New docuseries tackles the ‘hard questions’ about LDS leader Brigham Young

A new weekly docuseries examines the life of one of Mormonism's most colorful and controversial figures: Brigham Young, the ...

‘We were bamboozled’ — students at Black college question why it honored LDS founder Joseph Smith

Students at the historic Black college object to the portrait of Mormonism's founder Joseph Smith in their chapel, citing the church's history of racist policies ...
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This is how Mormon prophets have guided the church for nearly 200 years

After Joseph Smith’s death in 1844, the young Mormon Church faced chaos, betrayal, and the question of who would lead next. This documentary explores how Brigham Young and later prophets rebuilt the ...
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‘American Primeval’: How Did Brigham Young Die?

Netflix‘s new western series American Primeval is set in 1857 Utah Territory, a time and place defined by outbursts of violence over the future of the area. Indigenous peoples like the Shoshone and ...
Salt Lake City Weekly

Prophet? Governor? Tyrant? Brigham Young's fans and critics both misunderstand who he really was.

If you have spent time in downtown Salt Lake City in recent years, you likely have noticed scaffolding around the Lion and Beehive Houses on Temple Square. If you have spent time in downtown Salt Lake ...
Religion Dispatches

Mormonism’s Black Issues

Mormon Apostle The leading office of the modern apostolic prayer networks that compose the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR). Learn more Dallin Oaks chose a friendly audience deep within the ...