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‘Mormon Land’: Was Joseph Smith a prophet or a scoundrel? New biography shows bits of both. Historian John Turner captures a religious icon who was always on the move, who dangerously pursued ...
Salt Lake City's Deseret* News (circ. 79,589),published by the Mormon Church, ran a fiery Page One editorial last week denouncing a "flagrant, gratuitous and scurrilous insult to the people ...
Canonised Mormon scripture, including in the Book of Mormon and The Doctrine and Covenants, and pronouncements from leaders such as Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, argue some violence is ...
It’s been almost 14 years since “The Book of Mormon” hit Broadway with its gleefully scabrous blend of the sacred and the profane, conveyed in weirdly hummable and infectious songs. Like ...
Good news Wilson, the LDS church has just released an illustrated cartoon book about the history of polygamy among Mormons. No, it's not like the Kama Sutra. Church leaders call it an illustrated ...
The Book of Mormon, the faith’s central scriptural tome, teaches that the American continent was kept hidden until God “ wrought upon ” explorers who led them there.
Readers may recall four years ago when Lee claimed Trump to be a modern Captain Moroni, a righteous Book of Mormon prophet.
The women in the Book of Mormon were active participants in living the gospel, with unwavering faith and wisdom, say BYUH religion professors ...
There's a new book that paints a totally fresh perspective on the ancient scripture — and it's likely to pique many people's curiosity.
My father believed he was a Mormon prophet destined to become president. The LDS Church eventually excommunicated him for heresy.
“From the Lord’s words, we can understand that prophetic faith and prayers involving scripture, when acted upon, bring power,” writes Scott Esplin, the dean of religious education at BYU, about the ...
The psychic who provided guidance to Tim Ballard and Operation Underground Railroad says she never claimed to converse with an ancient Book of Mormon prophet Nephi.