by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jul 17, 2013
Emma Smith was the wife of the first Mormon prophet, Joseph Smith. Mormon is a nickname sometimes given to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often inadvertently called the Mormon Church. Her story is complex and has been the subject of great...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Apr 4, 2013
Royal Skousen, a professor of linguistics at Brigham Young University, has published the results of a twenty-five year study on original and printer’s manuscript text of the Book of Mormon. Joseph Smith was the first prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Feb 19, 2013
There are five primary accounts of Joseph Smith’s First Vision. Joseph Smith was the first prophet and president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whose members are sometimes referred to as Mormons. Because there are differences in the accounts, some...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Dec 4, 2012
The restorationist movement was a growing desire of the 1800s to restore the gospel of Jesus Christ back to its New Testament practice. Some wanted only New Testament teachings and some wanted to return to the full practice of the Bible, including prophets and...
