The city of Quincy has always been a welcoming community, but never more so than during the winter of 1838-1839 when the residents provided aid, shelter, and comfort to the distressed Mormons who were ...

OGDEN — The Mormon History Association is bringing its annual conference back to Ogden for the first time in more than two decades. Last week, the Mormon History Association announced that its 60th ...

Dear HCN,Bigotry is an easy label to apply to Ray Ring’s piece on the Martin’s Cove land exchange (HCN, 9/30/02: This land holds a story the church won’t tell), but most Mormons don’t recognize a lot ...

2,500 Mormons created a settlement called “Cutler’s Park” in August 1846 in what is now Omaha. The settlement is considered Nebraska’s first town. The settlers got permission from a U.S. Indian Agent ...

(RNS) — Debates over gender, race and sexuality have been part of Mormonism since Kirtland, says historian Benjamin Park. So yes, contemporary Mormonism has been deeply shaped by the culture wars, ...

Most people think they know the basics about the Mormon Church. A few facts float around American culture – polygamy, missionaries in white shirts, no coffee – and most folks assume that’s the full ...

The Museum of Mormon Mexican History was started by Fernando and Enriqueta Gomez. Though he attended church in Mexico as a young boy, Fernando still learned about the pioneers in the United States.

“Are you a missionary?” one of my fellow passengers asked. It was a pretty smart bet. We were bumping along on a bus ride south from Ciudad Juarez, and I was headed to Nueva Casas Grandes, a tiny town ...