Hyrum Smith
A real Joseph Smith photo — or not? Why do Mormons care so much?
By Jana Riess — July 28, 2022
(RNS) — The polarized response to the photo reveals less about Joseph Smith than it does about us.
Polygamy, politics and frontier justice: Why Nauvoo still matters
By Jana Riess — February 24, 2020
(RNS) — A new history of the Mormons' brief residency in Illinois in the 1840s shows how democracy has been neither assured nor safe for minority groups in America.
Why every Mormon should read “Saints”
By Jana Riess — September 4, 2018
Joseph drank coffee and fought with his brother William, and Emma angrily kicked Joseph's plural wives out of their house. The Church's new Mormon history "Saints" manages to be faith promoting while also keeping it real.
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