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!) ...

So it’s not surprising that Turner’s done it again, only with an even more complex biographical subject: Joseph Smith Jr., the founding prophet of Mormonism. As someone who has never been a ...

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