Inside the meeting where a new prophet is chosen

After the death of President Russell M. Nelson, the Church of Jesus Christ is in an apostolic interregnum until a new prophet ...
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 ...
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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 Testament. I’m sure you know his story: as Saul, he was a violent Christian ...
KSL

Historians spent years studying the prophet Joseph Smith. Here's what they learned

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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 history of succession in the Church of Jesus Christ

The principles and procedures associated with the selection of new leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have long been established.
The Salt Lake Tribune

LDS Church releases final volume of founding prophet’s letters on anniversary of his death

After 22 years of documenting, filing, writing and editing, the historians and researchers behind The Joseph Smith Papers published the final volume of their groundbreaking project Tuesday on the ...
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 ...
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 ...