By contrast, the prophet Joseph Smith’s vision of Jesus Christ and God the Father in the woods near his upstate New York home in 1820 is not only sorely lacking in evidence but is utterly ...

History of Joseph Smith, Jr., by himself, in Joseph Smith's Letter Book at Kirtland, November 27, 1832 to August 4, 1835 (Church Historian's Library, Salt Lake City, Utah). History of the Prophet ...

Each foot represents a year in the life of Joseph Smith Jr., the progenitor, prophet and president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who was born on that humble spot on December ...

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) John Turner, holds a copy of his book, “Joseph Smith: The Rise and Fall of an American Prophet,” photographed in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 3, 2025.

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

From the early days of the Restoration, Church leaders have championed the fundamental human right to religious freedom ...

the prophet's son speaks; joseph smith, jr., denounces polygamy. a remarkable sermon in the famous old temple at kirtland--mormons on the wrong track. share full article. april 11, 1887.

In 2012, scholar John Turner published an award-winning biography of Brigham Young, a mountain of a man in Western Americana. But there remained a bigger fish to pursue, namely Joseph Smith, the ...