Sidney Rigdon
A simple explanation works best for the Restoration
We left off last week with the notion that the Book of Mormon was plagiarized from a manuscript written by Solomon Spalding, who had died in 1816. Sidney Rigdon, so the story goes, stole the work from Spalding's family and, for whatever reason, used it to set the young farmer Joseph Smith up as a prophet.
Joseph Smith's account of the Restoration is difficult to counter
As I see it, the single most persuasive secular argument for the authenticity of the founding events of the Restoration isn't actually a single argument or line of evidence at all. It's the fact that no counterexplanation yet proposed for those events accounts for all the relevant data nearly as well as Joseph Smith's own story does.
Picturing history: Site of first conference
During the years he lived in Kirtland, Ohio, the Prophet Joseph Smith traveled to Jackson County, Mo
Picturing history: Site of first conference
During the years he lived in Kirtland, Ohio, the Prophet Joseph Smith traveled to Jackson County, Mo., four times.
Sharing stories from family history: Robert Crookston's testimony of the Prophet
One ancestor who wrote down his testimony and other events was my third-great grandfather Robert Crookston as he saw several important events in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
'Mormon Studies Review' is a scholarly feast
The FARMS Review of Books on the Book of Mormon was launched nearly a quarter of a century ago, in 1988. Since then, it has shed that original name (and the acronym ROBOTBOM by which its editors affectionately knew it) to become first the FARMS Review of Books and then, simply, the FARMS Review.
FAIR: Wordprint analysis and the Book of Mormon
SANDY — A persistent but many times refuted theory meant to debunk the divine origin of the Book of Mormon was itself disputed yet again in a presentation at Friday's concluding session of the FAIR apologetics conference.
Mormon Apologetics Conference has grown from humble roots
The 2011 conference of FAIR, the Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research, will be held on Thursday and Friday, Aug. 4-5, at the South Towne Exposition Center in Sandy, Utah.
Defending the Faith: The Prophet Joseph Smith was no double-dealing cynic
This past Monday, June 27, marked the anniversary of the assassination of the Prophet Joseph Smith. I've been thinking of him.
10 spots in church history to see, experience
Gary Boatright Jr. and Emily Utt, historic site curators for the LDS Church, recently compiled a list of 10 locations they recommend every church member make an effort to see and experience.
10 spots in church history to see, experience
Gary Boatright Jr. and Emily Utt, historic site curators for the LDS Church, recently compiled a list of 10 locations they recommend every church member make an effort to see and experience.
Shops, farm, museums, birds among Dean Hughes' 10 sites to see off the beaten trail in Nauvoo
Many tourists only schedule a day or two for their visit to Nauvoo. My suggestion would be to stay four or five days or longer and drink in the peace and beauty of the place. Take time to enjoy all the "must-see" attractions, but also check out some places on my list of sites that most people miss.
Shops, farm, museums, birds among Dean Hughes' 10 sites to see off the beaten trail in Nauvoo
Many tourists only schedule a day or two for their visit to Nauvoo. My suggestion would be to stay four or five days — or longer — and drink in the peace and beauty of the place. Take time to enjoy all the \"must-see\" attractions, but also check out some places on my list of sites that most people miss.
Ohio seminary students walk the paths of early Saints
For seminary students in Northeast Ohio, their study of the Doctrine and Covenants has been a life experience.
Many of Prophet's revelations were shared experiences
One of the striking things about the revelations of Joseph Smith is that many of them were shared with others.
Prophet's birthday fits with season
Today is Joseph Smith's birthday. Contrary to the claims of our more extreme critics, Latter-day Saints don't put up \"Smithmas\" lights, sing \"Smithmas\" carols or recite the story of Joseph's advent.
Daily Gems: Truth is Mormonism
Today's Daily Gem comes from Elder M. Russell Ballard.
Susan Evans McCloud: Persecutions against the Missouri Saints heightened in late October 1838
In the late October of 1838, the Saints in Missouri were in the midst of a roiling nightmare, awaiting the relentless hand of oppression and cruelty to fall upon them yet again.
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