Throughout his childhood, the young Smith, born on this day in 1805, fought disease, poverty and spiritual battles of his own ...

Instead, God told Smith to be still and know that he is God. “That gave me a new perspective on Joseph as a prophet,” said Godfrey. “That perhaps in his prophetic role, it didn’t mean that ...

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 ...

Illustration of the angel Moroni and prophet Joseph Smith. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of America's fastest growing religions. Rising from humble beginnings in the ...

What we learned about Brother Joseph this year With the coming Monday marking the 219th anniversary of Joseph Smith’s birth in ... a sculpture of the pioneer prophet in the U.S. Capitol.