Would any man with forty wives, teenage brides and other men’s wives, ever become a spiritual leader of a New Testament ...

The founder of the Mormon Church rocked 19th-century America with his spiritual visions, his belief in polygamy—and even a presidential run.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has commissioned a new official biography of its 19th-century charismatic founder, to be titled simply: “Joseph the Prophet.” The new volume about ...

Today’s dedication of the restored Joseph Smith home in Kirtland by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints celebrates this year’s 20th anniversary of Historic Kirtland, the restored village ...

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Park teaches American religious history at Sam Houston State University. He is the author of American Zion: A New History of Mormonism September 21, 2023 marks the 200th anniversary of the date that ...

Historian Bushman (Joseph Smith) offers a meticulous study of the gold plates that Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism, reported discovering near his home in Palmyra, N.Y., in 1823. Bushman ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Following 2½ years of renovation work, and representing just a portion of the expansive ongoing project at Temple Square, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced the ...