The arrest of polygamist leader Lyle Jeffs, evictions of polygamist families and new studies on crippling genetic disorders among small ultra-orthodox or “fundamentalist” Mormon communities in rural ...

Until the late 20th century, most members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints did not realize that founder ...

The slaying in Mexico of nine people who belonged to a Mormon offshoot community where some people practice polygamy spotlights the mainstream church's struggle to distance itself from plural marriage ...

(RNS) — In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a religion built on modern revelation, perhaps no revelation has caused as much controversy as one attributed to President John Taylor, who ...

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Friday reacted sharply to Montana Democratic Gov. Brian Schweitzer’s suggestion that Romney wants to avoid talking about his family history and ...

(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. (RNS) — Benjamin Park, an historian ...

Joseph F. Smith, nephew of the founding prophet, and his family. Courtesy: Church History Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Of all the Mormon doctrines, none caused as much ...

Part I. Colonial clashes : "Una casa, dos mujeres" -- "Poligamie/Nintiouiouesaïn" -- "Christians have kept 3 wives" -- "Negroe mens wifes" -- Part II. Enlightened ...

"Polygamy has been demonstrated throughout Australia's history among certain Indigenous Australian communities and certain Muslim migrants," Ivanov explains. "The normalization of monogamy across most ...

Her writings and her podcast on subjects like polygamy explored the history and doctrine of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. By Neil Genzlinger See more of our coverage in your search ...

First, let’s get one thing straight. My wife and I have been married for over 21 years, and I love her deeply. This post is not about me! There, I’ve said it — for the record. That said, as an ...