On this week's "Mormon Land" podcast, scholar Matthew Bowman discusses former church President Joseph Fielding Smith and his conservative and, at times, controversial views.

LOGAN, Utah — The Book of Mormon is “the physical manifestation of the truthfulness of the restoration and of the divine mission of the Prophet Joseph Smith,” taught Elder Neil L.

This violence claimed many lives, including Mormon prophet Joseph Smith's, and eventually led to the Mormons seeking refuge outside the boundaries of the United States. Other opposition stemmed ...

Joseph F. Smith, nephew of the founding prophet, and his family. Courtesy: Church History Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Of all the Mormon doctrines, none caused as much ...

The two quarreled. Campbell went one way to establish his "Campbellite" Disciples, Rigdon another to foist upon the world the Book of Mormon and its youthful prophet. Hence the skill which suited ...

In keeping with original Mormon teachings, much of the property ... She is a plural wife to Jim Jeffs, one of the prophet's nephews and an elder in the FLDS. But she is also the daughter of ...

HAPPY PI DAY! I’m not sure who decided March 14 should be Pi Day, but I fully support any excuse to enjoy a slice of pie! If you’re just hearing about it, don’t worry — you can still join the ...

The Broadway musical “Book of Mormon” has played a significant role ... Joseph Smith (the American prophet who was the founder of the Church of the Latter Day Saints), the mission president ...