The Mormon Struggle for Whiteness
Monday, we're joined by University of Utah professor Paul Reeve to talk about his latest book, Religion of a Different Color. In it, he...
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Notes from the Council of Fifty Minutes Launch Event
is week, the Joseph Smith Papers Project released The Council of Fifty Minutes. These long-awaited meeting minutes cover the period of...
Picturing history: Mormon Bridge, Nebraska and Iowa
In 1952, a bridge spanning the Missouri River from Florence, Nebraska, to Pottawattamie County, Iowa was completed. Its official name was...
1875-1876 John D. Lee Case File Online
The Utah State Archives is pleased to announce that the historic Territorial Second District Court case file pertaining to the trial and...
The Mormon Council of Fifty: What Joseph Smith’s Secret Records Reveal
In 1844, the Mormon Prophet Joseph Smith surrendered himself to state authorities after destroying an anti-Mormon printing press in...
Council of Fifty Minutes Featured in New Joseph Smith Papers Volume
The following article by Momron News Room on 9 September 2016 on the online edition of the Mormon News Room. A new volume of...
Julie Smith proposes another framework for thinking about Joseph Smith Translation
Latter-day Saint scholars have long discussed various approaches to Joseph Smith’s inspired translation of the Bible. The most recent...
Picturing history: Joseph Smith Historic Site in Nauvoo
The following article by Kenneth Mays appeared on 24 August 2016 on the online edition of Deseret News. A must-see for any visitor to...
Book Review: Joseph Smith's Seer Stones
The following article by Stephen Smoot appeared on 15 August 2016 on the online edition of the Ploni Almoni～ Mr. So-and-So's Mormon Blog....
REVIEW: MacKay and Frederick, JOSEPH SMITH’S SEER STONES
While an undergrad at BYU I had the privilege to work as an intern for the LDS Church’s Historic Sites Committee. For two summers I...
Photo Essay: Historic Kirtland Highlights Early Beginnings of Mormonism
Summer is a busy time of year in the small community of Kirtland, Ohio, located near Cleveland, where visitors travel to see Mormon...
The Courage of Our Convictions: Embracing Mormonism in a Secular Age
Patrick Mason’s presentation from the 2016 FairMormon Conference. The transcript can be viewed here. You can purchase access to the rest...
Church Releases Statement on "Utopia" Being Built Based on Joseph Smith's Plans
The following article appeared in the 17 August 2016 online edition of the Deseret News. David Hall, a multimillionaire, is creating a...
Picturing history: Nauvoo Visitors Center, Nauvoo, Illinois
The following article by Kenneth Mays appeared in the 17 August 2016 online edition of the Deseret News. On 350 N. Main St., the Nauvoo...
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Winners of Visitors' Choice Awards art competition at LDS Church History Museum announced
The following article appeared in the 06 August 2016 online edition of the Deseret News. The LDS Church History Museum announced six...
“Daughters of Christ”: Finding Language to Talk about Women and Priesthood
Those of you who had the opportunity to hear Wendy Ulrich and Jill Derr yesterday will recognize variations on similar themes in what I...
Faith-Centered Dialectics: Talking About Differences Transforms
There were in the freezing north woods two porcupines huddled together to keep warm. But when they got close, their quills pricked each...
Picturing history: Hyrum Smith home in Kirtland, Ohio
The following article by Kenneth Mays appeared in the 03 August 2016 online edition of the Deseret News. Hyrum Smith, brother of the...
Juvenile Instructor Book Review, Martha Bradley-Evans, Glorious in Persecution: Joseph Smith: Americ
Martha Bradley-Evans, Glorious in Persecution: Joseph Smith, American Prophet, 1839-1844(Salt Lake City: Smith-Pettit Foundation, 2016)....
Content from 'The First Fifty Years of Relief Society' now accessible online
The following article by Trent Toone appeared in the 29 July 2016 online edition of the Deseret News. The LDS Church Historian's Press...
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