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

Visitors to the historic Joseph Smith Memorial Building can once again enjoy access to the lobby and mezzanine levels of the ...

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.

The Joseph Smith Memorial Building reopened to the public after a two-and-a-half-year renovation project.The building, ...

‘Marrying a 14-year-old was not a wise thing to do’ — a look at the 33 ‘secret’ wives of Joseph Smith Scholar says the Mormon founder was intent on “restoring” biblical practices ...

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

(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.

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 ...

Joseph Smith, founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was the first known U.S. presidential candidate to be assassinated.

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.

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 ...