They reveal the sad truth that some Mormons are more willing to throw the Lord God under the bus than they are to allow prophets to be human beings. Their need for an idol runs so deep that they ...

And I feel that sometimes, we cross that line in Mormon culture. For example, we sometimes sing a hymn that celebrates Joseph Smith not merely as a human prophet, but as a heavenly intercessor who ...

Higbee (whose betrothed, the brighteyed Nancy Rigdon, had also been unsuccessfully wooed by the prophet), Chauncey L. Higbee, brother of Francis, − not a Mormon, I believe, but an adventurous ...

Sometimes the spirit prompts the prophet’s wife to leave the bed, though she’d rather sleep. One such morning, Wendy Nelson told Mormon leaders, her husband emerged from the bedroom waving a ...

The book was said to be written by ancient prophets who lived in the Americas, and Moroni asked Smith to translate the ancient text into English. In the introduction to the Book of Mormon ...

Brown, newly chosen First Counselor to David O. McKay, 90, who is the Mormons’ First President, Prophet, Seer, Revelator and Trustee-in-Trust. “We would like it to be known,” said Brown ...

The prophet’s charisma was more compelling because ... She coined phrases such as “mountain curtain” to describe the “Mormons’ 19th-century homeland,” Barlow says, and the “doughnut ...

The prophet-to-be was then instructed to dig up a sacred record inscribed on ancient golden tablets that was located in a nearby hill. The resulting text, the Book of Mormon, published in 1830 ...

The seller was the Community of Christ, a denomination with 250,000 members based in Missouri, which—like the LDS Church—traces its origins to the Mormon prophet Joseph Smith. Many onlookers ...

Although church members have been called “Mormons” for decades, the current vibe is to prefer the longer name. This came from a 2018 change by the group’s president and prophet, Russell M.

Lindsay Hansen Park and her friend have a running joke about how their respective religions are portrayed in popular media. Horror books and film abound with Catholics. As for Mormonism — that ...