by Larry Richman | Dec 3, 2018
The Joseph Smith Papers project (JosephSmithPapers.org) is 10 years old! This research project analyzes, documents, and publishes virtually everything ever written about Joseph Smith. The world now has greater access to original sources for Joseph Smith’s life...
by Larry Richman | Mar 9, 2017
The 2017 schedule of Church-sponsored pageants has been posted at pageants.lds.org. Below is a list of the more popular pageants. For more details and maps, click the headings below: Mesa Easter Pageant April 5-7, April 11-15 in English Experience the story of Jesus...
by Larry Richman | Mar 6, 2017
If you missed Saturday’s LDS Face to Face event with President Henry B. Eyring and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, you can watch or download a video of it. The event was and originated from the Joseph Smith Farm Welcome Center, where the apostles were joined by two youth...
by Larry Richman | Mar 4, 2017
The Church has published online a new film Ask of God—Joseph Smith’s First Vision, a stunning portrayal of Joseph Smith’s First Vision. The film was originally released in the Church History Museum in October 2015, where it is shown in a 240-degree surround...
by Larry Richman | Mar 1, 2017
The LDS Face to Face live event with President Eyring and Elder Holland is this Saturday, Learn how to watch this live Face to Face event. Tune in early at 10:45 a.m. MST to watch the premier of the new video “Ask of God—Joseph Smith’s First Vision,” a stunning...
by Larry Richman | Mar 1, 2017
175 years ago today (March 1, 1842), the Articles of Faith were published for the first time in the Times and Seasons in Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote the articles in response to a request from John Wentworth of the Chicago Democrat. In this letter, Joseph...
by Larry Richman | Jan 23, 2017
175 years ago this year, Joseph Smith organized the Relief Society for female church members in Nauvoo in 1842. His wife, Emma Smith, was named as president. The society’s mission was to look after the poor. This article highlights Church resources you may wish to...
by Larry Richman | Jan 20, 2017
On March 4, 2017, President Henry B. Eyring and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland will answer questions from youth around the world during a live Face to Face event. Since the first Face to Face event in 2014, youth have interacted with Apostles, Church leaders, and musicians...
by Larry Richman | Dec 30, 2016
In Sunday School in 2017, Latter-day Saints will be studying the Doctrine and Covenants and Church history. This article reviews the extensive resources that have been created by the Church to help in your study. Doctrine and Covenants and Church History: Gospel...
by Larry Richman | Sep 13, 2016
Minutes from the Nauvoo Council of Fifty have just been published as the latest volume in the Joseph Smith Papers project. These documents offer a candid view on how early Mormon leaders handled the temporal affairs of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
by Larry Richman | Aug 26, 2016
Latter-day Saints are very familiar with Joseph Smith’s account of the First Vision as published in Joseph Smith—History in the Pearl of Great Price. But fewer members have studies the other accounts of the First Vision, which can give us a greater understanding...
by Larry Richman | Oct 24, 2015
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints published an essay regarding Joseph Smith’s Teachings about Priesthood, Temple, and Women. The essay makes it clear that women exercise priesthood authority even though they are not ordained to priesthood office. The...
by Larry Richman | Oct 1, 2015
The Priesthood Restoration historical site near Harmony, Pennsylvania, was rededicated on September 19, 2015. This is where Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery baptized each other in the Susquehanna River on May 15, 1829 under the direction of John the Baptist. In...
by Larry Richman | Aug 5, 2015
When the Church announced the release of the printer’s manuscript of the Book of Mormon, they also released a never-before-seen photo of a stone that has long been acknowledged as a seer stone likely used by Joseph Smith. An article about the history of the Book...
by Larry Richman | Apr 29, 2015
All 4 of Joseph Smith’s firsthand accounts of the First Vision are now available in 10 languages. The Joseph Smith Papers and the Church History Department have translated these accounts and placed them online. The best known account is the canonized version...
