In their just published book, “By Means of the Urim & Thummim: Restoring Translation ... by Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery, the two primary persons involved in producing the Book of Mormon ...

John G. Turner’s new book is a nimble account that showcases the frenzied core of Smith’s soul.

when Phillips questioned church lawyer David Jordan on conflicting accounts about the Book of Mormon being translated by ...

The book appears certain to go down as the most significant and up-to-date biography of the Mormon founder since Richard Bushman’s “Rough Stone Rolling.” On this week’s sh ...

and shortly afterward began translating its words by the "gift of God." 3 The resulting manuscript, the Book of Mormon, was published in March 1830. On April 6, 1830, Joseph Smith organized The ...

In all my time writing about theater, I don’t know if there’s been a show that made me laugh as much, or say “Oh my God” as much, as “The Book of Mormon.” ...

Joseph Smith (1805-1844) claimed he received golden plates from an angel named Moroniin 1827 containing information that was translated into the Book of Mormon. There are of course many major ...