The Salt Lake Tribune

‘Mormon Land’: Scholar examines how founder Joseph Smith may have translated the faith’s signature scripture

Early members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe the ability to translate was one of the spiritual gifts mentioned in the New Testament. Church founder Joseph Smith said he ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

‘Mormon Land’ live: From Joseph Smith to gold plates to women’s rights and community, Bushmans discuss all things LDS

In his new book, “Joseph Smith’s Gold Plates: A Cultural History,” historian Richard Bushman calls the Book of Mormon, the signature scripture of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a ...
The Digital Universe

'1820: The Musical' gives new, diverse representation of Joseph and Emma Smith's lives

'1820: The Musical' is a new portrayal of the founding of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and captures the events through the main viewpoint of Emma Hale Smith, the prophet Joseph ...
Religion Dispatches

How ‘The Seven Missions’ of the ‘Doomsday Couple’ Connect Them to the Larger LDS Prophecy Subculture

Apocalypticism was once part of the mainstream of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints but, as was the case with polygamy a few years prior, Church leaders successfully pushed it to the ...