Do U.S. Latter-day Saints pray, attend church and read scriptures more than members in, say, Africa, Asia, Latin America or Europe? A new analysis of a worldwide survey offers some clues.
Legendary Latter-day Saint poet, playwright and activist Carol Lynn Pearson has died at age 86. "The Mormon people were truly blessed to have her as a companion," a historian says, "and the institution would have done well to listen to her.”
The debate about Joseph Smith's practice of polygamy has mostly been settled by historians. But now there are new claims that the Mormon founder was monogamist and for completely modern reasons: You can't trust institutions.
What does it take to convert to Judaism? A year of weekly classes, celebration of all holidays, approval by a rabbi, a ritual bath in the nude, and, if you're male, maybe a circumcision.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints now owns the 1840s image that some think is the only actual photo of founder Joseph Smith. But questions remain.
Tracy Browning, the first Black woman to serve in a churchwide presidency for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, spoke to 2,000 attendees at a New York meeting over the weekend.