John G. Turner’s new book is a nimble account that showcases the frenzied core of Smith’s soul.

Debate continues about how Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon, the foundational scripture of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Monday’s hearing brought up a fascinating turn in Mormon history, when Phillips questioned church lawyer David Jordan on conflicting accounts about the Book of Mormon being translated by ...

In this week's "Mormon Land," we discuss new theories for how Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon: Did he use a seer stone or "interpreters" called the urim and thummim?

‘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 ...

(RNS) — Was Joseph Smith really a prophet? Is the Book of Mormon true? How might I feel the Spirit? Those are perennial questions people ask when they’re learning more about the Church of ...

Joseph Smith (1805-1844) claimed he received golden plates from an angel named Moroniin 1827 containing information that was translated into the Book of Mormon.

Perhaps a true-to-life biography of Joseph Smith, the founder of the Mormon Church, can never be written. Smith’s claims to accessing the divine were too outlandish, his embrace of polygamy too ...

But there remained a bigger fish to pursue, namely Joseph Smith, the “white whale” of Mormon history, the religious icon who gave birth to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Joseph Smith, his seer stone and Book of Mormon translation come up in federal court hearing on tithing lawsuit At the 10th Circuit, LDS Church lawyers push back against fraud case, accuse ...