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Gordon B. Hinckley Biography

president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsDied: January 27, 2008Best Known as: president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints…

Joseph Smith

Name at birth: Joseph Smith, Jr.Raised a Christian in Vermont and New York, Joseph Smith was the founding prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormon church.…

Mormons

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was established by Joseph Smith Jr. (1805–1844) of New York. He described an encounter with an angel who gave him the text that would become…

Koln Gunn McKAY, Congress, UT (1925-2000)

McKAY Koln Gunn , a Representative from Utah; born in Ogden, Weber County, Utah, February 23, 1925; attended the Weber County public schools and Weber State College, 1958-1960; B.S., Utah State…

David Sjodahl KING, Congress, UT (1917-2009)

KING David Sjodahl , a Representative from Utah; born in Salt Lake City, Utah, June 20, 1917; attended the public schools in Washington, D.C.; graduated from the University of Utah at Salt Lake…

Douglas Wayne OWENS, Congress, UT (1937-2002)

OWENS Douglas Wayne , a Representative from Utah; born in Panguitch, Garfield County, Utah, May 2, 1937; graduated from Panguitch High School, Panguitch, Utah, 1955; attended University of Utah,…

Brigham Young

Brigham Young led the great Mormon migration of 1846-48 and oversaw the church's establishment and growth in Utah. An early convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (also known as…

The Social Security Death Index

The Question: I would like to know if there is any way I can find out if a friend has passed away. The only information I have is her name and hometown. We…

Charles Mackay

English writer Charles Mackay was a 19th-century chronicler of culture and events and a successful poet and lyricist. During his career as a journalist he worked for London's Morning Chronicle (1835…

Orrin Hatch

Orrin Hatch became a U.S. senator from Utah in 1977 and held the post for more than four decades. He left office in 2019. Orrin Hatch was born in Pennsylvania and graduated from Brigham Young…