Whatever Thy Hand Findeth To Do ... J. Willard 'Bill' Marriott — Famous Tithe-payer He was born to a poor Mormon sheepherder. By age 14, his father trusted him to move sheep between states, and complete tasks daunting to even grown men. Like most Latter-day Saint (LDS) males, he went on a mission. When he returned home, he found ... Read more
Remando Contra la Cultura El 14 de Enero, año 2012. Lugar: Jerome, Idaho. Con el cabello todavía húmedo, mientras permanecen de pie juntos a la primera hilera de sillas del santuario, Sergio y Verónica saludan emocionados a las personas que se acercan a felicitarlos. Son m... Read more
Christmas Truce While looking for a GLEANER story, I uncovered a most intriguing event. Historians mark a lull in World War I where enemy soldiers stopped the war in order to celebrate Christmas on the frontlines.As Christmas Eve 1914 approached, soldiers realize... Read more
El 2012 Comienza con Gran Bendición en la Conferencia de Upper Columbia Nueva Congregación en RichlandLa Iglesia Hispana de Kennewick situada en Tri-Cities, Wash., es una de las congregaciones más jóvenes del territorio de la Conferencia de Upper Columbia. La misma ha demostrado estar determinada a crecer y multiplica... Read more
Evensong Tradition Moves to the Digital Realm Editors' Note: Richard Dower, retired GLEANER editor, writes here of his perspectives on the Walla Walla University tradition of Evensong and how a new audio CD recording of the program came to fruition.During the early spring of 1963, while I and... Read more
Sidebar In Their Own Words Transcribed from a conversation with Melvin West and Loren Dickinson and recorded by Gordon Wildman.Mel West remembers ..."We chose a theme song. The theme song was an instant success [and] people very early on grabbed on to that song. I've heard ... Read more
Whatever Thy Hand Findeth To Do ... J. Willard 'Bill' Marriott — Famous Tithe-payer He was born to a poor Mormon sheepherder. By age 14, his father trusted him to move sheep between states, and complete tasks daunting to even grown men. Like most Latter-day Saint (LDS) males, he went on a mission. When he returned home, he found ... Read more
Block of Salt: Profiles in Ethics A Quaker Oats Story Editor's Note: During 2012, the GLEANER will feature examples of people, past or present, who acted as 'Salt in Their Communities.'In 1881 he bought the "bankrupt Quaker Mill at Ravenna, Ohio, and its most important asset, the brand name — Quaker.... Read more
Caravana de la Vida Más de tres mil personas, 27 iglesias, 229 bautismos, tres localidades, José Rojas, Evidence, Forgiven, Hugo Yin. ¿Qué es? La Caravana de la Vida. Hace un año, comenzó el proyecto de preparación. En Red 2011, 400 hermanos fueron entrenados para ev... Read more
