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

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

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 ...

Imagine someone with some sort of affliction. It can be physical or emotional, but it’s clearly noticeable. How do you feel ...

Alex Beam’s Washington Post review of historian John Turner’s newly released “ Joseph Smith: The Rise and Fall of an American Prophet ” gives the biographer high marks for “clear-eyed ...

Perhaps a true-to-life biography of Joseph Smith, the founder of the Mormon Church, can never be written. Smith’s claims to accessing the divine were too outlandish, his embrace of polygamy too ...

Historian Matthew Harris discusses the life and times of liberal Latter-day Saint apostle Hugh B. Brown, who clashed with a number of eventual church presidents.

Latter-day Saints gathered in Houston, Texas, convey to Wright how his work has resonated in their hearts and faith tradition ...

Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum Smith leave for Carthage. They are met by Captain Dunn and a militia of 60, four miles west of Carthage. Joseph says, "Do not be alarmed. . . . They can only ...

The relationship of the Prophet Joseph Smith to missionary work of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is vital, President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the First Presidency, told new ...

With Days of ’47, one of Utah’s biggest Pioneer Day celebrations, around the corner, many people have been wondering what it is and what the history is behind it. Much of it, due in ...