Joseph F. Smith, nephew of the founding prophet, and his family. Courtesy: Church History Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Of all the Mormon doctrines, none caused as much ...

Born on December 23, 1805, in Sharon, Vermont, to Joseph and Lucy Mack Smith, Joseph Smith Jr. grew up on a series of tenant farms in Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York. Though in his youth ...

“I hope you can see a bit of yourself in young Joseph Smith,” said Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in a prerecorded video broadcast on Jan. 5 as he stood in front ...