Joseph Smith’s writing desk from the Kirtland Temple. • Emma Smith’s walking stick. • The home of early Mormon leader Sidney Rigdon and wife Phebe. • Other homes that belonged to early ...

(RNS) — In a stunning announcement Tuesday afternoon (March 5), Community of Christ — a Midwestern denomination that traces its founding to Mormon prophet Joseph Smith Jr. — said it has sold ...

In August they lay the cornerstone for a temple; within a year, more than 800 more church members have moved to the area. Yet Smith decides to keep his headquarters in Kirtland. Joseph Smith ...

The growing community plans a grand temple. The Mormons toil ... during a national speculative rush, Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon establish the Kirtland Safety Society Bank.