A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting in Denver, heard arguments Monday and asked probing questions about a 2019 case brought on behalf of three former Latter-day ...

Joseph claimed that he “translated” the Book of Mormon from secret sources, but Turner again opts for “the simplest conclusion,” that Smith wrote it himself. Some Mormon historians have ...

On this special live episode of "Mormon Land," we talk with Latter-day Saint scholars Richard and Claudia Bushman about the Book of Mormon, Joseph and Emma Smith, the gold plates, women's rights ...

Joseph Smith, his seer stone and Book of Mormon translation come up in federal court hearing on tithing lawsuit At the 10th Circuit, LDS Church lawyers push back against fraud case, accuse ...

Joseph Smith (1805-1844) claimed he received golden plates from an angel named Moroniin 1827 containing information that was translated into the Book of Mormon.

Richard • The Book of Mormon never calls them gold and Joseph Smith didn’t speak much of gold plates. It’s the outsiders who are fascinated that they’re gold.

• To celebrate our 300th podcast, we staged a live show and a lively discussion about Joseph, the gold plates, women’s rights and much more with Richard Bushman, the patriarch of Mormon ...

But there remained a bigger fish to pursue, namely Joseph Smith, the “white whale” of Mormon history, the religious icon who gave birth to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Joseph Smith, his seer stone and Book of Mormon translation come up in federal court hearing on tithing lawsuit Latest from Mormon Land: Today’s politics might sound familiar to Joseph Smith ...