Joseph Smith, founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was the first known U.S. presidential candidate to be assassinated. Smith was not on the national ballot, nor was he endorsed ...

Smith emerged not as a weathered leader but as a prophet increasingly defined by bolder claims, expanding authority, and escalating demands for loyalty.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Mormon leader urged members Saturday during a church conference not to be timid about defending church founder Joseph Smith’s story and role as the faith’s first prophet ...

In an essay posted without fanfare to its website in late October, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said for the first time that Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon church, had as many ...

Flight -- Part 1. "In Illinois we've found a safe retreat-- ". King Joseph ; Zion, Illinois ; Everybody hates the Mormons ; Polygamy and its discontents -- Part 2. "Oh! Illinois! thy soil has drank ...

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.