when Phillips questioned church lawyer David Jordan on conflicting accounts about the Book of Mormon being translated by ...
Born on December 23, 1805, in Sharon, Vermont, to Joseph and Lucy Mack Smith, Joseph Smith Jr ... He encountered a passage in the Bible instructing any who lacked wisdom to "ask of God" (James ...
Joseph Smith. Courtesy: Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Founder of a uniquely American religion, Joseph Smith was a poor farm boy who became a charismatic prophet, much criticized polygamist ...
Editor’s note: This commentary is part of an ongoing Deseret News series exploring ideas at the intersection of faith and ...