‘Mormon Land’: Early LDS garments were modeled after what Joseph Smith said angels — and even Jesus — wore

We discuss the history and evolution of Latter-day Saint garments — from the days of church founder Joseph Smith to the new ...
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Immigration and Anti-Immigration in the Book of Mormon-Belt

For Mormons, July 24 is Pioneer Day, a holiday commemorating the date when Brigham Young and an original band of Mormon pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley in 1847. My grandmother’s grandmother, ...

Is Russell Nelson’s push to drop the ‘Mormon’ name working with Latter-day Saints and outsiders? Will it last?

In 2018, then-LDS Church President Russell Nelson called on everyone to stop most uses of the "Mormon" term. Nearly, eight ...