Jun 27, 2022
by Christian Decker
The time had come, the moment had been prepared. Elijah surrounded himself with his friends and embarked on a final tour of Israel. From Beth-El to Jericho, from Jericho to Jordan, this small band of believers knew in their hearts that their dear prophet would soon depart (2 Kings 2:3).
Jun 26, 2022
by Connor Olvera
When you are lost, do you ask for directions? When you are given directions, do you follow them? In 2 Samuel chapter 5, newly anointed King David heard that the Philistines were gathering in the valley. With inevitable conflict in the near future, David sought the advice of the Lord. The Lord promised to deliver the Philistines into the hands of David as long as he followed the direction he was given. The Lord's promise held true. After God gave David two sets of instructions, David followed bo ...
Jun 9, 2022
by Trent Toone
A team of four Brigham Young University students is working on a unique project for the Wilford Woodruff Papers Foundation.
“We’re working on something that, to my knowledge, hasn’t been done before,” said Bryce Lunceford, one of the students.
Jun 8, 2022
by Mele Fangu
A faithful brother received a letter that he was called to serve a mission. His mind began to fill with doubt. In response, he wrote all the reasons why this calling would be difficult for him to accept. He only had one arm and was working as a miner to provide for his four children and pregnant wife. If he accepted the call, his family could no longer live at the mining camp and they had no one to board with during the duration of his mission. However, he resolved that if the brethren felt he ...
Jun 7, 2022
“We’re working on something that, to my knowledge, hasn’t been done before,” BYU student Bryce Lunceford revealed. Bryce is part of a four student team at Brigham Young University working with the Wilford Woodruff Papers Foundation. The team members, Bryce Lunceford, Amber Oldroyd, Paul Smith, and Nathan Christiansen, are all part of the Applied and Computational Math (ACME) program at BYU. The Foundation began the Wilford Woodruff Papers Project in 2020 and its missi ...
Jun 6, 2022
by Ashlyn Pells
Have you ever been stuck at the crossroads between two choices? In 1 Kings 18:21 we find the account of the prophet Elijah confronting the Israelites about their inability to decide if they were going to follow the true and living God or serve a false god. He asked them, “How long halt ye between two opinions? If the Lord be God, follow him.” We aren’t alone in facing difficult choices. Wilford Woodruff was often given challenging paths to follow, but despite that, he l ...
Jun 2, 2022
“No, thank you. I am not interested.” The woman yelled in Italian from her doorstep and slammed the door shut. With a sigh, my companion crossed off another neighborhood from our list. It was a hot day in July and my mission companion and I were street contacting in a tiny rural town in southeast Italy. Sulking over the disappointment, we slowly walked back to our bus stop. The heat of the Italian summer scorched our faces and necks. Sweat drenched our clothes and hair. Our soles we ...
May 25, 2022
by Kristy Wheelwright Taylor
Covenants have everything to do with family, both creating our families here on earth and receiving assurance of their continuity in eternity. But the process of making and keeping those covenants can be accompanied with loneliness and loss, as both Phebe Woodruff and Ruth can attest.
May 9, 2022
“The doctors said I could not live,” Wilford Woodruff recorded. Just after the completion of the Salt Lake Temple, President Woodruff stood at death’s doorstep. Medical professionals gave a bleak diagnosis. However, he was preserved by the hand of God. In his June 24, 1894 discourse, he testified, “My life was spared because this people were putting up petitions in my behalf continually before God. I feel to bless you my brethren and sisters. May He help us ...
by Jennifer Ann Mackley
The success of the Wilford Woodruff Papers Project is due in large part to our dedicated volunteers who have shared their precious time and incredible skills. This month we would like to recognize four in particular: Matt Kotter, Jane Johnson, Howard Collett, and Gary Crittenden. Mandy and Matt Kotter In January 2020, when Matt Kotter was introduced to the vision of the yet-to-be-organized Wilford Woodruff Papers Foundation, his first question was, "How can I help?" He continued to step up a ...
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