With the coming Monday marking the 219th anniversary of Joseph Smith’s birth in Sharon, Vermont, it’s time once again to remind readers and listeners of stories and podcasts we produced this ...

Born on December 23, 1805, in Sharon, Vermont, to Joseph and Lucy Mack Smith, Joseph Smith Jr. grew up on a series of tenant farms in Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York. Though in his youth ...

Sophia was the fourth of seven children—and the first daughter—of Joseph Smith, a prosperous farmer, and his wife, Lois White Smith. Few family records survive, so little is known about Sophia Smith’s ...