According to the church's news release, Missouri is home to more than 80,000 Latter-day Saints in over 160 congregations. A construction timeline has not yet been disclosed. Marta Mieze covers ...

According to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), the Garden of Eden in which God placed Adam and Eve is located in Jackson County, Missouri, near the town of Independence.

Conversely, residents of Missouri, which had entered the Union as a slave slate, resented the fact that Mormons did not endorse slavery and feared that a Mormon majority would abolish the practice.

I’m Rachel Haroldsen, armed with a fancy degree proclaiming me a mental health therapist, and the licensing boards of Idaho and Missouri ... Church of Christ/Latter Day Saints values?