Jesus at the Wedding Feast

The Impact of Quiet Miracles

By Christian Decker

When I was a child, many of my favorite scripture stories involved dramatic miracles like those that Moses performed, stories that would excite my imagination and fill me with wonder. Whether it was the parting of the Red Sea, feeding of the 5,000, the fiery furnace of Nebuchadnezzar, or the protection granted to the stripling warriors, I knew from a young age that nothing was impossible with the Lord’s aid. I saw myself as inheriting the miracles of Adam, Moses, Elijah, Peter, John, Joseph, Wilford, and all the other Saints throughout time.

And then I got a little older.

I began to find myself drowning in the endless deluge of destruction and mires of misery that ...

Peter Fagg, Bernard Haw, and Wayne Gardner share Wilford Woodruff's impact on missionary work in Herefordshire, centered on the Gadfield Elm Chapel.

Have you ever had an experience in which your life changed course, permanently and positively? In these pivotal moments when the threads of your life come together and strengthen you, when you are given power beyond your own to move forward, you can become more confident and trusting in your own faith. Reading Jennifer Mackley’s book Wilford Woodruff’s Witness: The Development of Temple Doctrine was one of these moments for me.

While engulfed in the pages, I began to see our pioneer heritage unfold in my mind, bringing a feeling of closeness to those pioneer children, youth, women, and men. We too are a part of ...

Volunteer Spotlight:

Anna Buis

By Lyndie Jackson

“Volunteers at the Wilford Woodruff Papers Foundation are the bread and butter of the effort to bring Wilford's work to light,” said Anna Buis.

Anna, a volunteer researching Wilford Woodruff's ancestors who lived during the colonial era, joined the Project to maintain the research skills she learned at BYU–Idaho and to be part of a meaningful project connected to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She found the opportunity to volunteer through social media and didn’t hesitate to offer her help.

“I love the team of people I get to collaborate with,” Anna said. “They are all passionate about genealogical research and help me sharpen my research skills on a regular basis. I also enjoy the challenges that come with ...

2023 Building Latter-day Faith Conference:

LIMITED TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE

Our Conference on March 4th is the debut of the scholarship being derived from the Wilford Woodruff Papers, and features Laurel Thatcher Ulrich and student historians. There are a limited number of seats still available. Click the button below to learn more about participating in this celebration.

Online Art Auction

Please support our online art auction from March 3 to March 10! The auction will feature original art by Julie Rogers, Sam Day, and Laurel Hart, and all entrants in the Wilford Woodruff Papers Arts Contest. The art will be on display at the March 4th Conference, and you are invited to come and enjoy the art gallery, cast your vote for the Audience Choice Award, and then bid online. All proceeds from the auction will help make it possible to complete the Wilford Woodruff Papers Project by 2027.

This Month's Discoveries in the Papers

Insight from the Journals Team



In a journal of Wilford Woodruff’s dated October 11, 1883, he recorded a unique and deeply spiritual experience that was shared by Zebedee Coltrin in a meeting with Church leadership. Zebedee was an Apostle and Patriarch who was with Joseph Smith in the early days of the School of the Prophets in Kirtland, Ohio. Wilford recounted Zebedee’s experience:

“A personage passed through the room dressed in usual clothing. Joseph said that was the Savior. Soon another personage passed through the house clothed in fire. His features and feet were visible but his body was wrapped in flames. Joseph said that was God the Father. He said . . . they saw a man sitting upon a throne whose hair was white as wool and a woman sitting beside of him ...

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