The recently completed 194th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints may merit no more than a mere mention in the history books of Mormonism. There were no ...

The June 13-16 gathering, featuring a “who’s who” of Mormon scholarship, will focus on “lived religion” in Kirtland, Ohio, a city dear to the heart of Joseph Smith’s followers.

(RNS) — Debates over gender, race and sexuality have been part of Mormonism since Kirtland, says historian Benjamin Park. So yes, contemporary Mormonism has been deeply shaped by the culture wars, ...

Most people think they know the basics about the Mormon Church. A few facts float around American culture – polygamy, missionaries in white shirts, no coffee – and most folks assume that’s the full ...

(RNS) — Cruising is one of my favorite kinds of vacation. Cruising to the Bahamas with women who are interested in Mormon history? That’s basically a dream come true for me. So the same day I learned ...

The Museum of Mormon Mexican History was started by Fernando and Enriqueta Gomez. Though he attended church in Mexico as a young boy, Fernando still learned about the pioneers in the United States.

2,500 Mormons created a settlement called “Cutler’s Park” in August 1846 in what is now Omaha. The settlement is considered Nebraska’s first town. The settlers got permission from a U.S. Indian Agent ...

Dena, the owner of rifle from the mid-1850s with connections to the Mormon Church, talked to us about her exciting appraisal and her plans for this family heirloom at the June 2009 taping for ANTIQUES ...