‘Independence, Missouri is an important place ... trace their roots back to Smith. ‘The word Mormon was never officially the name of the church. It was originally a nickname because the ...

2019-01-20T15:47:09-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/96b/20190120154913003_hd.jpgIndependence, Missouri, is a sacred spot for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter ...

Records show nearly 20,000 acres of church land in Missouri is agricultural, with notably large contiguous parcels of farmland northwest of Independence along the Missouri River. For most ...

The new temple will represent a landmark event in the western Missouri history of the Mormon Church ... with its headquarters in Independence, has about 250,000 members. Information about open ...

Nauvoo, another city that is important to adherents of the LDS faith, is located in ... divinely envisioned purposes for our Temple in Independence, Missouri." The Community of Christ, known ...

In 1831, Mormon leader Joseph Smith chose the grounds for a temple in Independence, MO. Nearly a century later, construction began there on the Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints Auditorium.

According to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), the Garden of Eden in which God placed Adam and Eve is located in Jackson County, Missouri, near the town of Independence.