(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.

Once the home and offices of Brigham Young—who served as territorial governor and president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—these buildings hold general interest.

Joseph Smith named him and Thomas Marsh as temporary president of the LDS in Missouri in October 1838. Young spearheaded the migration of the Latter-day Saints to Illinois in 1838.

There’s dramatic power in the persecution of the Mormons in their settlement at Nauvoo, Illinois; the conviction and murder of Joseph Smith; and the resultant decision of Brigham Young to lead ...

Bryce Young returned to the field in Week 8 in an eventual loss to the Denver Broncos. Former Carolina Panthers legend Steve Smith broke down the film of his play.

Photo: "Six Days in August" "There are some who think Brigham Young wasn't a prophet, that somehow the Church went astray after Joseph died. But without Brigham, there is no line of authority.

Also an actor, Twyla Wilson portrays MaryAnn Angell Young, Brigham Young’s wife in “Six Days in August.” “This is our first movie together,” John Wilson said about acting alongside is wife.

However, they will also appreciate how Young’s heroic will propelled him to hold a place comparable to Joseph Smith’s in the hearts and minds of the Latter-day Saints.

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.

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

The church’s second prophet, President Brigham Young, however, eventually departed from the ways of founder Joseph Smith and instituted a ban barring Black Latter-day Saints from priesthood ...

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.