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

Joseph Smith on film: Six actors who played the prophet — and how they did From a classic movie vampire to a former Superman, many have tried to portray the Mormon founder.

Two such false prophets were Joseph Smith, who invented the Mormon religion, and Charles Taze Russell, who started the religious sect known as the Jehovah's Witnesses.

(RNS) — ‘I think the evidence for Joseph’s polygamous sealings is pretty overwhelming,’ says historian John Turner, who has penned a new biography of Joseph Smith.

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." ...

No verified photograph or image of Joseph Smith has ever been found — until now?

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Friday that a new biography is being written about church founder Joseph Smith.

New research provides new evidence that a recently discovered daguerreotype really does depict Mormon founder Joseph Smith.

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.

That small locket photo spurs big questions about Joseph Smith and Mormonism Accounts of his appearance vary among believers and skeptics, but all seem to agree on his extraordinarily blue eyes.

Jana Riess: How Joseph F. Smith cemented in place Brigham’s Black ban W. Paul Reeve, author of a new blunt book, and Darius Gray, noted African American member, explore the paper trail ...

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 ...