Church History: Someone Tried to Assassinate 14-Year-Old Joseph Smith
Here’s a little fun fact about me: I was “today” years old when I learned that at the age of fourteen, Joseph was t...
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The Prophet Was Shot….175 Years Ago TODAY
Today is a historic day in the history of The Church—exactly 175 years ago the Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum were martyr...
Church History: Joseph Smith’s Boyhood Operation Was Orchestrated by God
Most of us know that when Joseph Smith was a young boy, he had a surgical operation on his leg. We learn about everything from his mo...
Church History: When Martin Harris Secretly Replaced the Seer Stone
If there’s one thing we all know about Martin Harris, it’s that he was persistent. (Remember when he asked Joseph Smith i...
Joseph Smith Wasn’t Who Everyone Thinks He Was
I’ll never forget learning about Joseph Smith in my 11th-grade American History class. As a student — and especially as a teena...
3 Times Joseph Smith and Satan Went Head to Head
DISCLAIMER: This article deals with topics that may be startling to some readers. The scriptures record various occasions when Satan...
This is Lucy Mack Smith’s Gold Bead, and Boy Does It Have a Story to Tell
It might just be a tiny gold bead—not even a very good-looking bead—but underneath its sparkle it’s got a revealing story to te...
New Church Website Allows Visitors to Experience Historic Palmyra Online
A new website on the Church History page of LDS.org allows visitors to experience historic Palmyra online. Since many members of The...