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Elder Gerrit W. Gong and other Church leaders visited Carthage Jail on the 182nd anniversary of the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith.

Elder Gerrit W. Gong dedicated the new Nauvoo Temple Visitors’ Center and rededicated the restored Brigham and Mary Ann Young Home on June 27, a historic day in Latter-day Saint history.

Before the center's dedication, Matt Grow and Juanita Coleman discuss the purpose behind the new Nauvoo Temple Visitors' Center and its exhibits.

Joseph Smith’s letters and revelations while imprisoned teach us to be optimistic and comforted, writes Church News reporter Mary Richards.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has accepted donation of a locket containing a daguerreotype believed by some to feature an image of the Prophet Joseph Smith.

For two years, Church historians have collaborated with the Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation to create a digital history featuring the records of 1,600 individuals connected to the Washakie Ward.

John the Baptist appeared to Prophet Joseph Smith and his scribe Oliver Cowdery on May 15, 1829, and restored the Aaronic Priesthood. Here are three articles about it.

Elder Gerrit W. Gong will dedicate the new Nauvoo Temple Visitors’ Center and the restored Brigham and Mary Ann Young Home on June 27, a significant date in Church history.

Each of the Church’s 18 prophets has, at one time or another, remarked on the importance of gaining all kinds of knowledge.

Since 2016, the Church History Department have demonstrated an ongoing commitment to highlighting Latter-day Saint women’s history. Here are seven publications.