On this special live episode of "Mormon Land," we talk with Latter-day Saint scholars Richard and Claudia Bushman about the Book of Mormon, Joseph and Emma Smith, the gold plates, women's rights ...

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) This photo from the "Book of Mormon Videos" series shows a 17-year-old Joseph Smith unearthing gold plates containing the Book of Mormon.

Joseph Smith's gold plates a cultural history Richard Lyman ... The gold plates imaginary -- Translator : Joseph Smith, 1823-1829 -- Making scripture : The Book of Mormon -- Presence : family and ...

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Actor portraying Joseph Smith in the church's 2005 movie, "Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration," examines gold plates containing the Book ...

Joseph Smith’s Gold Plates. A Cultural History. ... With remarkable unanimity, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-­day Saints trace their origin to a cluster of supernatural events that ...

The Mormon Church has released images of a stone used by Joseph Smith, Jr., to translate symbols on gold plates into the test for the Book of Mormon.

NAUVOO, Ill. -- A new movie tells the story behind the Book of Mormon and the early beginnings of the Latter-day Saints' faith. "Joseph Smith: Plates of Gold" will screen July 11-Aug. 2 at Nauvoo ...

Discover showtimes, read reviews, watch trailers, find streaming options, and see where to watch Joseph Smith Plates of Gold (2011). Explore cast details and learn more on Moviefone.

Smith translated the writing on the plates into the Book of Mormon, which tells the story of the ancient people of America. It was published in 1830. The Church ...

Joseph Smith’s Gold Plates: A Cultural History Richard Lyman Bushman. Oxford Univ, $34.95 (272p) ISBN 978-0-197-67652-3 ...

The history of Joseph Smith, the 19th-century prophet and founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.