when Phillips questioned church lawyer David Jordan on conflicting accounts about the Book of Mormon being translated by ...

and shortly afterward began translating its words by the "gift of God." 3 The resulting manuscript, the Book of Mormon, was published in March 1830. On April 6, 1830, Joseph Smith organized The ...

Joseph Smith, top left, and some of his wives, later in life, clockwise from top middle: Emma Hale Smith; Eliza R. Snow; ...

who has penned a new biography of Joseph Smith. (RNS) — When John Turner’s biography of Brigham Young was published more than a decade ago, I marveled at his skill in dealing with a (very!) ...

What we learned about Brother Joseph this year With the coming ... the seer stone church historians say Smith used to translate — at least in part — the faith’s signature scripture became ...

Securing the materials to the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible The two churches also finalized the transfer of many additional assets in March, including the materials Joseph Smith used in ...