Feb 27, 2023
by Lexie Bailey
Paralyzed. Unable to breathe. Lying on the floor. The news was devastating. I thought my life was over. What is life without my children? The fear of losing them in a custody battle had overcome me and I was having a panic attack. The only thing that pulled me out of the depths of despair was hope—hope that this was not the end, hope that the Lord was with me and that with Him all things are possible. With this hope came peace. The sort of peace that can only come from Jesus Christ.
Feb 22, 2023
by Kristy Taylor and Maddie Christensen
Wilford Woodruff kept a journal from the time of his baptism at the close of 1833 until his death in 1898, saying, “I have ever been impressed . . . of the deep importance of keeping a journal and record of the dealings of God with his people.” His 65 years of records comprise more than 115,000 written pages (26,000 of which have been located), left to us as journals, letters, discourses, autobiographies, and personal papers. These records document a large part of the early Restoration of the gospel and reveal the process of faith and dedication that was required to establish the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Feb 5, 2023
by Karen Dupaix
Over the past few years, I’ve volunteered with the Wilford Woodruff Papers, finding inspirational quotes in the writings of Wilford Woodruff. In a talk given on May 15, 1892, he said ...
Feb 4, 2023
by Lyndie Jackson
“Volunteers at the Wilford Woodruff Papers Foundation are the bread and butter of the effort to bring Wilford's work to light,” said Anna Buis.
Anna, a volunteer researching Wilford Woodruff's ancestors who lived during the colonial era, joined the Project to maintain the research skills she learned at BYU–Idaho and to be part of a meaningful project connected to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She found the opportunity to volunteer through social media and didn’t hesitate to offer her help.
Feb 2, 2023
by Christian Decker
When I was a child, many of my favorite scripture stories involved dramatic miracles like those that Moses performed, stories that would excite my imagination and fill me with wonder. Whether it was the parting of the Red Sea, feeding of the 5,000, the fiery furnace of Nebuchadnezzar, or the protection granted to the stripling warriors, I knew from a young age that nothing was impossible with the Lord’s aid. I saw myself as inheriting the miracles of Adam, Moses, Elijah, Peter, John, Joseph, Wilford, and all the other Saints throughout time.
Jan 29, 2023
by Ed Evans
Have you ever had an experience in which your life changed course, permanently and positively? In these pivotal moments when the threads of your life come together and strengthen you, when you are given power beyond your own to move forward, you can become more confident and trusting in your own faith. Reading Jennifer Mackley’s book Wilford Woodruff’s Witness: The Development of Temple Doctrine was one of these moments for me.
by Krystyna Hales
“And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.”1 I love this passage. Jesus said come and straightway they came. They dropped what they were doing and followed.
Since learning more about Wilford Woodruff’s life and his faithfulness to the gospel of Jesus Christ, I’ve been humbled and inspired by how he responded to the invitations from, and calls to, the Savior. One such example was his first introduction to the restored gospel.
Jan 18, 2023
by Kristy Taylor
The Apostle John the Beloved presents a humble yet powerful witness of the Savior in the Gospel of John. He begins with repeated testimonies of the Savior’s divine mission, both his own testimony and that of John the Baptist. Eric D. Huntsman, Brigham Young University professor of Ancient Scripture, explained that “beyond his friendship with the Savior, other passages reveal [the Apostle John] as a powerful witness of the most important events of Jesus’s mission: he stood at the foot of the cross to witness the Lord’s death as a sacrifice for sin, ran to the tomb after the Resurrection to confirm that it was empty, and saw the resurrected Savior.”
Jan 14, 2023
by Maddie Christensen
This winter, three new board members will add a wealth of knowledge and experience to take an innovative nonprofit to the next level. LeGrand R. Curtis Jr., recently released Church Historian and Recorder and emeritus General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has volunteered to serve on the Board of Directors for the Wilford Woodruff Papers Foundation. Brad Sawyer, Senior Vice President at Merrill Lynch, a Bank of America company, is also joining the team to assist on the Development and Finance Committees.
Jan 5, 2023
“I love genealogical work because it provides a unique experience of continual guidance and inspiration from the Holy Ghost and from the other side of the veil,” commented Kristy Thieme.
After volunteering for the Wilford Woodruff Papers for a little over a year, Kristy was offered a position as a Research Assistant. In this role, she researches and shares information on the many people Wilford mentioned in his journals while he was serving a mission in England.
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