In Witness of the Light, you’ll relive the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through more than 200 moving photographs of historical sites and beautifully written stories. This magnificent journey will take you from Joseph Smith’s birth (1805) in Sharon, Vermont to his martyrdom (1844) in the Carthage Jail. This historically accurate app follows Joseph Smith, his family and numerous other prominent and lesser-known historical figures. Stories are put in context and chronology. Touch any photograph for enlargement to full frame. Slide shows and multiple videos are also included. MORE.
With this app you will understand the panoramic view of the early history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from New England to New York, from Pennsylvania to Ohio, from Missouri to Illinois. Spend hours exploring the stories and seeing the sites from the lives of Brigham Young, Parley P. Pratt, Oliver Cowdery, Lucy Mack Smith, Emma Smith, Mary Whitmer, Wilford Woodruff and numerous others. Witness of the Light presents a clear and moving look at the remarkable life of an American Prophet, his associates and his enemies.
Special Features:
--Photography of renowned photographer Scot Facer Proctor
--Slide show at the beginning of each historical section to give overview
--Stories from history that are common and in proper context
--Stories you haven’t heard before from accurate, reliable sources
--Fifteen videos from author/photographer Scot Facer Proctor
--Many of the photographs taken in the season that matches the historical context
--Each photograph can be enlarged to full frame with the tap of a finger
--Accurate photographs of nearly every place Joseph Smith received revelations
--Beautiful images from Joseph Smith’s New England heritage
--Photographs of Palmyra, Manchester, Fayette and inside the Sacred Grove in western New York
--Beautiful interiors of the Peter and Mary Whitmer home where the Church was organized
--Photographs of Kirtland and Hiram, Ohio
--Images from Independence, Liberty, Far West and Adam-ondi-Ahman
--Beautiful scenes from Nauvoo, Illinois
--Moving pictures of the Carthage Jail exterior and interior
--Much, much more
The Photographer:
For the past 38 years, Scot Facer Proctor has been photographing the significant sites of the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other sacred sites around the world—including the Holy Land. He has explored off the beaten path to capture the passion and pathos of people driven and persecuted but triumphant in their faith, including photographing Auschwitz and Birkenau. He has taken scores of thousands of photographs of the places of revelation, gathering, the Mormon Trail, the British Isles and the sacred sites of the Middle East.
Scot grew up in the heart of Mormon Church history in Missouri and spent many times in his youth exploring the sites familiar to Joseph Smith. Scot is exactly the same physical size as Joseph Smith; so, oftentimes he places his camera on the tripod and cranks it right to the eye-level of the Prophet, that the viewer can see things as he would have seen them in those first four decades of the 19th century.
About the App Creators:
Maurine Jensen Proctor and Scot Facer Proctor are a husband-and-wife-creative-team who has worked together on scores of projects, including more than a dozen books and numerous films for television. They are the founders, publishers and editors of the online Meridian Magazine (ldsmag.com) and have been daily publishing (except Sundays) for the past 16 years.