple, the Richmond Virginia Temple, and the Urdaneta Philippines Temple.