After Joseph Smith’s death in 1844, the young Mormon Church faced chaos, betrayal, and the question of who would lead next. This documentary explores how Brigham Young and later prophets rebuilt the ...

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On March 5, two denominations that share historic Mormon ties announced a major transaction. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—the world’s largest Mormon group, with some 17 million ...

The President, Prophet, Seer, Revelator and Trustee-in-Trust of the Mormons —as the ”peculiar people” call their lead—is the living oracle of God to whom Lord reveals whatever is necessary for the ...

Nineteenth-century America was a land of prophets unseen since ancient Israel. These preachers roamed the frontier, erecting churches and gathering followings. One obscure but particularly extreme ...

Historian John Turner captures a religious icon who was always on the move, who dangerously pursued polygamy, and bungled finances, yet whose teachings attracted many, appalled others and whose legacy ...

ST. GEORGE, Utah (Reuters) - A Utah judge rejected a motion to dismiss charges against a self-described "prophet" of a breakaway Mormon sect that practices polygamy after prosecutors rested their case ...

Last November, Jay Pimentel began hearing that people in his neighborhood were receiving letters about him. Pimentel lives in Alameda, Calif., a small, liberal-leaning community hanging off Oakland ...