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Living Faith

Ronald K. Esplin, director of the Brigham Young Papers Project: How Brigham Young was the indispensable pioneer

By Ronald K. Esplin

Published July 16, 2022 1 p.m. EDT

After the death of Joseph Smith, Brigham Young became the Indispensable Pioneer — a leader with the vision and ability to transplant the Church halfway across the continent to a land of new beginnings, writes Ronald K. Esplin.
History Revisited

How the Joseph Smith Papers has provided a foundation for future Latter-day Saint scholarship

By Trent Toone

Published Sept 23, 2023 1 p.m. EDT

Editors, historians and scholars reflected on decades of painstaking research, writing, editing and publishing, at the Joseph Smith Papers Conference.
History Revisited

Historians introduce the Brigham Young Papers project and first volume of journals

By Trent Toone

Published Sept 12, 2023 11:02 a.m. EDT

Historians say people will learn and understand more about Brigham Young, the second Church president, through his journals and other papers.
History Revisited

How the Joseph Smith Papers project will lead to ‘rich outpouring of scholarship’

By Trent Toone

Published Sept 16, 2023 12:14 a.m. EDT

Nearly 300 people attended the Joseph Smith Papers Conference to explore the question: “What have we learned from the Joseph Smith Papers project?”
History Revisited

From the United Kingdom to Tonga, 10 notable sites connected to the Church’s history outside the U.S.

By Christine Rappleye and Kenneth Mays

Published Jan 29, 2023 9 a.m. EST

See the Benbows’ home and pond in England, where John Taylor lived in Toronto, Canada, sites in Tonga and the peak Orson Pratt climbed in Scotland, plus 5 more sites and a bonus one connected to the King James Bible.
History Revisited

A look back at the history of the Joseph Smith Papers, its impact and what’s coming in 2023

By Trent Toone

Published Sept 27, 2022 5:54 p.m. EDT

Two Latter-day Saint historians and editors of the Joseph Smith Papers provide perspective on the project’s history, how it is influencing people and the final two volumes coming in 2023.
History Revisited

1847 trek: Day-by-day summary of vanguard company’s last weeks on the trail

By Church News Archives

Published July 18, 2022 12:05 p.m. EDT

Read summaries of the 1847 vanguard pioneer company’s daily activities from July 4 to July 26.
Callings

Learn about the new leaders of these 16 missions

By Church News Staff

Published Feb 13, 2021 11 a.m. EST
History Revisited

These 9 women in Church history rose to face their challenges. Which ones have you heard of?

By Church News Archives

Published May 9, 2021 12 p.m. EDT
Archives

Mormon Historic Sites Foundation honors Richard E. Turley Jr.

By R. Scott Lloyd

Published March 3, 2017 6:55 p.m. EST
Callings

New mission leaders called to serve in Rome, Nicaragua, India, Uganda and other areas around the world

By Church News Archives

Published Feb 9, 2019 8 a.m. EST
Archives

New stake presidents

By Church News Archives

Published Dec 1, 2016 5:50 p.m. EST
Archives

Council of Fifty minutes: volume editors comment on Joseph Smith Papers release

By R. Scott Lloyd

Published Sept 22, 2016 3:20 p.m. EDT
Archives

New stake presidents

By Church News Archives

Published July 7, 2016 2:40 p.m. EDT
Archives

Scholars give insights in Joseph Smith’s Nauvoo

By R. Scott Lloyd

Published Sept 28, 2013 2 a.m. EDT

Speakers are stationed at individual historic sites