Courtesy: Church History Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. April: The Mormon pioneer company led by Young leave their winter quarters in western Iowa and head west.

Now the second largest city in metro Phoenix, Mesa was once a small community of Mormon pioneers. The city is no longer the bedroom community it once was. It now has more than 517,000 residents ...

I want to extend that to others, whenever I can." Hinckley was the 15th president in the 177-year history of the Mormon church. President Bush awarded him a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004.

In addition, as Harmsen learned more about the history of Jewish immigrants and their foods, he came to see a parallel between deli food and the fare of the early Mormon pioneers. “It was a ...

Courtesy: Church History Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. April: The Mormon pioneer company led by Young leave their winter quarters in western Iowa and head west.