A crowd gathers, wind blows, tongues of fire appear, people miraculously hear the message of Jesus in their own language, and three thousand are added to their number that day.  One of the surprising things about this story is that the extraordinary, explosive growth of the church on this day is almost a footnote. Only […]

As a fourteen year old, feeling confused about what to believe in the face of so many Christian denominations, Joseph Smith went to pray in a wooded area near his home. As he prayed, he had a vision of Jesus telling him not to join any as they had “turned aside from the gospel.” Some […]