Historian Benjamin Park discusses how LDS Church presidents have picked apostles since the days of founder Joseph Smith until the present under Dallin Oaks — and the twists and turns that occurred ...

The city of Quincy has always been a welcoming community, but never more so than during the winter of 1838-1839 when the residents provided aid, shelter, and comfort to the distressed Mormons who were ...

In the midst of Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential run — when he became the first Latter-day Saint to top a major party’s ticket — a book emerged to explain the “Mormon moment” to the nation. “The Mormon ...

(RNS) — What does the popular new Netflix series, “American Primeval,” get wrong about the Utah War? Just about everything. Utah historian and author Barbara Jones Brown explains why that matters in ...

(RNS) — Debates over gender, race and sexuality have been part of Mormonism since Kirtland, says historian Benjamin Park. So yes, contemporary Mormonism has been deeply shaped by the culture wars, ...

Dear HCN,Bigotry is an easy label to apply to Ray Ring’s piece on the Martin’s Cove land exchange (HCN, 9/30/02: This land holds a story the church won’t tell), but most Mormons don’t recognize a lot ...

It’s the phrase on the tip of the tongues of the organizers of this year’s Mormon History Association conference. The June 13-16 event, which will feature many of the biggest names in the world of ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Netflix‘s new western show American Primeval takes place in 1857 Utah Territory. We’re still four years out from the American Civil War and it won’t be another forty two ...

OGDEN — The Mormon History Association is bringing its annual conference back to Ogden for the first time in more than two decades. Last week, the Mormon History Association announced that its 60th ...

Crossing the border and traveling 130 miles south proved tougher than I guesstimated, right from the time I left Washington, D.C. My flight from the capital to El Paso was delayed several hours. The ...

The new horror movie 'Heretic' delves into Mormonism more than any mainstream film to date. The directors of the film explained why they chose to explore that faith. During a 2024 interview with GQ, ...