John G. Turner’s new book is a nimble account that showcases the frenzied core of Smith’s soul.

Polygamy's origins are unclear. What is known is that in 1843, Joseph Smith dictated the revelation authorizing polygamy, claiming God had commanded his people to live in plural marriages and ...

A paramount doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a belief in God the Father, his Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost. The three make up the Godhead. They are one in ...

Blood vows: Joseph Smith, Mormonism and the invention of American polygamy How polygamy created a schism among early Mormons — and ultimately led to the murder of the religion's founder ...

Joseph Smith said that it was "our privilege to act as an agent and be baptised for the remission of sins for and in behalf of our dead kindred who have not heard the gospel of the fulness of it." ...

In Nauvoo, Illinois, Smith established a theocracy, ran for President, and tested the limits of religious freedom.

Here are some Community of Christ theological stances that differ from those of Latter-day Saints How members view God, the Book of Mormon, salvation, priesthood, baptism, Zion and more.

Why are they then baptized for the dead?” Mormons believe that Joseph Smith, their faith’s founding prophet, restored the apostolic practice after centuries of neglect by mainstream Christians.

Mormon Founder Joseph Smith Was 1st Assassinated US Presidential Candidate? Scholars disagree about whether Smith launched a serious political bid or was merely running as a protest candidate.

The history of Joseph Smith, the 19th-century prophet and founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Perhaps a true-to-life biography of Joseph Smith, the founder of the Mormon Church, can never be written. Smith’s claims to accessing the divine were too outlandish, his embrace of polygamy too ...

Joseph Smith said that it was "our privilege to act as an agent and be baptised for the remission of sins for and in behalf of our dead kindred who have not heard the gospel of the fulness of it." ...