A daguerreotype, right, discovered in a locket is believed by some to be Joseph Smith, the first president and prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Here it is compared to an ...

Visiting historic sites tethers individuals to the stories of the early members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ...

For Latter-day Saints across the globe, Thursday marks the 180th anniversary of a tragedy — on June 27, 1844, an armed mob stormed into Carthage Jail and took the lives of the prophet Joseph ...

The project team for the Joseph Smith Papers is set to release the final volume of the papers on June 27, the 179th anniversary of the Prophet’s martyrdom.

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

KIRTLAND, Ohio, April 10.--Joseph Smith, Jr., the son of the celebrated Mormon prophet, gave polygamy a black eye to-day. He said he had been reviled and slandered at the great Mormon conference ...

Research historian Ardis Parshall harks back to the days when Latter-day Saints corresponded directly with the faith's prophets through letters.

A global church that traces its roots to Mormon prophet Joseph Smith is poised to select a woman to lead it next weekend. Delegates at Community of Christ's world conference in Independence, Mo ...

Also known as Mormons, this group, and their charismatic Prophet, Joseph Smith, had been aggressively courted by Illinois’ politicians, both Whig and Democrat, beginning in the late 1830s soon ...

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This intriguing documentary explores the ambitious effort to compile, transcribe, edit, and present the papers of, by, and directly related to the Latter-day Saint Prophet Joseph Smith.