SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released never-before-seen images of the “seer stone” used by Joseph Smith to translate the Book of Mormon from golden plates.

Why paint Jesus as a man with dark skin? Because odds are, that’s how he looked. Plus, it’s what he would do. That’s the philosophy behind an art show opening Feb. 2 at Provo’s Writ ...

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) President Jimmy Carter, right, speaking at the Salt Lake Tabernacle on Nov. 27, 1978. The church's president, Spencer W. Kimball, is seated at left.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints instituted a number of revisions last week to the temple endowment ceremony. Over the past few days, I’ve been interviewing people off the record ...