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 ...

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 ...

Even Brigham Young was worried Joseph Smith was going to take his wife. That was an interesting story you recounted of Brigham Young having a nightmare about seeing his first wife being driven off ...

Joseph Smith (1805-1844) claimed he received golden plates from an angel named Moroniin 1827 containing information that was translated into the Book of Mormon.

Other updates included moving the testimony of Joseph Smith, previously found near the beginning of the Book of Mormon app, to the appendix. Once a written testimony from Joseph Smith, the update ...

• Nearly 200 years after publication of the Book of Mormon, the seer stone church historians say Smith used to translate — at least in part — the faith’s signature scripture became the ...

Joseph claimed that he “translated” the Book of Mormon from secret sources, but Turner again opts for “the simplest conclusion,” that Smith wrote it himself. Some Mormon historians have ...