You probably know about the purported photo of Joseph Smith that his great, great grandson found in a locket. I had some questions about this discovery and thought I’d share my research to this point in a question/answer format.
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Decoding a Prophet
The Wilford Woodruff Papers Project mission is simple: transcribe every document Wilford Woodruff wrote that can be found and digitized and make them universally accessible. But the skill required to determine the handwriting is mind-boggling.
Church History Museum Opens Exhibition of Latter-day Saint Artists
Works from the 12th International Art Competition on display.
Did Joseph Smith Attempt to Assassinate Missouri Governor Lilburn Boggs?
When an unknown assailant unsuccessfully attempted to kill former governor Lilburn Boggs in 1842, suspicion of many in Missouri turned toward Joseph Smith and the Latter-day Saints.
Sergeant Hugh Nibley’s Surprising Memories of D-Day
Sergeant Hugh Nibley may be the only soldier at the D-Day landing who could have described himself as happy. Why? He just got an insight into a topic in the Book of Mormon as he was leaving his boat.
Refuting a False Charge about Joseph SmithÂ
Like many of you readers, someone close to me has stopped attending or participating in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If asked “why?”, one of the reasons some give is relevant to this ugly defamation about Joseph Smith. Here are the facts.
Phebe Woodruff and Ruth: Dedication to Family and FaithÂ
Covenants have everything to do with family, both creating our families here on earth and receiving assurance of their continuity in eternity. But the process of making and keeping those covenants can be accompanied with loneliness and loss, as both Phebe Woodruff and Ruth can attest.