Latter-day Saint scholar Matthew Bowman discusses LDS prophet Joseph Fielding Smith, who led fights over evolution, the age ...

Born on December 23, 1805, in Sharon, Vermont, to Joseph and Lucy Mack Smith, Joseph Smith Jr. grew up on a series of tenant farms in Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York. Though in his youth ...

Back then, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints founder Joseph Smith lived there with his family. Those restoration efforts were recently recognized by the Cleveland Restoration Society and ...

Joseph Fielding Smith’s family tree alone makes him a significant player in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of ...

Born in Hatfield on August 27, 1796, just a few miles from Northampton, Sophia was the fourth of seven children—and the first daughter—of Joseph Smith, a prosperous farmer, and his wife, Lois White ...