Joseph Smith and Brigham Young are sort of the George Washington and Abraham Lincoln of church presidents — no-brainers for ...

according to the LDS Church’s April 2023 statistical report. Several other details of Mormon history and belief also diverge from most Christian understandings. (These are described below in the ...

6. Many say they left the church because of historical issues. The top three reasons for leaving in the 2023CFLDS were 1) history related to Joseph Smith; 2) Book of Mormon; and 3) race issues.

The Mormon Land newsletter is The Salt Lake Tribune ... more than three years after the assassination of church founder Joseph Smith, officially became the faith’s second president as the ...

I know our history very well. I feel like I've earned ... R MARTIN: These days, the LDS Church has no racial restrictions, and church leaders have repeatedly condemned racism generally, although ...

The Mormon Church made history and injected diversity into a top leadership panel on Saturday by selecting the first Latin American apostle and the first apostle of Asian ancestry. March 31 ...

Mormons believe that Christ's church was restored through Joseph Smith, who founded the faith with five associates in 1830 and published the Book of Mormon. The primary purpose of the temple is ...