Grand Blanc Township, Michigan (CNN) — The early history of the LDS Church is one of persecution and violence. Joseph Smith, the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), ...

The Joseph Smith Papers project has been called the "lunar mission" of Mormon historical research. The Latter-day Saint ...

The professional study of Mormon history was born as a collaboration between the community and the state, an unlikely alliance that prompted a cultural reckoning and launched a new era for The Church ...

For much of its history, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was a faith centered around meetinghouses, which were a buzz of activity throughout the week. That is far less the case today.