have started a Facebook Page: Sunshine for the Soul - Inspirational Stories.. It makes it easier to view and share Brother Merrill's Sunshine for the Soul. Here is a link: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559242679793

I am the granddaughter on the author of that book. I grew up listening to those stories. I love them so much.

I am only a second generation member of the Church. I guess that gives me more opportunities to do Temple work! But I love hearing the Pioneer stories. The Nephite warriors were an answer to prayer. I wonder how tall they were. The Book of Mormon says that Nephi was a large & mighty man. ❤

I grew up in Cache Valley and personally met and taught the gospel of Jesus Christ alongside one of the 3 Nephites..when you looked into his eyes they were filled with the spirit. It looked like they were on Fire. My greatest experience was seeing the Son of God in all his Glory filled with unconditional love

I am the great great granddaughter of Henry Ballard and Margaret McNeil Ballard.. and the great granddaughter of Elder Mevin J Ballard. I love the story of the three Nephites and the Newbury newspaper.

This video came across my recommended videos. Lance was my priest quorum leader nearly 25 years ago. He's a man who truly lives what he preaches! Great to see you again my friend!

I LOVE these stories! I’ve had AMAZING things happen to me at the Idaho Falls temple that most people wouldn’t believe if I told them. I KNOW they happened, as did the stories told in this video. I also know that I have experienced these incredible things because of my belief that they can happen to anyone and I ASK for such encounters to happen. Pure innocent faith makes miracles happen! Thank you for being brave enough to post this video.

My mom was from Logan and I remember hearing a couple of these stories. She was baptized in the Logan temple. Back in those days (1930s) she said that when kids turned eight they were told to just go to the temple after school and someone would baptize them. So that's what she did. She said her mom or dad or other family members weren't there, no big deal was made of it, it was just how things were done. My grandfather was an artist and I was told he painted some murals in that temple, but I've been told they were painted over during a later renovation. My parents were married there.

My parents were sealed to each other and to me and my siblings when i was 2. I have a memory of seeing people dressed in white outside of the temple for as far as i could see. They actually met with the horizion. I also remember my feet with white slippers on them.i believe this is a true memory. I also remember seeing many people outside my house as a child. These people were not dressed in white and I knew they were spirits. Some were comfortable to be around others weren't.

Alma Hale is my great-great grandfather. The family history completed by our family continues. The Hale family still has an annual visit to the Logan temple continuing this work and in memory of the experience you shared. This work is so powerful and true.

Wonderful stories and thank you for speaking up so we can hear without putting on headphones!

My sister married one of Nolan Olsen’s sons. Nolan gave us all the book he compiled along with a square hand made nail from the Logan temple. Really treasured that. Great stories. My wife took out her endowments there.

A sweet woman, who I home taught, told me several times that her grandfather? was the 1st president of the Logan Temple. I think I remember her telling a few of these stories.

I come from a Heninger and a Johnson line. Cache Valley and Bear Lake are heaven to me. Plus I’m an Aggie. The Logan Temple is dear to my heart. Thank you for sharing these faithful stories, even ones that include polygamy in a light that isn’t cynical or scandalous! The world can be such a downer, so these stories of a place and a people I know well was uplifting 🙏

I love Cache Valley and in the last few years, I have been drawn here and have found that I have much of rich family connections in this beloved valley. I now live in Logan part time and the Logan Temple is always always so so so busy!! When it closes, and Smithfield opens, that one will be so busy while the Logan temple is updated.

What a beautiful video! As I struggle to deal with my Sister's cancer this stories are giving me the gourage to keep going for all my Family in the other side.

My husbands family, The Satterthwaite’s are long time residents of Logan, UT. My Father-in law, DeLoyd Satterthwaite was born in Pickleville and raised in Logan. We love the Logan Temple and feel a real connection to it. Thank you for these wonderful stories!

I have family history in Cash Valley I love these stories.

Samuel Roskelley was my great great grandfather. I love hearing this!

I love the story of the Heavenly celebration when that family line was completed. ❤ I am a convert and have worked for years preparing family names. I had an interesting thought last night. I am the first person with my last name to join the Church. My name is a very uncommon Volga German name. It took many years to get the needed information. Two months ago I was able to seal three generations together. In that moment I understood a very clear thought, "There is now POWER in the Deis line!" I am still searching for one of the grandmothers in order to finish sealing all the remaining deceased generations that came after those three done that night. Hoping I'll find her soon.

Thank you for sharing the story of my great grandfather, Samuel Roskelley. He had many remarkable experiences. FYI, his surname is pronounced “ROSSkelley.”

Just found your channel and I'm hooked! Many of my ancestors followed Brigham Young across the plains and helped to settle Manti and build the temple there. I feel the spirit in the stories you tell. And you do it perfectly! Thank you so much for starting this channel! God bless and much love ❤️

Thanks Lance! Very interesting!

Love these stories and that book!

I wrote about it and found photo's of Brother Ballard and her daughter. I've also seen copies of that newspaper and also the desk that Brother Ballard put the newspaper in.

Thank You for your efforts to share some of the marvelous events associated with the early days of the Logan Temple and the faithful Saints who served there!! Most inspiring!

Beautiful. Thank you. Fantastic. Love this.

There's a great book by an LDS author that shows that there is perfect harmony between the prophetic statements concerning the garden of Eden being in Missouri and the Old Testament account concerning the garden of Eden. It's called Canaan, Babylon, and Egypt A Comparative Theological Analysis on Creation sold by Eborn Books.

I have this book, its an interesting read. My family has connections with the Logan Temple as well as the St. George, Manti, and Salt Lake Temples as my 4th Great Grandfather, Truman O. Angel was the architect.

Thank you for this inspiring messages.

there is a painting in the Logan temple that depicts the father and his daughter with the newspaper. it is a beautiful painting.

What three wonderful stories and i feel so blessed just to hear them. Thank you so much for your testimonies from the past as it strengthens mine today. ❤❤❤😊

I love these tellings, thank you for posting them!

Brother Merrill, my husband, Brent Delos Hale, is a direct descendant of Alma Helaman Hale and we have shared this family story many times. We live here in Logan and are currently ordinance workers in the Temple. I feel more safe, loved, and appreciated in the Temple than anywhere else on earth. Thank you so much for sharing our family's experience. Vee Hale

I am a great grandson of Henry Ballard and Emily McNeil Ballard. My father, Reid Henry Ballard grew up on his father's farm at Cache Junction, Utah about 20 miles outside of Logan, as I remember. I loved these stories and I am glad I found this web site! I firmly believe the restored gospel of Jesus Christ is true as I have witnessed too many spiritual events in my life to think otherwise. James Reid Ballard

Love these stories… thank you sooooo much for taking the time to put them up for us

Brother Merrill. We had a simular experience one winter evening while driving through Logan on our way to Idaho. As we got into town, we saw a glow coming from our right and wanted to see what it was. We had never been to Logan before but as we got close to the Temple, it was glowing with an aurora around and above it. We were mesmerized and took a couple of pictures of the Temple. It was something that we had never seen before and the only thing I can compare it to was seeing the aurora borealis while flying in the Air Force over Alaska in the winter. After we got the pictures back, they just showed the Temple with no aurora. We knew we had seen something Heavenly that evening. Thank you for sharing this story.

Nolan Olsen is my grandpa!

My ancestors came from Denmark and helped settle cache valley. ❤

Love these stories. The Logan Temple was supposed to start its renovation to renovate it to a pioneer temple. The Brotheren pushed the renovation back a few more years because it has been so busy. Maybe after the Smithfield temple is operational, they will start the work on the Logan temple.

Thank you

Love these stories Dear Brother!

That is incredible. I am so glad that I found your channel.

Such beautiful accounts! ❤

I am the Great Great great (etc) grandson of Jesus Christ and Enoch. What a wonderful book

I just wanted to thank my dear friend Luther Palmer for the shout out he gave my new efforts on this KZfaq station. He has a very popular channel with great doctrinal insight for all Christians and Truth seekers: WATCHER PALMER, kzfaq.info?search_query=watcher+palmer

I enjoy hearing the genealogy and family lineage mentioned by many of the commenters. My ancestory goes through almost all the modern prophets except President Hunter and a couple others. Joseph Smith is a cousin of mine. I enjoy hearing the true accounts of the 3 Nephites and the stripling warriors. I had considered with holding two of my experiences due to their sacred nation to me, but perhaps it is time. Look at all the wonders in the Heavens and upon the earth. I am of no consequence but I would tell you of this account. While serving a Mission in the Midwest I was directed with my company to serve in El Paso Texas long long ago. I personally enjoyed the area and really indeed loved the people there. Over time we discovered however there were some who did not agree with us and we only knew they met us harm. Rather then relate to you the attempts to inflict harm upon us while we were away from our living quarter's teaching the gospel I will relate what took place one night where we were residing. Prior to this event there had previously been three attempts to knock in our front door several different nights as well as waking in the morning to find anti books with all the corners of the book just slightly burnt warning us to leave the area. One particular night we arrived to what we called home for the moment and were extremely fatigued and worn. That night I prayed feeling a sense of what ever I'd ask for, even as imperfect as I was, that my prayer would be answered. I prayed the Father would send Stripling Warriors to walk round about our apartment room and protect us. That night I began to hear foot steps as I would every night but not like this, the foot steps never ceased, I'd look out the corner of my curtains once but I would hear the foot steps further around the corner of our building. Our Bens where we slept were just a few inches lower the the bedroom window and I related to my companion that night prior to sleeping with a bit of humour that if any one ever shot at the brick wall it was a constellation knowing the bullets would fly just above our bodies and miss us. I eventually fell asleep still hearing foot steps all around our ground floor corner apartment. When we awoke the next day we were refreshed and had slept soundly through the entire night. When we were ready to leave and began our day we exited our apartment and immediately ran into the apartment managers who upon seeing us commence in eager conversations. They said we knocked and bang on your door last night and the police knocked many times but no answer so they assumed you both must be okay. They explained that someone had shot multiple shots at our wall and we excitedly walked with the manager couple and they pointed out where the police found three gun shots to the bricks below our window. Non of the shots made it into our window and we know why that was. The Lord does hear and answer prayers, these Warriors do exit here and in reality. I will share my experience with the three Neon items at another time. Often I remember and realize how merciful the Lord is to us, I being so imperfect and of little consequence except to Him.

I have the book,very interesting. My great great grandparents and great grandfather came from Switzerland. Left Liverpool England on June 27, 1877 arrived at Castle Garden New York on July 7, 1877. They then traveled by train to Evanston, Wyoming where they got off, and traveled by wagon to the Bear Lake Valley. The train they traveled on arrived in Salt Lake on July 14, 1877. The 13 weeks on the ocean and 13 weeks traveling across the country is a little confusing especially for 1884. But that is what is printed in the book.

I like your library collection in the background. I see a 1958 first edition of Mormon Doctrine. They’re hard to find.

I'm a descendant of Mariner Wood Merrill!

My mom is a Neiderhauser from Logan. My heritage

I’m so glad I found this video! Thank you for making it!

Whatever became of Bro. Boyington? He helped build the temple, went to extreme lengths to gather 4000 names for temple work without so much as a howdy do and those family members were allowed to come down to the Logan temple to celebrate and yet no mention of Bro. Boyington. Was he ever allowed to come back into the Church?

I don't have a copy of the book. My great grand father's name is associated with the word: MECHANIC, meaning trainned carpenter. He was from Prussia. Austrian-Prussian War veteran at age 14 ambulance (cart) driver. Now you know more than the skinny book could tell.

Question...are you and your wife Missionaries for ARP? If yes, thank you for the interesting stories. I love FH!! Sister Debbi Raleigh

I am a Roskelley and was surprised to hear you pronounce the name "Ruh SKELL ee". Are there Roskelleys in Cache Valley who pronounce it that way? Our branch of the family has always pronounced it "ROSS KELL ey" with equal emphasis on both of the first two syllables. Do you have any sources for the Nephite warriors story besides the Olsen book? Thanks very much for your video.

AMEN

It took about a week to cross the Atlantic ocean in the 1880s, FWIW.

Why do we never hear about stories like this anymore? Did they stop happening? It seems like a majority of these type of stories happened in the first 50-100 years of church history. Maybe it still happens but no one talks about it.

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We happened upon your video this morning. We are very well acquainted with stories about the Logan temple. Please check your pronunciation for any future videos regarding the Hale family (descendants or ancestors of Jonathan Harriman Hale). There is no "s" at the end of our name. Thank you

You look very lamanite to me, brother

There is no way it took 13 weeks to cross the Atlantic.

What is the church of christ built for?

If you believe the story of the 6-day creation and Adam and Eve, if you believe the story of the flood and Noah's ark, if you believe that Moses parted the Red Sea, and if you believe that numerous resurrected beings visited Joseph Smith, you are a faithful Mormon!

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Unfortunately, your story about John F Boyington is a little bit off. He was excommunicated and Kirtland on Sept. 3rd 1837 and had nothing to do with the church in Nauvoo or in Missouri, and never lived in Nauvoo. He did have a sister Olive Boyington Hale who made it out to Utah. The story about the genealogy is cool.

Also, it's not Ruskelley, it's pronounced Ross-kelley. 😊

They must have sailed on the Santa Maria....come on man! Did they go around the strait of Magellan to get to Utah?

Big problem - Book of Abraham.

I do not believe that the Nephites existed. Could there have been a guy named Nephi, and he had descendants, sure -- but it won't be the guy who made the plates, or from the Book of Mormon. Those plates do not exist either.

It's not real

I am afraid of any attempt to convince me that a god exists. I don't care if a god exists or whether Peter walked on water or not. I reject Theocracy on principle. I prefer Democracy !

It beggars belief that anyone believes such nonsense.

Another faith promoting rumor…