The early history of the LDS Church is one of persecution and violence. Joseph Smith, the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), commonly known as the Mormons, was killed by ...

(RNS) — Debates over gender, race and sexuality have been part of Mormonism since Kirtland, says historian Benjamin Park. So yes, contemporary Mormonism has been deeply shaped by the culture wars, ...

Genesis. The times of Joseph Smith -- Exodus. The flight into the wilderness -- Chronicles and Judges. The times of Brigham Young -- Lamentations. Conflict and accommodation in Zion -- Psalms. An era ...

The Museum of Mormon Mexican History was started by Fernando and Enriqueta Gomez. Though he attended church in Mexico as a young boy, Fernando still learned about the pioneers in the United States.

OGDEN — The Mormon History Association is bringing its annual conference back to Ogden for the first time in more than two decades. Last week, the Mormon History Association announced that its 60th ...

More than 100 congregants posed for a photo outside the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints in the 3500 block of West Seventh Street on a Sunday morning in 1960. Courtesy Fort Worth Texas ...