The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be bringing back its “This is Kirtland” musical after a seven-year hiatus. The free play will run during four showings on July 17-19, according ...

They also believe that revelation allowed Smith to translate the Book of Mormon, the primary text used by the faith, from a set of gold plates Smith claimed to have unearthed from a hillside near ...

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Joseph Smith’s Gold Plates is not a one-off book. Rather it ranks as a crowning achievement of Bushman’s luminous career not only in Latter-day Saint studies but also in the bare-knuckle ring of the ...

When Bill Gates purchased the Codex Leicester in 1994 for $30.8 million, it became the most expensive book ever sold. Leonardo da Vinci, who may have had one of the highest IQs ever, compiled the ...

Joseph Smith, founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was the first known U.S. presidential candidate to be assassinated.

Latter-day Saints Founder Joseph Smith Was 1st US Presidential Candidate Assassinated? Records show the church leader and Book of Mormon author was killed by an Illinois mob in 1844.

While The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has devoted significant resources to making the Book of Mormon easily accessible in a digital world, the original manuscript remains only one step ...

Latter-day Saint scholars Richard and Claudia Bushman discuss the Book of Mormon, the gold plates, Joseph and Emma Smith, current challenges and future prospects for The Church of Jesus Christ of ...

Moroni, who had delivered the gold plates to Joseph Smith, was soon identified as the angel prophesied in the New Testament who would preach the gospel “to every nation, and kindred, and tongue ...

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 ...