President Joseph F. Smith

What the media isn’t saying about the history of Mormon polygamy in Mexico

By Jana Riess — November 8, 2019
(RNS) — Polygamous Mormons didn't go to Mexico in the late 19th century in defiance of the church; the church sent them there with its blessing.

The incredible shrinking Mormon American family

By Jana Riess — June 15, 2019
New research shows that U.S. Mormon families are still larger than the nation’s, but the difference is smaller than it used to be.

8 quotes from Mormon leaders on independent thinking

By Jana Riess — March 23, 2016
Mormons have likely heard the adage that when the prophet speaks, the thinking has been done. These LDS leaders beg to differ.
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