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Arkansas is bounded on the north by Missouri; on the east by the Mississippi River, which separates it from Mississippi and Tennessee; on the south by Louisiana; and on the west by the plains of Oklahoma and Texas. The term Arkansas means south wind and is derived from a name used by some Native Americans to describe the Quapaws, an early tribe in the area. When the state was admitted to the Union in 1836, it was spelled Arkansas. The legislature of 1881 appointed a committee to ascertain the rightful pronunciation of the last syllable, and the result was a […]

Cozumel Cozumel is a magical island located in the southeastern región of the state of Quintana, Roo which belongs to Mexico. It is found 50 kilometers east from the vacational Paradise of Cancun and also only 18 kilometers of the beautiful city of Playa del Carmen. The name Cozumel is a modern inerpretation of the ancient mayan name used among the inhabitants of this territory which was “kosom-lumil” , meaning Land of the Golondrinas. According to recent studies, this island was first inhabited by 3 different migratory waves. The first group arrived aprox arround the 11 b.c. by a tribe […]

Cancun Cancun, Quintana Roo is a wonderful vocational paradise and a major world-renowned tourist destination that can accommodate up to 400,000 people from all parts of the world. But not only human beings find Cancun to be a tropical oasis perfect for any vacation stay but also, for centuries, over the years it has become a world headquarters, a refuge sheltering up to 4 different species of sea turtles who travel from the Caribbean Sea into the southeastern Mexican coast to lay their nest. October of every year is the official season of release for baby sea turtles nesting from […]

The history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mexico goes back to 1875, when Brigham Young, then prophet and leader of the Church, sent Daniel Jones to lead a small group of missionaries to Mexico City and distribute brochures to Mexican leaders. One of these brochures about the Book of Mormon fell into the hands of Plotino Rhodacanaty, who after reading it wrote to President John Taylor – Brigham Young’s successor, to request more information about the Church. During the October 1879 general conference, President Taylor called Moses Thatcher, then the newest member of the Quorum […]

For several years now The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has canned peanut butter for the Houston Food Bank.  They have been incredibly generous, and the members have volunteered many hours to do the canning, donated the use of their equipment and even paid for all the supplies for the peanut butter canning.  This has amounted to hundreds of thousands of jars of peanut butter for food boxes going to families in need. This has been an incredible blessing for the food bank as peanut butter is probably the most in-demand product by the 350 charitable feeding programs […]

Although the Mormon Battalion traversed New Mexico from its northeast to its southwest corner in 1846, the next significant LDS contact in that territory did not occur until nearly three decades later. In 1876 two members of a group of LDS missionaries otherwise assigned to Mexico found notable success in proselytizing among the Zuni in western New Mexico. Subsequent labors among the Zuni were less successful, but a number of Navajos were converted. In 1876, missionaries founded the settlement of Savoia, about twenty miles east of the Zuni village, and were joined by LDS converts from the southern states. The […]

North Dakota is a wonderful state located in the northern section of the United States, close to the border between the US and Canada. The capitol of this state is Bizmarck. In this state you will experience a clear example of what the experts consider “continental climate” which means you’ll encounter very hot summers and extreme cold winters! North Dakota is known for being the 4th state with less population comparing to all the other states in the US. The total population is of 699,628 inhabitants. Out of that total number, there is a total of 9,122 members of the […]

San Francisco is located on the West Coast of The United states at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula. This place is famous for its representative hills, there are more than 50 hills. Its climate is affected by a well-known phenomenon called Mediterranean Climate of California’s coast, which is characterized by moist mild winters and dry summers, besides of cool currents of the Pacific Ocean. San Francisco is also known as the only consolidated city-county in California State and the leading financial and cultural center of Northern California. One of its major attractions is the Transamerica Pyramid –the […]

Nauvoo is a small city in Hancock, Illionois near to the Mississippi River and Iowa.  The main attraction in this city is the historic importance and its religious significance to member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In order to scape from persecution in Missouri, Joseph Smith led the Latter-day Saints group to a small town in Illinois called Commerce. After a year, President Joseph Smith renamed the town as Nauvoo an Hebrew word which means “beautiful”.  The saints drained the land and established homes and were told to build a temple, they built it and organized […]

Mesa is a city located in Maricopa County, in the state of Arizona. Mesa is in the East Valley section of the Phoenix metropolitan area. Because of its location in the Sonoran Desert, Mesa’s climate brings mild winters and hot summers.In this city you can find a lot of attractions, some of theme are related to arts, sports, museums and also archeological sites such as Mesa Grande Ruins. A remarkably building in Mesa is actually the LDS Mesa Arizona Temple. Located just east of the original Mesa Townsite, where the first Mormon pioneers were settled. You can also find a […]