Ryan Olsen will never forget his first visit to Carthage Jail.
Critics of the Church often claim that Joseph Smith was a coward because he defended his brethren from the mob with a pepper-box pistol at the Carthage Jail. This video helps set the record straight.
Editor's note: This article was originally published in 2019.
The First Vision is the name given to an experience Joseph Smith Jr. had when he was fourteen years old. This experience involved young Joseph saying a prayer to learn truth and God, with his son Jesus Christ, came down from heaven to teach the...
“Mormonism in Pictures” is a photo essay feature from MormonNewsroom.org depicting The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
For the last two years of Joseph's life, from the spring of 1842 on until June of 1844. Joseph was revealing things as fast as he possibly could. I think he had a sense that he needed to download all of his knowledge, all of the revelations, everything that he knew, so that he would
In this episode, LDS Perspectives podcaster Taunalyn Rutherford interviews David W. Grua about the latest volume in the Joseph Smith Papers. This was a tumultuous period in the life of Joseph Smith and the history of the church, marked by internal dissent, the abandonment of Kirtland, Ohio, as church headquarters, the outbreak of violence with anti-Mormons in Missouri.
This is Part 2 of a Three Part series on “Creating the Wanderlust” – how I have shared travel experiences with my children and grandchildren over the last 30+ years and how this h…
“Mormonism in Pictures” is a photo essay feature from MormonNewsroom.org depicting The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
"When the real history of mankind is fully disclosed, will it feature the echoes of gunfire or the shaping sound of lullabies?"
You know about the Sacred Grove in New York. You know about Temple Square in Utah. But did you know about THESE seven Church History Sites?
I've added this syllabus to the main menu at left, and simplified the url for easy access, to http://BenSpackman.com/syllabus
Gordon B. Hinckley shares his testimony that Joseph Smith was called to be a prophet of God. There are many others whose lives testified of his call.
"When the real history of mankind is fully disclosed, will it feature the echoes of gunfire or the shaping sound of lullabies?"
