A granite obelisk rises 38.5 feet above the dark green woods of Sharon, a small town on the White River in Vermont. Each foot ...

Each foot represents a year in the life of Joseph Smith Jr., the progenitor, prophet and president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who was born on that humble spot on December ...

Born on December 23, 1805, in Sharon, Vermont, to Joseph and Lucy Mack Smith, Joseph Smith Jr. grew up on a series of tenant farms in Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York. Though in his youth ...

What we learned about Brother Joseph this year. With the coming Monday marking the 219th anniversary of Joseph Smith’s birth ...

Born in Hatfield on August 27, 1796, just a few miles from Northampton, Sophia was the fourth of seven children—and the first daughter—of Joseph Smith, a prosperous farmer, and his wife, Lois White ...

Though the faith’s earlier illustrated stories discussed polygamous biblical prophets such as Abraham and Jacob, the new ...

Photo: Ernie Abrea SAN FRANCISCO — By every account, Joseph "JoJo" Smith is beyond his years. On the field, the 5-foot-8, 165-pound sophomore tailback and strong safety for Balboa High School ...

Joseph Smith was convicted and sentenced to death for a brutal murder in 1997. His case turns on how lower courts determine whether a defendant is intellectually disabled and, therefore ...