Today’s dedication of the restored Joseph Smith home in Kirtland by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints celebrates this year’s 20th anniversary of Historic Kirtland, the restored village ...

KIRTLAND, Ohio – When Joseph Smith arrived in Kirtland with a group of followers in 1831, they built a community to serve as headquarters of the fledgling religion that would become The Church of ...

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — When Glenn Rawson heard the news Tuesday that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had purchased the Kirtland Temple, tears welled up in his eyes. “I know the ...

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When Jesus came to Kirtland in 1836 a chorus of angels sang from the rooftop of the Kirtland Temple. That’s just one of the stories told to those visiting the Temple, which has recently been ...

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Visitors to historic Kirtland, Ohio, and Nauvoo, Ill., soon may hear a subtly revised narrative about Mormonism’s founding years. That’s because The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints just ...

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The front of the Kirtland Temple in Kirtland, Ohio. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought the historic site on March 5, 2024. (Church Newsroom) On Tuesday, March 5, the Community of ...

For a more detailed description of the transcription project, see "Transcribing the Memoirs of Joseph Smith III, as Dictated to his Son, Israel, 1913-1914," The John Whitmer Historical Association ...

KIRTLAND, Ohio — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has purchased the Kirtland Temple, the first temple built by the religion’s founder in the 1800s and recently designated one of the ...

The church says the Kirtland Temple in Northeast Ohio was the first temple built by the Mormons. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has purchased the Kirtland Temple, a significant piece ...