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

President Dallin H. Oaks posted about Joseph Smith’s prophetic abilities, Elder Quentin L. Cook gave three principles for ...

Belief in a divinely inspired start gives Latter-day Saints a unique duty to keep the United States going, church leaders say ...

Jersey numbers don't win games on Sundays. But they sure make up a big part of the NFL conversation. They're inseparable from ...

Domestic violence A man allegedly forced a screaming woman into a car near the Music Building. The vehicle was followed by ...

Result and reaction as impressive tourists run rampant in Perth - Western Force 7-54 Lions: A much-improved performance saw the Lions bounce back from defeat to Argentina to rout Australia’s weakest S ...

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

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 ...

On April 8, 1844, the final day of Joseph Smith’s last general conference, he excused himself from speaking because of the weakness of his lungs. After delivering a long doctrinal discourse to a ...

Upcoming book events for ‘Joseph Smith: The Rise and Fall of an American Prophet’ June 3 • Benchmark Books, South Salt Lake, 5:30-7:30 p.m. June 7 • The Compass, Provo, 6-7 p.m.

Brigham Young’s not on record as saying, “I’m worried that Joseph’s going to ask for my wife as an Abrahamic sacrifice.” It’s not very subtle, though. No, I don’t think it’s subtle.