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This is how Mormon prophets have guided the church for nearly 200 years

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 ...

LDS church lays claim to 'Mormon' label despite distancing itself from the word

The church has sued to stop a sixth-generation member who was excommunicated for apostasy from calling his popular podcast ...
The Times Leader

Mormon Church Head Remembered As ‘prophet’

SALT LAKE CITY— Gordon B. Hinckley was remembered as a “prophet to the people” on Saturday as tens of thousands of faithful Mormons gathered to say goodbye to the church’s longtime president. The ...
The Conversation

Mormon leader Russell Nelson has died aged 101. What’s next for the church?

Russell Marion Nelson Sr, prophet and leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has died aged 101. Nelson was married to Dantzel White from 1945 until her passing in 2005. As of his ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

‘Mormon Land’: Was Joseph Smith a prophet or a scoundrel? New biography shows bits of both.

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 ...