John G. Turner’s new book is a nimble account that showcases the frenzied core of Smith’s soul.

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 ...

Perhaps a true-to-life biography of Joseph Smith, the founder of the Mormon Church, can never be written. Smith’s claims to accessing the divine were too outlandish, his embrace of polygamy too ...

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The state joined 32 others this week in outlawing the practice when Gov. Ned Lamont signed House Bill 6918, now Public Act 25 ...

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"The restoration of the fullness of Christian doctrine is a sunburst of light and truth," President Dallin H. Oaks said at the 2025 Seminar for New Mission Leaders.

The court on June 6 said it would take up the case of Alabama death row inmate Joseph Smith, who was convicted and sentenced to death for a brutal murder in 1997. Smith’s IQ scores have ranged ...

Although a strong past supporter, Gov. Maura Healey will not be among those testifying on behalf of District Court Judge Shelley Joseph on Monday. That is the day Joseph will be before a hearing ...