The Christian Post on MSN

Is Joseph Smith a prophet like the Apostle Paul?

Even if you’re not a Christian, I doubt I need to introduce you to the Apostle Paul, the guy who wrote most of the New ...
The Digital Universe

Final volume of Joseph Smith Papers to release on day of the Prophet’s martyrdom

The project team for the Joseph Smith Papers is set to release the final volume of the papers on June 27, the 179th anniversary of the Prophet’s martyrdom. The Joseph Smith Papers project is a ...
The Digital Universe

Final volume of Joseph Smith Papers releases, scholars approve

According to the press release, “Documents Volume 15” relates the final chapter of the Prophet Joseph Smith's life. Scholars within the Church and outside of it have lauded the series for the ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

‘Mormon Land’: Was Joseph Smith a prophet or a scoundrel? New biography shows bits of both.

In 2012, scholar John Turner published an award-winning biography of Brigham Young, a mountain of a man in Western Americana. But there remained a bigger fish to pursue, namely Joseph Smith, the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Joseph Smith, the Founder and Prophet of Mormonism, Was Born Into an Impoverished and Itinerant Family in Vermont

A granite obelisk rises 38.5 feet above the dark green woods of Sharon, a small town on the White River in Vermont. Each foot represents a year in the life of Joseph Smith Jr., the progenitor, prophet ...