A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. President Heber J. Grant, beloved leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died on May 14, 1945. He was ...

What he really wanted was to spend Thanksgiving with his family. What he got was three days with the turkey.

For 85 years missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints have labored in the Hawaiian Islands. In 1919 President Heber Jedediah Grant went there to dedicate a temple at the village ...

The Journal of Mormon History is an official publication of the Mormon History Association (MHA). Its purpose is to publish scholarly work covering the full scope of Mormon history, which represents ...

Born just nine days prior to the death of his father Heber J Grant was reared by his mother Rachel As a child of prophecy Heber emerged from humble beginnings to become a successful businessman and ...