There's not a lot that the three churches that surround a sacred Mormon site in Independence, Missouri agree on - but they all do believe the consecrated land is a key place for Jesus Christ's ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (RNS) In 1831, Mormon founder Joseph Smith declared that the righteous would gather in Independence, Mo., to greet the Second Coming of Jesus Christ — just one of the ...

Independence boasts a rich history. Mormon founder Joseph Smith, who arrived in 1831, is remembered on the Missouri Mormon Walking Trail. The Temple of the Community of Christ, a Mormon ...